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Posts dated August 2024 to October 2026

MySQL posts with salary details

47 job posts mention MySQL and include salary information.

A post can mention several technologies. These figures describe advertised starting amounts, not what employees were paid.

MEDIAN STARTING AMOUNT
$140k
MIDDLE 50% OF STARTING AMOUNTS
$90k to $150k
LOWEST AND HIGHEST STARTING AMOUNTS
$40k to $225k
SALARY AMOUNTS COMPARED
47

Approximate annual USD amounts from the lower end of advertised ranges. The median is the middle amount. These are advertised figures, not verified pay.

Posts with salary details

47

Source-post dates

Aug 2024 to Oct 2026

Coverage

Public HN “Who is Hiring” posts that include salary details

What salary details are stated?

How specific are the advertised salary amounts?

Each post is grouped by the salary details extracted from it: a range, one exact amount, a minimum, or values that could not form a usable range. Extraction can miss details, so check the original post.

Salary details by stated currency
CurrencyRecordsTwo-sidedExactMinimum onlyInvalid
USD4240200
EUR33000
CAD11000
GBP11000

Original pay evidence

Advertised offer bands

Each panel has a separate scale in the source currency. A band shows its stated lower and upper amounts; a marker shows a minimum with no upper amount. Pay period is not preserved in the listing record. These are historical advertisements, not confirmed current vacancies.

USD advertised bands. Scale covers known endpoints from 100,000 to 272,000.
RoleCompanyNative offer bandBand position, USDPost dateRemote markSource
Senior Product Engineer (Laravel) HospitableUSD 134,450–167,258Oct 2026Marked remoteView source post
Principal Software Engineer FusionAuthUSD 225,000–270,000Oct 2026Marked remoteView source post
Senior Software Engineer FazeshiftUSD 200,000–235,000Oct 2026Not marked remoteView source post
Sr. WordPress Engineer RMGUSD 100,000–150,000Oct 2026Marked remoteView source post
Senior Java Engineer FusionAuthUSD 170,000–200,000Aug 2026Marked remoteView source post
Senior Software Engineer UpwaveUSD 150,000–175,000Jun 2026Marked remoteView source post
Senior Java Engineer FusionAuthUSD 140,000–180,000May 2026Marked remoteView source post
Head of Engineering & Infrastructure FetLifeUSD 182,000–272,000Apr 2026Marked remoteView source post
CAD advertised bands. Scale covers known endpoints from 109,000 to 136,000.
RoleCompanyNative offer bandBand position, CADPost dateRemote markSource
Associate Software Engineer, Expenses JustworksCAD 109,000–136,000Sep 2026Not marked remoteView source post
GBP advertised bands. Scale covers known endpoints from 80,000 to 110,000.
RoleCompanyNative offer bandBand position, GBPPost dateRemote markSource
Senior Backend Engineer EequGBP 80,000–110,000Apr 2026Marked remoteView source post
EUR advertised bands. Scale covers known endpoints from 36,000 to 50,928.
RoleCompanyNative offer bandBand position, EURPost dateRemote markSource
Medior Backend Developer FaqtaEUR 46,296–50,928Apr 2026Not marked remoteView source post
Medior Backend Developer FaqtaEUR 36,000–42,300Mar 2026Not marked remoteView source post

In these posts

What stands out in MySQL posts

Counts are based on posts naming this technology. A post may describe multiple openings; its role-level label applies to the post, not necessarily each opening.

Most represented company

FusionAuth

13 of 47 posts

24 distinct company names in these posts

Most common other technology tag

Kubernetes

Also tagged in 25 of 47 posts

Role level recorded on the post

Senior25
Mid11
Lead10
Entry1

Other technologies named together

How MySQL posts overlap with other technologies

Each row counts posts naming that technology; a post can appear in more than one row. Salary figures are approximate annualized USD estimates of advertised minimums, not full offer ranges or employee pay.

