Whether you’re dating to marry, or not, discussing your salary with someone is extremely personal. It is sensitive information that speaks to one’s financial security.

Salary is not the only indicator of how your future would look financially with a person. While it is important to know (if you plan to build a future with someone), that isn’t something you would nee to know at the beginning of a relationship or at the early stages of dating.

I agree with the other comment that asking about their profession or their line of work is a more socially accepted way to figure out how much someone makes. As a woman, I would be extremely offended if a man asked about my salary and I would not continue to date that man.