How to answer "What are your salary expectations?"
June 19, 2026
"What are your salary expectations?" often comes early, before you have leverage. Answer it well and you protect both your value and the conversation.
Do your homework first
Research the realistic range for the role, seniority, and location (Israeli tech salaries vary a lot by stack and company stage). Know your number before you walk in.
Prefer a researched range over a single figure
Give a band whose bottom you'd still accept, e.g. "Based on the role and my experience, I'm looking at ₪X–₪Y." Anchor it to value, not to your current salary.
It's fine to deflect early — once
If it comes very early, you can say "I'd like to understand the role a bit more first, but I'm in the ₪X–₪Y range." Don't dodge twice; that reads as evasive.
Never lie about your current pay
If asked, you can decline to share it and pivot to your expectations. Inflating it is a needless risk.
Let the full package matter
Salary is one part — equity, bonus, remote flexibility, and growth count. Note that you're evaluating the whole offer.
Rehearse the money questions with ReayonAI's interviewer and get feedback on how you frame them.