[ilovemyglo]

I had a problem similar... my background has been in nonprofits for two years, but I was applying at for profit companies, so my desired salary I listed was $10-$15k more a year. People were like HUH? But I also explained that being in non profit my salary was very limited so I was compensated with bonuses, typically quarterly.
Many of the jobs I applied to didn't have any comp. salaries listed-and almost all asked for my current salary. I wrote seriously what I wanted to make down and went from there. Many people didn't call me because of it, or did and asked how restricted I was to that area.
It really depends on how badly you want the job, though.
Being in nonprofit is especially hard! GOOD LUCK!