Absolutely. Base pay is guaranteed, and the only thing to really consider about 'money in hand'. Bonuses or stock grants _could be worth up to blah_ but could a

Absolutely. Base pay is guaranteed, and the only thing to really consider about 'money in hand'. Bonuses or stock grants _could be worth up to blah_ but could also be zero as your range mentions. So effectively, $0 until 'in hand'. Listing the base salary is immensely helpful to determine if the job is worth your time and the effort the company wants based on the JD. Problem becomes when their range starts showing BS crap like $20/k - $350k yr. That is meaningless and not helpful.