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Salary Research Bot

Know the number before they ask you for yours

Research compensation for a role, level, and location so you know the market before interviews or offers.

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INGREDIENTS

🔎Web Search

PROMPT

Research the salary for this role and give me a comprehensive compensation picture. Role: [title] Level: [entry / mid / senior / lead / director / VP] Location: [city/state or remote] Company (optional): [company name] My years of experience: [number] Pull data from Glassdoor, Levels.fyi, PayScale, LinkedIn Salary, and other relevant public sources where available. Give me: (1) Base salary range: 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile when the source supports it. (2) Total comp range including bonus and equity estimates. (3) How experience level affects the range. (4) Location comparison: how this role pays in 2-3 other comparable cities. (5) Company-specific data if available. (6) Source confidence: how much data is behind each number and where uncertainty is high. (7) My recommended target: based on my experience level, what should I ask for?

How It Works

Give your Claw a role title, level, and location. It pulls salary data

from Glassdoor, Levels.fyi, PayScale, LinkedIn Salary, and other sources,

then delivers a comprehensive compensation picture: base, bonus, equity,

and total comp ranges.

What You Get

  • Base salary range: 25th, 50th (median), and 75th percentile
  • Total compensation: base + bonus + equity + benefits estimate
  • Company-specific data when available (from Glassdoor, Levels.fyi)
  • Location adjustment: how the same role pays in different cities
  • Experience adjustment: how compensation scales with years
  • Comparison across 3+ data sources for confidence
  • Your target number: a recommended ask based on your experience level

Setup Steps

  1. Tell your Claw: role title, seniority level, and location
  2. Optionally share the specific company name for targeted data
  3. Review the compensation research
  4. Use the data to set your salary expectations and negotiation floor

Tips

  • Always check 3+ sources — no single salary site is perfectly accurate
  • Total compensation matters more than base — equity and bonus can add 20-50%
  • Location matters hugely — the same role can pay 40% more in SF vs. Austin
  • Know your number before the first interview — some ask early
  • If they ask "what are your salary expectations?" give a range, not a single number
  • Use this data to detect lowball offers before the negotiation stage
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