June 2026 data
Linux startup salary data
As of June 2026, the median Linux salary at startups is $140k across 27 verified Hacker News “Who is Hiring” listings.
Based on 27 verified Linux 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: b.well leads hiring for Linux roles with 2 active posts, followed by EnigmoFi.
🌍 Location & Remote Dynamics
Remote-Friendly: Linux is highly remote-friendly, with 63% of roles open to remote work. Onsite Premium: Onsite Linux roles offer a 13% higher median salary ($150,000) than remote alternatives.
💡 Tech Stack Context
Common Stack: 56% of Linux jobs also require Python, and 37% mention AWS.
💰 Compensation Analysis
The median base salary for Linux developers is $140,000, with top-tier roles (P75) reaching $153,000.
Linux jobs
| COMPANY | ROLE | SALARY | VIBE | STACK | |
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| EnigmoFi | DevOps / SRE | USD 192,000 + |
[F] grind
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| BREAKFAST | Senior Software Engineer | USD 170,000 - USD 220,000 |
[F] grind
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| Prolific Machines | Senior Software Platform Engineer | USD 160,000 - USD 210,000 |
[E] stable
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| pganalyze | Senior Solutions Engineer | USD 160,000 - USD 200,000 |
[F] grind
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| b.well | Sr SRE | USD 154,000 - USD 190,000 |
[E] stable
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| Cyngn | Multiple Roles | USD 153,000 - USD 171,000 |
[E] grind
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| b.well | Senior Site Reliability Engineer | USD 153,000 - USD 190,000 |
[E] grind
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| Cloudpepper | Senior Platform / DevOps Engineer | USD 150,000 - USD 180,000 |
[E] stable
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| Loophole Labs | Senior Systems Engineer | USD 150,000 - USD 195,000 |
[E] stable
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| Hudson River Trading | Experienced Software Engineer — Systems | USD 150,000 - USD 250,000 |
[E] stable
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| TandemAI | Sr/Principal DevOps Engineer | USD 150,000 - USD 175,000 |
[E] CRUNCH
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| 3Play Media | Staff Platform Engineer | USD 150,000 - USD 180,000 |
[E] grind
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| GloveBox | Product System Engineer | USD 150,000 - USD 150,000 |
[E] grind
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| ReadWorks | Senior Data Engineer | USD 140,000 - USD 220,000 |
[E] stable
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| Epiq Design Solutions | Principal Software Engineer – Core SDR Library | USD 130,000 - USD 170,000 |
[E] CRUNCH
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| Arturo AI | MLEng and MLOps Roles | USD 130,000 - USD 190,000 |
[E] stable
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| Early Warning | Senior Cloud Engineer | USD 125,000 - USD 160,000 |
[E] grind
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| Mattermost | Customer Success Engineer | USD 113,000 - USD 150,000 |
[E] grind
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| Arctos Technology Solutions | Senior Software Engineer | USD 110,000 - USD 145,000 |
[E] grind
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| Spice Data | Software Engineer / Sr Software Engineer | USD 100,000 - USD 220,000 |
[E] grind
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| Radix ILS | Senior Frontend Engineer / Senior Full-Stack Engineer (backend focus) | USD 100,000 - USD 200,000 |
[E] grind
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| Sangoma Technologies | Lead Frontend Developer, Sr Backend Developer | CAD 100,000 - CAD 140,000 ≈ $73k |
[E] CRUNCH
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| Narraduct | Trust Officer | USD 80,000 + |
[E] grind
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| Carebit | Full Stack Support Engineer | GBP 80,000 - GBP 100,000 ≈ $102k |
[E] grind
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| RevEng.AI | Systems Software Engineer and Compiler Engineer | GBP 60,000 - GBP 120,000 ≈ $76k |
[E] stable
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| pretix | Linux sysadmin | EUR 57,000 + ≈ $62k |
[F] stable
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| ApplianSys | Senior Software Developer | GBP 40,000 - GBP 70,000 ≈ $51k |
@HR CRUNCH
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