How to Research Salary Benchmarks with Claude
Research salary benchmarks with Claude and ToolRouter. Role and company salary data for negotiations.
Tool
Claude turns salary data into negotiation preparation. Run estimate_salary and company_salary for your role and location, then ask Claude to contextualise the ranges — what factors push toward the upper end, what the data suggests about the specific company you are evaluating, and how to frame your ask.
Connect ToolRouter to Claude
1Open connector settings Open Settings
2Add a custom connector with these details
Name
ToolRouterURL
https://api.toolrouter.com/mcp3Let Claude set you up Open Claude
Steps
Once connected (see setup above), use the Job Search tool:
- Ask: "Use job-search to get salary estimates for a senior product manager in London"
- Claude returns salary ranges by experience level and location
- Ask: "Also pull company_salary data for [specific company]"
- Ask Claude to contextualise the data and suggest an anchoring strategy for negotiation
Example Prompt
Try this with Claude using the Job Search tool
Use job-search to research salary benchmarks for a senior software engineer role in San Francisco. Run estimate_salary and also check company_salary for Google, Meta, and Stripe. Tell me what the market range is, how each company compares, and what salary I should anchor to in a negotiation.
Tips
- Pull both estimate_salary and company_salary to compare market-wide ranges against specific company data
- Ask Claude to note which data points have stronger evidence versus sparse samples
- Use the range context to prepare your anchoring number — typically the upper quartile for strong performers