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222 Active Listings Updated February 2026

Python Salary Data

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

Median Salary

$147,000

/year
Based on 222 verified postings

Market Range (P25 - P75)

$110,000-$160,000
Entry ($35,000)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
Founding Engineer
[F]grind
$300,000 - $360,000
Software Engineer
[E]grind
$300,000 - $600,000
Senior Product Engineer
[F]grind
$260,000 - $300,000
VP of Engineering
[F]grind
$250,000 - $365,000
Founding Engineer
[F]grind
$240,000 +
Staff Engineer
[E]CRUNCH
$225,000 - $260,000
Platform Engineer and Full-Stack Engineer
[F]grind
$220,000 - $350,000
Founding Staff SWE
[F]grind
$220,000 - $300,000
DevOps Engineer
[E]grind
$210,000 - $260,000
Staff Software Engineer
[F]grind
$200,000 - $250,000
Senior ML/NLP Data Engineer
[F]CRUNCH
$200,000 - $250,000
Distributed Systems Engineer, Product Engineer
[E]CRUNCH
$200,000 - $325,000
Founding Engineer
[F]CRUNCH
$200,000 - $200,000
Distributed Systems Engineer & Data Engineer
[F]grind
$200,000 - $400,000
Senior Full Stack Engineer
[E]grind
$200,000 - $250,000
Fractional Engineer
[E]grind
$200,000 - $300,000
Director of Software Engineering & Machine Learning
[F]CRUNCH
$190,000 - $240,000
Staff Software Engineer (Applied AI and Platform)
[F]grind
$190,000 - $250,000
Software Engineers (DevProd and Platform)
[F]grind
$190,000 - $250,000
Staff TLM, Cloud Platform
[E]CRUNCH
$189,000 - $302,000
Senior Backend Engineer - Activation
[E]grind
$185,000 - $240,000
Senior Software Engineer
[E]grind
$180,000 - $210,000
Senior Software Developer (Bioprocess Automation)
[E]grind
$180,000 - $210,000
Software Engineer, Engineering Manager, Director of Engineering
[E]CRUNCH
$180,000 - $230,000
Staff Software Engineer, ML Engineer
[E]grind
$180,000 - $220,000
Senior/Staff Engineer
[E]CRUNCH
$180,000 - $210,000
Founding Engineer
[F]grind
$180,000 - $220,000
Senior Engineers (Backend, Frontend, AI)
[F]grind
$180,000 - $280,000
Software Engineer (Fullstack)
[E]CRUNCH
$180,000 - $180,000
Principal Product Engineer / Principal ML Engineer
[E]grind
$175,000 - $250,000
Multiple Engineering Roles
[E]CRUNCH
$175,000 - $275,000
Founding Engineers (Full Stack & Applied AI)
[F]grind
$175,000 - $220,000
Fullstack Engineer
[F]CRUNCH
$175,000 - $200,000
Senior ML Engineer or Full Stack SDE
[F]CRUNCH
$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
Senior ML Engineer (Zig)
[F]grind
$175,000 - $210,000
Senior and Staff Full Stack Engineers
[E]CRUNCH
$174,000 - $275,000
Senior Software Engineer
[E]CRUNCH
$170,000 - $210,000
Senior Engineer (Backend, Full-stack)
[E]grind
$170,000 - $200,000
Senior Fullstack Engineer
[E]CRUNCH
$170,000 - $200,000
Senior Software Engineer
@HRCRUNCH
$165,000 - $210,000
Engineers (Backend/Frontend/Full-Stack), Senior Data Engineer, Senior AI Engineer, Senior Product Engineer
[E]CRUNCH
$165,000 - $250,000
Senior Automation Engineer & ML/NLP Data Scientist
[F]CRUNCH
$165,000 - $200,000
Senior Backend SDE
[F]CRUNCH
$165,000 - $185,000
Engineer
[E]grind
$165,000 - $195,000
Principal Engineer
[F]stable
$165,000 - $185,000
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Commonly Paired With

## Market Signal (February 2026)

Top Hirers: Olli Health leads hiring for Python roles with 5 active posts, followed by Topaz Labs.

### 🌍 Location & Remote Dynamics


### 💡 Tech Stack Context
Common Stack: 41% of Python jobs also require React, and 36% mention AWS.

### 💰 Compensation Analysis
The median base salary for Python developers is $147,000, with top-tier roles (P75) reaching $160,000.