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

Market Signal (September 2026)

Top Hirers: Checkly leads hiring for Playwright roles with 3 active posts, followed by Sheer Health.

🌍 Location & Remote Dynamics

Remote-Friendly: Playwright is highly remote-friendly, with 54% of roles open to remote work. Remote Premium: Remote Playwright roles currently fetch a 35% salary premium (median $175,000) compared to onsite positions.

💡 Tech Stack Context

Common Stack: 46% of Playwright jobs also require TypeScript, and 31% mention PostgreSQL.

💰 Compensation Analysis

The median base salary for Playwright developers is $140,000, with top-tier roles (P75) reaching $175,000.

Playwright salary FAQ

What is the median Playwright developer salary at startups?

The median Playwright salary is $140k, based on 13 verified Hacker News 'Who is Hiring' listings as of July 2026.

What is the salary range for Playwright roles?

Playwright roles run from $110k (25th percentile) to $175k (75th percentile), with top listings reaching $188k.

Do remote Playwright jobs pay more than onsite?

Remote Playwright roles show a median of $150k versus $140k onsite in this dataset.

Playwright jobs

COMPANY	ROLE	SALARY	VIBE	STACK
Greenline	Founding Engineer: Backend + Data	$175,000 - $225,000	[F] grind	PostgreSQL GraphQL Hasura +6	HN Apply
Checkly	Senior Product Engineer AI	€174,400 - €212,400 ≈ $188k	[E] grind	Opentelemetry Playwright Monitoring As Code	HN Apply
Checkly	Senior Product Engineer AI	€172,800 - €212,400 ≈ $187k	[E] grind	Opentelemetry Playwright Monitoring As Code	HN Apply
Checkly	Senior Product Engineer AI	€170,000 - €208,000 ≈ $184k	[E] grind	Opentelemetry Playwright Monitoring As Code	HN Apply
ResortPass	Senior Software Engineer, Frontend	$160,000 - $210,000	[E] CRUNCH	React 19 Next.js 16 TypeScript +9	HN Apply
Source	Founding Engineer	$150,000 - $200,000	[F] CRUNCH	Python PyTorch Hf Transformers +16	HN Apply
Sheer Health	Software Engineer	$140,000 - $190,000	[E] grind	Google Cloud Platform React Playwright	HN Apply
Sheer Health	Software Engineer, Browser Automation	$140,000 - $230,000	[E] stable	Playwright Browser Automation	HN Apply
Strider Technologies	AI Engineers, Data Collection Engineers	$120,000 - $160,000	[E] stable	Scrapy Playwright Artificial Intelligence	HN Apply
RhythmScience	QA Engineer (Automation + Functional)	$110,000 +	@HR stable	Playwright	HN Apply
Rocket Alumni Solutions	Technical Product Manager, Frontend Engineer	$100,000 - $180,000	[E] CRUNCH	Vue.js TypeScript Playwright	HN Apply
AES (Associated Environmental Systems)	Summer Software Engineering Intern	$60,000 - $80,000	[E] zen	Next.js TypeScript Prisma +7	HN Apply
Avantos.ai	Jr Software Eng	$60,000 - $80,000	[E] stable	TypeScript Golang React +7	HN Apply

Playwright remote → Playwright onsite → All technologies

Playwright startup salary data

Median Playwright salary over time