# Levels.fyi API

> Levels.fyi provides company salaries, pay rankings, and compensation comparisons as a workflow and API.

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.

- Page: https://fous.com/workflows/levels-fyi
- Handle: `@levels-fyi`
- Category: [Jobs](https://fous.com/workflows/category/jobs)
- Source website: https://levels.fyi
- Last verified: Sep 29, 2026
- Fous is not affiliated with Levels.fyi.

## Methods

### Compare company pay

Operation `compare_company_pay`, version 1. 1 credit per call.

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.

**Input**

| Field | Type | Required | Example | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| `role` | string | yes | `"product manager"` | Job title or family, for example "product manager". |
| `location` | string | no | `"Canada"` | Location to compare, for example "United States" or "Canada". Defaults to United States. |
| `companies` | array | yes |  | Names of 2 to 10 companies to compare, for example ["Google", "Meta", "Amazon"]. |

**Input schema**

```json
{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "companies",
    "role"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "role": {
      "type": "string",
      "minLength": 1,
      "description": "Job title or family, for example \"product manager\".",
      "examples": [
        "product manager",
        "software engineer"
      ]
    },
    "location": {
      "type": "string",
      "default": "United States",
      "description": "Location to compare, for example \"United States\" or \"Canada\". Defaults to United States.",
      "examples": [
        "Canada"
      ]
    },
    "companies": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "string",
        "minLength": 1,
        "examples": [
          "Google",
          "Meta",
          "Amazon"
        ],
        "description": "Use the same format as these example values: \"Google\", \"Meta\", \"Amazon\"."
      },
      "maxItems": 10,
      "minItems": 2,
      "description": "Names of 2 to 10 companies to compare, for example [\"Google\", \"Meta\", \"Amazon\"].",
      "examples": [
        [
          "Google",
          "Meta",
          "Amazon"
        ],
        [
          "Google",
          "Microsoft",
          "OpenAI"
        ]
      ]
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false,
  "examples": [
    {
      "role": "product manager",
      "location": "Canada",
      "companies": [
        "Google",
        "Meta",
        "Amazon"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "product manager",
      "companies": [
        "Google",
        "Meta",
        "Amazon"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "software engineer",
      "companies": [
        "Google",
        "Microsoft",
        "OpenAI"
      ]
    }
  ]
}
```

**Output**

| Field | Type | Example | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `role` | string | `"Product Manager"` | Role used for the comparison. |
| `currency` | string or null | `"CAD"` | Published currency code, or null if no source page gives a currency. |
| `location` | string | `"Canada"` | Location used for the comparison. |
| `companies` | array |  |  |
| `companies[].link` | string | `"https://www.levels.fyi/companies/google/salaries/product-manager/locations/canada"` | Levels.fyi page for this company and role. |
| `companies[].note` | string or null | `"No data on Levels.fyi"` | No-data message, or null when a total is available. |
| `companies[].rank` | integer | `1` | Position in this comparison, highest published median first. |
| `companies[].company` | string | `"Google"` | Company name. |
| `companies[].median_bonus` | number or null | `31000` | Published median bonus in the listed currency. |
| `companies[].median_base_salary` | number or null | `160952` | Published median base salary in the listed currency. |
| `companies[].median_stock_per_year` | number or null | `60737` | Published median annualized stock in the listed currency. |
| `companies[].median_total_pay_per_year` | number or null | `280800` | Published median total annual pay in the listed currency. |

**Example input**

```json
{
  "role": "product manager",
  "location": "Canada",
  "companies": [
    "Google",
    "Meta",
    "Amazon"
  ]
}
```

**Example output**

```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

Operation `get_company_salaries`, version 1. 1 credit per call.

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.

**Input**

| Field | Type | Required | Example | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| `role` | string | yes | `"software engineer"` | Job family in words, for example software engineer. |
| `company` | string | yes | `"Google"` | Company name, for example Google. |
| `location` | string | no | `"India"` | Country or location shown by Levels.fyi, for example United States or India. |

**Input schema**

