Rust Salary at Startups (2026): $150k median

Market Signal (August 2026)

Top Hirers: Category Labs leads hiring for Rust roles with 9 active posts, followed by Fullstory.

🌍 Location & Remote Dynamics

Remote-Friendly: Rust is highly remote-friendly, with 61% of roles open to remote work. Parity: Remote and onsite compensation for Rust is effectively equal, with less than 5% variance in median pay.

💡 Tech Stack Context

Common Stack: 37% of Rust jobs also require TypeScript, and 27% mention Python.

💰 Compensation Analysis

The median base salary for Rust developers is $150,000, with top-tier roles (P75) reaching $180,000.

Rust salary FAQ

What is the median Rust developer salary at startups?

The median Rust salary is $150k, based on 84 verified Hacker News 'Who is Hiring' listings as of July 2026.

What is the salary range for Rust roles?

Rust roles run from $115k (25th percentile) to $180k (75th percentile), with top listings reaching $240k.

Do remote Rust jobs pay more than onsite?

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

Rust jobs (84 total)

COMPANY	ROLE	SALARY	VIBE	STACK
Mobasi	Founding Engineer	USD 240,000 - USD 240,000	[F] CRUNCH	Rust TypeScript Python +7	HN Apply
Kepler	Full Stack Engineer	USD 230,000 - USD 260,000	[F] grind	Rust TypeScript React +4	HN Apply
Category Labs	Senior Software Engineer	USD 200,000 +	[F] grind	C++ Rust Evm +1	HN Apply
Artemis	Staff Principal Product Backend Distributed Systems Engineer	USD 200,000 - USD 250,000	[F] stable	Python Node.js Rust +5	HN Apply
Category Labs	Multiple roles	USD 200,000 +	@HR stable	Solidity Rust C/c++	HN Apply
DISQO	Sr. Staff Software Engineer - Advanced Analytics Platform	USD 200,000 - USD 240,000	@HR stable	Rust Artificial Intelligence	HN Apply
Category Labs	Multiple roles available	USD 200,000 +	[E] stable	Rust C++ Web3	HN Apply
Category Labs	Various roles (Early Career SWE, Senior SWE, Smart Contract Engineer, Senior Researcher)	USD 200,000 +	[E] CRUNCH	Rust C++ Solidity	HN Apply
Category Labs	Senior SWE, Smart Contract Engineer, Senior Researcher	USD 200,000 +	[E] stable	Rust C++ Solidity	HN Apply
Category Labs	Various	USD 200,000 +	[E] stable	Rust C++ Web3	HN Apply
Category Labs	Senior SWE, Senior Security Engineer, Smart Contract Engineer, Senior Researcher	USD 200,000 +	[E] grind	Rust C++ Solidity +1	HN Apply
TensorZero	Founding Member of Technical Staff	USD 200,000 - USD 300,000	[F] grind	Rust React LLM +4	HN Apply
Category Labs	Senior SWE, Infrastructure Engineer, Senior Researcher	USD 200,000 +	[E] stable	Rust C++ Web3	HN Apply
Ephemera	Staff-level distributed/decentralized systems engineer	USD 200,000 - USD 250,000	[E] CRUNCH	Golang Rust Sol +1	HN Apply
Category Labs	Senior Security Engineer, Senior Software Engineer [Rust], DevOps [APAC-based]	USD 200,000 +	[E] stable	Rust	HN Apply
Materialize	Staff Software Engineer (Sources/Sinks)	USD 200,000 - USD 225,000	[E] grind	Rust Golang C/c++ +3	HN Apply
Monad Labs	Sr Software Engineer / Network Security Engineer	USD 200,000 +	[F] grind	Rust C++ Golang +2	HN Apply
Provable	Senior Software Engineer (Rust)	USD 195,000 - USD 275,000	[E] grind	Rust Zero Knowledge Proof Technology Web3	HN Apply
Stealth	Founding Engineer	USD 180,000 - USD 220,000	[F] grind	Python Rust TypeScript +1	HN Apply
Neuralwatt	Founding Engineer	USD 180,000 - USD 220,000	[F] grind	Rust Python LLM +1	HN Apply
Obsidian Security	Staff Software Engineer	USD 176,000 - USD 196,000	[E] grind	TypeScript Python Rust +7	HN Apply
Phosphor	HCI Engineer, Systems/Compiler Engineer	USD 175,000 - USD 225,000	[F] CRUNCH	Prosemirror TypeScript Rust +1	HN Apply
Elucid	Principal Platform Engineer	USD 170,000 - USD 205,000	@HR stable	AWS Terraform CI/CD +7	HN Apply
Prolific Machines	Senior Software Platform Engineer	USD 160,000 - USD 210,000	[E] stable	Python TypeScript Golang +8	HN Apply
Pelotech	Staff Software Engineer	USD 160,000 - USD 210,000	@HR zen	TypeScript Golang Python +7	HN Apply
Steel.dev	Applied AI Engineer + Infrastructure Engineer	USD 160,000 - USD 240,000	[E] stable	TypeScript React Next.js +6	HN Apply
Fullstory	Senior Software Engineer, Android	USD 160,000 - USD 170,000	[E] zen	Java Rust Android +1	HN Apply
Shorebird	Mid-Senior Systems/Runtime (C++) Engineer	USD 160,000 - USD 230,000	[F] grind	GCP Cloudflare React +3	HN Apply
Fullstory	Senior Software Engineer	USD 160,000 - USD 207,500	[F] grind	Golang Grpc Solr +10	HN Apply
Fullstory	Senior Software Engineer, AI Focus, Data Management	USD 160,000 - USD 190,000	[F] grind	TypeScript React Golang +17	HN Apply
Fullstory	Senior Systems Software Engineer, Android	USD 160,000 - USD 190,000	[F] CRUNCH	Java Gradle Rust	HN Apply
b.well	Sr SRE	USD 154,000 - USD 190,000	[E] stable	AWS Eks Bottlerocket +6	HN Apply
b.well	Senior Site Reliability Engineer	USD 153,000 - USD 190,000	[E] grind	Python Rust Golang +1	HN Apply
OneChronos	Systems Engineer	USD 150,000 - USD 220,000	[E] grind	Rust C++ Java	HN Apply
Loophole Labs	Senior Systems Engineer	USD 150,000 - USD 195,000	[E] stable	Golang Zig Rust +7	HN Apply
Shorebird	Mid-Senior C++/Runtime OR Dart/Cloud Engineers	USD 150,000 - USD 230,000	[F] CRUNCH	C++ Dart Flutter +4	HN Apply
Bonsai Robotics	Senior MLOps Engineer	USD 150,000 - USD 250,000	[E] grind	Python PyTorch Ray +2	HN Apply
trufflepig.ai	Founding Engineer	USD 150,000 - USD 200,000	[F] CRUNCH	Node.js TypeScript Express +4	HN Apply
SerpApi	Junior to Senior Fullstack Engineer, Customer Success Engineer, Hiring Coordinator, Developer Advocate	USD 150,000 - USD 180,000	[E] grind	Python Ruby PHP +10	HN Apply
Artis Works	Backend Engineer	GBP 150,000 - GBP 190,000 ≈ $191k	[E] CRUNCH	Rust Java Clojure +7	HN Apply

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