# GSA Labor Rates Scraper by Birds Nest Data (`birds-nest-data/gsa-calc-labor-rates`) Actor

Export GSA schedule labor rates (CALC+ ceiling rates) as JSON or CSV. Filter by labor category, education and experience. Useful for government contract pricing.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/birds-nest-data/gsa-calc-labor-rates.md
- **Developed by:** [Birds Nest Data](https://apify.com/birds-nest-data) (community)
- **Categories:** Business, Developer tools
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

$2.00 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
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For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## GSA Labor Rates Scraper by Birds Nest Data

Export GSA schedule labor rates (CALC+ ceiling rates) as JSON or CSV. Filter by labor category, education and experience. Useful for government contract pricing.

> Unofficial tool. Not affiliated with or endorsed by the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA). Data provided as-is from https://buy.gsa.gov/pricing/.

### What it does

Returns awarded hourly ceiling rates for labor categories on GSA Multiple Award Schedule contracts, with vendor, contract, SIN, education and experience. Built for government-contractor pricing and capture teams, contracting officers building cost estimates, and procurement analysts.

### What you get

| Field | Type | Example |
|---|---|---|
| labor_category | string | `"Assistant Project Manager -- Site"` |
| current_price | number | `27.5` |
| next_year_price | number | `28.05` |
| second_year_price | number | `28.61` |
| education_level | string | `"Associates"` |
| min_years_experience | number | `3` |
| security_clearance | string | `"No"` |
| worksite | string | `"Contractor_Facility"` |
| vendor_name | string | `"NAVIGATOR INTERNATIONAL LLC"` |
| business_size | string | `"Other than small"` |
| contract_number | string | `"GS00F393GA"` |
| schedule | string | `"MAS"` |
| sin | string | `"485"` |
| category | string | `"Scientific Management and Solutions; Facilities; Miscell...` |
| subcategory | string | `"Transportation of Things; Business Administrative Servic...` |
| contract_start | date (YYYY-MM-DD) | `"2017-09-13"` |
| contract_end | date (YYYY-MM-DD) | `"2027-09-12"` |
| source_refreshed_at | string | `"2026-10-18T02:00:02Z"` |
| source_url | string | `"https://api.gsa.gov/acquisition/calc/v3/api/ceilingrates...` |
| source | string | `"GSA CALC+ ceiling rates API (api.gsa.gov)"` |

Only vendor and contract fields are copied. Rates are ceiling (maximum) hourly rates in USD, not prices paid.

### Use cases

- Benchmark hourly rates for a labor category before bidding on a GSA schedule contract.
- Build price-to-win and cost estimates from awarded ceiling rates.
- Compare rates by education level and years of experience.
- Refresh a rate table in a spreadsheet through the Apify API.

### How to use

1. Leave the defaults to get 50 Project Manager rates (lowest first), or enter a labor category, vendor or contract keyword and set education, experience and business size.
2. Click **Run**.
3. Export the dataset as JSON, CSV or Excel, or read it through the Apify API.

### Input example

```json
{
  "keyword": "Project Manager",
  "educationLevel": "ALL",
  "minExperience": 0,
  "maxExperience": 45,
  "businessSize": "ALL",
  "maxResults": 50
}
```

