Glassdoor Salary Estimate API Documentation Estimate pay for a job title independent of an employer, optionally narrowed by location and years of experience. The result has base pay, additional pay and total pay as percentiles (p1, p10, p25, p50, p75, p90, p99 where Glassdoor has enough data; p50 is the median), the currency, the pay period, a confidence label, the number of salaries behind the estimate and the estimate source. Glassdoor publishes percentiles only, so there is no minimum or maximum value. Get the location ids from the location search endpoint. A title or location without an estimate returns a 404 error that is not billed. Costs 1 credit per successful request. Failed requests are not billed.
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Parameters
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1 required parameter needed before sending a request.
5 optional filters available.
string
Required
Job title, 1 to 100 characters. Example: software engineer.
example
integer
Optional
Glassdoor country id from the location search endpoint. Example: 1 (United States).
1234567890
integer
Optional
Glassdoor state id from the location search endpoint.
1234567890
integer
Optional
Glassdoor metro area id from the location search endpoint.
1234567890
integer
Optional
Glassdoor city id from the location search endpoint (the location_id of a CITY).
1234567890
string
Optional
One of LESS_THAN_ONE, ONE_TO_THREE, FOUR_TO_SIX, SEVEN_TO_NINE, TEN_TO_FOURTEEN.
example
Response Schema
Example response fields are illustrative; inspect the JSON before integrating.
Example response fields
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data
meta
success
{
"data": {
"query": {
"city_id": 1132348,
"job_title": "software engineer",
"country_id": 1,
"years_of_experience": "FOUR_TO_SIX"
},
"estimate": {
"source": {
"name": "V3",
"version": "v57",
"updated_at": "2026-10-08T23:59:59Z"
},
"currency": "USD",
"location": "New York, NY",
"job_title": "Software Engineer",
"confidence": "CONFIDENT",
"pay_period": "ANNUAL",
"job_title_id": 4279,
"salaries_count": 50872,
"base_pay_percentiles": {
"p10": 81765.98,
"p25": 103209.03,
"p50": 133719.16,
"p75": 173248.54,
"p90": 218682.8
},
"total_pay_percentiles": {
"p10": 105963.09,
"p25": 134498.4,
"p50": 175438.32,
"p75": 231655.36,
"p90": 295028.86
},
"additional_pay_percentiles": {
"p10": 24197.11,
"p25": 31289.37,
"p50": 41719.16,
"p75": 58406.82,
"p90": 76346.06
}
}
},
"meta": {
"billable": true,
"endpoint_family": "salary_estimate"
},
"success": true
}Errors
Handle these documented responses before retrying or showing customer-facing failures.
Validation Error
A required or invalid query parameter. No upstream call is made. This response is not billable.
{
"errors": {
"years_of_experience": [
"years_of_experience must be one of: LESS_THAN_ONE, ONE_TO_THREE, FOUR_TO_SIX, SEVEN_TO_NINE, TEN_TO_FOURTEEN."
]
},
"message": "The request validation failed"
}Estimate Not Found
Glassdoor has no estimate for this job title and location. This response is not billable.
{
"meta": {
"billable": false,
"retryable": false,
"endpoint_family": "salary_estimate"
},
"error": {
"code": "NOT_FOUND",
"message": "No Glassdoor salary estimate was found for this job title and location."
},
"success": false
}Invalid Source Response
Glassdoor answered with a shape that no longer matches the documented contract. This response is not billable.
{
"meta": {
"billable": false,
"retryable": true,
"endpoint_family": "salary_estimate"
},
"error": {
"code": "PARSER_DRIFT",
"message": "The Glassdoor API is temporarily unavailable. Please retry."
},
"success": false
}Service Unavailable
Glassdoor could not be reached. This response is not billable.
{
"meta": {
"billable": false,
"retryable": true,
"endpoint_family": "salary_estimate"
},
"error": {
"code": "UPSTREAM_UNAVAILABLE",
"message": "The Glassdoor API is temporarily unavailable. Please retry."
},
"success": false
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