According to this USA Today story, it depends on where you live (down to the city): https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2017/04/27/whats-your-salary-becomes-no

According to this USA Today story, it depends on where you live (down to the city): https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2017/04/27/whats-your-salary-becomes-no-no-job-interviews/100933948/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2017/04/27/whats-your-s... Personally, I've always been asked and it has definitely bitten me especially when moving from a region with a different cost-of-living.