--- title: "Lever ghost jobs: the share of stale, reposted and unsalaried postings (2026) - JobsPipe" description: "How many Lever job postings read as ghost jobs, measured from JobsPipe sightings: score bands, reposts and age, plus a checker for any Lever posting URL." canonical: https://jobspipe.dev/ghost-jobs/lever --- # Lever ghost jobs: what the sightings say. 43.9% of scored active Lever postings carry at least one ghost-job warning sign, against 17.8% across all ten boards JobsPipe collects. Here is the full picture for Lever: score bands, the reasons behind them, reposts, age and how quickly postings close. 43.9% Score 25 or higher all boards 17.8% 2.4% Reposted after a 10+ day gap all boards 8.0% 4.4% Older than 30 days all boards 28.6% 8 Median days live when closed removals detected continuously ## How Lever scores Lever postings are read from the public postings endpoint and have the shortest median lifetime of any board JobsPipe collects. The reposted share is small; the score is driven almost entirely by missing salary. | Ghost score band | Lever | All boards | | --- | --- | --- | | 0-24: looks live | 56.1% | 82.3% | | 25-49: one warning sign | 43.4% | 16.4% | | 50-74: several warning signs | 0.5% | 1.3% | | 75-100: almost certainly stale | <0.5% | <0.5% | - No salary stated90.0% - Posted date far behind first sighting76.8% - Posted by a mass poster (500+ open roles)41.0% - Thin description (under 400 characters)6.7% - Reposted (seen again after a gap of 10+ days)3.3% - Open for 45 days or more<0.5% Reasons attached to the ghost score on Lever, share of scored active postings. A posting can carry several. ## How long Lever postings stay up A Lever posting is marked closed soon after the employer takes it down, so days live is a real measure here. Among Lever postings that closed in the last 60 days, the median was live for 8 days and three in four were gone within 10 days; 43.8% closed within a week and 93.0% within 30 days. - Still open 30 days after first sighting56.7% - Still open 14 days after first sighting66.0% Share of Lever postings first sighted 14 and 30 days ago that are still open. The cross-board comparison is on [How long do job postings stay up?](https://jobspipe.dev/job-posting-lifespan) ## Check a Lever posting Paste the Lever job URL. The answer comes from the JobsPipe index, not from Lever. Works with LinkedIn, Indeed, Greenhouse, Lever, Ashby, Workable, SmartRecruiters and Workday URLs. Reads the JobsPipe index, never the board. ## Exclude Lever ghost jobs from a feed ``` curl -X POST https://api.jobspipe.dev/v1/jobs/search \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $JOBSPIPE_API_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{ "source_or": ["lever"], "max_ghost_score": 24, "status": "active", "posted_at_max_age_days": 30, "limit": 25 }' ``` How this was measured Measured from active postings on the ten collected boards; score bands and reasons cover the postings that carry a ghost score (seen at least twice or older than 14 days), age and repost shares use the sighting log, which starts between 21 June and 23 July 2026 depending on the board. Generated 2026-09-09. Shares only: JobsPipe publishes percentages, not counts. Score bands and reasons cover Lever postings that carry a ghost score (last scoring run 2026-08-29). Reposted means three or more sightings with a gap of ten days or more; age is measured from the first day JobsPipe saw the posting. ``` curl -X POST https://api.jobspipe.dev/v1/jobs/search \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $JOBSPIPE_API_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{"source_or":["lever"],"max_ghost_score":24,"status":"active","limit":25}' ``` ## FAQ How common are ghost jobs on Lever? 43.9% of scored active Lever postings carry at least one warning sign, against 17.8% across all ten boards JobsPipe collects. 2.4% of active Lever postings were seen again after a gap of ten days or more, and 4.4% were first sighted more than 30 days ago. Why does Lever score the way it does? Lever postings are read from the public postings endpoint and have the shortest median lifetime of any board JobsPipe collects. The reposted share is small; the score is driven almost entirely by missing salary. How do I check whether a Lever job is still open? Paste the Lever posting URL into the checker on this page. JobsPipe returns the first and last sighting, the status, and the ghost score with its reasons. How do I exclude Lever ghost jobs from an API feed? Send max\_ghost\_score 24 with status active and source\_or \["lever"\] to the jobs search endpoint. Raise the score cap to 49 if a missing salary is acceptable. ### Other boards - [Indeed](https://jobspipe.dev/ghost-jobs/indeed) - [Workable](https://jobspipe.dev/ghost-jobs/workable) - [Ashby](https://jobspipe.dev/ghost-jobs/ashby) - [SmartRecruiters](https://jobspipe.dev/ghost-jobs/smartrecruiters) - [LinkedIn](https://jobspipe.dev/ghost-jobs/linkedin) - [Greenhouse](https://jobspipe.dev/ghost-jobs/greenhouse) - [Paylocity](https://jobspipe.dev/ghost-jobs/paylocity) - [Y Combinator](https://jobspipe.dev/ghost-jobs/ycombinator) - [Workday](https://jobspipe.dev/ghost-jobs/workday) - [All boards](https://jobspipe.dev/ghost-jobs) ## Further reading - [Ghost jobs by job board: share of ghost-like postings on LinkedIn, Indeed, Workday, Greenhouse and six more](https://jobspipe.dev/blog/ghost-jobs-by-job-board) - [How to spot ghost jobs: a seven-point checklist mapped to real data fields](https://jobspipe.dev/blog/how-to-spot-ghost-jobs) - [What Does It Mean When a Job Posting Is Reposted?](https://jobspipe.dev/blog/what-does-it-mean-when-a-job-posting-is-reposted) - [Why do jobs get reposted?](https://jobspipe.dev/answers/why-jobs-get-reposted) --- Try it with no key: `curl -d '{"limit":3}' https://api.jobspipe.dev/v1/sandbox/jobs/search`. 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