# LaborIQ Salary Data

Pulls median US pay for a job title and location into your agent chat. Handy when you need a quick salary range for a posting or an offer.

- MCP server · `type=mcp` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Windsurf (Devin Desktop), Cline, Zed, Gemini CLI
- Author: LaborIQ
- License: MIT · policy=link-only · description only; the file stays with the author
- Source: https://github.com/LaborIQ/mcp
- Updated: 2026-09-25
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/mcp/laboriq-salary-data

## What it does

There is one tool here: `get_salary_data`. Hand it a job title plus a US city or state and it answers with the median salary. Pro-tier keys open up more, including salary forecasts.

LaborIQ hosts the server itself; the repository holds documentation only. It speaks Streamable HTTP at `https://mcp.laboriq.co/mcp` and authenticates with an `x-api-key` header. If your client cannot reach a remote HTTP server on its own, route it through `npx` with `mcp-remote@latest`.

No key, no data. Free keys come from an email request at `https://laboriq.co/mcp`; Pro keys are issued in the LaborIQ portal. Drop your key into the config where `<your-key>` sits — leave the placeholder in place and every call fails.

## Requirements
- Remote server: `https://mcp.laboriq.co/mcp`

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

**Platform CLI: remote server**
```bash
claude mcp add --transport http laboriq-salary-data https://mcp.laboriq.co/mcp
```

### Codex

**Platform CLI: remote server**
```bash
codex mcp add laboriq-salary-data --url https://mcp.laboriq.co/mcp
```

### Cursor

**Config file**
File `.cursor/mcp.json`:
```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "laboriq-salary-data": {
            "url": "https://mcp.laboriq.co/mcp"
        }
    }
}
```

### GitHub Copilot

**Config file**
File `.vscode/mcp.json`:
```json
{
    "servers": {
        "laboriq-salary-data": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.laboriq.co/mcp"
        }
    }
}
```

### Gemini CLI

**Platform CLI: remote server**
```bash
gemini mcp add -t http laboriq-salary-data https://mcp.laboriq.co/mcp
```

## When to use it
- size up a pay range for a US job posting
- check a candidate's offer against the local median
- read salary forecasts for a role with a Pro key
- compare pay across several states at once

## Example prompts
- What's the median salary for a backend developer in Austin, Texas?
- Show me salary forecasts for a product manager in Seattle
- Compare median pay for data engineers in New York and Denver

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