The company also wants to attract lots of people who would be happy with (say) $90k, and not anchor anywhere above unless necessary. If you expect a number of p

The company also wants to attract lots of people who would be happy with (say) $90k, and not anchor anywhere above unless necessary. If you expect a number of people applying, chances are good that someone is willing to be underpaid for whatever reason, and this fact is huge for companies.