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Check your salary against market rates in your city.", "description": "Instant salary and raise analysis", "category": "document-analysis", "vendor": "Instant Tools", "model_backend": "Claude (Anthropic)" }, "pricing": { "model": "one-time", "amount_usd": 9.99, "currency": "USD", "subscription": false, "free_tier": false, "account_required": false, "refund_policy": "100% refund if report is not useful" }, "performance": { "median_turnaround_seconds": 30, "max_input_size_mb": 10, "supported_input_formats": [ "form" ], "languages": [ "en" ] }, "capabilities": [ { "title": "Inflation-Adjusted Reality", "description": "A 4% raise sounds good until you realize 3.2% inflation means your real raise is only 0.8% — you're barely keeping pace with cost of living." }, { "title": "Industry Benchmarks", "description": "Software engineers at 5 years experience in Seattle should expect 5-7% raises this cycle. Less than that? You're falling behind peers." }, { "title": "Location Multipliers", "description": "Your San Francisco salary needs to be 40-60% higher than Midwest to reach the same purchasing power. We factor this in." }, { "title": "Market Rate Gap", "description": "You might be making $85K when the market says $95K. We calculate the gap and tell you the range you should be targeting." }, { "title": "Total Comp Blind Spots", "description": "Base salary isn't everything. If they won't budge on base, we'll tell you to ask for equity refresh, signing bonus, PTO, or remote days instead." }, { "title": "Counter-Offer Playbook", "description": "Don't just know the gap — know exactly what to say. We write you a 3-4 sentence script tailored to your situation." } ], "use_cases": [ { "title": "Just Got a Raise", "description": "Your company says 4% is 'above average' — is it really? Get the honest answer." }, { "title": "Job Offer Decisions", "description": "Comparing a job offer to your current salary? Find out if the raise justifies the switch." }, { "title": "Annual Review Prep", "description": "Going into a review cycle? Know what to ask for — with data to back it up." }, { "title": "Asking for More", "description": "Need ammo to negotiate? Get a word-for-word script with your actual numbers." }, { "title": "Feeling Underpaid", "description": "Suspect you're behind market? Confirm it fast and get a plan to fix it." }, { "title": "Career Changers", "description": "Moving industries? Know what the benchmark is before you commit." } ], "output_fields": [ "verdict", "verdictEmoji", "summary", "raiseAmount", "newSalary", "inflationAdjusted", "industryComparison", "locationFactor", "marketData", "negotiationScript", "negotiationTips" ], "stats": [ { "label": "of US workers are underpaid for their role", "value": "39%", "source": "ADP Pay Insights" }, { "label": "Average pay gap between negotiators and non-negotiators", "value": "$7,500", "source": "Glassdoor" }, { "label": "Workers who never check their market rate", "value": "56%", "source": "Pew Research" } ], "competitors": [ { "name": "Glassdoor", "url": "https://www.glassdoor.com", "pricing_their": "Free (ad-supported, account required)", "pricing_ours": "$9.99 one-time per salary check", "we_differ_on": [ "We give you a specific verdict on your offer — under, at, or over market — plus a negotiation script, not a range.", "No account, no \"submit your salary to unlock\" wall.", "Your data isn't sold or added to a public dataset." ] }, { "name": "Levels.fyi", "url": "https://www.levels.fyi", "pricing_their": "Free + paid negotiation coaching", "pricing_ours": "$9.99 one-time per salary check", "we_differ_on": [ "RaiseCheck verdicts your specific offer and drafts a negotiation email — Levels.fyi shows you comparison ranges.", "We cover non-tech roles too, not just SWE/PM/DS ladders.", "Flat $9.99 vs. a coaching engagement that runs into the thousands." ] }, { "name": "PayScale", "url": "https://www.payscale.com", "pricing_their": "Free report after detailed survey; enterprise plans", "pricing_ours": "$9.99 one-time per salary check", "we_differ_on": [ "We don't ask you to complete a 20-minute survey to get an answer.", "You get an offer verdict plus a negotiation script, not just a percentile.", "Your data is not added to a dataset sold to employers." ] }, { "name": "LinkedIn Salary", "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/salary", "pricing_their": "Limited free; full access via LinkedIn Premium (~$40/mo)", "pricing_ours": "$9.99 one-time per salary check", "we_differ_on": [ "We give a specific verdict on your offer, not just a median.", "No Premium subscription required.", "We output a negotiation email you can send." ] }, { "name": "ChatGPT", "url": "https://chatgpt.com", "pricing_their": "Free tier + $20/mo Plus", "pricing_ours": "$9.99 one-time per salary check", "we_differ_on": [ "RaiseCheck returns a structured verdict, target number, and ready-to-send email — not a chat thread.", "Our prompt is tuned for offer evaluation and counteroffer math specifically.", "Flat one-time fee, no subscription." ] } ], "faq": [ { "q": "How does SalaryCheck work?", "a": "Tell us your salary, your recent raise, your role, your city, and your years of experience. Our AI compares you to the market, adjusts for inflation and cost of living, and writes you a negotiation script in your actual numbers — not the generic 'know your worth' pep talk." }, { "q": "What data do you use to benchmark salaries?", "a": "Our AI is trained on compensation data across roles, industries, and cities, plus current inflation and cost-of-living factors. It's not scraping Glassdoor in real time — it's giving you a defensible range for someone like you, right now." }, { "q": "Is my salary information kept private?", "a": "Your numbers go to our AI provider for the analysis and that's it. Nothing stored, nothing sold, no database with your name in it." }, { "q": "How accurate are the salary benchmarks?", "a": "You get a realistic range — usually a 25th to 75th percentile band. If you're about to walk into a high-stakes negotiation, cross-check with Levels.fyi, Glassdoor, or Salary.com. Three sources that agree is better than one." }, { "q": "Can I use this for job offer comparisons?", "a": "Yes. Enter your current pay as the baseline and the offer as the 'raise.' You'll see whether the new offer is competitive for the role and city, and whether to counter." }, { "q": "What if my industry isn't on the dropdown?", "a": "No dropdown exists. You type your role in plain English — 'pediatric RN,' 'product marketer,' 'HVAC technician,' whatever fits. Works for tech, healthcare, trades, government, everything." }, { "q": "How much does it cost?", "a": "$9.99. One check, one payment. 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