Salary expectations: how do you answer? after 7 years as an operations analyst

A recruiter asked for my salary expectations on a first call as I look for work as an operations analyst. I worked as an operations analyst before this. I looked up ranges in Salt Lake City and they vary a lot. What did you say?

Check several sources for pay in Salt Lake City, then pick a range where the low end is one you can live with.

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