Free Engineer Salary Data API 2026 — Developer Documentation

Access our engineer salary data programmatically via our free REST API. No API key required.

Quick Start

Base URL: https://engineersalarydata.com/wp-json/salarydata/v1/

Authentication: None required (public API)

Rate Limit: 60 requests per minute

Format: JSON

Endpoints

GET /salarydata/v1/salaries

Get salary data for a specific engineering role and city

Parameters: role, city, experience

Example:

https://engineersalarydata.com/wp-json/salarydata/v1/salaries?role=software-engineer&city=seattle&experience=senior

GET /salarydata/v1/roles

List all available engineering roles

Parameters: none

Example:

https://engineersalarydata.com/wp-json/salarydata/v1/roles

GET /salarydata/v1/cities

List all cities with salary data

Parameters: none

Example:

https://engineersalarydata.com/wp-json/salarydata/v1/cities

GET /salarydata/v1/search

Search salary articles by keyword

Parameters: q, limit

Example:

https://engineersalarydata.com/wp-json/salarydata/v1/search?q=software+engineer+seattle&limit=5

Response Format

All endpoints return JSON with these common fields:

{
  "source": "https://engineersalarydata.com",
  "last_updated": "2026-04-08",
  "disclaimer": "Data estimated from 2026 research."
}

Usage Terms

  • Free to use for personal and commercial projects
  • Attribution required — include a link to https://engineersalarydata.com as your data source
  • No warranty — data is provided as-is for reference
  • Rate limit — please limit to 60 requests per minute

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API Version 1.0 | Last updated: April 2026