```json
{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "company",
    "role"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "role": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Job family in words, for example software engineer.",
      "examples": [
        "software engineer",
        "product manager"
      ]
    },
    "company": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Company name, for example Google.",
      "examples": [
        "Google",
        "Meta"
      ]
    },
    "location": {
      "type": "string",
      "default": "United States",
      "description": "Country or location shown by Levels.fyi, for example United States or India.",
      "examples": [
        "India"
      ]
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false,
  "examples": [
    {
      "role": "software engineer",
      "company": "Google"
    },
    {
      "role": "software engineer",
      "company": "Google",
      "location": "India"
    },
    {
      "role": "product manager",
      "company": "Meta"
    }
  ]
}
```

**Output**

| Field | Type | Example | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `role` | string | `"Software Engineer"` | Job family name. |
| `levels` | array |  | Career levels from junior to senior; pay fields are published 50th-percentile annual amounts, independently calculated. |
| `levels[].page_url` | string | `"https://www.levels.fyi/companies/google/salaries/software-engineer/levels/l3"` | Public page for this level and location. |
| `levels[].level_name` | string | `"L3"` | Company career level. |
| `levels[].data_points` | integer or null | `52` | Number of reported pay observations shown for the level. |
| `levels[].typical_title` | string or null | `"SWE II"` | Job title for the level. |
| `levels[].bonus_per_year` | number or null | `0` | 50th-percentile bonus per year. |
| `levels[].stock_per_year` | number or null | `25000` | 50th-percentile stock grant per year. |
| `levels[].base_salary_per_year` | number or null | `158000` | 50th-percentile base salary per year. |
| `levels[].median_total_pay_per_year` | number or null | `195000` | 50th-percentile total annual pay. |
| `company` | string | `"Google"` | Company name. |
| `currency` | string | `"USD"` | Currency code for all annual pay amounts. |
| `location` | string | `"United States"` | Location of pay figures. |

**Example input**

```json
{
  "role": "software engineer",
  "company": "Google"
}
```

**Example output**

```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

Operation `list_top_paying_companies`, version 1. 1 credit per call.

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

**Input**

| Field | Type | Required | Example | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| `role` | string | yes | `"software engineer"` | Job family in words, for example software engineer. |
| `location` | string | no | `"Canada"` | Country or leaderboard location, for example United States or Canada. |
| `max_results` | integer | no | `8` | Maximum companies to return, for example 25. The public leaderboard shows at most 50. |

**Input schema**

```json
{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "role"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "role": {
      "type": "string",
      "minLength": 1,
      "description": "Job family in words, for example software engineer.",
      "examples": [
        "software engineer",
        "data scientist"
      ]
    },
    "location": {
      "type": "string",
      "default": "United States",
      "description": "Country or leaderboard location, for example United States or Canada.",
      "examples": [
        "Canada"
      ]
    },
    "max_results": {
      "type": "integer",
      "default": 25,
      "maximum": 100,
      "minimum": 1,
      "description": "Maximum companies to return, for example 25. The public leaderboard shows at most 50.",
      "x-fous-developer": true,
      "examples": [
        8
      ]
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false,
  "examples": [
    {
      "role": "software engineer"
    },
    {
      "role": "data scientist",
      "location": "Canada",
      "max_results": 8
    }
  ]
}
```

**Output**

| Field | Type | Example | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `role` | string | `"Software Engineer"` | Selected job family. |
| `currency` | string | `"USD"` | Three-letter currency code for the yearly pay amounts. |
| `location` | string | `"United States"` | Selected country or location. |
| `companies` | array |  |  |
| `companies[].rank` | integer | `1` |  |
| `companies[].company` | string | `"Cursor"` |  |
| `companies[].company_link` | string | `"https://www.levels.fyi/company/cursor/salaries/"` |  |
| `companies[].median_total_pay_per_year` | number | `1000000` |  |

