Docker Salary at Startups (2026): $130k median - Page 3

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 salary FAQ

What is the median Docker developer salary at startups?

The median Docker salary is $130k, based on 119 verified Hacker News 'Who is Hiring' listings as of July 2026.

What is the salary range for Docker roles?

Docker roles run from $100k (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 $127k versus $140k onsite in this dataset.

Docker jobs (119 total)

COMPANY	ROLE	SALARY	VIBE	STACK
FusionAuth	Senior Java Software Engineer, Solutions Engineer	USD 120,000 - USD 180,000	[E] grind	Java MySQL PostgreSQL +5	HN Apply
Tandem	Founding Software Engineer	USD 120,000 - USD 180,000	[F] grind	Python Flask TypeScript +13	HN Apply
Mattermost	Customer Success Engineer	USD 113,000 - USD 150,000	[E] grind	Linux Docker Kubernetes	HN Apply
Supper	Data Integration Engineer	USD 110,000 - USD 170,000	[E] grind	Python Bigquery Looker +4	HN Apply
Fabric8Labs	Software Developer	USD 105,000 - USD 135,000	[F] stable	3d CI/CD Docker +4	HN Apply
OneTake AI	Full Stack Senior Engineer	EUR 105,000 - EUR 140,000 ≈ $113k	[F] grind	React Node.js Docker +4	HN Apply
Connie Health	Multiple engineering roles	USD 100,000 - USD 160,000	@HR stable	TypeScript Nestjs Vue.js +14	HN Apply
GoGoGrandparent	Tech Lead Engineer, Senior/Staff Backend/Full-stack/Frontend Engineers	USD 100,000 - USD 200,000	[E] grind	Node.js TypeScript MySQL +6	HN Apply
DeepAI	Software Engineer (Full Stack, Django, AWS)	USD 100,000 - USD 400,000	[E] stable	Django AWS MySQL +4	HN Apply
Depot	Enterprise Support Engineer	EUR 100,000 - EUR 160,000 ≈ $108k	[E] grind	GitHub Actions Docker Bazel +2	HN Apply
Careignition	Senior Software Engineer	USD 100,000 - USD 200,000	[F] grind	Python Apache Iceberg Docker +7	HN Apply
qBraid	Cloud DevOps Engineer	USD 100,000 - USD 100,000	[E] grind	JavaScript TypeScript Python +13	HN Apply
Reef Technologies	Senior Python Backend Engineer	USD 90,000 - USD 140,000	[E] grind	Python Docker Gpu	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
Terrateam	Software Engineer	EUR 90,000 - EUR 130,000 ≈ $97k	[E] grind	OCaml PostgreSQL Docker +4	HN Apply
Depot	Multiple openings	USD 90,000 - USD 150,000	@HR grind	GitHub Actions Docker Bazel +1	HN Apply
OneTake AI	Full Stack Senior Engineer	EUR 90,000 - EUR 120,000 ≈ $97k	[F] grind	React Node.js Docker +4	HN Apply
GoGoGrandparent	Backend/Full-stack/Frontend Engineer	USD 90,000 - USD 150,000	[E] grind	Node.js TypeScript MySQL +6	HN Apply
GoGoGrandparent	Senior/Staff Backend/Full-stack/Frontend Engineer	USD 90,000 - USD 150,000	[E] grind	Node.js TypeScript MySQL +6	HN Apply
GoGoGrandparent	Senior/Staff Backend/Full-stack Engineer	USD 90,000 - USD 150,000	@HR grind	Node.js TypeScript MySQL +6	HN Apply
GoGoGrandparent	Senior/Staff Backend/Full-stack Engineers	USD 90,000 - USD 150,000	[F] grind	Node.js TypeScript MySQL +6	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
Spruce	Lead Full Stack Engineer	GBP 85,000 - GBP 120,000 ≈ $108k	[F] stable	TypeScript React Node.js +6	HN Apply
CommunityScale	Lead Python Developer	USD 85,000 - USD 125,000	[E] grind	Python FastAPI Sqlalchemy +18	HN Apply
Onefish AI	AI Fullstack Engineer	USD 80,000 - USD 300,000	[F] CRUNCH	Python Svelte Pyodide +4	HN Apply
Serac Group	Technical Lead	GBP 80,000 - GBP 95,000 ≈ $102k	[E] grind	Artificial Intelligence AWS Docker +2	HN Apply
OneTake AI	Full Stack Senior Engineer	EUR 80,000 - EUR 100,000 ≈ $86k	[F] grind	React Node.js Docker +7	HN Apply
Centrum-AI	Senior Go Engineer	USD 70,000 - USD 120,000	[E] grind	Golang AWS GCP +4	HN Apply
Tracebit	Founding Engineer, Founding Security Researcher, Founding Account Executive, Founding Sales Engineer	GBP 60,000 - GBP 220,000 ≈ $76k	[F] CRUNCH	Docker Riot Games Synthesia +1	HN Apply
Elastics	Founding Engineer	USD 60,000 - USD 60,000	[F] grind	Python Docker Redis +4	HN Apply
Avantos.ai	Jr Software Eng	USD 60,000 - USD 80,000	[E] stable	TypeScript Golang React +7	HN Apply
RevEng.AI	Systems Software Engineer and Compiler Engineer	GBP 60,000 - GBP 120,000 ≈ $76k	[E] stable	Linux Windows Gcc +6	HN Apply
UMH	Product Engineer	EUR 55,000 - EUR 85,000 ≈ $59k	[F] stable	Docker Benthos Open Source	HN Apply
Bookarang	DevOps/Backend developer	EUR 55,000 - EUR 72,000 ≈ $59k	@HR grind	Airflow Grafana Prometheus +4	HN Apply
Risiq GmbH	Backend Engineer (Python)	EUR 55,000 - EUR 85,000 ≈ $59k	[E] grind	Python FastAPI AWS +1	HN Apply
Sentinel Defense Technologies	Founding Product Engineer / Systems Architect	USD 36,000 +	[F] stable	Python Django MongoDB +6	HN Apply
Sentinel Defense Technologies	Systems Architect / Founding Backend Engineer	USD 36,000 - USD 36,000	[F] CRUNCH	Python Django MongoDB +7	HN Apply

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