It’s now law in my region that job descs must include a salary range (and not $1-$1m DoE).

Before then, my friend with three degrees and a faang-laden resume had a phrase he used:

“To be sure this project is adequately budgeted, let me know what salary range you’re considering offering. This is a big ‘mineshaft canary’ for me, as an under-buggeted project is doomed to failure and also lets me know how your Project Management, Finance, Devel, and IT groups interact. If it’s not healthy, the budget will reflect that.”

Or so. But he approached things differently: