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

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
Wolf Games	Director of Engineering, Creative Automation	$140,000 - $170,000	[E] grind	TypeScript Node.js React +4	HN Apply
Clever Benefits	Senior Full Stack Software Engineer	$140,000 - $180,000	[E] CRUNCH	TypeScript React React Native +21	HN Apply
Matcha.fm	Full-stack Software Engineer	$140,000 - $290,000	[E] grind	TypeScript React Node.js +9	HN Apply
Swiss Institute of Tropical & Public Health	Software engineer	CHF 140,000 - CHF 200,000 ≈ $157k	[E] grind	TypeScript React Android +4	HN Apply
Seeq	Staff Software Engineer (Frontend, Backend, Platform)	$140,000 - $180,000	[E] grind	React TypeScript Android +6	HN Apply
Uplinq	Full-Stack Software Engineer	$140,000 - $200,000	[F] CRUNCH	React Next.js Tailwind CSS +5	HN Apply
Workflow.design	Staff Eng	$140,000 - $160,000	[F] stable	TypeScript React	HN Apply
Finance Lobby	Full-Stack Lead Developer	$140,000 - $180,000	[F] CRUNCH	PHP PHP MySQL +3	HN Apply
Godel Terminal	Frontend Engineer, Backend Engineer	$140,000 - $250,000	[E] grind	TypeScript React Websockets +13	HN Apply
Skylight	Senior Backend Engineer	$140,000 - $213,000	[E] grind	React TypeScript GraphQL +9	HN Apply
Fullstory	Software Engineer, Fullstack - Data Management	£136,000 - £160,000 ≈ $173k	[E] grind	Golang Golang Grpc +10	HN Apply
Lucia	Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Senior React Engineer, Fullstack Engineer	$135,000 - $240,000	[E] CRUNCH	Machine Learning React Full Stack +4	HN Apply
Acuity Insights	Senior Software Developer	CA$135,000 - CA$175,000 ≈ $99k	[E] stable	JavaScript TypeScript Golang +7	HN Apply
Spill	Engineering Lead	£132,000 - £180,000 ≈ $168k	[F] grind	TypeScript React Node.js	HN Apply
Cenva Labs	Senior SWE / Technical Lead	$130,000 - $150,000	[E] zen	TypeScript Node.js React +6	HN Apply
Di Rezze Family Office	AI-Native Technical Operations Lead	$130,000 - $200,000	[F] grind	React Next.js Python +3	HN Apply
SalesJack	Software Engineer (full-stack)	CA$130,000 - CA$150,000 ≈ $95k	[E] grind	React Next.js Node.js +1	HN Apply
RecruitiFi	Software Engineer (Full-stack)	$130,000 - $160,000	[E] grind	Ruby on Rails GraphQL React +3	HN Apply
Compass IoT	Front-end Developer	A$130,000 - A$180,000 ≈ $86k	[F] grind	TypeScript React Jotai +7	HN Apply
ether.fi	BE/FE/FS Software Engineer	$130,000 - $200,000	[E] CRUNCH	Golang TypeScript Node.js +3	HN Apply
Glass Health	Founding Senior Software Engineers (full-stack, backend, product) & AI/Data Engineers	$130,000 - $210,000	[F] CRUNCH	Django TypeScript React +4	HN Apply
Vironix Health	VP of Engineering	$130,000 - $170,000	[F] grind	FastAPI React React Native +1	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
Benepass	Front End Engineer	$130,000 - $170,000	[E] grind	React React Native JavaScript +2	HN Apply
Glass Health	Founding Senior Software Engineer	$130,000 - $210,000	[F] grind	Django TypeScript React +2	HN Apply
Glass Health	Founding Senior Software Engineers	$130,000 - $210,000	[F] CRUNCH	Django TypeScript React +2	HN Apply
CO-Ver	Fullstack & Senior Fullstack SWE	$125,000 - $175,000	[F] zen	TypeScript React Next.js +6	HN Apply
OmniAI	Full Stack Engineers	$125,000 - $200,000	[F] grind	TypeScript Node.js React +5	HN Apply
Stack Influence	Senior Full Stack JavaScript Developer	$125,000 - $200,000	@HR zen	React Node.js Next.js +1	HN Apply
Stack Influence	Multiple Openings	$125,000 - $225,000	[E] grind	React Node.js Next.js +2	HN Apply
Count	Senior Software Engineer	£125,000 - £175,000 ≈ $159k	[E] grind	TypeScript Python Node.js +7	HN Apply
Nexus Intelligence	Founding Software Engineer	$125,000 - $175,000	[F] CRUNCH	TypeScript React Node.js +3	HN Apply
Opendate	Senior DevOps Engineer	$125,000 - $150,000	[E] grind	AWS Fargate Rds +6	HN Apply
Kixie	Staff Front-end SWE, Staff Backend SWE, Sr. MySQL/Aurora DBA	$125,000 - $250,000	@HR stable	React Recoil HTML +8	HN Apply
QumisAI	Founding Full Stack/AI Engineer	$125,000 - $200,000	[F] CRUNCH	TypeScript Ruby on Rails PostgreSQL +3	HN Apply
OmniAI	Full stack Engineer	$125,000 - $175,000	[F] grind	TypeScript PostgreSQL Docker +2	HN Apply
Raylu	Full-Stack Product Engineer	$125,000 - $175,000	[E] grind	TypeScript React Node.js	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

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