Python Salary at Startups (2026): $150k median - Page 7

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
Prenosis	Sr. Software Developer	$110,000 - $140,000	[E] grind	Python Artificial Intelligence Machine Learning +1	HN Apply
Supper	Data Integration Engineer	$110,000 - $170,000	[E] grind	Python Bigquery Looker +4	HN Apply
Massive	fs/be eng	$110,000 - $150,000	[F] CRUNCH	React JavaScript Python +2	HN Apply
Raylu	Growth Lead, AI Engineer, Full-Stack Product Engineer	$110,000 - $200,000	[E] grind	Rag Langchain Python +3	HN Apply
Raylu	AI Engineer	$110,000 - $165,000	[E] CRUNCH	LLM Systems Rag Chains +4	HN Apply
Tucows	Intermediate Python/Go Engineer	$107,000 - $120,000	@HR stable	Python Golang	HN Apply
Deep Core Technology	Founding Engineer	CA$105,000 - CA$125,000 ≈ $77k	[F] CRUNCH	TypeScript Python Next.js +2	HN Apply
Carnegie Hall	C# Sitecore Developer	$105,000 - $105,000	@HR stable	C# Python Sitecore	HN Apply
V7	AI Solutions Engineer / Forward Deployed Engineer	£105,000 - £125,000 ≈ $133k	[E] CRUNCH	Python LLM API +7	HN Apply
Plural AI	Senior Full Stack Engineer	£104,000 - £143,000 ≈ $132k	[E] grind	Python TypeScript React	HN Apply
Tessellate	Full Stack Engineer	$100,000 - $130,000	[F] grind	Python API Artificial Intelligence +1	HN Apply
HomeVision	Multiple Roles (Engineer, SRE, Analytics Engineer)	$100,000 - $220,000	[F] stable	Llms AWS Terraform +2	HN Apply
Connie Health	Multiple engineering roles	$100,000 - $160,000	@HR stable	TypeScript Nestjs Vue.js +14	HN Apply
bld.ai	Junior AI Engineer / Data Scientist	A$100,000 - A$115,000 ≈ $66k	[E] grind	Machine Learning Python Data Pipelines +5	HN Apply
HomeVision	Multiple Roles - Engineer, SRE, Analytics	$100,000 - $220,000	[E] grind	AWS Terraform Llms +3	HN Apply
Count	Senior Software Engineer	£100,000 - £140,000 ≈ $127k	[E] grind	TypeScript Python Node.js +7	HN Apply
Spice Data	Software Engineer / Sr Software Engineer	$100,000 - $220,000	[E] grind	Python Linux PostgreSQL +1	HN Apply
CVector	Full Stack Software Engineer	$100,000 - $100,000	[E] grind	Python TypeScript React +6	HN Apply
Careignition	Senior Software Engineer	$100,000 - $200,000	[F] grind	Python Apache Iceberg Docker +7	HN Apply
Radix ILS	Senior Frontend Engineer / Senior Full-Stack Engineer (backend focus)	$100,000 - $200,000	[E] grind	Python TypeScript Linux +8	HN Apply
LlamaIndex	Senior/Staff Software Engineer (LlamaParse)	$100,000 - $300,000	[E] stable	Python	HN Apply
Cactus	Multiple Engineering Roles	$100,000 - $180,000	@HR grind	iOS .NET JavaScript +2	HN Apply
Mixpeek	Founding Engineer	$100,000 - $150,000	[F] grind	Python FastAPI React +3	HN Apply
Witty Machines	Senior Robotics Engineer	CHF 100,000 - CHF 140,000 ≈ $112k	[E] stable	Python C++ Ros +2	HN Apply
DBOS	Developer Relations Engineer	$100,000 - $200,000	[E] grind	Python TypeScript	HN Apply
qBraid	Cloud DevOps Engineer	$100,000 - $100,000	[E] grind	JavaScript TypeScript Python +13	HN Apply
Level 12	Full Stack Web Developer	$95,000 - $145,000	[E] zen	Python JavaScript SQL	HN Apply
Ursa Major	Entry-level Software Engineer	$95,000 - $130,000	[F] CRUNCH	Rust Python TypeScript +2	HN Apply
Reef Technologies	Senior Python Backend Engineer	$91,200 - $235,200	[E] grind	Python	HN Apply
Reef Technologies	Senior Python Backend Engineer	$90,000 - $140,000	[E] grind	Python Docker Gpu	HN Apply
Riot IQ	Software Engineers, Product Designers, AI Native Fresh Grads	$90,000 - $180,000	[F] grind	TypeScript React Next.js +5	HN Apply
Vornoy	Software Engineer	$90,000 - $110,000	[F] stable	Python React FastAPI +5	HN Apply
BoreDM	Software Engineer	$90,000 - $150,000	[E] grind	TypeScript React Python +4	HN Apply
Prompt Health	Senior Full Stack Engineer, Senior DevOps Engineer, Support Engineer, Senior AI Engineer	$90,000 - $225,000	[E] grind	PHP PHP Vue.js +15	HN Apply
Profitmind	Web Scraping Junior Developer	$90,000 - $110,000	[E] CRUNCH	Python Http JavaScript +1	HN Apply
Synapse Social	Founding Engineer	$90,000 - $100,000	[F] grind	Python React React Native +4	HN Apply
still-unnamed	Software Engineers, ML Engineers	$90,000 - $180,000	[F] CRUNCH	Python Artificial Intelligence Video Assistants	HN Apply
DoubleVerify (DV Scibids)	Sr. Data Engineer I	$89,000 - $178,000	@HR grind	Python SQL Bigquery +7	HN Apply
SuppMatch	CTO	$85,000 - $102,000	[F] grind	Python TypeScript React Native +8	HN Apply
CommunityScale	Lead Python Developer	$85,000 - $125,000	[E] grind	Python FastAPI Sqlalchemy +18	HN Apply

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