Market Salary Estimate by Title and City
View all Glassdoor Employer Data endpoints →Company-agnostic pay estimate for any job title in any location. Pass job_title and location (both required), plus an optional years_of_experience band and location_type for precision, and receive an estimated pay range for that role in that market with the salary period and currency. Unlike company-salaries, no company_id is needed, so it answers open questions like what a marketing assistant makes in Chicago before an employer shortlist exists. Chain it with company-salaries to contrast the market rate against a specific employer's pay.
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/api/project/glassdoor/salary-estimate API Response (JSON)
{} curl -X GET 'https://api.opendata-api.com/api/project/glassdoor/salary-estimate?key=<API_KEY>&job_title=software+engineer&location=new+york'
Query Result
Use Cases
- Salary calculator widget on a career site: job title plus city returns an estimated pay range
- Relocation comparison contrasting pay for the same role across multiple cities
- Workforce budgeting with estimated pay bands per role and metro area
- Career-switch research ranking candidate roles by market pay
Frequently asked questions
How do I look up pay for a job title in a city?
job_title and location are both required; set location_type=CITY for sharper precision. The response returns the market estimate range and currency. To compare a specific employer, call the company salary estimate endpoint next.
How does this differ from official statistics?
The estimate is built from self-reported employee samples, so it is fresher and more title-granular; government statistics are more authoritative but lag. Label the data as estimate-based wherever you display it.
Are non-US cities supported?
location accepts cities, states or provinces and countries worldwide; switch the domain parameter to a regional site for samples and currency closer to the local market.