# Check software engineer pay in one metro area

**Use case:** 

Narrows Levels.fyi to one role in one metro area, here software engineers in New York, and returns the pay by level with medians and sample sizes. Use it to localise a salary band, to argue a relocation package, or to compare two markets for the same job.

## Input

```json
{
  "companyNames": [
    "Google"
  ],
  "jobFamilies": [
    "Software Engineer"
  ],
  "locations": [
    "New York City Area"
  ],
  "maxItems": 200,
  "flatten": false,
  "emitInputStatus": true,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "company": {
    "label": "Company",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "jobFamily": {
    "label": "Job family",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "level": {
    "label": "Level",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "totalCompensationText": {
    "label": "Total comp",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "baseSalary": {
    "label": "Base",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "stockGrant": {
    "label": "Stock",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "bonus": {
    "label": "Bonus",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "yearsOfExperienceMedian": {
    "label": "YoE",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "salaryCount": {
    "label": "Reports",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "location": {
    "label": "Location",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "levelUrl": {
    "label": "Levels.fyi",
    "format": "string"
  }
}
```

## How it works

### 1. Sign up on Apify or log in

The Levels.fyi Scraper API - Tech Salaries by Level & Company Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "Check software engineer pay in one metro area". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/fX0JMdzI9onGbIHVu) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "Check software engineer pay in one metro area" task

The Levels.fyi Scraper API - Tech Salaries by Level & Company Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like company names, job families, and more, to match your specific use case.

### 3. Receive the "Check software engineer pay in one metro area" output

Monitor the progress in real time. You will be notified as soon as your dataset is complete and ready for review. Each result includes data such as company, job family, level, and more.

### 4. Integrate into your workflow

The final output is delivered in JSON, CSV, or Excel format, ready to be plugged into your workflow. You can also [run the "Check software engineer pay in one metro area" task via API](https://apify.com/scrapifier/levels-fyi-scraper.md).

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Levels.fyi Scraper API - Tech Salaries by Level & Company](https://apify.com/scrapifier/levels-fyi-scraper.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/scrapifier/levels-fyi-scraper.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


## How to integrate an Actor?

This Task's input is already configured above. Use it as-is rather than inventing a new one.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For full API examples (JavaScript, Python, CLI, MCP, OpenAPI), see this Task's Actor page: https://apify.com/scrapifier/levels-fyi-scraper.md

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).