MongoDB Salary at Startups (2026): $140k median

Market Signal (August 2026)

Top Hirers: SerpApi leads hiring for MongoDB roles with 5 active posts, followed by SonarMD.

🌍 Location & Remote Dynamics

Remote-Friendly: MongoDB is highly remote-friendly, with 57% of roles open to remote work. Onsite Premium: Onsite MongoDB roles offer a 7% higher median salary ($150,000) than remote alternatives.

💡 Tech Stack Context

Common Stack: 54% of MongoDB jobs also require React, and 46% mention Python.

💰 Compensation Analysis

The median base salary for MongoDB developers is $140,000, with top-tier roles (P75) reaching $150,000.

MongoDB salary FAQ

What is the median MongoDB developer salary at startups?

The median MongoDB salary is $140k, based on 28 verified Hacker News 'Who is Hiring' listings as of July 2026.

What is the salary range for MongoDB roles?

MongoDB roles run from $100k (25th percentile) to $150k (75th percentile), with top listings reaching $200k.

Do remote MongoDB jobs pay more than onsite?

Remote MongoDB roles show a median of $140k versus $140k onsite in this dataset.

MongoDB jobs

COMPANY	ROLE	SALARY	VIBE	STACK
RentSpree	Staff Software Engineer	USD 200,000 - USD 220,000	[F] grind	Node.js TypeScript React +2	HN Apply
SonarMD	Senior Full Stack Engineer	USD 180,000 - USD 220,000	[F] grind	Node.js Express React +8	HN Apply
Mailgun	Senior Golang Engineer	USD 165,000 - USD 190,000	[E] grind	Golang MongoDB Cassandra +6	HN Apply
ResortPass	Senior Software Engineer, Frontend	USD 160,000 - USD 210,000	[E] CRUNCH	React 19 Next.js 16 TypeScript +9	HN Apply
SerpApi	Fullstack Engineer	USD 150,000 - USD 180,000	[F] stable	Ruby Ruby on Rails MongoDB +3	HN Apply
SerpApi	Junior to Senior Fullstack Engineer	USD 150,000 - USD 180,000	[E] zen	Ruby Ruby on Rails MongoDB +3	HN Apply
SerpApi	Junior to Senior Fullstack Engineer, Customer Success Engineer, Hiring Coordinator, Developer Advocate	USD 150,000 - USD 180,000	[E] grind	Python Ruby PHP +10	HN Apply
Matroid	Field Software Engineer	USD 150,000 - USD 300,000	[E] grind	Python PyTorch Kubernetes +7	HN Apply
Flourish Health	Senior Software Engineer	USD 150,000 - USD 189,000	[F] grind	TypeScript Node.js React Native +2	HN Apply
Matroid	Software Engineer	USD 150,000 - USD 300,000	[E] grind	Python PyTorch Kubernetes +7	HN Apply
SerpApi	Junior to Senior Fullstack Engineer, Customer Success Engineer	USD 150,000 - USD 180,000	[F] grind	Ruby Ruby on Rails MongoDB +1	HN Apply
SerpApi	Junior to Senior Fullstack Engineer, Customer Success Engineer, Talent Acquisition Specialist	USD 150,000 - USD 180,000	[E] grind	Ruby Ruby on Rails MongoDB +1	HN Apply
Nyxcipher	Developer	USD 150,000 - USD 180,000	[E] CRUNCH	Node.js MongoDB Solidity +4	HN Apply
Roger Healthcare	Senior/Staff Backend Engineer & Junior Backend Engineer	USD 140,000 - USD 230,000	[F] grind	FastAPI MongoDB PostgreSQL +3	HN Apply
SonarMD	Senior Data Engineer	USD 140,000 - USD 160,000	[E] grind	Node.js TypeScript Express +10	HN Apply
BioIntelliSense	Senior Software Engineer	USD 140,000 - USD 175,000	[E] grind	C# .net 9 WebAssembly +4	HN Apply
Skylight	Senior Backend Engineer	USD 140,000 - USD 213,000	[E] grind	React TypeScript GraphQL +9	HN Apply
Businessloans.com	Staff Engineer	USD 140,000 - USD 180,000	@HR stable	TypeScript Next.js Serverless +5	HN Apply
Acuity Insights	Senior Software Developer	CAD 135,000 - CAD 175,000 ≈ $99k	[E] stable	JavaScript TypeScript Golang +7	HN Apply
Tandem	Founding Software Engineer	USD 120,000 - USD 180,000	[F] grind	Python Flask TypeScript +13	HN Apply
Healthesystems	Principal Appian Engineer	USD 119,000 - USD 164,000	[E] grind	Appian SQL Server MongoDB +2	HN Apply
Storepass	Senior Software Engineer	USD 100,000 - USD 150,000	@HR stable	Node.js Express.js React +1	HN Apply
qBraid	Cloud DevOps Engineer	USD 100,000 - USD 100,000	[E] grind	JavaScript TypeScript Python +13	HN Apply
Synapse Social	Founding Engineer	USD 90,000 - USD 100,000	[F] grind	Python React React Native +4	HN Apply
ToursByLocals	Full Stack Engineer	USD 75,000 - USD 150,000	[F] stable	Node.js TypeScript Next.js +4	HN Apply
Bookarang	DevOps/Backend developer	EUR 55,000 - EUR 72,000 ≈ $59k	@HR grind	Airflow Grafana Prometheus +4	HN Apply
Sentinel Defense Technologies	Founding Product Engineer / Systems Architect	USD 36,000 +	[F] stable	Python Django MongoDB +6	HN Apply
Sentinel Defense Technologies	Systems Architect / Founding Backend Engineer	USD 36,000 - USD 36,000	[F] CRUNCH	Python Django MongoDB +7	HN Apply

MongoDB remote → MongoDB onsite → All technologies

MongoDB startup salary data

Median MongoDB salary over time