From what I've heard recently, Harvard is almost always taking new hires in at the bottom of the range. About 6 months ago I applied for a position and clearly stated that I desired a little more than the middle of the range. During the second round interview, I was asked about how much I expected and when I told them, they said "Oh, unfortunately, we're only paying (the exact minimum of the posted range)." I was pissed they wasted my time. Why ask salary expectations in the online application if nobody is going to look at it?