Just give a wide range that sets the floor and gives room for growth.
When I was interviewing last time I told people I was hoping for somewhere in the range of 100K-200K (I'm not in the U.S.)
The lowest offer I got was 115K which I then negotiated up to 135K (the most they could pay).
Several companies bowed out because they weren't even able to offer 100K, and I was glad to have saved us both the time.
If you want 240K, say you want 200K-400K.
If you're looking beyond 300K, say your range is between 300K-600K.
I realize that, yes, you're putting an upper limit on that range and in theory you might get offered less (but you can mitigate this by adjusting that upper bound to be the top of the range for the next level beyond the position you're interviewing for)
E.g. when I interviewed at facebook I told them 150K - 300K
When I was interviewing last time I told people I was hoping for somewhere in the range of 100K-200K (I'm not in the U.S.)
The lowest offer I got was 115K which I then negotiated up to 135K (the most they could pay).
Several companies bowed out because they weren't even able to offer 100K, and I was glad to have saved us both the time.
If you want 240K, say you want 200K-400K.
If you're looking beyond 300K, say your range is between 300K-600K.
I realize that, yes, you're putting an upper limit on that range and in theory you might get offered less (but you can mitigate this by adjusting that upper bound to be the top of the range for the next level beyond the position you're interviewing for)
E.g. when I interviewed at facebook I told them 150K - 300K