You quote what you really feel you deserve. If it backfires, then that's not the right company for you. Move on to the next.

Staff Engineer

For instance I am at 16.36l at 9monthjs of experience so I ask 22-23 fixed 
 Sometimes I feel I should as around 24-25 but I fear that it might backfire that I DK t get the interview

Data engineer

When the recruiter asks u expected CTC
How much do u quote so that it doesn't backfires while u get the interview as well as get a decent enough hike to switch

When the recruiter asks u expected CTC
How much do u quote so that it doesn't backfires while u get the interview as well as get a decent enough hike to switch l
%hike om base?
%hike on ctc?
30% being the industry standard

How much hike do u look for when switching