Levels.fyi

Company salaries, salary rankings and compensation comparisons

Levels.fyi returns published per-level median annual pay, rankings of up to 50 companies by role/location median total pay, and cross-company pay comparisons for 2–10 companies.

Compare company pay

Compare published median yearly pay for one role across 2 to 10 companies on Levels.fyi. Pay components are null when the site does not publish them for that company and location.

Your information

Role

Job title or family, for example "product manager".

LocationOptional

Location to compare, for example "United States" or "Canada". Defaults to United States.

Companies

Names of 2 to 10 companies to compare, for example ["Google", "Meta", "Amazon"].

Companies 1

Use the same format as these example values: "Google", "Meta", "Amazon".

Companies 2

Use the same format as these example values: "Google", "Meta", "Amazon".

Companies 3

Use the same format as these example values: "Google", "Meta", "Amazon".

1 credit per completed run

The same inputs also work from your code or an AI assistant. See For developers.

Example results

Product Manager pay comparison

Location: Canada, Currency: CAD

Rank	Company	Median total per year	Base salary	Stock per year
1	Google	CA$280,800.00	—	—
2	Amazon	CA$221,689.00	CA$160,952.00	CA$60,737.00
3	Meta	—	—	—

About the Levels.fyi tool

Levels.fyi returns published 50th-percentile annual pay by career level for a company and role; provide both, optionally a location.

List top paying companies ranks yearly total pay by role and location; provide a role, optionally a location and result maximum.

Compare company pay compares published median yearly pay across companies for a role and location; provide a role and 2 to 10 companies.

Built from levels.fyi. Last checked Sep 29, 2026.

Actions

Compare company pay

1 credit

Compare published median yearly pay for one role across 2 to 10 companies on Levels.fyi. Pay components are null when the site does not publish them for that company and location.

What you provide

Field	Type	Required	Description
Role`role`	Text	Required	Job title or family, for example "product manager".Example: product manager
Location`location`	Text	Optional	Location to compare, for example "United States" or "Canada". Defaults to United States.Example: Canada
Companies`companies`	List	Required	Names of 2 to 10 companies to compare, for example ["Google", "Meta", "Amazon"].

What you get

Field	Type	Description
Role`role`	Text	Role used for the comparison.Example: Product Manager
Currency`currency`	Text	Published currency code, or null if no source page gives a currency.Example: CAD
Location`location`	Text	Location used for the comparison.Example: Canada
Companies`companies`	List
Link`companies[].link`	Text	Levels.fyi page for this company and role.Example: https://www.levels.fyi/companies/google/salaries/product-manager/locations/cana…
Note`companies[].note`	Text	No-data message, or null when a total is available.Example: No data on Levels.fyi
Rank`companies[].rank`	Number	Position in this comparison, highest published median first.Example: 1
Company`companies[].company`	Text	Company name.Example: Google
Median Bonus`companies[].median_bonus`	Number	Published median bonus in the listed currency.Example: 31000
Median Base Salary`companies[].median_base_salary`	Number	Published median base salary in the listed currency.Example: 160952
Median Stock Per Year`companies[].median_stock_per_year`	Number	Published median annualized stock in the listed currency.Example: 60737
Median Total Pay Per Year`companies[].median_total_pay_per_year`	Number	Published median total annual pay in the listed currency.Example: 280800

Example result

For Role: product manager, Location: Canada, Companies: Google, Meta, Amazon

JSON

{
  "role": "Product Manager",
  "currency": "CAD",
  "location": "Canada",
  "companies": [
    {
      "link": "https://www.levels.fyi/companies/google/salaries/product-manager/locations/canada",
      "note": null,
      "rank": 1,
      "company": "Google",
      "median_bonus": null,
      "median_base_salary": null,
      "median_stock_per_year": null,
      "median_total_pay_per_year": 280800
    },
    {
      "link": "https://www.levels.fyi/companies/amazon/salaries/product-manager/locations/canada",
      "note": null,
      "rank": 2,
      "company": "Amazon",
      "median_bonus": null,
      "median_base_salary": 160952,
      "median_stock_per_year": 60737,
      "median_total_pay_per_year": 221689
    },
    {
      "link": "https://www.levels.fyi/companies/meta/salaries/product-manager/locations/canada",
      "note": "No data on Levels.fyi",
      "rank": 3,
      "company": "Meta",
      "median_bonus": null,
      "median_base_salary": null,
      "median_stock_per_year": null,
      "median_total_pay_per_year": null
    }
  ]
}

Get company salaries

1 credit

Get published 50th-percentile annual pay for each career level at a company and role, optionally in a location. Per-level medians may differ from the average-by-level summary table.

