Docker Salary at Startups (2026): $130k median

Market Signal (September 2026)

Top Hirers: FusionAuth leads hiring for Docker roles with 13 active posts, followed by GoGoGrandparent.

🌍 Location & Remote Dynamics

Remote-Friendly: Docker is highly remote-friendly, with 53% of roles open to remote work. Onsite Premium: Onsite Docker roles offer a 14% higher median salary ($140,000) than remote alternatives.

💡 Tech Stack Context

Common Stack: 49% of Docker jobs also require AWS, and 48% mention Kubernetes.

💰 Compensation Analysis

The median base salary for Docker developers is $130,000, with top-tier roles (P75) reaching $150,000.

Docker salary FAQ

What is the median Docker developer salary at startups?

The median Docker salary is $130k, based on 121 verified Hacker News 'Who is Hiring' listings as of August 2026.

What is the salary range for Docker roles?

Docker roles run from $102k (25th percentile) to $150k (75th percentile), with top listings reaching $280k.

Do remote Docker jobs pay more than onsite?

Remote Docker roles show a median of $129k versus $135k onsite in this dataset.

Docker jobs (121 total)

COMPANY	ROLE	SALARY	VIBE	STACK
Jurisphere	Full-Stack Senior Founding Engineer	₹3,250,000 - ₹6,500,000 ≈ $39k	[F] grind	Python FastAPI Next.js +4	HN Apply
BillionToOne	Senior Software Engineer	$280,000 - $307,000	@HR stable	Python Django PostgreSQL +8	HN Apply
VersaFeed	VP of Engineering	$250,000 - $365,000	[F] grind	Python Django PostgreSQL +7	HN Apply
Mobasi	Founding Engineer	$240,000 - $240,000	[F] CRUNCH	Rust TypeScript Python +7	HN Apply
Prophet Town LLC	Full-Stack Engineer + PM + DevOps/Infra	$240,000 - $370,000	[F] stable	JavaScript TypeScript SQL +10	HN Apply
FusionAuth	Principal Software Engineer	$225,000 - $270,000	[F] stable	Java PostgreSQL Docker +5	HN Apply
EnergyHub	Director of Engineering	$225,000 - $225,000	[F] stable	Java Android React +6	HN Apply
Prophet Town LLC	Platform Engineer and Full-Stack Engineer	$220,000 - $350,000	[F] grind	AWS GCP Kubernetes +21	HN Apply
Adobe	Forward Deployment Engineering (AI/ML)	$208,300 - $301,600	@HR grind	Python Java Scala +7	HN Apply
Complete Sleep	Staff Backend Engineer	$200,000 - $200,000	[F] grind	Golang Next.js AWS +2	HN Apply
EnigmoFi	DevOps / SRE	$192,000 +	[F] grind	AWS Kubernetes Docker +5	HN Apply
Culture Biosciences	Senior Software Developer (Bioprocess Automation)	$180,000 - $210,000	[E] grind	Python Docker Iac	HN Apply
SewerAI	Staff Full-Stack Engineer	$180,000 - $230,000	[E] grind	React TypeScript Fastify +7	HN Apply
Ascertain	Senior Engineers (Backend, Frontend, AI)	$180,000 - $280,000	[F] grind	Python FastAPI Kubernetes +8	HN Apply
Toolhouse	Software Engineer (Fullstack)	$180,000 - $180,000	[E] CRUNCH	TypeScript Python PostgreSQL +1	HN Apply
Confido Legal	Security Engineer	$175,000 - $225,000	[F] grind	TypeScript React Next.js +5	HN Apply
Loman AI	Founding Engineer	$175,000 - $225,000	[F] grind	Node.js TypeScript PostgreSQL +4	HN Apply
FusionAuth	Senior Java Engineer	$170,000 - $200,000	[E] stable	Java PostgreSQL Docker +5	HN Apply
KnowBe4	Principal Engineer	$165,000 - $185,000	[F] stable	AWS Python Docker +8	HN Apply
Landjourney	Senior Full-Stack Engineer	CA$160,000 - CA$170,000 ≈ $117k	[E] grind	Python FastAPI Cockroachdb +4	HN Apply
Odyssey	Full Stack Engineer	$160,000 - $180,000	@HR grind	TypeScript AWS PostgreSQL +4	HN Apply
thelab	Senior Backend Developer	$160,000 - $165,000	[E] CRUNCH	TypeScript Python Django +5	HN Apply
Chronograph	Senior Software Engineer	$160,000 - $205,000	[E] CRUNCH	Kubernetes Prometheus Grafana +11	HN Apply
Smile ID	Software Engineer, AI/ML	$160,000 - $210,000	[E] CRUNCH	PyTorch TensorFlow Vllm +13	HN Apply
Steward	Senior/Staff Fullstack Engineer	$160,000 - $190,000	[E] grind	TypeScript React Jest +5	HN Apply
Stealth Startup	Lead Fullstack Engineer	$160,000 - $190,000	[E] CRUNCH	TypeScript React Dynamodb +5	HN Apply
Poe	Staff Security Engineer	CA$155,000 - CA$265,000 ≈ $113k	[E] grind	Python React TypeScript +5	HN Apply
MindFort AI	Backend Software Engineer, AI Researcher	$150,000 - $250,000	[F] stable	Python PostgreSQL Docker +7	HN Apply
23andMe	Software Engineer II, Compute Pipelines	$150,000 - $190,000	[E] stable	Python Terraform AWS +1	HN Apply
Giftster	Senior Fullstack Python Developer	$150,000 - $190,000	[F] stable	Python Django Django Rest Framework +7	HN Apply
YourTechResume	Founding Engineer	$150,000 - $350,000	[F] grind	Python FastAPI Sqlalchemy +8	HN Apply
VersaFeed	Senior Software Engineer	$150,000 - $220,000	[E] grind	Python Django JavaScript +8	HN Apply
Epic Kids	Data Engineer	$150,000 - $200,000	[E] grind	Etl Elt Bigquery +6	HN Apply
Chronograph	DevOps Engineer	$150,000 - $170,000	[E] grind	Kubernetes Prometheus Grafana +8	HN Apply
Matroid	Field Software Engineer	$150,000 - $300,000	[E] grind	Python PyTorch Kubernetes +7	HN Apply
Norm Ai	Multiple engineering roles	$150,000 - $250,000	[E] CRUNCH	Artificial Intelligence React Python +2	HN Apply
Matroid	Software Engineer	$150,000 - $300,000	[E] grind	Python PyTorch Kubernetes +7	HN Apply
TandemAI	Sr/Principal DevOps Engineer	$150,000 - $175,000	[E] CRUNCH	AWS Cloudformation Terraform +7	HN Apply
VLM Run	Member of Technical Staff, ML Systems	$150,000 - $220,000	[E] CRUNCH	Vision Language Models Llms Temporal/video Models +12	HN Apply
VLM Run	Member of Technical Staff, ML Systems, Developer Relations	$150,000 - $220,000	[E] CRUNCH	Vision Language Models Llms Temporal/video Models +10	HN Apply

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