The Ladders Scraper

Extract job listings from TheLadders.com — one of the United States' leading job boards focused on professional and executive roles ($80K+). Returns job titles, salary ranges, company names, locations, and full descriptions. No API key required.

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Why this scraper?

💰 Salary data included

Every listing includes the displayed salary range — a key differentiator of TheLadders, which specialises in high-salary professional roles.

🏢 Company enrichment

With detail fetching enabled, get the hiring company name, location coordinates, and postal code for each listing.

📍 Location filtering

Filter results by city, state, or region directly via the location input — no post-processing needed.

🔄 Cross-run deduplication

90-day deduplication memory prevents the same job from appearing twice across scheduled runs. Integrate into daily data feeds without managing IDs yourself.

📄 Three description formats

Full job descriptions are returned as HTML, plain text, and Markdown — ready for any downstream application.

⚙️ startUrls support

Pass specific TheLadders job or search page URLs to scrape targeted listings directly.

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Input parameters

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
keywords	string	—	Job search keywords, e.g. software engineer, product manager
location	string	—	City, state, or region to filter by, e.g. New York, Texas
maxItems	integer	100	Maximum number of jobs to return (up to 500)
maxPages	integer	10	Maximum search result pages to crawl (25 jobs/page, max 12)
fetchDetails	boolean	true	Fetch full detail page per listing (company, full description, exact salary)
skipReposts	boolean	false	Skip jobs seen in previous runs (90-day memory)
daysOld	integer	—	Only return jobs posted within this many days (requires fetchDetails)
startUrls	array	—	Specific TheLadders job or search URLs to scrape directly

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Output schema

Always present

Field	Type	Description
id	string	Unique numeric TheLadders job ID
url	string	Full URL to the job listing
title	string	Job title
locationText	string	Location as displayed on the listing card
salaryText	string	Salary range as shown, e.g. $150K — $200K *
remoteType	string	Work arrangement: In-Person, Remote, or Hybrid
experienceLevel	string	Experience requirement label, e.g. Less than 5 years exp.
industry	string	Industry category shown on listing card
postedDateRelative	string	Relative posting date, e.g. 2 days ago, Today
publishDate	string	Estimated posting date in YYYY-MM-DD format
publishDateISO	string	Posting date as ISO 8601 timestamp
descriptionSnippet	string	Short description excerpt from the listing card
isRepost	boolean	Whether this job was seen in a previous run
originalPublishDate	string	First-seen date if isRepost is true
originalUrl	string	Original URL if isRepost is true
contentHash	string	16-character MD5 hash of key fields for change detection
source	string	Always theladders.com
scrapedAt	string	Timestamp of when this record was scraped

With fetchDetails: true (additional fields)

Field	Type	Description
companyName	string	Hiring company name (null if not disclosed)
city	string	City from job location
state	string	US state abbreviation, e.g. NY
country	string	Country code, e.g. US
postalCode	string	Postal code (null if not provided)
latitude	number	Latitude coordinate
longitude	number	Longitude coordinate
salaryMin	number	Minimum annual salary in USD (null if not disclosed)
salaryMax	number	Maximum annual salary in USD (null if not disclosed)
salaryCurrency	string	Always USD
salaryPeriod	string	Always YEAR
employmentType	string	Employment type, e.g. FULL_TIME
experienceMonths	number	Minimum experience in months
datePosted	string	Exact posting date in YYYY-MM-DD format
validThrough	string	Listing expiry date in YYYY-MM-DD format
descriptionHtml	string	Full job description as HTML
descriptionText	string	Full job description as plain text
descriptionMarkdown	string	Full job description as Markdown

JSON example

{
  "id": "86532672",
  "url": "https://www.theladders.com/job/software-engineer-current-new-york-ny_86532672",
  "title": "Software Engineer",
  "companyName": "Current",
  "locationText": "New York, NY (New York County)",
  "city": "New York",
  "state": "NY",
  "country": "US",
  "postalCode": "10025",
  "latitude": 40.7983,
  "longitude": -73.9632,
  "salaryText": "$150K — $200K *",
  "salaryMin": 150000,
  "salaryMax": 200000,
  "salaryCurrency": "USD",
  "salaryPeriod": "YEAR",
  "employmentType": "FULL_TIME",
  "industry": "Information Technology",
  "remoteType": "In-Person",
  "experienceLevel": "Less than 5 years exp.",
  "experienceMonths": 12,
  "datePosted": "2026-04-17",
  "validThrough": "2027-04-12",
  "postedDateRelative": "1 week ago",
  "publishDate": "2026-04-17",
  "publishDateISO": "2026-04-17T03:03:28.000Z",
  "descriptionSnippet": "We are looking for a Software Engineer to join our team in New York...",
  "descriptionHtml": "<div><strong>SOFTWARE ENGINEER</strong><br/>...</div>",
  "descriptionText": "SOFTWARE ENGINEER We are looking for a Software Engineer...",
  "descriptionMarkdown": "## SOFTWARE ENGINEER\n\nWe are looking for a Software Engineer...",
  "isRepost": false,
  "originalPublishDate": null,
  "originalUrl": null,
  "contentHash": "a3f7c92b18e04d51",
  "source": "theladders.com",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-04-26T10:30:00.000Z"
}

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Examples

Search for software engineering roles in New York:

{
  "keywords": "software engineer",
  "location": "New York",
  "maxItems": 100,
  "fetchDetails": true
}

Search for remote executive roles:

{
  "keywords": "vice president",
  "location": "Remote",
  "maxItems": 50,
  "fetchDetails": true
}

Scrape specific job URLs directly:

{
  "startUrls": [
    { "url": "https://www.theladders.com/job/software-engineer-current-new-york-ny_86532672" },
    { "url": "https://www.theladders.com/jobs/product-manager-jobs" }
  ],
  "fetchDetails": true
}

Daily feed — new listings only (schedule for daily runs):

{
  "keywords": "data scientist",
  "maxItems": 200,
  "fetchDetails": true,
  "skipReposts": true,
  "daysOld": 1
}

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💰 Pricing

$1.49 per 1,000 results — you only pay for successfully retrieved listings. Failed retries and filtered reposts are never charged.

Results	Cost
100	~$0.15
1,000	~$1.49
10,000	~$14.90
100,000	~$149.00

Flat-rate alternatives typically charge $29–$49/month regardless of usage.

Use the Max results cap in the input to control your spend exactly.

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Performance

Run size	Approx. time
100 jobs (no details)	~30 seconds
100 jobs (with details)	~3 minutes
500 jobs (with details)	~15 minutes

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Known limitations

• TheLadders requires a free account to view full job details on the website; scraped data comes from structured metadata and does not require login.
• Location filtering is approximate — results for a given location may include nearby areas.
• Salary data is shown as a range and may be marked as estimated by TheLadders (indicated by * in the display).
• Maximum ~300 results per keyword search (12 pages × 25 jobs).
• The daysOld filter requires fetchDetails: true for accurate date comparison.

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Technical details

• Source: theladders.com — US professional job board focused on $80K+ roles
• Memory: 512 MB
• Repost storage: KeyValueStore theladders-job-dedup, 90-day TTL
• Retry: Automatic retry on network errors, exponential backoff, 3 attempts per request

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Additional services

Need a custom actor, additional filters, scheduled runs, or integration support? Send an email to info@unfencedgroup.nl — we build on request.

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