Tech jobs vary wildly in pay, but their marketing language doesn't. This makes it very hard to know what's worth your time. The reality is, if you're making >$1

Tech jobs vary wildly in pay, but their marketing language doesn't. This makes it very hard to know what's worth your time. The reality is, if you're making >$100k and a recruiter comes offering "a great opportunity to work at the next big thing!" but their top range is $90k, then there's almost no chance you'll choose to go there. Since pay is paramount to the employment arrangement, why wouldn't I expect that to match up near the beginning? I will add a small note: if a recruiter reaches out with a job that doesn't mention salary, I won't outright ignore it, but asking for a range is always in my first reply. If that isn't answered then things stop there.