July 2026 data
Elasticsearch startup salary data
As of July 2026, the median Elasticsearch salary at startups is $130k across 19 verified Hacker News “Who is Hiring” listings.
Based on 19 verified Elasticsearch 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: Peregrine Technologies leads hiring for Elasticsearch roles with 3 active posts, followed by Promptwatch.
🌍 Location & Remote Dynamics
Remote-Friendly: Elasticsearch is highly remote-friendly, with 63% of roles open to remote work. Parity: Remote and onsite compensation for Elasticsearch is effectively equal, with less than 5% variance in median pay.
💡 Tech Stack Context
Common Stack: 63% of Elasticsearch jobs also require TypeScript, and 63% mention PostgreSQL.
💰 Compensation Analysis
The median base salary for Elasticsearch developers is $130,000, with top-tier roles (P75) reaching $149,000.
Elasticsearch jobs
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| Rally UXR | Senior/Staff Backend Engineer | USD 190,000 - USD 225,000 |
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| FetLife | Head of Engineering & Infrastructure | USD 182,000 - USD 272,000 |
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| Obsidian Security | Staff Software Engineer | USD 176,000 - USD 196,000 |
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| Mailgun | Senior Golang Engineer | USD 165,000 - USD 190,000 |
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| Obsidian Security | Senior Threat Backend Engineer | USD 149,000 - USD 208,000 |
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| ReadWorks | Senior Data Engineer | USD 140,000 - USD 220,000 |
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| Seeq | Staff Software Engineer (Frontend, Backend, Platform) | USD 140,000 - USD 180,000 |
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| Skylight | Senior Backend Engineer | USD 140,000 - USD 213,000 |
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| Peregrine Technologies | Senior Software Engineer, Mobile | USD 130,000 - USD 215,000 |
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| Peregrine Technologies | Senior Mobile Engineer | USD 130,000 - USD 215,000 |
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| Peregrine Technologies | Senior Full Stack Engineer | USD 130,000 - USD 215,000 |
@HR stable
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| Kixie | Full-Stack Engineer + DBA | USD 125,000 - USD 150,000 |
[E] grind
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| Respondology | Senior Backend Engineer | USD 120,000 - USD 140,000 |
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| FetLife | Senior DevOps Engineer | USD 115,000 - USD 180,000 |
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| Promptwatch | Senior Full-Stack Developer | EUR 90,000 - EUR 110,000 ≈ $97k |
[E] stable
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| GlassDollar | Senior Data Engineer | EUR 90,000 - EUR 108,000 ≈ $97k |
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| Promptwatch | Senior Full-Stack Developer | EUR 78,000 - EUR 132,000 ≈ $84k |
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| Promptwatch | Senior Full-Stack Developer | EUR 65,000 - EUR 110,000 ≈ $70k |
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| Schema Labs (OpenCouncil) | Civic Tech Software Engineer | EUR 55,000 - EUR 65,000 ≈ $59k |
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