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Thank you for your insight. I wondered if posting a low salary range was a negotiating tactic by HR. My confusion is that this will probably discourage good applicants from applying, right? Or are there folks confident enough to walk in the room and ask for $30k over the posted range?

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My hunch is that some companies are posting lower ranges because current employees can also see the posted range.

But like housing prices in CO, I suspect another factor is that prices are increasing rapidly so nobody has a great handle on market value. So a company might post a range they believe to be true, but be open to bidding higher pending other offers or concerns about not landing the candidate.

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