I always say make me an offer around what you pay your current devs. If you pay me significantly more than your other devs it will create bad blood (trust me salaries always get out). If you pay me significantly less it will also create bad blood.<p>The truth is I don&#x27;t know your environment or the exact role. Perhaps you pay 20% over market because it&#x27;s a high pressure role or because there is a lot of travel, or because a 50 hour week is expected, or any of 100 reasons. Perhaps you pay 20% under market because the role is low stress and flexible, or the work is easy, or any of 100 reasons.<p>If you try and offer me way more than I&#x27;m on that&#x27;s a sign too and it&#x27;s worth drilling deeper. Is the role what I think it is? Etc etc.<p>I&#x27;d rather find all this out before I start the job.