Technology names, post counts, approximate advertised-minimum estimates, and overlap with MySQL posts
TechnologyPosts naming this technologyComparable estimatesMedian estimateMiddle halfPosts also naming MySQLFirst and last post
MySQL These posts4747$140k$90k to $150k47Aug 2024 to Oct 2026
Kubernetes151151$140k$115k to $160k25Jun 2024 to Oct 2026
Docker133133$130k$101k to $150k23Jun 2024 to Oct 2026

Approximate annualized USD estimates of advertised minimums are shown only when there are at least 30 comparable posts. “Not shown” means fewer than 30.

Starting-salary history

Advertised minimums over time

Each dot is one post’s approximate USD estimate of its advertised minimum, linked to the source post. The chart shows up to the 120 newest comparable estimates, from Aug 2024 to Oct 2026; older months remain in the table, so a missing dot does not mean there were no posts. Monthly summaries appear only with at least 30 comparable estimates. Values are approximate annualized USD estimates of advertised minimums, not full offer ranges or employee pay. They use a common comparison basis, not historical exchange rates or inflation. The mix of companies, recorded role levels, and currencies can change month to month.

Approximate annualized USD estimates of advertised minimums by source-post date Individual linked post floors appear as dots. Eligible month summaries show the p25 to p75 interval and a median mark. The vertical axis is approximate USD and begins at zero. Months without a valid point have no dot. 0k61k122k182k243k Source-post dateApproximate annualized USD estimate Aug 24Dec 24Mar 25Jun 25Nov 25Feb 26May 26Sep 26 Aug 2024 · 120,000 approximate USD floor · source post 41133198Sep 2024 · 140,000 approximate USD floor · source post 41428505Oct 2024 · 150,000 approximate USD floor · source post 41715066Dec 2024 · 90,000 approximate USD floor · source post 42297856Dec 2024 · 140,000 approximate USD floor · source post 42319430Jan 2025 · 175,000 approximate USD floor · source post 42581090Jan 2025 · 90,000 approximate USD floor · source post 42596501Jan 2025 · 160,000 approximate USD floor · source post 42641784Feb 2025 · 140,000 approximate USD floor · source post 42927903Mar 2025 · 90,000 approximate USD floor · source post 43243511Mar 2025 · 125,000 approximate USD floor · source post 43245099Mar 2025 · 90,000 approximate USD floor · source post 43259199Apr 2025 · 90,000 approximate USD floor · source post 43561830Apr 2025 · 140,000 approximate USD floor · source post 43562471May 2025 · 120,000 approximate USD floor · source post 43862151May 2025 · 40,000 approximate USD floor · source post 43870467Jun 2025 · 140,000 approximate USD floor · source post 44161323Jun 2025 · 90,000 approximate USD floor · source post 44161547Jun 2025 · 140,000 approximate USD floor · source post 44171189Jul 2025 · 100,000 approximate USD floor · source post 44439907Oct 2025 · 140,000 approximate USD floor · source post 45440975Nov 2025 · 140,000 approximate USD floor · source post 45800500Nov 2025 · 100,000 approximate USD floor · source post 45802787Nov 2025 · 170,000 approximate USD floor · source post 45813309Nov 2025 · 160,000 approximate USD floor · source post 45914878Dec 2025 · 140,000 approximate USD floor · source post 46109448Dec 2025 · 140,000 approximate USD floor · source post 46110191Dec 2025 · 115,000 approximate USD floor · source post 46204185Dec 2025 · 160,000 approximate USD floor · source post 46233921Jan 2026 · 90,000 approximate USD floor · source post 46481959Feb 2026 · 140,000 approximate USD floor · source post 46858674Feb 2026 · 61,633 approximate USD floor · source post 46869428Feb 2026 · 200,000 approximate USD floor · source post 46889635Mar 2026 · 140,000 