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Do note that for information related to salary, Google recommends you add the _JobPosting_ structured data instead of the Estimated salary if your website posts job listings with _actual_ salary information  Estimated salaries are eligible to appear in the job experience view on Google search and as a rich result on the search engine results pages for an occupation’s estimated salary. An example of this would be the search query “salary of a teacher.” Try it yourself to see what the rich result looks like on the SERP.   Here’s the view that Google offers of the estimated salary structured data: ![](https://schema.dev/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/image.png) ## Technical Guidelines for the Structured Data Types If you find that these new structured data types can benefit you, there are a few [guidelines Google shares](https://developers.google.com/search/docs/data-types/estimated-salary) so that the structured data are eligible for rich results.  1. _Occupation_ is standalone data, so it does not need to be associated with other structured data types.  2. Add only one _Occupation_ **or** _OccupationAggregationByEmployer_ to an individual webpage.  3. Have the structured data information directly match the information presented on the webpage. If the salary differs by region, have a new webpage for each region with the respective information.  4. If there is a webpage that has a list of different occupations, this page should not include estimated salary structured data.   These 2 new “_jobBenefits_” and “_industry_” optional properties will be very useful to publishers who wants to post this information within Google search experience. ### Leave a Reply [Cancel reply](/blog/google-announces-two-new-optional-structured-data-properties-to-occupation-schema-markup/#respond) You must be [logged in](https://schema.dev/sd-sadmin/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fschema.dev%2Fblog%2Fgoogle-announces-two-new-optional-structured-data-properties-to-occupation-schema-markup%2F) to post a comment. ![Schema.dev Logo](https://schema.dev/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/schema-dev-logo-light-red-400x100-1.png) Free tools for structured data schema markup generation, testing and deployment. ###### Company [About Us](/about-us/)[Our Journey](/our-journey/)[Privacy Policy](https://schema.dev/privacy-policy/) ###### Product [Structured Data Generator](https://schema.dev/schema-builder/)[Structured Data Tester](https://schema.dev/schema-tester/)[Structured Data Deployer](https://schema.dev/schema-deployer/) ###### Support [Help Center](https://support.schema.dev)[](#) [Install FREE](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/schema-builder/klohjdodjjeocpbpadmkcndjoadijgjg) [](#facebook)[](#twitter)