Why do so many applicants say the Google Jobs salary estimator is way off for remote software engineering roles compared to Levels.fyi data?
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The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.
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Why do so many applicants say the Google Jobs salary estimator is way off for remote software engineering roles compared to Levels.fyi data?
3 real searches · 1 real-search pass
Google Jobs salary estimates methodology salary range job postings estimated salaries Google Jobs software engineerGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDOther / navigational
Levels.fyi compensation data methodology self reported total compensation base salary stock bonus software engineersGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDReason
Google for Jobs salary estimates remote jobs salary location estimates methodologyGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDComparison
Badge and edge weight = share of passes that produced the query. Hover a query for its intent and routing format.
Query classes
Google's semantic query class for every sub-query: what kind of answer each search is after, simulated vs real.
ChatGPT real searches (3)
Classes come from the query-classifier (a local Laya model). 3 of 3 calls are low-confidence (under 50%) — hover a query in the table to see its confidence.
Searches and sources
ChatGPT3 real searches · gpt-6
Google Jobs salary estimates methodology salary range job postings estimated salaries Google Jobs software engineer Google ↗
Levels.fyi compensation data methodology self reported total compensation base salary stock bonus software engineers Google ↗
Google for Jobs salary estimates remote jobs salary location estimates methodology Google ↗
- New tools to make your job search simpler · blog.google
- Google adds salary feature to job search tool - Becker's Hospital Review · beckershospitalreview.com
- Google's jobs search engine gets salary ranges, a better location filter and more · techcrunch.com
- Real-time Compensation Benchmarking, API and MCP · levels.fyi
- About Levels.fyi · levels.fyi
- Table A.2 Comparison between the Two Samples · levels.fyi
- Salary Ranges in US-Based Role Postings · support.google.com
- Real-time Compensation Benchmarking, API and MCP · levels.fyi
Queries
3 queries · click a column to sort
| Query / type | Search | Intent | Query class | Routing format | Cluster | Freq ↓ | Weight |
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Google Jobs salary estimates methodology salary range job postings estimated salaries Google Jobs software engineer OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Other / navigational | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
Levels.fyi compensation data methodology self reported total compensation base salary stock bonus software engineers OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Reason | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
Google for Jobs salary estimates remote jobs salary location estimates methodology OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Comparison | — | — | 1x of 1 |