I have been trying to reference the $user.id variable in a row level formula to filter records to match the current user (as mentioned in a few other answers).

However, when I validate my formula, I receive the following error:
Error when encoding row-level formula: Field $user.id does not exist. Check spelling.

Does anyone know why this variable is not accessible?

Thanks! :)

Tom

I have an object that stores salary of all employees: column employee name and column salary, there is no userId column in this object.
User object is the lookup object of this Salary object.

How can I build a report that show only salary of the employee who runs the report.

If employee A runs report, he can see only his salary, Employee B can see only his salary...
Thanks