# PayScale API: Get salary for a job title > Gets typical pay for a job title from PayScale research pages. You can narrow it to a country and a city. Unofficial. Not affiliated with or endorsed by PayScale. - Page: https://fous.com/methods/payscale.com/get-salary - Method: `payscale.com/get_salary`, version 1 - Website: payscale.com - Returns: median salary, salary/bonus/total ranges, hourly rate, pay by experience, top skills, profile count - Effect: read (it gets data and changes nothing) - Sign-in: none needed - Cost: 1 credit per completed run (1ยข with pay as you go); failed runs are free - Verified: Nov 2, 2026 ## Inputs | Field | Type | Required | In the run below | Description | |---|---|---|---|---| | `city` | string | no | `"Chicago"` | City, for example Chicago. | | `country` | string | no | | Country, for example United States or Canada. Default "United States". | | `job_title` | string | yes | `"Office Manager"` | Job title to look up, for example Office Manager. | ## Output From a run on Oct 23, 2026, shortened. Its input: ```json { "city": "Chicago", "job_title": "Office Manager" } ``` Its output: ```json { "currency": "USD", "location": "Chicago, Illinois, United States", "page_url": "https://www.payscale.com/research/US/Job=Office_Manager/Salary/88136b32/Chicago-IL", "job_title": "Office Manager", "top_skills": [ { "name": "Office Management", "pay_effect_percent": null }, { "name": "Office Administration", "pay_effect_percent": null }, { "name": "Accounts Receivable", "pay_effect_percent": null } ], "bonus_range": { "low": 307.86, "high": 9845.04 }, "last_updated": "2026-07-10", "salary_profiles": 182, "total_pay_range": { "low": 45656.53, "high": 84466.79 }, "base_salary_range": { "low": 48385.65, "high": 85068.74 }, "average_hourly_rate": 23.87, "average_pay_by_experience": { "mid_career": 57932.88, "entry_level": 47689.7, "experienced": 70854.3, "late_career": 69536.37, "early_career": 56464.67 }, "average_base_salary_per_year": 62843.29 } ``` ## Run it From code, with a Fous API key in `FOUS_API_KEY`; the answer's `data` holds the output: ```bash curl https://api.fous.com/v1/runs \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $FOUS_API_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{"method":"payscale.com/get_salary","input":{"city":"Chicago","job_title":"Office Manager"}}' ``` From an AI agent connected to the Fous MCP server: its `run` with the same method and input. To connect one, give it `set up https://fous.com/SKILL.md`. ## Ask your agent - What is the typical median salary for a Software Engineer in Austin, Texas? - How much does a Registered Nurse make per hour in Canada, Toronto? - Pay range for an Office Manager in Chicago, United States, including bonuses? - Look up payscale data on Data Analyst salaries in Seattle with pay by years of experience. - What are the top skills tied to higher pay for a Mechanical Engineer in Germany, Munich? ## Input schema ```json { "type": "object", "required": [ "job_title" ], "properties": { "city": { "type": "string", "description": "City, for example Chicago." }, "country": { "type": "string", "default": "United States", "description": "Country, for example United States or Canada." }, "job_title": { "type": "string", "minLength": 1, "description": "Job title to look up, for example Office Manager." } } } ``` ## Output schema ```json { "type": "object", "required": [ "job_title", "location", "currency", "average_base_salary_per_year", "base_salary_range", "average_hourly_rate", "bonus_range", "total_pay_range", "average_pay_by_experience", "top_skills", "salary_profiles", "last_updated", "page_url" ], "properties": { "currency": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "location": { "type": "string" }, "page_url": { "type": "string" }, "job_title": { "type": "string" }, "top_skills": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "object", "properties": { "name": { "type": "string" }, "pay_effect_percent": { "type": [ "number", "null" ] } } } }, "bonus_range": { "type": "object", "properties": { "low": { "type": [ "number", "null" ] }, "high": { "type": [ "number", "null" ] } } }, "last_updated": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "salary_profiles": { "type": [ "integer", "null" ] }, "total_pay_range": { "type": "object", "properties": { "low": { "type": [ "number", "null" ] }, "high": { "type": [ "number", "null" ] } } }, "base_salary_range": { "type": "object", "properties": { "low": { "type": [ "number", "null" ] }, "high": { "type": [ "number", "null" ] } } }, "average_hourly_rate": { "type": [ "number", "null" ] }, "average_pay_by_experience": { "type": "object", "properties": { "mid_career": { "type": [ "number", "null" ] }, "entry_level": { "type": [ "number", "null" ] }, "experienced": { "type": [ "number", "null" ] }, "late_career": { "type": [ "number", "null" ] }, "early_career": { "type": [ "number", "null" ] } } }, "average_base_salary_per_year": { "type": [ "number", "null" ] } } } ``` ## See more - [PayScale API: Get company pay](https://fous.com/methods/payscale.com/get-company-pay.md): Shows an employer's average annual base salary and its common jobs, with salary ranges, from PayScale public research pages. - [ZipRecruiter API: Get salary for a job title](https://fous.com/methods/ziprecruiter.com/get-salary.md): Looks up ZipRecruiter's salary page for a job title in the United States or one US state and returns typical pay, the percentile range and the top-paying cities. 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