As a hiring manager, I don't do that because it really does vary based on the applicant. I have a set of people in mind for a role, with a range of skills and e

As a hiring manager, I don't do that because it really does vary based on the applicant. I have a set of people in mind for a role, with a range of skills and experience. I may expand a junior role to mid level, or shrink a mid level to junior, based on who I find. In smaller companies, the number of engineers who just sit in a cube all day writing code in the same language is small. There are all kinds of side tasks, everything from sales and support to research and all kinds of sustaining work. How much I'm willing to pay is based on which of those side tasks I can give to the new hire.