It depends on the company size. If it’s a large company, I expect rigid and well-defined salary bands, so it would be nice if they’re published. For a smaller c

It depends on the company size. If it’s a large company, I expect rigid and well-defined salary bands, so it would be nice if they’re published. For a smaller company, I don’t expect salary bands, and I treat the relationship more like a contractual one. Any contract price is negotiable by definition (“meeting of minds”), and whether or not the job description provides an initial anchor price does not change that. So if it’s negotiable either way, then IMO it actually seems unfair for the company to name the salary because it means they’re providing the initial anchor. It also depends on me. If I’m the head of a machine learning lab at Stanford, the salary is negotiable at the big company too. So all in all, I’d say I expect companies to publish a range of salary, or at least include some indication they’re serious. If I see them in TechCrunch I know they have enough to pay me, and if I’m worried about their runway then maybe I should work at a big company with rigid salary bands.