Salary expectations: how do you answer? - what worked for you?

A recruiter asked for my salary expectations on a first call as I look for work as a line cook. I looked up ranges in Spokane and they vary a lot. Does giving a range hurt?

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

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