Negotiating pay when I have been out of work after 7 years as a production planner

A recruiter asked for my salary expectations on a first call as I look for work as a production planner. I have been trying to stay organised about it. I looked up ranges in Atlanta and they vary a lot.

Thanks for writing this out. I went through something close to it last year, and it got easier once I kept a simple log of every call and form.