March 2026 data
Bash startup salary data
As of March 2026, the median Bash salary at startups is $112k across 6 verified Hacker News “Who is Hiring” listings.
Based on 6 verified Bash 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: 3Play Media leads hiring for Bash roles with 1 active posts, followed by Early Warning.
🌍 Location & Remote Dynamics
Remote-Friendly: Bash is highly remote-friendly, with 50% of roles open to remote work. Onsite Premium: Onsite Bash roles offer a 14% higher median salary ($116,800) than remote alternatives.
💡 Tech Stack Context
Common Stack: 83% of Bash jobs also require Python, and 50% mention AWS.
💰 Compensation Analysis
The median base salary for Bash developers is $111,740, with top-tier roles (P75) reaching $125,000.
Bash jobs
| COMPANY | ROLE | SALARY | VIBE | STACK | |
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| 3Play Media | Staff Platform Engineer | USD 150,000 - USD 180,000 |
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| Early Warning | Senior Cloud Engineer | USD 125,000 - USD 160,000 |
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| Qualcomm | Staff Kubernetes Platform Engineer | USD 116,800 - USD 175,200 |
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| Radix ILS | Senior Frontend Engineer / Senior Full-Stack Engineer (backend focus) | USD 100,000 - USD 200,000 |
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| Dirac | Lead Founding Engineer | GBP 84,000 - GBP 120,000 ≈ $107k |
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| FreightRoll | Senior Infrastructure Engineer | USD 40,000 - USD 50,000 |
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