https://www.cnbc.com/2023/01/05/heres-how-much-top-tech-jobs-in-california-pay-according-to-job-ads.htmlI'm sort of for this, but given that it's a California requirement, I'm constitutionally required to hate it, I guess...
I've had numerous interactions with over the years where, had the salary been listed, I wouldn't have bothered to waste my time.
The most recent was in 2020 when I was out of the job from hell. I applied to (with enthusiastic help from an insider) for what looked to be a really good position supporting a Navy contract.
They required an active TS/SCI with a CI poly, which I had, and which then, and still does, is in high demand.
The interview with the team was fantastic, and they really wanted to bring me on board. The hiring team (including the recruiter) knew exactly what my salary requirements were.
But when I was offered the job, it was for nearly $30,000 LESS than my salary minimum, and $25,000 less than what I had been making at the previous position.
When I flat out called them out on it the response I got was "well, the customer won't authorize anything more than that." So, you're telling me that you KNEW what the customer authorized, you KNEW my salary requirements, and you didn't think it was going to be a waste of everyone's time to continue?
He didn't have much to say about that, but I had a LOT to say about it when they sent me a survey to ask me about my interview experience, and I didn't hold back. That left a very bad taste in my mouth for that company and I've firmly rejected any recruiting attempts from them since.
The only thing I can figure is that that happened in April 2020 at the start of COVID shutdowns and layoffs and they figured that they could get someone who had just lost a job (me) and who was desperate to find another position (not me by any stretch of the imagination). They wanted to pay not much above entry level for a position that required significant experience and the clearances.