Exactly this, not saying I'm a high performer but I have been lucky enough that I can simply ignore jobs that do not come with an upfront discussion of salary r

Exactly this, not saying I'm a high performer but I have been lucky enough that I can simply ignore jobs that do not come with an upfront discussion of salary range. Additionally if you have that data, it gives you an estimate of the average salaries people are being hired at (if you have a way to get feedback when someone is hired) and that is valuable data for better understanding the market.