Python Salary at Startups (2026): $150k median - Page 2

Market Signal (September 2026)

Top Hirers: Olli Health leads hiring for Python roles with 6 active posts, followed by Prophet Town LLC.

🌍 Location & Remote Dynamics

Remote-Friendly: Python is highly remote-friendly, with 46% of roles open to remote work. Onsite Premium: Onsite Python roles offer a 11% higher median salary ($150,000) than remote alternatives.

💡 Tech Stack Context

Common Stack: 39% of Python jobs also require React, and 36% mention TypeScript.

💰 Compensation Analysis

The median base salary for Python developers is $150,000, with top-tier roles (P75) reaching $165,000.

Python salary FAQ

What is the median Python developer salary at startups?

The median Python salary is $150k, based on 329 verified Hacker News 'Who is Hiring' listings as of September 2026.

What is the salary range for Python roles?

Python roles run from $105k (25th percentile) to $165k (75th percentile), with top listings reaching $375k.

Do remote Python jobs pay more than onsite?

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

Python jobs (329 total)

COMPANY	ROLE	SALARY	VIBE	STACK
Stealth	Founding Engineer	$180,000 - $220,000	[F] grind	Python Rust TypeScript +1	HN Apply
Olli Health	Senior AI Engineer	$180,000 - $220,000	[F] grind	LLM Python NLP +1	HN Apply
SonarMD	Senior Full Stack Engineer	$180,000 - $220,000	[F] grind	Node.js Express React +8	HN Apply
Pathos AI	Senior Software / AI Engineer	$180,000 - $200,000	[F] stable	Python TypeScript JavaScript +7	HN Apply
Parts Order	CTO	$180,000 - $200,000	[F] stable	Python Numpy Librosa +6	HN Apply
Findigs	Senior Software Engineer	$180,000 - $210,000	[E] grind	Python TypeScript Node.js +1	HN Apply
Culture Biosciences	Senior Software Developer (Bioprocess Automation)	$180,000 - $210,000	[E] grind	Python Docker Iac	HN Apply
Second Nature	Software Engineer, Engineering Manager, Director of Engineering	$180,000 - $230,000	[E] CRUNCH	TypeScript React Next.js +8	HN Apply
Clerq	Staff Software Engineer, ML Engineer	$180,000 - $220,000	[E] grind	Python Django Remix +2	HN Apply
Clerq	Senior/Staff Engineer	$180,000 - $210,000	[E] CRUNCH	Python Django React +2	HN Apply
Neuralwatt	Founding Engineer	$180,000 - $220,000	[F] grind	Rust Python LLM +1	HN Apply
Ascertain	Senior Engineers (Backend, Frontend, AI)	$180,000 - $280,000	[F] grind	Python FastAPI Kubernetes +8	HN Apply
Toolhouse	Software Engineer (Fullstack)	$180,000 - $180,000	[E] CRUNCH	TypeScript Python PostgreSQL +1	HN Apply
Duolingo	Senior Engineering Manager	$177,000 - $240,000	[E] stable	iOS Android TypeScript +6	HN Apply
Duolingo	Multiple roles (Senior Engineering Manager, Monetization; Senior Android Engineer; Engineering Manager, Chess; Senior iOS Software Engineer)	$177,000 - $300,000	@HR stable	iOS Android TypeScript +6	HN Apply
Obsidian Security	Staff Software Engineer	$176,000 - $196,000	[E] grind	TypeScript Python Rust +7	HN Apply
Quadrillion	Member of Technical Staff	$175,000 - $350,000	[E] stable	Python React Jupyter +4	HN Apply
Halfpricesoft	Founding Engineer	$175,000 - $210,000	[F] stable	Python Django React +2	HN Apply
HelloData	Principal Product Engineer / Principal ML Engineer	$175,000 - $250,000	[E] grind	Node.js TypeScript Vue.js 3 +5	HN Apply
Norm	Multiple Engineering Roles	$175,000 - $275,000	[E] CRUNCH	Artificial Intelligence Python Cloud Infrastructure	HN Apply
Cora AI	Founding Engineers (Full Stack & Applied AI)	$175,000 - $220,000	[F] grind	Python FastAPI React +1	HN Apply
Duckbill Group	Fullstack Engineer	$175,000 - $200,000	[F] CRUNCH	TypeScript Python Clickhouse	HN Apply
Olli Health	Senior ML Engineer or Full Stack SDE	$175,000 - $200,000	[F] CRUNCH	AWS PostgreSQL Redis +4	HN Apply
Talroo	Associate Software Engineer Or Mobile App Developer	$175,000 - $215,000	[F] grind	Spark Scala Python +6	HN Apply
Purplefish	Member of Technical Staff	$175,000 - $225,000	[F] CRUNCH	Next.js TypeScript Python	HN Apply
tvScientific	Senior ML Engineer (Zig)	$175,000 - $210,000	[F] grind	Zig Python C#	HN Apply
Poe AI	Senior and Staff Full Stack Engineers	$174,000 - $275,000	[E] CRUNCH	React TypeScript GraphQL +1	HN Apply
Elucid	Principal Platform Engineer	$170,000 - $205,000	@HR stable	AWS Terraform CI/CD +7	HN Apply
BREAKFAST	Senior Software Engineer	$170,000 - $220,000	[F] grind	Linux Python JavaScript +2	HN Apply
Midpage	Senior Software/Data Engineer	$170,000 - $240,000	[E] stable	Python PostgreSQL	HN Apply
WireScreen	Senior Software Engineer	$170,000 - $210,000	[E] CRUNCH	Python PostgreSQL Airflow +1	HN Apply
BuildBetter	Senior Engineer (Backend, Full-stack)	$170,000 - $200,000	[E] grind	PostgreSQL TypeScript Nest +6	HN Apply
Adora AI	Senior Fullstack Engineer	$170,000 - $200,000	[E] CRUNCH	Python React TypeScript +3	HN Apply
Hadrius	Software Engineer	$170,000 - $260,000	@HR stable	Artificial Intelligence Python	HN Apply
WireScreen	Senior Software Engineer	$165,000 - $210,000	@HR CRUNCH	Python PostgreSQL Airflow +1	HN Apply
Raylu.ai	Engineers (Backend/Frontend/Full-Stack), Senior Data Engineer, Senior AI Engineer, Senior Product Engineer	$165,000 - $250,000	[E] CRUNCH	TypeScript Node.js React +6	HN Apply
Olli Health	Senior Automation Engineer & ML/NLP Data Scientist	$165,000 - $200,000	[F] CRUNCH	AWS PostgreSQL Python +2	HN Apply
Olli Health	Senior Backend SDE	$165,000 - $185,000	[F] CRUNCH	AWS PostgreSQL Python +2	HN Apply
Anuvi	Engineer	$165,000 - $195,000	[E] grind	Python AWS Lambda Vue.js	HN Apply
KnowBe4	Principal Engineer	$165,000 - $185,000	[F] stable	AWS Python Docker +8	HN Apply

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