Glassdoor Jobs Search Scraper: Extract Salary & Employment Data

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What Is Glassdoor?

Glassdoor is the world's largest employer review platform and job search engine, hosting millions of job listings across industries and geographies. Beyond postings, Glassdoor provides company reviews, salary data, and interview insights. Extracting structured job data from Glassdoor search results enables market researchers, HR teams, and career analysts to track hiring trends, compensation benchmarks, and employer branding at scale. The Glassdoor Jobs Search Scraper automates this data collection from search result pages.

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Overview

The Glassdoor Jobs Search Scraper extracts complete job listings from Glassdoor search results pages, converting each job card into a structured record containing 31+ fields. This scraper is ideal for:

• HR professionals benchmarking salaries and job market demand
• Recruiters monitoring competitor hiring and job positioning
• Data analysts building datasets for labor market research
• Career platforms aggregating job data across regions
• Business intelligence teams tracking hiring trends by occupation and location

The scraper efficiently handles large result sets via pagination control and includes error resilience features to ensure complete data collection even when individual URLs fail.

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Input Format

The scraper accepts a JSON configuration with three main parameters:

{
  "urls": [
    "https://www.glassdoor.nl/Vacature/plasmolen-nederland-audit-vacatures-SRCH_IL.0,19_IC3055010_KO20,25.htm"
  ],
  "ignore_url_failures": true,
  "max_items_per_url": 200
}

Parameter	Type	Description
urls	Array of strings	URLs of Glassdoor job search result pages. Paste direct search result links (e.g., filtered by location, keyword, or job title).
ignore_url_failures	Boolean	If true, the scraper skips failed URLs and continues collection. If false, a single failed URL halts the entire run. Default: true.
max_items_per_url	Integer	Maximum number of job listings to extract per URL. Range: 1–200. Set higher values for bulk collection, lower values for speed. Default: 20.

Example use: Scrape all audit jobs in the Netherlands with up to 200 results per search page, tolerating temporary connection failures.

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Output Fields Explained

Sample output

{
  "ad_order_id": 1136043,
  "age_in_days": 9,
  "easy_apply": false,
  "employer": {
    "best_led_companies": [],
    "best_places_to_work": [],
    "id": 3492,
    "name": "Nestlé S.A.",
    "ratings": {
      "overall_rating": 4
    },
    "short_name": "Nestlé"
  },
  "employer_name_from_search": "Nestlé",
  "employer_spotlight": null,
  "expired": false,
  "goc": "kwaliteitsmanager (m/v/x)",
  "goc_id": 100547,
  "indeed_job_attribute": {
    "extracted_job_attributes": [
      {
        "key": "7W8HS",
        "value": "HACCP-certificaat"
      },
      {
        "key": "APN8U",
        "value": "Supplychain"
      },
      {
        "key": "CF3CP",
        "value": "Fulltime"
      },
      {
        "key": "GGXEU",
        "value": "Analytisch vermogen"
      },
      {
        "key": "GZ9KF",
        "value": "Kwaliteitsborging"
      },
      {
        "key": "HX2Y4",
        "value": "Fabriek"
      },
      {
        "key": "N9P6U",
        "value": "Magazijn"
      },
      {
        "key": "TZ7UU",
        "value": "Zakelijke vereisten"
      }
    ],
    "skills": [
      "APN8U",
      "GGXEU",
      "GZ9KF",
      "TZ7UU"
    ]
  },
  "is_sponsored_employer": false,
  "is_sponsored_job": false,
  "job_country_id": 178,
  "job_link": "/partner/jobListing.htm?pos=101&ao=1136043&s=58&guid=0000019f3c2f6afb8cba34e96a7bc9a1&src=GD_JOB_AD&t=SR&vt=w&cs=1_165c25e1&cb=1783421168634&jobListingId=1010181598264&jrtk=5-yul1-0-1jsu2uqpd2c3a000-6d01d1803d69c83b",
  "job_result_tracking_key": "5-yul1-0-1jsu2uqpd2c3a000-6d01d1803d69c83b",
  "job_title_text": "Assistant Manager, Supplier Quality Management",
  "loc_id": 5906,
  "location_name": "Limburg",
  "location_type": "S",
  "normalized_job_title": "quality manager",
  "occupations": [
    {
      "key": "3PBMC"
    },
    {
      "key": "D8Z8F"
    },
    {
      "key": "P29EX"
    }
  ],
  "pay_currency": "EUR",
  "pay_period": null,
  "pay_period_adjusted_pay": null,
  "salary_source": null,
  "saved_job_id": null,
  "seo_job_link": "https://www.glassdoor.nl/job-listing/assistant-manager-supplier-quality-management-nestlé-JV_KO0,45_KE46,52.htm?jl=1010181598264",
  "description_fragments_text": [
    "Serve as a quality representative for Innovation and Renovation initiatives, supporting all NPDI projects by ensuring quality and food safety requirements are…"
  ],
  "import_config_id": 322429,
  "job_title_id": 0,
  "listing_id": 1010181598264,
  "from_url": "https://www.glassdoor.nl/Vacature/plasmolen-nederland-audit-vacatures-SRCH_IL.0,19_IC3055010_KO20,25.htm"
}

