Pay found in job posts – Best practices

Last updated: 2 months ago

Important to know

We’re continually updating our features to improve the LinkedIn experience. As part of these updates, this feature is being deprecated and may no longer be available.

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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