No - he has figured out the salary game. He values his time and doesn't want to do crazy hours but when he hears or reads salary data it's never transparent. I'

No - he has figured out the salary game. He values his time and doesn't want to do crazy hours but when he hears or reads salary data it's never transparent. I've had him for about 4 years and he has 9 yrs experience as a full-stack dev. I understand what you're saying and I agree if it's not entry level and in a major market, but you don't have enough data to suggest that the parent didn't find anyone they want because of a low salary. All I'm saying is that if you are offering 80k and only expect 40 hrs, he should probably be clear about that because that could help him attract better candidates who value their time. Otherwise, I agree it could look low depending on where he is.