**Example input**

```json
{
  "role": "software engineer"
}
```

**Example output**

```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
    }
  ]
}
```

## Quick start

Call the API with a Fous API key (`FOUS_API_KEY`). To create one, turn on Developer mode in Fous Studio, then open Keys & connections → API keys (https://app.fous.com/keys).

```bash
# First set your key: export FOUS_API_KEY='YOUR_FOUS_API_KEY'
: "${FOUS_API_KEY:?Set FOUS_API_KEY before running this example}"

curl 'https://api.fous.com/v1/query' \
  --fail-with-body --silent --show-error --max-time 120 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $FOUS_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"
  }
}'
```

```python
# Save as fous.py and run with python3 fous.py. No packages needed.
# First set your key: export FOUS_API_KEY='YOUR_FOUS_API_KEY'
import json
import os
import urllib.error
import urllib.request

api_key = os.environ.get("FOUS_API_KEY")
if not api_key:
    raise RuntimeError("Set FOUS_API_KEY before running this example")

body = json.loads("{\n  \"api\": \"@levels-fyi\",\n  \"visibility\": \"public\",\n  \"operation\": \"compare_company_pay\",\n  \"version\": 1,\n  \"input\": {\n    \"role\": \"product manager\",\n    \"location\": \"Canada\",\n    \"companies\": [\n      \"Google\",\n      \"Meta\",\n      \"Amazon\"\n    ]\n  },\n  \"response\": {\n    \"format\": \"json\"\n  }\n}")
request = urllib.request.Request(
    "https://api.fous.com/v1/query",
    data=json.dumps(body).encode("utf-8"),
    headers={
        "Authorization": f"Bearer {api_key}",
        "Content-Type": "application/json",
    },
    method="POST",
)
try:
    with urllib.request.urlopen(request, timeout=120) as response:
        result = json.load(response)
except urllib.error.HTTPError as error:
    raise RuntimeError(f"HTTP {error.code}: {error.read().decode('utf-8', errors='replace')}") from error
if result.get("success") is False:
    raise RuntimeError(result.get("error", {}).get("message", "Request failed"))
print(json.dumps(result["data"]["output"], indent=2))
```

```typescript
// Save as fous.mts and run with npx tsx fous.mts.
// First set your key: export FOUS_API_KEY='YOUR_FOUS_API_KEY'
const apiKey = process.env.FOUS_API_KEY;
if (!apiKey) throw new Error("Set FOUS_API_KEY before running this example");

const response = await fetch("https://api.fous.com/v1/query", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    "Authorization": `Bearer ${apiKey}`,
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
  },
  signal: AbortSignal.timeout(120_000),
  body: JSON.stringify({
  "api": "@levels-fyi",
  "visibility": "public",
  "operation": "compare_company_pay",
  "version": 1,
  "input": {
    "role": "product manager",
    "location": "Canada",
    "companies": [
      "Google",
      "Meta",
      "Amazon"
    ]
  },
  "response": {
    "format": "json"
  }
}),
});
type ApiResult = { success: boolean; data?: { output: unknown }; error?: { message: string } };
const result: ApiResult = await response.json();
if (!response.ok || result.success === false) {
  throw new Error(result.error?.message ?? `HTTP ${response.status}`);
}
if (!result.data) throw new Error("Missing API response data");
console.log(result.data.output);
```

Or describe the data in plain language: send `{"api":"@levels-fyi","prompt":"Describe the data you need, with every detail"}` to the same URL. Fous fills in the input, runs the method that fits and returns only the fields you asked for; `data.route.calls[].request` is the exact call it made. Routing is free; the run costs the same.

## Use cases

- 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.

## FAQ

### Is Fous affiliated with Levels.fyi?

No. Fous is not affiliated with Levels.fyi. This workflow reads the public levels.fyi website and returns its data.

### How much does it cost?

Each run costs 1 credit. 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; repeating the same request within a day may return the saved result. Fous checks this workflow automatically; it last passed a check on Sep 29, 2026.

### What is the median pay by level at a company?

Use Get company salaries with a company and role, and optionally a location, to get published 50th-percentile annual pay by career level.

### Which companies pay the most for a role?

Use List top paying companies with a role and optionally a location to rank companies by median yearly total pay.

### How does pay compare across companies?

Use Compare company pay with a role and 2 to 10 companies, and optionally a location, to compare published median yearly pay.

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