I've always taken the approach of honestly discussing what I make with anyone inside the industry that wants to know. It's better for everyone when there is tra

I've always taken the approach of honestly discussing what I make with anyone inside the industry that wants to know. It's better for everyone when there is transparency around salary. Doubly so, when it comes to equal pay discrimination. That's gotten harder and harder the further I've gotten from the "just a software engineer" path. I'm still an advocate for talking about it, even when my data points are not as relevant, in the same way I'm an advocate for open startups (and when my startup makes any money, I'll share :P). Having knowledge around how long it takes to grow something, or how long it takes to walk a career path is very important to decision making.