Even so, the bright side is that the applicant’s expectation of the low end has been set. Without this broad range, someone new to the industry, like a college

Even so, the bright side is that the applicant’s expectation of the low end has been set. Without this broad range, someone new to the industry, like a college grad, has no idea what the low range is. This at least prevents those people from getting lowballed and finding out later. I’ve seen smart techies who are bad or oblivious to money subjects get way under paid, only to learn later, huge discrepancies in pay with the same or lower grade position due to other factors like gender, race, etc.