July 2026 data
Docker startup salary data
As of July 2026, the median Docker salary at startups is $130k across 119 verified Hacker News “Who is Hiring” listings.
Based on 119 verified Docker 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: FusionAuth leads hiring for Docker roles with 12 active posts, followed by GoGoGrandparent.
🌍 Location & Remote Dynamics
Remote-Friendly: Docker is highly remote-friendly, with 54% 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: 50% 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 jobs (119 total)
| COMPANY | ROLE | SALARY | VIBE | STACK | |
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| Jurisphere | Full-Stack Senior Founding Engineer | INR 3,250,000 - INR 6,500,000 ≈ $39k |
[F] grind
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| BillionToOne | Senior Software Engineer | USD 280,000 - USD 307,000 |
@HR stable
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| VersaFeed | VP of Engineering | USD 250,000 - USD 365,000 |
[F] grind
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| Mobasi | Founding Engineer | USD 240,000 - USD 240,000 |
[F] CRUNCH
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| Prophet Town LLC | Full-Stack Engineer + PM + DevOps/Infra | USD 240,000 - USD 370,000 |
[F] stable
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| FusionAuth | Principal Software Engineer | USD 225,000 - USD 270,000 |
[F] stable
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| EnergyHub | Director of Engineering | USD 225,000 - USD 225,000 |
[F] stable
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| Prophet Town LLC | Platform Engineer and Full-Stack Engineer | USD 220,000 - USD 350,000 |
[F] grind
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| Adobe | Forward Deployment Engineering (AI/ML) | USD 208,300 - USD 301,600 |
@HR grind
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| Complete Sleep | Staff Backend Engineer | USD 200,000 - USD 200,000 |
[F] grind
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| EnigmoFi | DevOps / SRE | USD 192,000 + |
[F] grind
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| Culture Biosciences | Senior Software Developer (Bioprocess Automation) | USD 180,000 - USD 210,000 |
[E] grind
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| SewerAI | Staff Full-Stack Engineer | USD 180,000 - USD 230,000 |
[E] grind
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| Ascertain | Senior Engineers (Backend, Frontend, AI) | USD 180,000 - USD 280,000 |
[F] grind
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| Toolhouse | Software Engineer (Fullstack) | USD 180,000 - USD 180,000 |
[E] CRUNCH
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| Confido Legal | Security Engineer | USD 175,000 - USD 225,000 |
[F] grind
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| Loman AI | Founding Engineer | USD 175,000 - USD 225,000 |
[F] grind
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| KnowBe4 | Principal Engineer | USD 165,000 - USD 185,000 |
[F] stable
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| Odyssey | Full Stack Engineer | USD 160,000 - USD 180,000 |
@HR grind
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| thelab | Senior Backend Developer | USD 160,000 - USD 165,000 |
[E] CRUNCH
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| Chronograph | Senior Software Engineer | USD 160,000 - USD 205,000 |
[E] CRUNCH
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| Smile ID | Software Engineer, AI/ML | USD 160,000 - USD 210,000 |
[E] CRUNCH
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| Steward | Senior/Staff Fullstack Engineer | USD 160,000 - USD 190,000 |
[E] grind
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| Stealth Startup | Lead Fullstack Engineer | USD 160,000 - USD 190,000 |
[E] CRUNCH
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| Poe | Staff Security Engineer | CAD 155,000 - CAD 265,000 ≈ $113k |
[E] grind
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| MindFort AI | Backend Software Engineer, AI Researcher | USD 150,000 - USD 250,000 |
[F] stable
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| 23andMe | Software Engineer II, Compute Pipelines | USD 150,000 - USD 190,000 |
[E] stable
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| Giftster | Senior Fullstack Python Developer | USD 150,000 - USD 190,000 |
[F] stable
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| YourTechResume | Founding Engineer | USD 150,000 - USD 350,000 |
[F] grind
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| VersaFeed | Senior Software Engineer | USD 150,000 - USD 220,000 |
[E] grind
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| Epic Kids | Data Engineer | USD 150,000 - USD 200,000 |
[E] grind
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| Chronograph | DevOps Engineer | USD 150,000 - USD 170,000 |
[E] grind
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| Matroid | Field Software Engineer | USD 150,000 - USD 300,000 |
[E] grind
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| Norm Ai | Multiple engineering roles | USD 150,000 - USD 250,000 |
[E] CRUNCH
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| Matroid | Software Engineer | USD 150,000 - USD 300,000 |
[E] grind
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| TandemAI | Sr/Principal DevOps Engineer | USD 150,000 - USD 175,000 |
[E] CRUNCH
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| VLM Run | Member of Technical Staff, ML Systems | USD 150,000 - USD 220,000 |
[E] CRUNCH
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| VLM Run | Member of Technical Staff, ML Systems, Developer Relations | USD 150,000 - USD 220,000 |
[E] CRUNCH
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| Early Warning | Staff Engineer, Cloud Engineering | USD 150,000 - USD 190,000 |
[E] grind
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| Primitive Instruments Corporation | Full Stack Engineer | USD 150,000 + |
[E] grind
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