July 2026 data
Airflow startup salary data
As of July 2026, the median Airflow salary at startups is $150k across 14 verified Hacker News “Who is Hiring” listings.
Based on 14 verified Airflow listings from Hacker News “Who is Hiring”. Sample size is shown so you know how much weight to give the number.
Market Signal (August 2026)
Top Hirers: WireScreen leads hiring for Airflow roles with 2 active posts, followed by Connie Health.
🌍 Location & Remote Dynamics
Remote-Friendly: Airflow is highly remote-friendly, with 50% of roles open to remote work. Parity: Remote and onsite compensation for Airflow is effectively equal, with less than 5% variance in median pay.
💡 Tech Stack Context
Common Stack: 71% of Airflow jobs also require Python, and 57% mention PostgreSQL.
💰 Compensation Analysis
The median base salary for Airflow developers is $150,000, with top-tier roles (P75) reaching $170,000.
Airflow jobs
| COMPANY | ROLE | SALARY | VIBE | STACK | |
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| VersaFeed | VP of Engineering | USD 250,000 - USD 365,000 |
[F] grind
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| Portal Innovations | Fractional Engineer | USD 200,000 - USD 300,000 |
[E] grind
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| Duckbill | Senior Data Engineer | USD 180,000 - USD 210,000 |
[E] CRUNCH
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| WireScreen | Senior Software Engineer | USD 170,000 - USD 210,000 |
[E] CRUNCH
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| WireScreen | Senior Software Engineer | USD 165,000 - USD 210,000 |
@HR CRUNCH
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| Rapport | Founding AI Engineer + Founding Data Engineer | USD 160,000 - USD 220,000 |
[F] CRUNCH
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| Connie Health | Senior Analytics Engineer | USD 150,000 - USD 185,000 |
[E] grind
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| Epic Kids | Data Engineer | USD 150,000 - USD 200,000 |
[E] grind
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| Peregrine Technologies | Senior Software Engineer, Mobile | USD 130,000 - USD 215,000 |
@HR grind
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| Acrolinx | Software Engineer (Python) (AI/LLM) | USD 125,000 - USD 150,000 |
[E] grind
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| Connie Health | Multiple engineering roles | USD 100,000 - USD 160,000 |
@HR stable
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| Forecasting Research Institute (FRI) | Data Engineer | USD 75,000 - USD 130,000 |
[F] stable
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| Forecasting Research Institute | Data Engineer | USD 75,000 - USD 130,000 |
[E] zen
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| Bookarang | DevOps/Backend developer | EUR 55,000 - EUR 72,000 ≈ $59k |
@HR grind
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