# The Best Response to the Desired Salary Question

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Podcast: [Life Hacking Tech Brief By HackerNoon](https://stenobird.com/podcast/life-hacking-tech-brief-by-hackernoon-6365653)
Published: 2026-08-19T16:00:56+00:00
Episode link: https://share.transistor.fm/s/a70c60e2
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## Resource

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/the-best-response-to-the-desired-salary-question . Practical advice, justification, and scripts for delaying and redirecting salary questions in job interviews, noting how privilege affects negotiating leverage. Check more stories related to life-hacking at: https://hackernoon.com/c/life-hacking . You can also check exclusive content about #career-advice , #interview , #salary , #salary-expectations , #salary-interview-answer , #interview-salary-question , #salary-range , #hackernoon-top-story , and more. This story was written by: @leonadato . Learn more about this writer by checking @leonadato's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com . Advice, insights, reasons and even scripts for deflecting premature salary questions in interviews, with notes on career privilege.

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