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August 2026 data

FastAPI startup salary data

As of August 2026, the median FastAPI salary at startups is $140k across 46 verified Hacker News “Who is Hiring” listings.

Based on 46 verified FastAPI listings from Hacker News “Who is Hiring”. Sample size is shown so you know how much weight to give the number.

MEDIAN
$140k
P25 TO P75
$117k to $160k
RANGE
$39k to $260k
LISTINGS
46

Median FastAPI salary over time

2024-09-01 to 2026-08-01

Market Signal (September 2026)

Top Hirers: Olli Health leads hiring for FastAPI roles with 5 active posts, followed by Cora AI.

🌍 Location & Remote Dynamics

Remote-Friendly: FastAPI is highly remote-friendly, with 59% of roles open to remote work. Remote Premium: Remote FastAPI roles currently fetch a 15% salary premium (median $149,000) compared to onsite positions.

💡 Tech Stack Context

Common Stack: 87% of FastAPI jobs also require Python, and 46% mention AWS.

💰 Compensation Analysis

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

FastAPI salary FAQ

What is the median FastAPI developer salary at startups?

The median FastAPI salary is $140k, based on 46 verified Hacker News 'Who is Hiring' listings as of August 2026.

What is the salary range for FastAPI roles?

FastAPI roles run from $117k (25th percentile) to $160k (75th percentile), with top listings reaching $260k.

Do remote FastAPI jobs pay more than onsite?

Remote FastAPI roles show a median of $149k versus $130k onsite in this dataset.

FastAPI jobs (46 total)

COMPANY ROLE SALARY VIBE STACK
Jurisphere Full-Stack Senior Founding Engineer
₹3,250,000 - ₹6,500,000 ≈ $39k
[F] grind
The General Intelligence Company Senior Product Engineer
$260,000 - $300,000
[F] grind
Datalab Software Engineer and Head of Business Ops
$250,000 - $350,000
[F] CRUNCH
Olli Health Senior ML/NLP Data Engineer
$200,000 - $250,000
[F] CRUNCH
Baton Senior Full Stack Engineer
$200,000 - $250,000
[E] grind
Ascertain Senior Engineers (Backend, Frontend, AI)
$180,000 - $280,000
[F] grind
Cora AI Founding Engineers (Full Stack & Applied AI)
$175,000 - $220,000
[F] grind
Olli Health Senior ML Engineer or Full Stack SDE
$175,000 - $200,000
[F] CRUNCH
Olli Health Senior Automation Engineer & ML/NLP Data Scientist
$165,000 - $200,000
[F] CRUNCH
Olli Health Senior Backend SDE
$165,000 - $185,000
[F] CRUNCH
Landjourney Senior Full-Stack Engineer
CA$160,000 - CA$170,000 ≈ $117k
[E] grind
Rapport Founding AI Engineer + Founding Data Engineer
$160,000 - $220,000
[F] CRUNCH
Smile ID Software Engineer, AI/ML
$160,000 - $210,000
[E] CRUNCH
Olli Health Founding Senior Full Stack SDE
$160,000 - $180,000
[F] CRUNCH
Guac Backend/Fullstack Engineer
$150,000 - $250,000
[F] stable
Kernel Intelligence Senior Backend Systems Engineer
$150,000 - $200,000
[E] grind
YourTechResume Founding Engineer
$150,000 - $350,000
[F] grind
Cora AI Founding Engineer, Full Stack
$150,000 - $200,000
[F] CRUNCH
Trustle Senior Backend Engineer
$150,000 - $200,000
[E] CRUNCH
Cora AI Founding Engineer
$150,000 - $200,000
[F] CRUNCH
JotPsych Senior Frontend Engineer / Senior Backend Engineer
$150,000 - $250,000
[E] grind
Equall Product Engineer (Full Stack)
$150,000 - $250,000
[E] CRUNCH
Foray Lead Software Engineer
$150,000 - $175,000
[E] grind
Obsidian Security Senior Threat Backend Engineer
$149,000 - $208,000
[E] CRUNCH
YCharts Software Engineer
$140,000 - $180,000
[E] stable
Bidaya AI Senior Software Engineer (Full Stack)
CA$140,000 - CA$140,000 ≈ $102k
[F] CRUNCH
YCharts Software Engineer - Applied AI
$140,000 - $180,000
[F] grind
Roger Healthcare Senior/Staff Backend Engineer & Junior Backend Engineer
$140,000 - $230,000
[F] grind
Sobek AI ML/AI Engineer & Software Architect
$140,000 - $190,000
[E] CRUNCH
Ascertain Senior Product Engineer
$130,000 - $175,000
[E] stable
Faction Founding Engineers
$130,000 - $225,000
[E] CRUNCH
Awarded Software Full-Stack Engineers
$130,000 - $180,000
[E] grind
Vironix Health VP of Engineering
$130,000 - $170,000
[F] grind
Acrolinx Software Engineer (Python) (AI/LLM)
$125,000 - $150,000
[E] grind
PosterChild Inc Founding Full-Stack Engineer
$120,000 - $150,000
[F] CRUNCH
Trustle Senior or Staff Backend Engineer
$120,000 - $175,000
[E] grind
Respondology Senior Backend Engineer
$120,000 - $140,000
[E] grind
Careignition Senior Software Engineer
$100,000 - $200,000
[F] grind
Mixpeek Founding Engineer
$100,000 - $150,000
[F] grind
Vornoy Software Engineer
$90,000 - $110,000
[F] stable

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