### Output example

Two records from a real run on 2026-10-17 (PT) with the default input:

```json
[
 {
  "labor_category": "Assistant Project Manager -- Site",
  "current_price": 27.5,
  "next_year_price": 28.05,
  "second_year_price": 28.61,
  "education_level": "Associates",
  "min_years_experience": 3,
  "security_clearance": "No",
  "worksite": "Contractor_Facility",
  "vendor_name": "NAVIGATOR INTERNATIONAL LLC",
  "business_size": "Other than small",
  "contract_number": "GS00F393GA",
  "schedule": "MAS",
  "sin": "485",
  "category": "Scientific Management and Solutions; Facilities; Miscellaneous; Professional Services; Transportation and Logistics Services",
  "subcategory": "Transportation of Things; Business Administrative Services; Logistical Services; Technical and Engineering Services (Non IT); Testing and Analysis; Facilities Services; Complementary SINs",
  "contract_start": "2017-09-13",
  "contract_end": "2027-09-12",
  "source_refreshed_at": "2026-10-18T02:00:02Z",
  "source_url": "https://api.gsa.gov/acquisition/calc/v3/api/ceilingrates/?search=idv_piid:GS00F393GA&page=1&page_size=100",
  "source": "GSA CALC+ ceiling rates API (api.gsa.gov)"
 },
 {
  "labor_category": "Project Manager VI",
  "current_price": 28.31,
  "next_year_price": 28.31,
  "second_year_price": 28.31,
  "education_level": "Bachelors",
  "min_years_experience": 6,
  "security_clearance": "No",
  "worksite": "Customer_Facility",
  "vendor_name": "TDB COMMUNICATIONS INC",
  "business_size": "Other than small",
  "contract_number": "GS10F0230W",
  "schedule": "MAS",
  "sin": "561320",
  "category": "Office Management; Miscellaneous; Professional Services",
  "subcategory": "Business Administrative Services; Office Services; Complementary SINs; Records Management",
  "contract_start": "2010-06-21",
  "contract_end": "2030-06-20",
  "source_refreshed_at": "2026-10-18T02:00:02Z",
  "source_url": "https://api.gsa.gov/acquisition/calc/v3/api/ceilingrates/?search=idv_piid:GS10F0230W&page=1&page_size=100",
  "source": "GSA CALC+ ceiling rates API (api.gsa.gov)"
 }
]
```

### Pricing (pay-per-event)

- **Result:** $2.00 per 1,000 results ($0.002 for each labor rate saved to the dataset).
- No start fee. Runs that save nothing are not charged for results.
- Estimate: the default run (50 rates) costs about $0.10 in result fees.

### Limits

- Waits over 1 second between requests and makes at most 120 requests per run, far below GSA's limit of 1,000 requests per hour.
- Up to 10,000 rates per query (the API's per-query limit); split larger pulls by keyword or filters.
- GSA refreshes this data every night.
- If the source refuses access (HTTP 403 or a block page), the run stops with a clear message. It never changes its identity, uses proxies, or retries from other IP addresses.

### Data source & legality note

> This actor reads public data from GSA CALC+ (https://buy.gsa.gov/pricing/) via its public API. It does not log in, bypass access controls, or collect personal data; person/contact fields are dropped at parse time. Not affiliated with or endorsed by the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA). Output is provided as-is, without warranty; it may be incomplete or delayed, so verify against GSA CALC+ before relying on it. Not legal, medical, or safety advice. You are responsible for how you use the output and for complying with applicable laws and the source's terms.

### Support

birds.nest.apify@gmail.com, or open an issue in the Issues tab.

# Actor input Schema

## `keyword` (type: `string`):

Partial match on labor category, vendor name or contract number (2+ characters), e.g. Project Manager.

## `educationLevel` (type: `string`):

Limit to one education level, or keep Any.

## `minExperience` (type: `integer`):

Lowest minimum-years-of-experience to include.

## `maxExperience` (type: `integer`):

Highest minimum-years-of-experience to include.

## `businessSize` (type: `string`):

Small business, other than small, or both.

## `maxResults` (type: `integer`):

Maximum rates to return (1 to 10,000, the API's per-query limit). Each rate is one billable result.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "keyword": "Project Manager",
  "educationLevel": "ALL",
  "minExperience": 0,
  "maxExperience": 45,
  "businessSize": "ALL",
  "maxResults": 50
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

Labor ceiling rates saved to the default dataset (Overview view).

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "keyword": "Project Manager",
    "maxResults": 50
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("birds-nest-data/gsa-calc-labor-rates").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "keyword": "Project Manager",
    "maxResults": 50,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("birds-nest-data/gsa-calc-labor-rates").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "keyword": "Project Manager",
  "maxResults": 50
}' |
apify call birds-nest-data/gsa-calc-labor-rates --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,birds-nest-data/gsa-calc-labor-rates"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/aFuq5Ov1lcFVInuDX/builds/kjhKsTHBPkIy9bTb4/openapi.json