Python Salary at Startups (2026): $150k median - Page 3

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 10% 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 325 verified Hacker News 'Who is Hiring' listings as of August 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 (325 total)

COMPANY	ROLE	SALARY	VIBE	STACK
Akkio	Senior Web, Backend, and Forward-Deployed Engineers	$160,000 - $240,000	[F] CRUNCH	Vue.js TypeScript Node.js +1	HN Apply
Prolific Machines	Senior Software Platform Engineer	$160,000 - $210,000	[E] stable	Python TypeScript Golang +8	HN Apply
Pelotech	Staff Software Engineer	$160,000 - $210,000	@HR zen	TypeScript Golang Python +7	HN Apply
Veedma	Founding Product Engineer	$160,000 - $200,000	[F] zen	Python Flask PostgreSQL +5	HN Apply
Deepline	Founding Full-stack Engineer and Forward Deployed Engineer	$160,000 - $220,000	[F] grind	TypeScript Python Next.js +1	HN Apply
Gain Compliance	Sr Software Engineer	$160,000 - $160,000	[F] zen	React Python Node.js +1	HN Apply
Deepline	Founding Full-stack Engineer	$160,000 - $220,000	[F] grind	TypeScript Python Next.js +1	HN Apply
Civilization Labs	Full Stack Engineer	$160,000 - $185,000	[E] stable	Python Node.js Next.js +8	HN Apply
thelab	Senior Backend Developer	$160,000 - $165,000	[E] CRUNCH	TypeScript Python Django +5	HN Apply
Rapport	Founding AI Engineer + Founding Data Engineer	$160,000 - $220,000	[F] CRUNCH	Python SQL FastAPI +7	HN Apply
Meduniverse	Full Stack Product Developer	$160,000 - $240,000	[F] CRUNCH	React Node.js Python +2	HN Apply
Meedan	Senior Software Engineer, Machine Learning/AI Expert/Research	$160,000 - $180,000	[E] CRUNCH	Python Neo4j CI/CD	HN Apply
Cleric	Staff Software Engineer	$160,000 - $220,000	[F] CRUNCH	Artificial Intelligence DevOps Python +1	HN Apply
Smile ID	Software Engineer, AI/ML	$160,000 - $210,000	[E] CRUNCH	PyTorch TensorFlow Vllm +13	HN Apply
Steward	Senior/Staff Fullstack Engineer	$160,000 - $190,000	[E] grind	TypeScript React Jest +5	HN Apply
Fullstory	Senior Software Engineer, AI Focus, Data Management	$160,000 - $190,000	[F] grind	TypeScript React Golang +17	HN Apply
Stealth Startup	Lead Fullstack Engineer	$160,000 - $190,000	[E] CRUNCH	TypeScript React Dynamodb +5	HN Apply
Armis Security	Senior DevOps Engineer	$160,000 - $220,000	[E] grind	AWS Govcloud Eks +3	HN Apply
JUPUS	Development Lead	€160,000 - €200,000 ≈ $173k	[E] stable	Python Django Restframework +2	HN Apply
Olli Health	Founding Senior Full Stack SDE	$160,000 - $180,000	[F] CRUNCH	AWS PostgreSQL Redis +4	HN Apply
3Play Media	Staff API Engineer	$160,000 - $180,000	[E] grind	Ruby on Rails TypeScript Python	HN Apply
DataSF	Senior Data Engineer	$156,000 - $196,000	@HR stable	Snowflake Python SQL +4	HN Apply
Poe	Staff Security Engineer	CA$155,000 - CA$265,000 ≈ $113k	[E] grind	Python React TypeScript +5	HN Apply
Rune Labs	Senior Backend Engineer	$155,000 - $180,000	[E] grind	AWS Python Golang +12	HN Apply
b.well	Sr SRE	$154,000 - $190,000	[E] stable	AWS Eks Bottlerocket +6	HN Apply
Cyngn	Multiple Roles	$153,000 - $171,000	[E] grind	C++ Ros2 Python +6	HN Apply
b.well	Senior Site Reliability Engineer	$153,000 - $190,000	[E] grind	Python Rust Golang +1	HN Apply
Detections.ai	Full-Stack Engineer, Detection Platform	S$150,000 - S$225,000 ≈ $111k	[E] grind	TypeScript React Next.js +7	HN Apply
SerpApi	Fullstack Engineer	$150,000 - $180,000	[F] stable	Ruby Ruby on Rails MongoDB +3	HN Apply
Prophet Town LLC	Various Software Engineering Roles	$150,000 - $260,000	[F] grind	TypeScript JavaScript React +6	HN Apply
Upwave	Senior Software Engineer	$150,000 - $175,000	[E] stable	Java Android Spring Boot +8	HN Apply
Comvex	Forward Deployment Engineer	$150,000 - $190,000	[F] stable	Python Django OpenCV +9	HN Apply
Second Nature	Staff Software Engineer (Engineering AI Team)	$150,000 - $180,000	@HR CRUNCH	TypeScript React Next.js +7	HN Apply
MindFort AI	Backend Software Engineer, AI Researcher	$150,000 - $250,000	[F] stable	Python PostgreSQL Docker +7	HN Apply
Piq Energy	Full Stack Software Engineer	$150,000 - $250,000	[E] stable	TypeScript Svelte GraphQL +4	HN Apply
Guac	Backend/Fullstack Engineer	$150,000 - $250,000	[F] stable	Python FastAPI Dagster +4	HN Apply
Capital Technology Group (CTG)	Senior AI/ML Engineer	$150,000 - $200,000	@HR stable	Python AWS TensorFlow +1	HN Apply
Prophet Town LLC	Software Engineering Roles	$150,000 - $260,000	[F] zen	TypeScript JavaScript React +4	HN Apply
23andMe	Software Engineer II, Compute Pipelines	$150,000 - $190,000	[E] stable	Python Terraform AWS +1	HN Apply
Form AI	Full-Stack AI Engineer (Contract)	$150,000 - $300,000	[E] zen	TypeScript Python React +7	HN Apply

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