That is a pretty basic piece of info that companies like to exclude. They tend to just post "competitive salary" when in fact a lot of the ones that state that pay well below market.
But it is competitive. It's a competition to pay the least amount possible for the best employee possible. Hopefully a competition against other potential employers, not against the employee, but it's really a bit of both since salaries are a negotiated thing.
I think the post makes some good points. Fluff and buzzword skill lists are useful for entry-level positions, so that a potential candidate who wants to get into a new career and knows little about it has at least some idea of what to look up. But for higher-level positions, the things that candidates want to know about the company and the things that the company wants to know about the candidate, are a bit different, and they both know more about the industry/career path. So fluff and buzzword skill lists are as ineffective in a job description as in a resume.
I remember a company I had a contract with sometimes (not always) posted jobs and advertised a pretty high salary. These salaries were actually competitive and not just in line with the competition. You can't imagine how easy it is to find high quality people that way. Go figure...
I think the post makes some good points. Fluff and buzzword skill lists are useful for entry-level positions, so that a potential candidate who wants to get into a new career and knows little about it has at least some idea of what to look up. But for higher-level positions, the things that candidates want to know about the company and the things that the company wants to know about the candidate, are a bit different, and they both know more about the industry/career path. So fluff and buzzword skill lists are as ineffective in a job description as in a resume.