July 2026 data
Golang startup salary data
As of July 2026, the median Golang salary at startups is $147k across 104 verified Hacker News “Who is Hiring” listings.
Based on 104 verified Golang 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: Fullstory leads hiring for Golang roles with 7 active posts, followed by Bubblehouse.
🌍 Location & Remote Dynamics
Remote-Friendly: Golang is highly remote-friendly, with 64% of roles open to remote work. Remote Premium: Remote Golang roles currently fetch a 7% salary premium (median $150,000) compared to onsite positions.
💡 Tech Stack Context
Common Stack: 38% of Golang jobs also require TypeScript, and 37% mention React.
💰 Compensation Analysis
The median base salary for Golang developers is $147,000, with top-tier roles (P75) reaching $160,000.
Golang jobs (104 total)
| COMPANY | ROLE | SALARY | VIBE | STACK | |
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| WunderGraph | Senior TypeScript Engineer (Library & Algorithm Focus) / Staff Platform Engineer / Staff Full Stack and Staff Backend Golang Engineers | EUR 90,000 - EUR 130,000 ≈ $97k |
[E] grind
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| Stream | Backend Engineer | EUR 84,000 - EUR 192,000 ≈ $91k |
[E] grind
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| Spacelift | Senior Software Engineer | USD 80,000 - USD 110,000 |
[F] stable
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| Yidi's Consulting | Senior Full-Stack Engineer | USD 80,000 - USD 80,000 |
[F] zen
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| Charted Sea | Senior Product & Platform Engineer | USD 80,000 - USD 120,000 |
[F] grind
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| Narraduct | Trust Officer | USD 80,000 + |
[E] grind
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| CEF AI | AI Innovator & Principal Software Engineer | USD 80,000 - USD 200,000 |
[E] CRUNCH
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| Onefish AI | AI Fullstack Engineer | USD 80,000 - USD 300,000 |
[F] CRUNCH
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| Bubblehouse | Integration Engineer | USD 70,000 - USD 110,000 |
[E] zen
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| BoWatt | Full-Stack Engineer | EUR 70,000 - EUR 100,000 ≈ $76k |
[F] stable
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| Stellar | Product Minded Engineer / Implementation Lead | EUR 70,000 - EUR 100,000 ≈ $76k |
[F] grind
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| BoWatt | Senior Full-Stack Engineer | EUR 70,000 - EUR 100,000 ≈ $76k |
[F] grind
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| Centrum-AI | Senior Go Engineer | USD 70,000 - USD 120,000 |
[E] grind
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| Stellar | Software Engineer | EUR 70,000 - EUR 100,000 ≈ $76k |
[F] CRUNCH
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| Stream | Backend Engineer | EUR 70,000 - EUR 160,000 ≈ $76k |
[E] CRUNCH
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| Beeper (Automattic) | Reverse Engineer | USD 70,000 - USD 170,000 |
[E] grind
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| Lemon AI | Founding Engineer | GBP 70,000 - GBP 100,000 ≈ $89k |
[F] CRUNCH
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| Liquid | Founding Engineer | GBP 70,000 - GBP 95,000 ≈ $89k |
[F] zen
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| Lemon AI | Founding Backend Engineer | GBP 70,000 - GBP 100,000 ≈ $89k |
[F] CRUNCH
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| Gladly | Staff Software Engineer, AI & Automation | USD 60,000 - USD 215,000 |
@HR grind
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| Avantos.ai | Jr Software Eng | USD 60,000 - USD 80,000 |
[E] stable
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| Common Prefix | Software Engineer, Senior Software Engineer, DevOps | USD 50,000 - USD 160,000 |
[E] grind
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| FreightRoll | Senior Infrastructure Engineer | USD 40,000 - USD 50,000 |
[E] grind
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| Clipster | Multiple Roles | USD 36,000 - USD 96,000 |
[F] grind
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