But if they can't think of anything, skip directly to the final question, below. Try to get some referrals and move on. Ask a follow-up question related to the topic they've introduced. Every supervisor is an expert on what's required of each of the positions reporting to them and they've been told what the salary ranges are for new employees. You're just trying to find out at this point if you can even afford to consider such a position.
Money is a sterile topic.
Time to change the subject, which you can easily do, since you are interviewing them . This is another important question supervisors like to answer. Managers know how and where they want their people trained. At this point, you will have received authoritative answers to four important questions. Get ready to leave.