Each scraped job listing returns 31 structured fields:

Identification & Job Metadata

Field	Definition & Purpose
Listing ID	Unique Glassdoor identifier for this specific job posting
Job Title ID	Internal ID for the job title category (e.g., "Software Engineer")
Job Title Text	Exact title as displayed on the posting (e.g., "Senior Audit Manager")
Normalized Job Title	Standardized title for cross-job comparison and analysis
Job Link	Direct URL to the full job posting detail page
SEO Job Link	Search-engine-optimized URL variant for indexing
Job Result Tracking Key	Analytics key to track how users interact with this result

Employer Information

Field	Definition & Purpose
Employer	Primary employer object containing company details
Employer Name From Search	Employer name as it appears in search results
Employer Spotlight	Flag indicating if the employer has paid "spotlight" placement
Is Sponsored Employer	Boolean: whether the employer pays for promotional visibility
Is Sponsored Job	Boolean: whether this specific job listing is sponsored/promoted
Ad Order ID	Internal ID for sponsored ad placements and campaigns

Location & Geography

Field	Definition & Purpose
Location Name	Job location (city, region, or "Remote") as shown in the listing
Location ID	Glassdoor's internal ID for the location (e.g., country code)
Job Country ID	Numeric country identifier (e.g., 3055010 for Netherlands)
Location Type	Category: "City," "Remote," "Hybrid," or "Region"

Compensation & Pay

Field	Definition & Purpose
Pay Currency	Currency code (e.g., EUR, USD, GBP) for salary data
Pay Period	Frequency: "Yearly," "Monthly," "Hourly," or "Unspecified"
Pay Period Adjusted Pay	Normalized salary figure for comparison (e.g., annual equivalent)
Salary Source	Data source: "Employer Provided," "Glassdoor Estimate," or "Similar Jobs"

Job Content & Classification

Field	Definition & Purpose
Description Fragments Text	Abbreviated job description snippets shown in search results
Occupations	Job classification categories (e.g., "Accounting," "Risk Management")
GOC	"Global Occupational Classification" code for standardized job coding
GOC ID	Numeric identifier for the occupational classification

Application & Engagement

Field	Definition & Purpose
Easy Apply	Boolean flag: whether the job supports Glassdoor's one-click application
Saved Job ID	Identifier if the user has saved this job to their profile

Admin & Data Management

Field	Definition & Purpose
Age In Days	How many days ago the job was posted
Expired	Boolean: whether the listing has expired or been closed
Indeed Job Attribute	Metadata tag if the job is sourced from Indeed (Glassdoor's parent company)
Import Config ID	Internal configuration ID for data import pipeline tracking

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How to Use

1. Navigate Glassdoor — Go to Glassdoor and search for jobs using filters (location, keywords, salary range, etc.).
2. Copy search URLs — Once results load, copy the full search result page URL from your browser address bar.
3. Paste into input — Add URLs to the urls array. You can add multiple search results to scrape in a single run.
4. Configure limits — Set max_items_per_url based on your needs (e.g., 200 for comprehensive collection, 50 for quick sampling).
5. Enable resilience — Keep ignore_url_failures: true for bulk operations to avoid interruptions from temporary page load issues.
6. Run and export — Start the scraper and export results as JSON, CSV, or Excel once complete.

Best practices:

• Use specific, filtered searches to reduce noise (e.g., "Audit jobs in Netherlands" rather than "All jobs").
• Respect Glassdoor's Terms of Service and robots.txt when collecting data.
• Rotate proxies or add delays if scraping large volumes to avoid IP blocking.

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Use Cases & Business Value

• Salary benchmarking: Compare pay by role, location, and experience level
• Talent acquisition: Track competitor hiring and identify talent gaps
• Market research: Analyze job demand trends by occupation and region
• Career planning: Build datasets for resume optimization and job market insights
• Data products: Power job aggregators, career analytics tools, and HR intelligence platforms

With 31+ fields per listing, the scraper provides the depth needed for serious labor market analysis and recruiting intelligence work.

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Conclusion

The Glassdoor Jobs Search Scraper transforms Glassdoor's search results into clean, actionable data. Whether you're researching compensation trends, building talent intelligence, or aggregating job data for a career platform, this scraper delivers the breadth and depth of information needed to make informed decisions. Start scraping today and unlock insights hidden in Glassdoor's millions of job listings.