approximate USD floor · source post 47219791Mar 2026 · 170,000 approximate USD floor · source post 47221030Mar 2026 · 40,342 approximate USD floor · source post 47398997Apr 2026 · 182,000 approximate USD floor · source post 47601882Apr 2026 · 51,879 approximate USD floor · source post 47627245Apr 2026 · 105,763 approximate USD floor · source post 47772392May 2026 · 140,000 approximate USD floor · source post 47985738Jun 2026 · 150,000 approximate USD floor · source post 48507707Aug 2026 · 170,000 approximate USD floor · source post 49212742Sep 2026 · 76,619 approximate USD floor · source post 49523768Oct 2026 · 100,000 approximate USD floor · source post 49922829Oct 2026 · 200,000 approximate USD floor · source post 49923384Oct 2026 · 225,000 approximate USD floor · source post 49928755Oct 2026 · 134,450 approximate USD floor · source post 49930868 Aug 2024Oct 2026
Individual post, links to sourceMonthly middle-half range and median, shown with at least 30 comparable estimates
Monthly post counts and salary estimates
Monthly source-post counts and valid approximate USD advertised-minimum counts. Statistics are shown only when monthly valid sample size is at least 30.
MonthSource postsComparable estimatesMedian estimateMiddle half
Aug 202411Not shownNot shown
Sep 202411Not shownNot shown
Oct 202411Not shownNot shown
Dec 202422Not shownNot shown
Jan 202533Not shownNot shown
Feb 202511Not shownNot shown
Mar 202533Not shownNot shown
Apr 202522Not shownNot shown
May 202522Not shownNot shown
Jun 202533Not shownNot shown
Jul 202511Not shownNot shown
Oct 202511Not shownNot shown
Nov 202544Not shownNot shown
Dec 202544Not shownNot shown
Jan 202611Not shownNot shown
Feb 202633Not shownNot shown
Mar 202633Not shownNot shown
Apr 202633Not shownNot shown
May 202611Not shownNot shown
Jun 202611Not shownNot shown
Aug 202611Not shownNot shown
Sep 202611Not shownNot shown
Oct 202644Not shownNot shown
Exact values for the 47 plotted source posts
Exact approximate USD floor value and date for each plotted source listing
DateApproximate annualized USD estimateSource
Aug 2024120,000Post 41133198
Sep 2024140,000Post 41428505
Oct 2024150,000Post 41715066
Dec 202490,000Post 42297856
Dec 2024140,000Post 42319430
Jan 2025175,000Post 42581090
Jan 202590,000Post 42596501
Jan 2025160,000Post 42641784
Feb 2025140,000Post 42927903
Mar 202590,000Post 43243511
Mar 2025125,000Post 43245099
Mar 202590,000Post 43259199
Apr 202590,000Post 43561830
Apr 2025140,000Post 43562471
May 2025120,000Post 43862151
May 202540,000Post 43870467
Jun 2025140,000Post 44161323
Jun 202590,000Post 44161547
Jun 2025140,000Post 44171189
Jul 2025100,000Post 44439907
Oct 2025140,000Post 45440975
Nov 2025140,000Post 45800500
Nov 2025100,000Post 45802787
Nov 2025170,000Post 45813309
Nov 2025160,000Post 45914878
Dec 2025140,000Post 46109448
Dec 2025140,000Post 46110191
Dec 2025115,000Post 46204185
Dec 2025160,000Post 46233921
Jan 202690,000Post 46481959
Feb 2026140,000Post 46858674
Feb 202661,633Post 46869428
Feb 2026200,000Post 46889635
Mar 2026140,000Post 47219791
Mar 2026170,000Post 47221030
Mar 202640,342Post 47398997
Apr 2026182,000Post 47601882
Apr 202651,879Post 47627245
Apr 2026105,763Post 47772392
May 2026140,000Post 47985738
Jun 2026150,000Post 48507707
Aug 2026170,000Post 49212742
Sep 202676,619Post 49523768
Oct 2026100,000Post 49922829
Oct 2026200,000Post 49923384
Oct 2026225,000Post 49928755
Oct 2026134,450Post 49930868

Other technologies named together

Which other technologies appeared in these posts?

For each month, this lists the three most-mentioned other technologies and how many posts named each one. A post can mention several technologies, so these counts overlap and do not add up to the number of posts.

