diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index ed7c8f9..12a694d 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "python-jobspy"
-version = "1.1.26"
+version = "1.1.27"
 description = "Job scraper for LinkedIn, Indeed, Glassdoor & ZipRecruiter"
 authors = ["Zachary Hampton <zachary@bunsly.com>", "Cullen Watson <cullen@bunsly.com>"]
 homepage = "https://github.com/Bunsly/JobSpy"
diff --git a/src/jobspy/scrapers/linkedin/__init__.py b/src/jobspy/scrapers/linkedin/__init__.py
index 2b690e7..5fcc696 100644
--- a/src/jobspy/scrapers/linkedin/__init__.py
+++ b/src/jobspy/scrapers/linkedin/__init__.py
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ class LinkedInScraper(Scraper):
             salary_values = [currency_parser(value) for value in salary_text.split('-')]
             salary_min = salary_values[0]
             salary_max = salary_values[1]
-            currency = salary_text[0]
+            currency = salary_text[0] if salary_text[0] != '$' else 'USD'
 
             compensation = Compensation(
                 min_amount=int(salary_min),