When is the right time to inquire about compensation

Receiving a job offer with a low starting salary is a frustrating experience. You use many resources in planning and preparing and spent many hours of your time for the interview. You have scheduled your time many times to appear in the interviews.  You also have spent money to appear in the interview. And after facing much problems and spending time you receive an offer that is not according to your abilities and is below your expectation. Everyone would like to save his effort, energy, and resources. But how you can avoid making such a misstep? There are several easy steps that can help you to save your time and resources.
It is better to ask for the salary range before scheduling the first interview. You may inquire politely like” to ensure that we are not wasting our time and resources, would you like to share the salary range you are offering for this position. The interviewer may ask about your current salary. And in respond you should be very careful, never tell the exact figure of your salary, you may answer as following “Not including bonus and incentives, my salary is in the [upper- range or insert low-, mid of your salary level].”
If you are a new job seeker or out of work, I would never suggest or implement a compensation policy for you as your top priorities. If you are underemployed and your focus is to have a new employment due to loss of your job or you are facing an adverse job situation with present employer, then compensation over salary is not the solution of the matter.
There is nothing wrong to ask about the salary. Every time you will ask this question, the person will surely understand the reason for asking the question. He will actually appreciate that you have respect for time limited and schedule of them you as well. And usually most of the employers answer in straightway. This tactic will help you to avoid and never lost out on an opportunity.
Some people will disagree with this but I myself had experienced this question on job interviews and never wasted my own or an interviewer’s time due to starting-salary questions or other concerns.
According to professionals this step takes away your ability and power to discuss. But it is not. You ask this question or not, the hiring company will confirm and inquire about your past salary history. So why don’t you ask for their offer. Asking for salary will not compromise your power and ability to negotiate an approaching job offer.