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

Market Signal (September 2026)

Top Hirers: Prophet Town LLC leads hiring for React roles with 7 active posts, followed by Fullstory.

🌍 Location & Remote Dynamics

Remote-Friendly: React is highly remote-friendly, with 52% of roles open to remote work. Parity: Remote and onsite compensation for React is effectively equal, with less than 5% variance in median pay.

💡 Tech Stack Context

Common Stack: 64% of React jobs also require TypeScript, and 38% mention PostgreSQL.

💰 Compensation Analysis

The median base salary for React developers is $150,000, with top-tier roles (P75) reaching $170,000.

React salary FAQ

What is the median React developer salary at startups?

The median React salary is $150k, based on 370 verified Hacker News 'Who is Hiring' listings as of September 2026.

What is the salary range for React roles?

React roles run from $102k (25th percentile) to $170k (75th percentile), with top listings reaching $960k.

Do remote React jobs pay more than onsite?

Remote React roles show a median of $147k versus $150k onsite in this dataset.

React jobs (370 total)

COMPANY	ROLE	SALARY	VIBE	STACK
Y Combinator	Product Engineer	$185,000 - $485,000	[E] stable	Ruby on Rails React	HN Apply
Marker Learning	Lead Full-Stack Engineer	$185,000 - $250,000	[F] grind	React Node.js TypeScript	HN Apply
Virta Health	Senior Backend Engineer - Activation	$185,000 - $240,000	[E] grind	TypeScript React React Native +3	HN Apply
XP Health	Senior Full Stack Engineer	$180,000 - $220,000	[F] grind	React Node.js AWS	HN Apply
Jukebox Health	Senior Fullstack Engineer	$180,000 - $210,000	[F] grind	React TypeScript Ruby on Rails	HN Apply
Marker Learning	Founding Full Stack Engineer	$180,000 - $250,000	[F] grind	React Node.js TypeScript +1	HN Apply
SonarMD	Senior Full Stack Engineer	$180,000 - $220,000	[F] grind	Node.js Express React +8	HN Apply
Hightouch	Multiple Roles	$180,000 - $320,000	[F] zen	Snowflake Databricks LLM +7	HN Apply
Photon Health	Senior Software Engineer	$180,000 - $210,000	[E] grind	TypeScript React Terraform +2	HN Apply
Findigs	Senior Software Engineer	$180,000 - $210,000	[E] grind	Python TypeScript Node.js +1	HN Apply
Second Nature	Software Engineer, Engineering Manager, Director of Engineering	$180,000 - $230,000	[E] CRUNCH	TypeScript React Next.js +8	HN Apply
Duckbill	Senior Data Engineer	$180,000 - $210,000	[E] CRUNCH	Flask React PostgreSQL +4	HN Apply
Clerq	Staff Software Engineer, ML Engineer	$180,000 - $220,000	[E] grind	Python Django Remix +2	HN Apply
Duckbill	Full-stack Senior Software Engineer	$180,000 - $200,000	[E] grind	Flask React PostgreSQL +2	HN Apply
Clerq	Senior/Staff Engineer	$180,000 - $210,000	[E] CRUNCH	Python Django React +2	HN Apply
SewerAI	Staff Full-Stack Engineer	$180,000 - $230,000	[E] grind	React TypeScript Fastify +7	HN Apply
Ascertain	Senior Engineers (Backend, Frontend, AI)	$180,000 - $280,000	[F] grind	Python FastAPI Kubernetes +8	HN Apply
Felt Clinic	Mobile-First Full Stack Engineer	$180,000 - $200,000	[F] CRUNCH	iOS Android Next +8	HN Apply
Felt Clinic	Senior Mobile Software Engineer, iOS/Android Engineer	$180,000 - $220,000	[F] grind	React Ionic Portals iOS +3	HN Apply
Obsidian Security	Staff Software Engineer	$176,000 - $196,000	[E] grind	TypeScript Python Rust +7	HN Apply
Solace Health	Staff Mobile Engineer	$175,000 - $225,000	[F] grind	React Native TypeScript React +7	HN Apply
Join	Staff Software Engineer (Web)	$175,000 - $205,000	[E] grind	React TypeScript Golang +6	HN Apply
Gridmatic	Product engineer + data engineer	$175,000 - $235,000	[F] grind	Next.js React TypeScript +2	HN Apply
Join	Senior/Staff Software Engineer	$175,000 - $205,000	[E] zen	React TypeScript Golang +7	HN Apply
Confido Legal	Security Engineer	$175,000 - $225,000	[F] grind	TypeScript React Next.js +5	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
Silkline	Senior Software Engineer	$175,000 - $225,000	[F] CRUNCH	TypeScript React Next.js +5	HN Apply
Scorecard	Founding Software Engineer	$175,000 - $250,000	[F] CRUNCH	TypeScript React Node.js +1	HN Apply
Schoolhouse	Senior Software Engineer	$175,000 - $200,000	[E] grind	TypeScript Node.js Next.js +3	HN Apply
Loman AI	Founding Engineer	$175,000 - $225,000	[F] grind	Node.js TypeScript PostgreSQL +4	HN Apply
Marex	Senior Typescript/React Engineer	$175,000 - $175,000	@HR stable	TypeScript React	HN Apply
Breezy	Product Engineer (Fullstack)	$175,000 - $200,000	[E] grind	TypeScript React Node.js +2	HN Apply
Carbon AI	Founding Eng	$175,000 - $225,000	[F] grind	TypeScript React Node.js +3	HN Apply
Cora AI	Founding Engineers (Full Stack & Applied AI)	$175,000 - $220,000	[F] grind	Python FastAPI React +1	HN Apply
Kixie	Staff Backend Engineer, Staff Full Stack Engineer, SVP, Engineering	$175,000 - $400,000	[E] grind	React Recoil HTML +7	HN Apply
Kixie	Staff Full Stack SWE & Staff Backend SWE	$175,000 - $300,000	@HR grind	React Recoil HTML +7	HN Apply
Materialize	Senior Software Engineer (Cloud Infrastructure)	$175,000 - $210,000	[E] CRUNCH	AWS GCP Azure +6	HN Apply
Olli Health	Senior ML Engineer or Full Stack SDE	$175,000 - $200,000	[F] CRUNCH	AWS PostgreSQL Redis +4	HN Apply
Natera	Staff Software Engineer	$174,000 - $200,000	[E] grind	React TypeScript PostgreSQL +2	HN Apply

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React startup salary data

Median React salary over time