Check out what the standard for your profile using Job sites in your country that show salaries, or ask around in IRC. Also make some calculations, and start w

Check out what the standard for your profile using Job sites in your country that show salaries, or ask around in IRC. Also make some calculations, and start with housing. Calculate your salary to be no less than 30% of this expense since it's the one more critical and gives a good all around base which depends on your location. If you don't pay for housing now, you'll in the future, so better take that into account and save it in a bank. Then give a range, say "I'm in the X and Y range, but I would feel much more comfortable making Z" where X<Z<Y, X is your lower limit and Y is the top of the line for what you've seen online. Finally, don't go into an interview talking about salaries unless the potential employer starts talking about it. They might find it rude on your part. BTW, if you're starting to look for jobs, this tool might help you (https://github.com/Eldelshell/JobHunter https://github.com/Eldelshell/JobHunter) <plug shameless="true"/>