connerdc | 10 years ago | on: Ask HN: Google recruiting – Asking for current compensation
(I've was in this situation last year) First off I strongly doubt what you say will impact your hire/no-hire decision, if you are in the offer stage then that's good news. Why not just say you'd prefer to see their starting offer? If (in the unlikely chance) it's under what you are getting now you can disclose this information after. It's a pretty mechanical process and as long as you are polite about it they won't hold a grudge against you if you ask.