Monthly counts for the most common other technology tags, with each month’s source-post denominator
MonthPosts that monthOther technologies named
Aug 20241
Docker1 / 1
Sep 20241
Docker1 / 1
Oct 20241
No other technology summary
Dec 20242
Docker2 / 2
AWS1 / 2
Jan 20253
AWS2 / 3
Docker1 / 3
Feb 20251
No other technology summary
Mar 20253
AWS1 / 3
Docker1 / 3
Apr 20252
Docker2 / 2
AWS1 / 2
May 20252
Docker1 / 2
Jun 20253
AWS2 / 3
Docker1 / 3
Jul 20251
AWS1 / 1
Docker1 / 1
Oct 20251
Docker1 / 1
Nov 20254
AWS2 / 4
Docker2 / 4
Dec 20254
Docker1 / 4
Jan 20261
AWS1 / 1
Docker1 / 1
Feb 20263
Docker2 / 3
AWS1 / 3
Mar 20263
AWS1 / 3
Apr 20263
AWS1 / 3
May 20261
Docker1 / 1
Jun 20261
AWS1 / 1
Aug 20261
Docker1 / 1
Sep 20261
AWS1 / 1
Docker1 / 1
Oct 20264
Docker2 / 4
AWS1 / 4

Companies named more than once

Where these companies appear in the posts

Counts show source posts under each company name. They do not measure company size, current hiring, or how often a company hires. One post can describe several roles.

Source posts by company, with observed dates, role titles, technology names, remote wording, and stated currencies
CompanyPostsFirst and last postMonths with postsRole titlesTechnology tagsMarked remoteCurrencies
FusionAuth13Aug 2024–Oct 2026131289 / 13USD
GoGoGrandparent5Dec 2024–Nov 20255595 / 5USD
Adora AI2Jun 2025–Nov 20252260 / 2USD
Faqta2Mar 2026–Apr 20262180 / 2EUR
FetLife2Dec 2025–Apr 202622142 / 2USD
Maritime shipping software2Mar 2025–May 20252292 / 2USD

Role level and remote wording

Which role levels appear under each remote label?

Role levels are the labels recorded for each post, including Unknown. “Not marked remote” does not confirm an onsite workplace. A post may describe several openings.

Senior

25 posts

Marked remote 18

Not marked remote 7

Mid

11 posts

Marked remote 7

Not marked remote 4

Lead

10 posts

Marked remote 8

Not marked remote 2

Entry

1 posts

Marked remote 0

Not marked remote 1

Technology names per post

How many technologies are listed together?

Each post is counted once, according to how many distinct technology names it contains. This describes the post text, not required skills or role complexity.

4 tags4
5 tags3
6 tags4
7 tags2
8 tags17
9 tags7
10 tags5
11 tags2
13 tags1
14 tags1
17 tags1

Places mentioned in post text

Which places do these posts mention?

These bars compare city and nearby-area matches in this group with matches across all posts that state pay. Matches come from post text, not verified work locations. A post can match more than one place.

San Francisco

6 of 47 in this group
This group12.8%All posts with salary details325 of 1616 (20.1%)

New York

3 of 47 in this group
This group6.4%All posts with salary details330 of 1616 (20.4%)

London

2 of 47 in this group
This group4.3%All posts with salary details112 of 1616 (6.9%)

Berlin

0 of 47 in this group
This group0.0%All posts with salary details30 of 1616 (1.9%)

Location labels in these posts

Broad categories recorded for the posts

These broad labels do not confirm a specific city or where an employee lives.

  • Remote28
  • United States10
  • Europe4
  • Other4
  • San Francisco Bay Area1

Approximate USD comparison

Distribution of advertised minimums

Approximate annualized USD estimates of each post’s advertised minimum, not the employer’s full offer band. The middle half of observed minimums runs from $90k to $150k across 47 comparable estimates.

Advertised minimum distribution, approximate USD per year

The line spans the lowest to highest advertised minimum. The highlighted band spans the 25th to 75th percentiles, and the marker shows the median. Exact values follow.

