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July 2026 data

CI/CD startup salary data

As of July 2026, the median CI/CD salary at startups is $140k across 31 verified Hacker News “Who is Hiring” listings.

Based on 31 verified CI/CD listings from Hacker News “Who is Hiring”. Sample size is shown so you know how much weight to give the number.

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MEDIAN
$140k
P25 TO P75
$115k to $160k
RANGE
$80k to $240k
LISTINGS
31

Median CI/CD salary over time

2024-07-01 to 2026-07-01

Market Signal (August 2026)

Top Hirers: Early Warning leads hiring for CI/CD roles with 2 active posts, followed by Credit Acceptance.

🌍 Location & Remote Dynamics

Remote-Friendly: CI/CD is highly remote-friendly, with 45% of roles open to remote work. Onsite Premium: Onsite CI/CD roles offer a 10% higher median salary ($150,000) than remote alternatives.

💡 Tech Stack Context

Common Stack: 58% of CI/CD jobs also require AWS, and 48% mention Python.

💰 Compensation Analysis

The median base salary for CI/CD developers is $140,000, with top-tier roles (P75) reaching $160,000.

CI/CD salary FAQ

What is the median CI/CD developer salary at startups?

The median CI/CD salary is $140k, based on 31 verified Hacker News 'Who is Hiring' listings as of July 2026.

What is the salary range for CI/CD roles?

CI/CD roles run from $115k (25th percentile) to $160k (75th percentile), with top listings reaching $240k.

Do remote CI/CD jobs pay more than onsite?

Remote CI/CD roles show a median of $140k versus $145k onsite in this dataset.

CI/CD jobs

COMPANY ROLE SALARY VIBE STACK
Prophet Town LLC Full-Stack Engineer + PM + DevOps/Infra
USD 240,000 - USD 370,000
[F] stable
JavaScript TypeScript SQL +10
HN Apply
EliseAI DevOps Engineer
USD 210,000 - USD 260,000
[E] grind
AWS Terraform Python +1
HN Apply
EnigmoFi DevOps Engineer
USD 192,000 - USD 192,000
@HR stable
AWS GCP Azure +2
HN Apply
SewerAI Staff Full-Stack Engineer
USD 180,000 - USD 230,000
[E] grind
React TypeScript Fastify +7
HN Apply
RWX Software Engineer
USD 175,000 - USD 250,000
[E] grind
CI/CD Serverless Graph Of Tasks +1
HN Apply
Elucid Principal Platform Engineer
USD 170,000 - USD 205,000
@HR stable
AWS Terraform CI/CD +7
HN Apply
Civilization Labs Full Stack Engineer
USD 160,000 - USD 185,000
[E] stable
Python Node.js Next.js +8
HN Apply
Meedan Senior Software Engineer, Machine Learning/AI Expert/Research
USD 160,000 - USD 180,000
[E] CRUNCH
Python Neo4j CI/CD
HN Apply
Smile ID Software Engineer, AI/ML
USD 160,000 - USD 210,000
[E] CRUNCH
PyTorch TensorFlow Vllm +13
HN Apply
DataSF Senior Data Engineer
USD 156,000 - USD 196,000
@HR stable
Snowflake Python SQL +4
HN Apply
Boeing Digital Transformation Architect
USD 151,000 - USD 205,000
[E] stable
AWS Azure Kubernetes +2
HN Apply
Second Nature Staff Software Engineer (Engineering AI Team)
USD 150,000 - USD 180,000
@HR CRUNCH
TypeScript React Next.js +7
HN Apply
Hudson River Trading Experienced Software Engineer — Systems
USD 150,000 - USD 250,000
[E] stable
Python Linux Unix +2
HN Apply
Foray Lead Software Engineer
USD 150,000 - USD 175,000
[E] grind
Python FastAPI React +6
HN Apply
Early Warning Staff Engineer, Cloud Engineering
USD 150,000 - USD 190,000
[E] grind
AWS Ec2 Lambda +10
HN Apply
Maryland Digital Service Senior Technical Lead
USD 140,000 - USD 175,000
@HR zen
DevOps CI/CD Tdd
HN Apply
Clever Benefits Senior Full Stack Software Engineer
USD 140,000 - USD 180,000
[E] CRUNCH
TypeScript React React Native +21
HN Apply
Sobek AI ML/AI Engineer & Software Architect
USD 140,000 - USD 190,000
[E] CRUNCH
Python PyTorch TensorFlow +7
HN Apply
Credit Acceptance Senior Software Engineer, Deal Central
USD 130,047 - USD 190,736
@HR stable
Java Less AWS +4
HN Apply
Credit Acceptance Senior Site Reliability Engineer
USD 129,000 - USD 170,000
[E] stable
AWS Azure CI/CD +5
HN Apply
Early Warning Senior Cloud Engineer
USD 125,000 - USD 160,000
[E] grind
AWS Eks Terraform +7
HN Apply
Delta AI Full Stack / AI Founding Engineer
USD 120,000 - USD 140,000
[F] CRUNCH
TypeScript React Node.js +6
HN Apply
Tandem Founding Software Engineer
USD 120,000 - USD 180,000
[F] grind
Python Flask TypeScript +13
HN Apply
Crisis Text Line, Inc. Senior Software Engineer - Full Stack
USD 115,192 - USD 168,000
[E] stable
AWS CI/CD Datadog +4
HN Apply
Fabric8Labs Software Developer
USD 105,000 - USD 135,000
[F] stable
3d CI/CD Docker +4
HN Apply
qBraid Cloud DevOps Engineer
USD 100,000 - USD 100,000
[E] grind
JavaScript TypeScript Python +13
HN Apply
Direzze Family Office AI-Native Technical Operations Lead
USD 90,000 - USD 150,000
[F] grind
Docker CI/CD Claude Code +2
HN Apply
Prompt Health Senior Full Stack Engineer, Senior DevOps Engineer, Support Engineer, Senior AI Engineer
USD 90,000 - USD 225,000
[E] grind
PHP PHP Vue.js +15
HN Apply
JamDoughnut Ltd Senior Ruby on Rails Engineer
GBP 90,000 - GBP 100,000 ≈ $114k
@HR stable
CI/CD Docker E2e +5
HN Apply
DoubleVerify (DV Scibids) Sr. Data Engineer I
USD 89,000 - USD 178,000
@HR grind
Python SQL Bigquery +7
HN Apply
CEF AI AI Innovator & Principal Software Engineer
USD 80,000 - USD 200,000
[E] CRUNCH
Golang Rust Android +8
HN Apply

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