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80 Active Listings Updated February 2026

Next.js Salary Data

Real compensation packages for Next.js developers at high-growth startups. Based on direct data from Hacker News "Who is Hiring" threads.

Median Salary

$140,000

/year
Based on 80 verified postings

Market Range (P25 - P75)

$120,000-$175,000
Entry ($50,000)MedianTop ($3,250,000)

Top Companies Hiring

Location Distribution

Other100%

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Full-Stack Senior Founding Engineer
[F]grind
$3,250,000 - $6,500,000
Full-Stack and Frontend Founding Engineers
[E]grind
$1,500,000 - $3,500,000
SDE2/Sr. Software Engineer
[F]CRUNCH
$1,400,000 - $30,000,000
SDE2/Sr. Software Engineer (GenAI)
[F]CRUNCH
$1,400,000 - $1,900,000
Software Engineer
[F]CRUNCH
$600,000 - $1,000,000
Senior Product Engineer
[F]grind
$260,000 - $300,000
Founding Engineer
[F]grind
$240,000 +
Full-Stack Engineer + PM + DevOps/Infra
[F]stable
$240,000 - $370,000
Full-Stack Engineer + PM + DevOps/Infra
[F]grind
$240,000 - $370,000
Platform Engineer and Full-Stack Engineer
[F]grind
$220,000 - $350,000
Distributed Systems Engineer, Product Engineer
[E]CRUNCH
$200,000 - $325,000
Staff Backend Engineer
[F]grind
$200,000 - $200,000
Staff Software Engineer (Applied AI and Platform)
[F]grind
$190,000 - $250,000
Software Engineers (DevProd and Platform)
[F]grind
$190,000 - $250,000
Software Engineer, Engineering Manager, Director of Engineering
[E]CRUNCH
$180,000 - $230,000
Senior Mobile Engineer
[E]CRUNCH
$180,000 - $220,000
Full Stack Engineer
[E]grind
$180,000 - $220,000
Founding Engineer: Backend + Data
[F]grind
$175,000 - $225,000
Senior Software Engineer
[E]grind
$175,000 - $200,000
Associate Software Engineer Or Mobile App Developer
[F]grind
$175,000 - $215,000
Member of Technical Staff
[F]CRUNCH
$175,000 - $225,000
Engineers (Backend/Frontend/Full-Stack), Senior Data Engineer, Senior AI Engineer, Senior Product Engineer
[E]CRUNCH
$165,000 - $250,000
Head of Engineering
[F]CRUNCH
$160,000 - $250,000
Staff Security Engineer
[E]grind
$155,000 - $265,000
Various Software Engineering Roles
[F]grind
$150,000 - $250,000
Full Stack Software Engineer - AI Agent Orchestration
[E]CRUNCH
$150,000 - $150,000
Founding Engineer
[F]CRUNCH
$150,000 - $200,000
Member of Technical Staff
[F]CRUNCH
$150,000 - $225,000
Multiple Roles
[E]grind
$150,000 - $250,000
Senior/Staff Full Stack
[E]CRUNCH
$150,000 - $180,000
Senior Software Engineer
[F]grind
$150,000 +
Backend or Fullstack Software Engineer
[E]grind
$150,000 - $175,000
Systems Engineer & Design Engineer
[F]CRUNCH
$150,000 - $220,000
Infrastructure, Product, Growth Engineers
[F]grind
$150,000 - $220,000
Full Stack Engineer
[E]CRUNCH
$145,000 - $200,000
Senior Software Engineer (Full Stack)
[F]CRUNCH
$140,000 - $140,000
Director of Engineering, Creative Automation
[E]grind
$140,000 - $170,000
Full-Time
[F]grind
$140,000 - $220,000
Full-Stack Software Engineer
[F]CRUNCH
$140,000 - $200,000
Full-Stack Lead Developer
[F]CRUNCH
$140,000 - $180,000
Frontend / Fullstack Developer
[E]stable
$140,000 - $190,000
Software Engineer (full-stack)
[E]grind
$130,000 - $150,000
Founding Engineer (AI-Native Ops Infra)
[F]CRUNCH
$130,000 - $190,000
Software Engineer (Full-stack)
[E]grind
$130,000 - $160,000
Founding Engineers
[E]CRUNCH
$130,000 - $225,000
BE/FE/FS Software Engineer
[E]CRUNCH
$130,000 - $200,000
Full-Stack Engineers
[E]grind
$130,000 - $180,000
Senior Frontend Engineer
[F]CRUNCH
$130,000 - $170,000
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Commonly Paired With

## Market Signal (February 2026)

Top Hirers: Prophet Town LLC leads hiring for Next.js roles with 3 active posts, followed by E2B.

### 🌍 Location & Remote Dynamics


### 💡 Tech Stack Context
Common Stack: 71% of Next.js jobs also require TypeScript, and 63% mention React.

### 💰 Compensation Analysis
The median base salary for Next.js developers is $140,000, with top-tier roles (P75) reaching $175,000.