Low $40kMedian $140kHigh $225k

Highlighted band: p25 $90k to p75 $150k. All values describe advertised minimums, not the upper ends of offer bands.

Role level recorded on the posts

Posts grouped by recorded role level

Each group uses the role-level label recorded for the post. One post may describe several openings, so the label may not apply to every position in the advertisement.

Role titles in these posts

  • Senior Software Engineer4
  • Senior Backend Engineer3
  • Medior Backend Developer2
  • Senior Java Engineer2
  • Associate Software Engineer, Expenses1
  • Backend/Full-stack/Frontend Engineer1
  • DevOps/Backend developer1
  • Founding Engineer1
  • Full Stack Engineer1
  • Full-Stack Lead Developer1
  • Full-stack software engineers, UX Designers, Implementation Managers & Customer Success execs, Data analysts1
  • Head of Engineering1

Other technologies named

Posts can name several technologies, so they may appear in more than one group.

Monthly source-post counts

Posting history

When the posts appeared

Monthly counts of matching source posts. This shows how many posts appeared, not salary growth or current vacancies.

Monthly counts of posts with salary details on this page
MonthPostsRelative volume
Aug 202411 posts
Sep 202411 posts
Oct 202411 posts
Dec 202422 posts
Jan 202533 posts
Feb 202511 posts
Mar 202533 posts
Apr 202522 posts
May 202522 posts
Jun 202533 posts
Jul 202511 posts
Oct 202511 posts
Nov 202544 posts
Dec 202544 posts
Jan 202611 posts
Feb 202633 posts
Mar 202633 posts
Apr 202633 posts
May 202611 posts
Jun 202611 posts
Aug 202611 posts
Sep 202611 posts
Oct 202644 posts

MySQL salary data questions

What does the MySQL salary figure measure?

It is the median annualized estimate of advertised minimums, $140k approximate USD per year, from 47 valid observations across 47 salary-stated Hacker News listings dated August 2024 to October 2026. USD amounts are estimates for comparison; the original currency and offer band remain on each listing. This is not employee earnings or total compensation.

Full source listing

Posts mentioning MySQL (47 total)

