I'll have to take your word on it as far as what HR people will do. The people I was thinking of were the team leads and managers. These are the people I've d

I'll have to take your word on it as far as what HR people will do. The people I was thinking of were the team leads and managers. These are the people I've dealt with and I am. We do, at least in every company I've worked for, have the ability to say I want this person, lets make it work wrt salary. Now obviously this has limits; a developer can't come in and expect to be the highest paid person in an established company:). But if the person's demands fit anywhere on the salary grid, and their abilities match, then they are almost assured of getting hired at their desired salary. We don't create a salary range when we create a position.