July 2026 data
GraphQL startup salary data
As of July 2026, the median GraphQL salary at startups is $145k across 53 verified Hacker News “Who is Hiring” listings.
Based on 53 verified GraphQL 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: GoGoGrandparent leads hiring for GraphQL roles with 5 active posts, followed by Ashby.
🌍 Location & Remote Dynamics
Remote-Friendly: GraphQL is highly remote-friendly, with 72% of roles open to remote work. Parity: Remote and onsite compensation for GraphQL is effectively equal, with less than 5% variance in median pay.
💡 Tech Stack Context
Common Stack: 77% of GraphQL jobs also require TypeScript, and 70% mention React.
💰 Compensation Analysis
The median base salary for GraphQL developers is $145,000, with top-tier roles (P75) reaching $157,000.
GraphQL jobs (53 total)
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| Flexa | Staff UI Engineer | USD 220,000 - USD 250,000 |
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| Flexa | Staff User Interface Engineer | USD 210,000 - USD 250,000 |
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| Ashby | Engineering Manager (Americas) | USD 200,000 - USD 275,000 |
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| HostGPO | Lead Engineer | USD 200,000 - USD 240,000 |
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| Baton | Senior Full Stack Engineer | USD 200,000 - USD 250,000 |
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| Neo.Tax | Senior Full-Stack Engineer & Senior Data Scientist/ML Engineer | USD 190,000 - USD 210,000 |
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| Join | Senior/Staff Software Engineer | USD 175,000 - USD 205,000 |
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| Confido Legal | Security Engineer | USD 175,000 - USD 225,000 |
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| Greenline | Founding Engineer: Backend + Data | USD 175,000 - USD 225,000 |
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| Carbon AI | Founding Eng | USD 175,000 - USD 225,000 |
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| Poe AI | Senior and Staff Full Stack Engineers | USD 174,000 - USD 275,000 |
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| PhysicianX | Founding Engineer | USD 160,000 - USD 250,000 |
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| Chronograph | Senior Software Engineer | USD 160,000 - USD 205,000 |
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| Boost My School | Senior or Staff Software Engineer | USD 157,000 - USD 204,000 |
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| Poe | Staff Security Engineer | CAD 155,000 - CAD 265,000 ≈ $113k |
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| Rune Labs | Senior Backend Engineer | USD 155,000 - USD 180,000 |
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| Ashby | Senior/Staff Product Engineer | USD 153,000 - USD 275,000 |
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| Ashby | Product Engineer | USD 153,000 - USD 220,000 |
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| Piq Energy | Full Stack Software Engineer | USD 150,000 - USD 250,000 |
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| River | Senior + Staff Engineers (Elixir, React, ML/AI) | USD 150,000 - USD 250,000 |
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| Range Finance | Software Engineer | USD 150,000 - USD 300,000 |
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| Range | Full Stack Engineer | USD 150,000 - USD 250,000 |
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| Good Pair Days | Lead Engineer, Fullstack | AUD 150,000 - AUD 250,000 ≈ $99k |
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| Equall | Product Engineer (Full Stack) | USD 150,000 - USD 250,000 |
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| Primitive Instruments Corporation | Full Stack Engineer | USD 150,000 + |
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| FrontRow | Senior Backend Engineer | USD 150,000 - USD 200,000 |
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| Rainbow Insurance | Backend or Fullstack Software Engineer | USD 150,000 - USD 175,000 |
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| Boost My School | Senior or Staff Software Engineer | USD 147,000 - USD 185,000 |
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| Receipts | Senior Mobile (React Native) Engineer | USD 145,000 - USD 170,000 |
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| Matcha.fm | Full-stack Software Engineer | USD 140,000 - USD 290,000 |
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| Skylight | Senior Backend Engineer | USD 140,000 - USD 213,000 |
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| Instinct Science | Senior Software Engineer (React Native) | USD 130,000 - USD 160,000 |
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| RecruitiFi | Software Engineer (Full-stack) | USD 130,000 - USD 160,000 |
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| Awarded Software | Full-Stack Engineers | USD 130,000 - USD 180,000 |
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| Offstream | Senior Software Engineer | USD 120,000 - USD 190,000 |
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| Strobe | Software Engineer | USD 120,000 - USD 250,000 |
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| Browse AI | Senior Software Engineer (Frontend) | AUD 120,000 - AUD 160,000 ≈ $79k |
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| Crisis Text Line, Inc. | Senior Software Engineer - Full Stack | USD 115,192 - USD 168,000 |
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| GoGoGrandparent | Tech Lead Engineer, Senior/Staff Backend/Full-stack/Frontend Engineers | USD 100,000 - USD 200,000 |
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| Welbi | Backend or Fullstack Developer | CAD 100,000 - CAD 120,000 ≈ $73k |
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