6 Active Listings Updated January 2026

Airflow Salary Data

Real compensation packages for Airflow developers at high-growth startups. Based on direct data from Hacker News "Who is Hiring" threads.

Median Salary

$162,500

/year

Based on 6 verified postings

Market Range (P25 - P75)

$150,000-$180,000

Top Earners (Max)

$200,000

Entry ($125,000)MedianTop ($200,000)

Top Companies Hiring

Location Distribution

Other100%

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Portal Innovations

Fractional Engineer

[E]grind

$200,000 - $300,000

Python PostgreSQL AWS Modal Airflow

Duckbill

Senior Data Engineer

[E]CRUNCH

$180,000 - $210,000

Flask React PostgreSQL Clickhouse Parquet

WireScreen

Senior Software Engineer

@HRCRUNCH

$165,000 - $210,000

Python PostgreSQL Airflow Pyspark

Rapport

Founding AI Engineer + Founding Data Engineer

[F]CRUNCH

$160,000 - $220,000

Python SQL FastAPI Llms Agentic Frameworks

Epic Kids

Data Engineer

[E]grind

$150,000 - $200,000

Etl Elt Bigquery GCP Snowflake

Acrolinx

Software Engineer (Python) (AI/LLM)

[E]grind

$125,000 - $150,000

Python Http Apis Relational Databases NoSQL AWS

COMPANY	ROLE		VIBE	STACK
Portal Innovations	Fractional Engineer	$200,000 - $300,000	[E]grind	Python PostgreSQL AWS+4	Y
Duckbill	Senior Data Engineer	$180,000 - $210,000	[E]CRUNCH	Flask React PostgreSQL+4	Y
WireScreen	Senior Software Engineer	$165,000 - $210,000	@HRCRUNCH	Python PostgreSQL Airflow+1	Y
Rapport	Founding AI Engineer + Founding Data Engineer	$160,000 - $220,000	[F]CRUNCH	Python SQL FastAPI+7	Y
Epic Kids	Data Engineer	$150,000 - $200,000	[E]grind	Etl Elt Bigquery+6	Y
Acrolinx	Software Engineer (Python) (AI/LLM)	$125,000 - $150,000	[E]grind	Python Http Apis Relational Databases+17	Y

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Commonly Paired With

Python 67%AWS 67%PostgreSQL 50%

## Market Signal (January 2026)

Top Hirers: Portal Innovations leads hiring for Airflow roles with 1 active posts, followed by Duckbill.

### 🌍 Location & Remote Dynamics

### 💡 Tech Stack Context
Common Stack: 67% of Airflow jobs also require Python, and 67% mention AWS.

### 💰 Compensation Analysis
The median base salary for Airflow developers is $162,500, with top-tier roles (P75) reaching $180,000.