> It’s likely that the question of your current salary will come up at some point during the interview process with a potential employer. This is why places li

> It’s likely that the question of your current salary will come up at some point during the interview process with a potential employer. This is why places like California and NYC have made this question illegal. Candidates can still volunteer this information if they want, and employers can verify it in that case. But, as another commenter already said, there are ways people can learn to deflect that question toward what they're looking for instead of what they're already making. Recruiters usually accept this after a certain amount of pushback, though not always.