COMPANY ROLE SALARY VIBE STACK Actions
FusionAuth Principal Software Engineer
$225,000 - $270,000
[E] grind
Fazeshift Senior Software Engineer
$200,000 - $235,000
[E] grind
Prompt Health Senior Full Stack Engineer
$200,000 - $225,000
@HR grind
PHP Vue.js MySQL +1
FetLife Head of Engineering & Infrastructure
$182,000 - $272,000
@HR zen
Lumos Staff Applied AI Engineer / Lead Data Engineer
$175,000 - $300,000
[E] grind
FusionAuth Senior Java Engineer
$170,000 - $200,000
[E] stable
Oboe Full Stack Engineer
$170,000 - $230,000
[F] grind
Adora AI Senior Fullstack Engineer
$170,000 - $200,000
[E] CRUNCH
PhysicianX Founding Engineer
$160,000 - $250,000
[F] grind
PhysicianX Head of Engineering
$160,000 - $250,000
[F] CRUNCH
PDM Automotive Senior Software Engineer
$160,000 - $160,000
[E] CRUNCH
Upwave Senior Software Engineer
$150,000 - $175,000
[E] stable
FrontRow Senior Backend Engineer
$150,000 - $200,000
[E] grind
FusionAuth Senior Java Engineer
$140,000 - $180,000
[E] stable
YCharts Software Engineer
$140,000 - $180,000
[E] stable
FusionAuth Senior Java Engineer, Technical Support Engineer, Senior UX Designer, Account Executive
$140,000 - $180,000
[E] grind
FusionAuth Senior Java Engineer, Senior Security Engineer, Account Executive
$140,000 - $180,000
[E] grind
Java MySQL PostgreSQL +5
YCharts Software Engineer - Applied AI
$140,000 - $180,000
[F] grind
FusionAuth Senior Java Engineer, Senior Security Engineer, Documentation Engineer, Sr Developer Advocate
$140,000 - $180,000
[E] grind
Java MySQL PostgreSQL +5
FusionAuth Senior Security Engineer, Documentation Engineer, Sr Developer Advocate
$140,000 - $200,000
[E] grind
Java MySQL PostgreSQL +5
Adora AI Senior Backend Engineer
$140,000 - $160,000
[E] CRUNCH
Python MySQL AWS +1
FusionAuth Senior Application Security Engineer
$140,000 - $200,000
[E] grind
Java MySQL PostgreSQL +5
FusionAuth Senior Java Software Engineer, Senior Security Engineer
$140,000 - $180,000
[F] grind
Java MySQL PostgreSQL +5
Finance Lobby Full-Stack Lead Developer
$140,000 - $180,000
[F] CRUNCH
PHP PHP MySQL +3
FusionAuth Senior Java Software Engineer
$140,000 - $180,000
[F] grind
Java MySQL PostgreSQL +5
FusionAuth Solutions Engineer, Senior Java Software Engineer
$140,000 - $190,000
[E] grind
Java MySQL PostgreSQL +5
Hospitable Senior Product Engineer (Laravel)
$134,450 - $167,258
[F] zen
PHP Angular MySQL +1
Kixie Staff Front-end SWE, Staff Backend SWE, Sr. MySQL/Aurora DBA
$125,000 - $250,000
@HR stable
FusionAuth Senior Security Engineer
$120,000 - $140,000
[F] grind
Java MySQL PostgreSQL +5
FusionAuth Senior Java Software Engineer, Solutions Engineer
$120,000 - $180,000
[E] grind
Java MySQL PostgreSQL +5
FetLife Senior DevOps Engineer
$115,000 - $180,000
[E] grind
MySQL PostgreSQL Scylladb +11
Justworks Associate Software Engineer, Expenses
CA$109,000 - CA$136,000 ≈ $77k
[E] grind
RMG Sr. WordPress Engineer
$100,000 - $150,000
[E] zen
GoGoGrandparent Tech Lead Engineer, Senior/Staff Backend/Full-stack/Frontend Engineers
$100,000 - $200,000
[E] grind
Node.js TypeScript MySQL +6
DeepAI Software Engineer (Full Stack, Django, AWS)
$100,000 - $400,000
[E] stable
Django AWS MySQL +4
Prompt Health Senior Full Stack Engineer, Senior DevOps Engineer, Support Engineer, Senior AI Engineer
$90,000 - $225,000
[E] grind
PHP PHP Vue.js +15
Page Vault Senior Software Engineer
$90,000 - $160,000
[E] stable
React Node.js MySQL +1
GoGoGrandparent Backend/Full-stack/Frontend Engineer
$90,000 - $150,000
[E] grind
Node.js TypeScript MySQL +6
Maritime shipping software Multiple roles
$90,000 - $90,000
[E] grind
TypeScript Vue.js MySQL +6
GoGoGrandparent Senior/Staff Backend/Full-stack/Frontend Engineer
$90,000 - $150,000
[E] grind
Node.js TypeScript MySQL +6
Data and method

Listings tagged with the normalized technology MySQL. These figures describe advertisements, not verified employee earnings or currently open jobs.

Dates of included posts
2024-08-01 to 2026-10-02
Posts used
47 listings; 47 valid salary-minimum observations
What we compare
Median annualized estimate of advertised salary minimums
Currency conversion
Approximate USD using ECB daily reference rates as of 2026-10-09.

Median annualized estimate of advertised salary minimums: $140,000 approximate USD per year.

2026 includes 18 listings and 18 usable amounts. Its median is withheld below 30 usable amounts. This year overlaps the full history; it is not an independent sample or evidence of a pay trend.

Source: Hacker News “Who is Hiring?”, aggregated by StartupJobList. Read the methodology and correction policy.

Data version for citation: 412c0a0b93a3375d33b36e7ec51a40b81d61f2a95c64febdb925e4c54851f046