Glad to see this is prompting some discussion!
Dan -
Asking candidates for their current salary is prohibited in San Francisco
as of July 2018 [1] which means that, as a San Francisco based organisation, the Foundation will undoubtedly not be doing this.
Very glad to hear it!
There are some complexities in disclosing salary ranges for the Foundation. One practice that can be used for encouraging diversity in candidate applications is to specify that a position is open to candidates with a wide range of experience and in all locations in the world, in which case the salary range posted will be so large that it will basically be meaningless.
That's a fair point. Though it would be possible for the WMF to be clearer about this - if a post is advertised but it could end up at several different pay scales based on how senior a post it ends up being, that could be noted. And the method by which salary for non-SF-based roles is calculated could also be explained... "On our US Office scale this role would pay $50-60k, but as candidates could be appointed anywhere in the world we adjust salaries based on the cost of living where you are located". I'm guessing the WMF has developed a systematic method of doing this somehow.
Thanks,
Chris