Python Salary at Startups (2026): $150k median - Page 6

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
Topaz Labs	Engineers + Researchers + Product	$130,000 - $250,000	[F] grind	C++ Python	HN Apply
Topaz Labs	Engineers / Researchers	$130,000 - $250,000	[F] grind	C++ Python	HN Apply
Topaz Labs	Software Engineers, Researchers, Marketing, Operations	$130,000 - $250,000	[F] stable	C++ Python	HN Apply
Meaningful Gigs	Senior Frontend Engineer	$130,000 - $170,000	[F] CRUNCH	JavaScript Next.js Tailwind CSS +10	HN Apply
Peregrine Technologies	Senior Software Engineer, Mobile	$130,000 - $215,000	@HR grind	Python Django Celery +13	HN Apply
Arturo AI	MLEng and MLOps Roles	$130,000 - $190,000	[E] stable	Python PyTorch SQL +3	HN Apply
Peregrine Technologies	Senior Mobile Engineer	$130,000 - $215,000	@HR stable	Python JavaScript TypeScript +8	HN Apply
Peregrine Technologies	Senior Full Stack Engineer	$130,000 - $215,000	@HR stable	Python JavaScript TypeScript +7	HN Apply
Credo Health	Full Stack Engineer	$125,000 - $175,000	[E] grind	Python Django PostgreSQL +5	HN Apply
CivAI	Member of Technical Staff	$125,000 - $200,000	[E] zen	Sveltekit Python	HN Apply
CivAI	software engineer	$125,000 - $200,000	[E] zen	Sveltekit Python	HN Apply
CVector	Senior Software Engineer – Backend & AI Infra	$125,000 - $150,000	[F] grind	Python TypeScript Supabase +5	HN Apply
Count	Senior Software Engineer	£125,000 - £175,000 ≈ $159k	[E] grind	TypeScript Python Node.js +7	HN Apply
Acrolinx	Software Engineer (Python) (AI/LLM)	$125,000 - $150,000	[E] grind	Python Http Apis Relational Databases +17	HN Apply
Early Warning	Senior Cloud Engineer	$125,000 - $160,000	[E] grind	AWS Eks Terraform +7	HN Apply
PredictionHealth	Backend Engineer	$125,000 - $200,000	[F] CRUNCH	Golang Python PostgreSQL +3	HN Apply
PredictionHealth	Full Stack Engineer (Backend or Frontend Focus)	$125,000 - $200,000	[E] grind	Golang Python PostgreSQL +5	HN Apply
PredictionHealth	Full Stack Engineer (Backend Focus) or QA Engineer	$125,000 - $200,000	[E] grind	Golang Python PostgreSQL +5	HN Apply
HelloData	Full-Stack Software Engineer	$125,000 - $125,000	[F] grind	Node.js TypeScript Vue.js +3	HN Apply
Taiyaki Studios	Anime Pipeline Engineer	$125,000 - $125,000	[E] grind	Python Comfyui	HN Apply
AusRehab	Full-Stack Software Developer	A$120,000 - A$160,000 ≈ $79k	[E] grind	Python TypeScript React +7	HN Apply
micro1	Software Developer	$120,000 - $220,000	@HR zen	Python Rust Golang +4	HN Apply
Innolitics	Medical Device AI/ML Engineer	$120,000 - $150,000	@HR stable	Artificial Intelligence Machine Learning Python	HN Apply
Count	Senior Software Engineer	£120,000 - £168,000 ≈ $152k	[E] grind	TypeScript Python Node.js +6	HN Apply
Strobe	Software Engineer	$120,000 - $250,000	[E] CRUNCH	AWS Lambda Apis +9	HN Apply
Moyai	Founding Product Engineer	$120,000 - $160,000	[F] CRUNCH	TypeScript Python Artificial Intelligence	HN Apply
PosterChild Inc	Founding Full-Stack Engineer	$120,000 - $150,000	[F] CRUNCH	Next.js React Python +1	HN Apply
Revere Defense Technologies	Multiple Roles	$120,000 - $220,000	[F] CRUNCH	Python C++ Rust +16	HN Apply
NVIDIA	Python Developer (Django)	$120,000 - $235,750	[E] grind	Python Django Rest +13	HN Apply
Shortform	Full-stack Engineer	$120,000 - $200,000	[F] grind	Vue.js Flask Python +9	HN Apply
Trustle	Senior or Staff Backend Engineer	$120,000 - $175,000	[E] grind	Python FastAPI PostgreSQL +8	HN Apply
Respondology	Senior Backend Engineer	$120,000 - $140,000	[E] grind	Python Opensearch Elasticsearch +5	HN Apply
FastDemocracy	Full-Stack Software Engineering Tech Lead	$120,000 - $120,000	[E] stable	Python PHP JavaScript +1	HN Apply
String	Founding Engineer	$120,000 - $200,000	[F] grind	Web Scraping Artificial Intelligence Python +1	HN Apply
Erdos Miller	Data Engineering & ML Roles	$120,000 - $160,000	[F] grind	Python PyTorch Next.js +2	HN Apply
Safety Cybersecurity	Senior Full-stack Django Developer, Senior Software Developer, Senior Cybersecurity Researcher	CA$120,000 - CA$174,000 ≈ $88k	[F] grind	Django Python React +2	HN Apply
Tandem	Founding Software Engineer	$120,000 - $180,000	[F] grind	Python Flask TypeScript +13	HN Apply
Qualcomm	Staff Kubernetes Platform Engineer	$116,800 - $175,200	[E] grind	Kubernetes Rancher Rke2 +12	HN Apply
x2A	Software Developer / Software Engineer	$115,000 - $170,000	[E] zen	Python TypeScript iOS +10	HN Apply
Safi	Product Engineer	£110,000 - £160,000 ≈ $140k	[E] stable	Machine Learning Python	HN Apply

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