Salary.com API

Salary.com API MCP Connector for Claude

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Access salary benchmarks — audit compensation and jobs via AI.

6 tools Official Updated Jun 28, 2026 Official Vinkius Partner

Empower your AI agent to orchestrate your entire compensation research and career auditing workflow with Salary.com, the authoritative source for salary data. By connecting the Salary.com API to your agent, you transform complex benchmark lookups into a natural conversation. Your agent can instantly retrieve salary ranges for thousands of job titles, audit market trends, and search for open positions without you ever touching a technical portal. Whether you are managing payroll budgets or planning your next career move, your agent acts as a real-time compensation analyst, ensuring your data is always grounded in verified, high-quality market records.

What you can do

  • Compensation Auditing — Retrieve high-resolution salary benchmarks for any job title and location, including base salary and percentile metadata.
  • Job Oversight — Search for open job positions and retrieve detailed descriptions and requirements to maintain a clear view of the market.
  • Trend Intelligence — Query salary market trends to understand the trajectory of compensation for specific roles instantly.
  • Career Discovery — List all available job categories in the Salary.com catalog to identify relevant paths for your research.
  • Operational Monitoring — Check API status to ensure your compensation research workflow is always operational.

How it works

  1. Subscribe to this server
  2. Enter your Salary.com API Key
  3. Start managing your compensation intelligence through Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible client

Who is this for?

  • HR Managers & Recruiters — monitor salary benchmarks and retrieve competitive metadata straight from your workflow.
  • Compensation Analysts — verify market trends and audit job distributions without manual database searches.
  • Job Seekers — perform rapid audits of salary ranges and identify high-paying roles through natural language.
  • Operations Leads — automate compensation data querying to orchestrate cross-functional people teams smoothly.
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6 tools expose this connector's capabilities to your AI agent.

check_api_status

com API is operational. Check if the Salary.com API is operational

get_job_details

Get full details for a specific job ID

get_salary_benchmark

Get salary benchmarks for a job title and location

get_salary_market_trends

Get market salary trends for a specific job title

list_job_categories

List all available job categories

search_jobs

Search for open jobs by keyword and location

See how to talk to your AI agent using Salary.com API.

What is the average salary for a 'Product Manager' in 'Austin, TX' using Salary.com?

I've retrieved the salary benchmark for a Product Manager in Austin. The median base salary is approximately $120,000. Would you like the full percentile breakdown or market trends for this role?

Find open 'Software Engineer' jobs in 'San Francisco'.

I've identified 10 open Software Engineer roles in San Francisco. Companies hiring include major tech firms and innovative startups. Would you like the specific requirements for the top matches?

Show salary trends for 'Data Scientist' roles.

I've retrieved the market trends for Data Scientists. Salaries have seen a steady increase of 5% over the last year due to high demand. I can provide the trajectory metadata for different experience levels if you'd like.

Log in to your [**Salary.com Developer portal**](https://developers.salary.com/), and you will find your API Key under the 'API Settings' or 'My Keys' section. Copy and paste it below.

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