Indeed Salary Estimate API returns the pay for a job title in a location. main_period is the most common period. main is the salary range for that period. periods has hourly, daily, weekly, monthly and yearly values (median, min, max, mean) where Indeed has them.
The answer also has sample_size, last_updated, top_paying_companies, top_paid_cities and related_titles. This route supports US, GB and DE.
Costs 1 credit per successful request. Failed and empty requests are free. Scrappa is not affiliated with or endorsed by Indeed.
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Parameters
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Runnable path
2 required parameters needed before sending a request.
1 optional filter available.
string
Required
Job title, 2 to 100 characters, for example Software Engineer.
example
string
Required
City and state for US, for example Austin, TX. City for GB and DE, for example London or Berlin.
Austin, Texas
string
Optional
US (default), GB (UK is an alias) or DE. Any other value returns 422.
US
Response Schema
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Example response fields
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data
meta
success
{
"data": {
"main": {
"max": 170000,
"min": 85000,
"mean": 126400,
"median": 125000
},
"title": "Software Engineer",
"country": "US",
"periods": {
"hourly": {
"max": 81.73,
"min": 40.87,
"mean": 60.77,
"median": 60.1
},
"yearly": {
"max": 170000,
"min": 85000,
"mean": 126400,
"median": 125000
}
},
"currency": "USD",
"location": "Austin, TX",
"main_period": "yearly",
"sample_size": 1450,
"last_updated": "2026-10-20",
"related_titles": [
{
"mean": 152000,
"title": "Senior Software Engineer",
"period": "yearly"
}
],
"top_paid_cities": [
{
"currency": "USD",
"location": "San Francisco, CA",
"yearly_median": 165000
}
],
"top_paying_companies": [
{
"url": "https://www.indeed.com/cmp/Amazon.com",
"name": "Amazon.com",
"rating": 3.5,
"employer_key": "caff23281376b83d",
"review_count": 8500
}
]
},
"meta": {
"credits": 1,
"billable": true,
"endpoint_family": "salary_estimate"
},
"success": true
}Errors
Handle these documented responses before retrying or showing customer-facing failures.
Validation Error
A required parameter or a value is invalid. This response is not billable.
{
"errors": {
"country": [
"The country is one of US, GB, DE, UK."
]
},
"message": "The request validation failed"
}Not Found
Nothing was found for these parameters. This response is not billable.
{
"meta": {
"billable": false,
"retryable": false,
"endpoint_family": "salary_estimate"
},
"error": {
"code": "NOT_FOUND",
"message": "Nothing was found for these parameters."
},
"success": false
}Upstream Unavailable
Indeed could not be reached after several tries, or its answer could not be read (code PARSER_DRIFT). This response is not billable. Retry shortly.
{
"meta": {
"billable": false,
"retryable": true,
"endpoint_family": "salary_estimate"
},
"error": {
"code": "UPSTREAM_UNAVAILABLE",
"message": "The Indeed API is temporarily unavailable. Please retry."
},
"success": false
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