Pay found in job posts – Best practices

Last updated: 2 years ago

To help hirers showcase salary transparency and help them attract interested applicants based on salary expectations, LinkedIn extracts salary information from job descriptions. Hirer-provided salary information will be extracted from job descriptions and shown prominently in the Job Search and Job Details page. Members will see a label explaining that the salary was retrieved from the job description. 

To support salary extraction, please follow the guidelines below: 

  • Include either a salary or a salary range. 

  • Specify the currency. For example: $110,000. 

  • Write out full numbers. For example: $110,000 instead of $110k. 

  • When including a salary range, provide the range either with spaces between the dash and the numbers or without. For example: $110,000 - $125,000 or $110,000-$125,000. 

  • Don’t forget to add the pay period to which the salary or salary range applies. For example: $110,000 per year, or $110,000/year. 

Here are examples of formatting in a job description: 

  • The salary for this role is $110,000 per year. 

  • The median salary for the role is $117,500 per year.  

  • The salary range for the role is $110,000 - $125,000 per year. 

  • Salary range: $110,000 - $125,000 per year. 

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