Negotiating pay when I have been out of work

I do not know whether to give a range or ask for theirs. Thank you in advance. I looked up ranges in Austin and they vary a lot. How do you research fairly?

Keep everything in writing and save the confirmation numbers. It made the follow-up calls so much easier.

Thanks for writing this out. I went through something close to it 4 months ago, and it got easier once I kept a simple log of every call and form.