When you paste a Seek job URL, we query Seek to see whether it can match that listing to a specific salary. If Seek finds a match, the tool incrementally adds $1,000 to the salary until no further matches are found. The range is set once Seek returns a negative response.

When you paste a JobStreet job URL, we query JobStreet to see whether it can match that listing to a specific salary. If JobStreet finds a match, the tool steps through salary values until no further matches are found. The range is set once JobStreet returns a negative response.

It is only as reliable as the salary data in the original job post — usually entered by the recruiter or employer on Seek. Treat the range as a guide for negotiation, not a guarantee.

It is only as reliable as the salary data in the original job post — usually entered by the recruiter or employer on JobStreet. Treat the range as a guide for negotiation, not a guarantee.

This tool was built to promote transparency in salary discussions and encourage recruiters and companies to be more forthcoming. We hope it makes the job application process fairer in New Zealand and Australia.

This tool was built to promote transparency in salary discussions and encourage recruiters and companies to be more forthcoming. We hope it makes the job application process fairer across Southeast Asia.

whatsthesalary.com is an independent website and is not connected with or approved by SEEK Limited. We work the range out by running salary-filtered searches on Seek's job search and narrowing down which band returns the listing — the figure itself is the one the advertiser entered.

whatsthesalary.com is an independent website and is not connected with or approved by JobStreet or SEEK Limited. We work the range out by running salary-filtered searches on the platform's job search and narrowing down which band returns the listing — the figure itself is the one the advertiser entered.

It's an unofficial one. Seek doesn't show the salary on many job ads, so this site works as a free Seek salary calculator and checker: paste the ad's URL and we work out the pay range the advertiser entered. A built-in tax calculator then estimates your take-home pay for New Zealand (PAYE) or Australia.

It's an unofficial one. JobStreet doesn't show the salary on many job ads, so this site works as a free salary checker: paste the ad's URL and we work out the pay range the advertiser entered.

Copy the job ad's link from seek.com.au or seek.co.nz, paste it into the search box above, and hit enter. The salary finder steps through wage values until it uncovers the range behind the listing — no sign-up needed, and it works even when the ad only says "competitive salary".

Copy the job ad's link from JobStreet, paste it into the search box above, and hit enter. The salary finder steps through values until it uncovers the range behind the listing — no sign-up needed.