Question 1

What is Orbyt Intelligence?

Accepted Answer

Orbyt Intelligence is a salary data API covering 3,500+ AI and tech roles across 81 U.S. cities. It provides current compensation data, quarterly history, and projections through 2030. Data sources include SEC filings, H-1B LCA, BLS OES, and 50+ job posting platforms. Every response includes a citation field ready to quote in papers and reports.

Question 2

Generate an Intelligence API key

Accepted Answer

Sign in to the Intelligence dashboard at orbytjobs.ai/intelligence/dashboard. Click the API Keys tab. Click Create API Key, give it a name, and copy the key immediately. The key starts with "intelligence_" and is only shown once. Store it securely. You can create up to 25 keys per account.

Question 3

Intelligence pricing and plans

Accepted Answer

Intelligence has four tiers.

Free (30 req/min): Current data, calculate endpoint, projections, 4-quarter history preview. No credit card required.

Pro ($199/mo or $1,999/yr, 300 req/min): Full quarterly history, citation-ready responses, MCP access, priority support.

Scale ($999/mo or $9,999/yr, 1,500 req/min): Everything in Pro plus 48-hour priority preview on new quarterly data, dedicated support.

Enterprise ($4,999/mo or $49,999/yr, 5,000 req/min): Everything in Scale plus

Question 4

Intelligence API rate limits

Accepted Answer

Rate limits are per API key, per minute. Free: 30/min. Pro: 300/min. Scale: 1,500/min. Enterprise: 5,000/min. Check the X-RateLimit-Remaining header in every response. If you exceed the limit, you receive a 429 response. Requests are not queued. Wait for the window to reset or upgrade your plan.

Question 5

Intelligence MCP tools

Accepted Answer

Intelligence includes 5 MCP tools for AI assistants like Claude Desktop. Available on Pro and above using the same API key.

salary: Full compensation estimate with base, bonus, equity, total.
roles: Search or list all available roles.
compare: Side-by-side comparison of two roles or one role across two cities.
range: Percentile distribution (P10 through P90).
trends: Quarterly historical salary data with growth calculation.

MCP manifest: orbytjobs.ai/mcp-intelligence.json

Question 6

What data does Intelligence include?

Accepted Answer

Every role query returns: salary range (25th, 50th, 75th percentiles), experience bands (entry, mid, senior, staff), structured total compensation (base, equity, bonus, signing), company size salary bands, remote salary adjustment, BLS SOC code citation, YoY growth, skill premiums, education premiums, and industry multipliers. City-adjusted when a city parameter is provided. See the full catalog at orbytjobs.ai/intelligence/data.

Question 7

Intelligence API endpoints

Accepted Answer

11 REST endpoints plus 5 MCP tools.

REST API:
- /salaries: Current salary data
- /calculate: Personalized estimate with experience
- /history: Quarterly snapshots
- /projections: Forecasts through 2030
- /compare: Side-by-side role comparison
- /skills: Skills that increase pay
- /adjacent: Nearest roles for career transitions
- /employer-cost: Total cost to employer
- /roles: List all roles
- /cities: List all cities
- /search: Search by keyword

Full reference: orbytjobs.ai/intelligence/a

Question 8

Intelligence team management

Accepted Answer

Pro and above plans include team seats. The account owner can invite team members via email from the Team tab in the Intelligence dashboard. Roles: Owner (full access), Admin (keys + usage, no billing), Viewer (usage only). Team API keys are shared across all members and count against the team rate limit, not individual limits.