What you provide

Field	Type	Required	Description
Role`role`	Text	Required	Job family in words, for example software engineer.Example: software engineer
Company`company`	Text	Required	Company name, for example Google.Example: Google
Location`location`	Text	Optional	Country or location shown by Levels.fyi, for example United States or India.Example: India

What you get

Field	Type	Description
Role`role`	Text	Job family name.Example: Software Engineer
Levels`levels`	List	Career levels from junior to senior; pay fields are published 50th-percentile annual amounts, independently calculated.
Page URL`levels[].page_url`	Text	Public page for this level and location.Example: https://www.levels.fyi/companies/google/salaries/software-engineer/levels/l3
Level Name`levels[].level_name`	Text	Company career level.Example: L3
Data Points`levels[].data_points`	Number	Number of reported pay observations shown for the level.Example: 52
Typical Title`levels[].typical_title`	Text	Job title for the level.Example: SWE II
Bonus Per Year`levels[].bonus_per_year`	Number	50th-percentile bonus per year.Example: 0
Stock Per Year`levels[].stock_per_year`	Number	50th-percentile stock grant per year.Example: 25000
Base Salary Per Year`levels[].base_salary_per_year`	Number	50th-percentile base salary per year.Example: 158000
Median Total Pay Per Year`levels[].median_total_pay_per_year`	Number	50th-percentile total annual pay.Example: 195000
Company`company`	Text	Company name.Example: Google
Currency`currency`	Text	Currency code for all annual pay amounts.Example: USD
Location`location`	Text	Location of pay figures.Example: United States

Example result

For Role: software engineer, Company: Google

JSON

{
  "role": "Software Engineer",
  "levels": [
    {
      "page_url": "https://www.levels.fyi/companies/google/salaries/software-engineer/levels/l3",
      "level_name": "L3",
      "data_points": 52,
      "typical_title": "SWE II",
      "bonus_per_year": 0,
      "stock_per_year": 25000,
      "base_salary_per_year": 158000,
      "median_total_pay_per_year": 195000
    },
    {
      "page_url": "https://www.levels.fyi/companies/google/salaries/software-engineer/levels/l4",
      "level_name": "L4",
      "data_points": 58,
      "typical_title": "SWE III",
      "bonus_per_year": 30000,
      "stock_per_year": 80000,
      "base_salary_per_year": 199353,
      "median_total_pay_per_year": 292500
    },
    {
      "page_url": "https://www.levels.fyi/companies/google/salaries/software-engineer/levels/l5",
      "level_name": "L5",
      "data_points": 38,
      "typical_title": "Senior SWE",
      "bonus_per_year": 40000,
      "stock_per_year": 150000,
      "base_salary_per_year": 236383,
      "median_total_pay_per_year": 426010.34
    }
  ],
  "company": "Google",
  "currency": "USD",
  "location": "United States"
}

List top paying companies

1 credit

List companies ranked by median yearly total pay for a job role and location. The public leaderboard displays up to 50 companies per selection.

What you provide

Field	Type	Required	Description
Role`role`	Text	Required	Job family in words, for example software engineer.Example: software engineer
Location`location`	Text	Optional	Country or leaderboard location, for example United States or Canada.Example: Canada
Max Results`max_results`	Number	Optional	Maximum companies to return, for example 25. The public leaderboard shows at most 50.Example: 8

What you get

Field	Type	Description
Role`role`	Text	Selected job family.Example: Software Engineer
Currency`currency`	Text	Three-letter currency code for the yearly pay amounts.Example: USD
Location`location`	Text	Selected country or location.Example: United States
Companies`companies`	List
Rank`companies[].rank`	Number	Example: 1
Company`companies[].company`	Text	Example: Cursor
Company Link`companies[].company_link`	Text	Example: https://www.levels.fyi/company/cursor/salaries/
Median Total Pay Per Year`companies[].median_total_pay_per_year`	Number	Example: 1000000

Example result

For Role: software engineer

JSON

{
  "role": "Software Engineer",
  "currency": "USD",
  "location": "United States",
  "companies": [
    {
      "rank": 1,
      "company": "Cursor",
      "company_link": "https://www.levels.fyi/company/cursor/salaries/",
      "median_total_pay_per_year": 1000000
    },
    {
      "rank": 2,
      "company": "Anthropic",
      "company_link": "https://www.levels.fyi/company/anthropic/salaries/",
      "median_total_pay_per_year": 882500
    },
    {
      "rank": 3,
      "company": "OpenAI",
      "company_link": "https://www.levels.fyi/company/openai/salaries/",
      "median_total_pay_per_year": 880000
    }
  ]
}

For developers

Call it from your code with one request. Change the values in input to run it on new data. To get an API key, open Developers at the bottom of Studio, turn on Developer mode and go to API keys.

cURL

curl 'https://api.fous.com/v1/query' \
  --fail-with-body --silent --show-error --max-time 180 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data-raw '{
  "api": "@levels-fyi",
  "visibility": "public",
  "operation": "compare_company_pay",
  "version": 1,
  "input": {
    "role": "product manager",
    "location": "Canada",
    "companies": [
      "Google",
      "Meta",
      "Amazon"
    ]
  },
  "response": {
    "format": "json"
  }
}'

What you can do with it

Compare pay by career level at a company.
Rank companies by pay for a role and location.
Compare median pay across companies for a role.
Review published base salary, bonus, and stock pay components.
Check reported observation counts by career level.

Questions about Levels.fyi

Can I run it with my own inputs?

Yes. Change the inputs in Studio and press Run, or send new inputs from your code, or ask a connected AI assistant.

Can I call this Levels.fyi tool as an API?

Yes. Send a POST request to /v1/query with your Fous API key and the inputs, and get JSON back.

How much does it cost?

Each completed run costs 1 credit. Failed runs without a completed receipt are free; completed work can remain charged if delivery is interrupted. With pay as you go, a credit costs 1¢. Monthly plans cost less per credit.

Do I need a Levels.fyi account?

No. You only need a Fous account.

How current is the data?

Fous gets the data from levels.fyi when you run it. Some results are reused for up to 24 hours, and results that use your account or key are never reused. It was last verified on Sep 29, 2026.