diff --git a/api/jobs.go b/api/jobs.go
index c9921c9fd3b..0e0fc34cd3a 100644
--- a/api/jobs.go
+++ b/api/jobs.go
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ const (
 	// on all clients.
 	JobTypeSysbatch = "sysbatch"
 
+	// JobDefaultPriority is the default priority if not specified.
+	JobDefaultPriority = 50
+
 	// PeriodicSpecCron is used for a cron spec.
 	PeriodicSpecCron = "cron"
 
@@ -938,7 +941,7 @@ func (j *Job) Canonicalize() {
 		j.Namespace = pointerOf(DefaultNamespace)
 	}
 	if j.Priority == nil {
-		j.Priority = pointerOf(50)
+		j.Priority = pointerOf(JobDefaultPriority)
 	}
 	if j.Stop == nil {
 		j.Stop = pointerOf(false)
diff --git a/api/jobs_test.go b/api/jobs_test.go
index 80631725328..f7f095224d1 100644
--- a/api/jobs_test.go
+++ b/api/jobs_test.go
@@ -6,9 +6,10 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/api/internal/testutil"
 	"github.com/shoenig/test/must"
 	"github.com/shoenig/test/wait"
+
+	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/api/internal/testutil"
 )
 
 func TestJobs_Register(t *testing.T) {
@@ -279,7 +280,7 @@ func TestJobs_Canonicalize(t *testing.T) {
 				Namespace:         pointerOf(DefaultNamespace),
 				Type:              pointerOf("service"),
 				ParentID:          pointerOf(""),
-				Priority:          pointerOf(50),
+				Priority:          pointerOf(JobDefaultPriority),
 				AllAtOnce:         pointerOf(false),
 				ConsulToken:       pointerOf(""),
 				ConsulNamespace:   pointerOf(""),
@@ -374,7 +375,7 @@ func TestJobs_Canonicalize(t *testing.T) {
 				Namespace:         pointerOf(DefaultNamespace),
 				Type:              pointerOf("batch"),
 				ParentID:          pointerOf(""),
-				Priority:          pointerOf(50),
+				Priority:          pointerOf(JobDefaultPriority),
 				AllAtOnce:         pointerOf(false),
 				ConsulToken:       pointerOf(""),
 				ConsulNamespace:   pointerOf(""),
@@ -452,7 +453,7 @@ func TestJobs_Canonicalize(t *testing.T) {
 				Region:            pointerOf("global"),
 				Type:              pointerOf("service"),
 				ParentID:          pointerOf("lol"),
-				Priority:          pointerOf(50),
+				Priority:          pointerOf(JobDefaultPriority),
 				AllAtOnce:         pointerOf(false),
 				ConsulToken:       pointerOf(""),
 				ConsulNamespace:   pointerOf(""),
@@ -621,7 +622,7 @@ func TestJobs_Canonicalize(t *testing.T) {
 				ID:                pointerOf("example_template"),
 				Name:              pointerOf("example_template"),
 				ParentID:          pointerOf(""),
-				Priority:          pointerOf(50),
+				Priority:          pointerOf(JobDefaultPriority),
 				Region:            pointerOf("global"),
 				Type:              pointerOf("service"),
 				AllAtOnce:         pointerOf(false),
@@ -791,7 +792,7 @@ func TestJobs_Canonicalize(t *testing.T) {
 				Name:              pointerOf("bar"),
 				Region:            pointerOf("global"),
 				Type:              pointerOf("service"),
-				Priority:          pointerOf(50),
+				Priority:          pointerOf(JobDefaultPriority),
 				AllAtOnce:         pointerOf(false),
 				ConsulToken:       pointerOf(""),
 				ConsulNamespace:   pointerOf(""),
@@ -882,7 +883,7 @@ func TestJobs_Canonicalize(t *testing.T) {
 				Region:            pointerOf("global"),
 				Type:              pointerOf("service"),
 				ParentID:          pointerOf("lol"),
-				Priority:          pointerOf(50),
+				Priority:          pointerOf(JobDefaultPriority),
 				AllAtOnce:         pointerOf(false),
 				ConsulToken:       pointerOf(""),
 				ConsulNamespace:   pointerOf(""),
@@ -1058,7 +1059,7 @@ func TestJobs_Canonicalize(t *testing.T) {
 				Region:            pointerOf("global"),
 				Type:              pointerOf("service"),
 				ParentID:          pointerOf("lol"),
-				Priority:          pointerOf(50),
+				Priority:          pointerOf(JobDefaultPriority),
 				AllAtOnce:         pointerOf(false),
 				ConsulToken:       pointerOf(""),
 				ConsulNamespace:   pointerOf(""),
@@ -1229,7 +1230,7 @@ func TestJobs_Canonicalize(t *testing.T) {
 				Region:            pointerOf("global"),
 				Type:              pointerOf("service"),
 				ParentID:          pointerOf("lol"),
-				Priority:          pointerOf(50),
+				Priority:          pointerOf(JobDefaultPriority),
 				AllAtOnce:         pointerOf(false),
 				ConsulToken:       pointerOf(""),
 				ConsulNamespace:   pointerOf(""),