Azure Salary at Startups (2026): $129k median

Market Signal (August 2026)

Top Hirers: Stack Influence leads hiring for Azure roles with 4 active posts, followed by Trustle.

🌍 Location & Remote Dynamics

Remote-Friendly: Azure is highly remote-friendly, with 66% of roles open to remote work. Remote Premium: Remote Azure roles currently fetch a 11% salary premium (median $129,000) compared to onsite positions.

💡 Tech Stack Context

Common Stack: 60% of Azure jobs also require AWS, and 43% mention GCP.

💰 Compensation Analysis

The median base salary for Azure developers is $129,000, with top-tier roles (P75) reaching $160,000.

Azure salary FAQ

What is the median Azure developer salary at startups?

The median Azure salary is $129k, based on 35 verified Hacker News 'Who is Hiring' listings as of July 2026.

What is the salary range for Azure roles?

Azure roles run from $86k (25th percentile) to $160k (75th percentile), with top listings reaching $208k.

Do remote Azure jobs pay more than onsite?

Remote Azure roles show a median of $129k versus $118k onsite in this dataset.

Azure jobs

COMPANY	ROLE	SALARY	VIBE	STACK
Adobe	Forward Deployment Engineering (AI/ML)	USD 208,300 - USD 301,600	@HR grind	Python Java Scala +7	HN Apply
SalesJack	Founding Engineer	USD 200,000 - USD 200,000	[F] CRUNCH	TypeScript React Node.js +4	HN Apply
EnigmoFi	DevOps Engineer	USD 192,000 - USD 192,000	@HR stable	AWS GCP Azure +2	HN Apply
Neo.Tax	Senior Full-Stack Engineer & Senior Data Scientist/ML Engineer	USD 190,000 - USD 210,000	[E] stable	TypeScript Node.js React +11	HN Apply
Materialize	Senior Software Engineer (Cloud Infrastructure)	USD 175,000 - USD 210,000	[E] CRUNCH	AWS GCP Azure +6	HN Apply
Faraday	Senior Full-Stack Engineer (Backend)	USD 160,000 - USD 200,000	@HR grind	TypeScript JavaScript AWS +4	HN Apply
Rapport	Founding AI Engineer + Founding Data Engineer	USD 160,000 - USD 220,000	[F] CRUNCH	Python SQL FastAPI +7	HN Apply
Smile ID	Software Engineer, AI/ML	USD 160,000 - USD 210,000	[E] CRUNCH	PyTorch TensorFlow Vllm +13	HN Apply
Boeing	Digital Transformation Architect	USD 151,000 - USD 205,000	[E] stable	AWS Azure Kubernetes +2	HN Apply
Deducta	Senior Backend Engineer	GBP 150,000 + ≈ $191k	@HR stable	Scala C# SQL +1	HN Apply
Trustle	Senior Backend Engineer	USD 150,000 - USD 200,000	[E] CRUNCH	Python AWS GCP +7	HN Apply
Proven Software	Senior Fullstack SWE	USD 150,000 - USD 170,000	[F] grind	.NET C# SQL Server +3	HN Apply
Aimcast	Staff Software Engineer, Staff ML Engineer, Senior Fullstack Engineer	USD 150,000 - USD 200,000	[E] grind	PHP AWS Azure +4	HN Apply
Argent Software	Miami Field Engineers	USD 145,000 - USD 195,000	@HR stable	Active Directory Azure Datadog +2	HN Apply
Cambium Assessment Inc	Senior Software Engineer (AI Applications)	USD 140,000 - USD 170,000	[E] grind	Python TypeScript JavaScript +6	HN Apply
Proven Software	Senior Fullstack SWE	USD 140,000 - USD 170,000	[F] grind	.NET C# SQL Server +3	HN Apply
Lirio	Sr Cloud Engineer	USD 140,000 - USD 165,000	[E] stable	Java Python Golang +3	HN Apply
Credit Acceptance	Senior Site Reliability Engineer	USD 129,000 - USD 170,000	[E] stable	AWS Azure CI/CD +5	HN Apply
Stack Influence	Senior Full Stack JavaScript Developer	USD 125,000 - USD 200,000	@HR zen	React Node.js Next.js +1	HN Apply
Stack Influence	Multiple Openings	USD 125,000 - USD 225,000	[E] grind	React Node.js Next.js +2	HN Apply
Acrolinx	Software Engineer (Python) (AI/LLM)	USD 125,000 - USD 150,000	[E] grind	Python Http Apis Relational Databases +17	HN Apply
Stack Influence	Multiple Openings	USD 120,000 - USD 225,000	[F] stable	JavaScript React Node.js +3	HN Apply
Trustle	Senior or Staff Backend Engineer	USD 120,000 - USD 175,000	[E] grind	Python FastAPI PostgreSQL +8	HN Apply
bld.ai	Junior AI Engineer / Data Scientist	AUD 100,000 - AUD 115,000 ≈ $66k	[E] grind	Machine Learning Python Data Pipelines +5	HN Apply
Sideline	Software Engineer	AUD 100,000 - AUD 150,000 ≈ $66k	[F] grind	JavaScript jQuery TypeScript +4	HN Apply
LightSight	Forward Deployed Software Engineer	USD 90,000 - USD 150,000	[F] stable	Azure Golang React +1	HN Apply
Steelhead Software	Full-Stack Software Developer	USD 90,000 +	[E] grind	Vue.js Angular C# +6	HN Apply
Unexus	Lead DevOps Engineer	EUR 85,000 - EUR 95,000 ≈ $92k	[F] zen	Powershell Ansible Azure +3	HN Apply
Langdock	Product Engineer (Full-stack), Infrastructure Engineer, AI Associate	EUR 80,000 - EUR 156,000 ≈ $86k	[E] grind	Next.js React Prisma +7	HN Apply
Daniel's Jewelers	ERP Systems Analyst	USD 80,000 - USD 140,000	[E] grind	Delphi Interbase Azure +4	HN Apply
Stack Influence	Multiple Openings	USD 75,000 - USD 160,000	[E] grind	React Node.js Next.js +2	HN Apply
Centrum-AI	Senior Go Engineer	USD 70,000 - USD 120,000	[E] grind	Golang AWS GCP +4	HN Apply
Langdock	Product Engineer (Full-stack), Infrastructure Engineer, AI Associate	EUR 66,000 - EUR 102,000 ≈ $71k	[E] stable	Next.js React Prisma +7	HN Apply
MastarRec	SOC Analyst	GBP 65,000 - GBP 85,000 ≈ $83k	@HR stable	Servicenow AWS Azure +1	HN Apply
Elastics	Founding Engineer	USD 60,000 - USD 60,000	[F] grind	Python Docker Redis +4	HN Apply

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