This was actually an industry position. My fault--I didn't make that clear.
I sent a reply. i used a range. Actually, what I said was, "I've done some research this morning into the median salaries for geophysicists in the federal government and in the employ of various industries (excluding petroleum), and in that region of StateX. It looks like a broad range of $$$-$$$ is the median. But I am negotiable, especially considering the entire benefits package." I kind of tried to take the blame off of me, since I think it's a little silly that they just don't tell me their range.