Authentication

The Salary.com MCP server is located at:

To access the MCP server, authenticate using OAuth 2.0.

URL

Method

POST

Request Headers

Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded

Request Body

grant_type: is always “client_credentials”

The client_id and client_secret can be provisioned by Salary.com. Please reach out to your customer success manager.

{
    "grant_type": "client_credentials",
    "client_id": "your_client_id",
    "client_secret": "your_client_secret"
}

Request Example

curl -X POST https://oauth.salary.com/connect/token \
  -H "Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded" \
  -d grant_type=client_credentials \
  -d client_id=your_client_id \
  -d client_secret=your_client_secret \
  -d scope=mcp:read

The returned access token should then be included in the request header:

Authorization: Bearer <access_token>

Use this token when connecting to: https://mcp.salary.com/mcp

The resulting bearer token is expected to be valid for 3600s.

Salary.com may enforce usage controls at the credential level, including total call limits, rate limits, and concurrency limits.