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

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
ZioSec	Senior Full Stack Developer	USD 150,000 - USD 200,000	[F] CRUNCH	Rust TypeScript React +1	HN Apply
Primitive Instruments Corporation	Full Stack Engineer	USD 150,000 +	[E] grind	Python Django GraphQL +18	HN Apply
FrontRow	Senior Backend Engineer	USD 150,000 - USD 200,000	[E] grind	Golang PostgreSQL GraphQL +3	HN Apply
E2B	Systems Engineer & Design Engineer	USD 150,000 - USD 220,000	[F] CRUNCH	Firecracker Cloud Hypervisor Rust +5	HN Apply
E2B	Infrastructure, Product, Growth Engineers	USD 150,000 - USD 220,000	[F] grind	JavaScript Python TypeScript +4	HN Apply
Portrait Analytics	Senior Software Engineer	USD 150,000 - USD 200,000	[E] grind	.NET Python AWS +3	HN Apply
Obsidian Security	Senior Threat Backend Engineer	USD 149,000 - USD 208,000	[E] CRUNCH	Python FastAPI Asyncio +8	HN Apply
Ditto	Public Safety Forward Engineer	USD 130,000 - USD 210,000	[F] CRUNCH	Crdts Rust Atak +3	HN Apply
Exa	AI Research, Rust Engineer, Full Stack Engineer	USD 130,000 - USD 350,000	[F] grind	Llms AI Powered Search Algorithms Embeddings +2	HN Apply
Exa	AI Research, High Performance Rust, Full Stack Engineer	USD 130,000 - USD 350,000	[F] CRUNCH	Llms AI Powered Search Algorithms Embeddings +2	HN Apply
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital	Sr. Staff or Principal Software Engineer, Rust Genomics Infrastructure	USD 125,840 - USD 238,160	[E] grind	Rust Hpc Cloud +1	HN Apply
Rust Genomics	Senior Staff / Principal Software Engineer	USD 125,840 - USD 238,160	[E] stable	Rust	HN Apply
micro1	Software Developer	USD 120,000 - USD 220,000	@HR zen	Python Rust Golang +4	HN Apply
Dialogica	Fullstack AI Agent Engineer	USD 120,000 - USD 160,000	[F] CRUNCH	Golang Rust Solidjs +4	HN Apply
Strobe	Software Engineer	USD 120,000 - USD 250,000	[E] CRUNCH	AWS Lambda Apis +9	HN Apply
Solitude Labs	Founding Engineer (Rust)	USD 120,000 - USD 160,000	[F] grind	Rust C# C++ +8	HN Apply
Revere Defense Technologies	Multiple Roles	USD 120,000 - USD 220,000	[F] CRUNCH	Python C++ Rust +16	HN Apply
Immunant	Systems Programmer	USD 120,000 - USD 150,000	[E] grind	C# C++ Rust +4	HN Apply
Artis Works	Senior Engineer Frontend and Backend	GBP 120,000 - GBP 168,000 ≈ $152k	[E] grind	Rust Clojure TypeScript +6	HN Apply
x2A	Software Developer / Software Engineer	USD 115,000 - USD 170,000	[E] zen	Python TypeScript iOS +10	HN Apply
FetLife	Senior DevOps Engineer	USD 115,000 - USD 180,000	[E] grind	MySQL PostgreSQL Scylladb +11	HN Apply
Immunant	Software Engineer	USD 110,000 - USD 150,000	[E] grind	C# C++ Rust +3	HN Apply
Enjin	Blockchain Engineer	USD 105,000 - USD 150,000	[E] grind	Rust Web3	HN Apply
ProxyBase	Rust Backend Engineers & Full-Stack Developers	USD 100,000 - USD 160,000	[F] stable	Rust Actix Web Sqlite +6	HN Apply
CEF AI	Blockchain Engineer, Founding Platform Engineer	EUR 100,000 - EUR 165,000 ≈ $108k	[F] grind	Rust Substrate Zk Primitives	HN Apply
Miniswap	Founding Engineer	USD 100,000 - USD 180,000	[F] CRUNCH	PostgreSQL Rust Htmx +2	HN Apply
Artis	Lead Front-end Developer	GBP 100,000 - GBP 120,000 ≈ $127k	[E] grind	React TypeScript Web Workers +4	HN Apply
K2 Space	Various Roles	CAD 100,000 - CAD 200,000 ≈ $73k	[E] grind	Rust Fpga	HN Apply
Sangoma Technologies	Lead Frontend Developer, Sr Backend Developer	CAD 100,000 - CAD 140,000 ≈ $73k	[E] CRUNCH	React React Native Electron +13	HN Apply
Vibe Kanban	Senior Frontend (TypeScript, React) and Senior Backend (Rust)	GBP 96,000 - GBP 144,000 ≈ $122k	[E] stable	Rust TypeScript React	HN Apply
Ursa Major	Entry-level Software Engineer	USD 95,000 - USD 130,000	[F] CRUNCH	Rust Python TypeScript +2	HN Apply
Selby Jennings	Rust Developer	GBP 95,000 - GBP 105,000 ≈ $121k	[F] grind	Web3 Ethereum Rust +3	HN Apply
MiLaboratories	Senior Software Engineer (Biologic Discovery)	EUR 90,000 - EUR 120,000 ≈ $97k	[F] stable	TypeScript Rust Polars +7	HN Apply
MiLaboratories	Senior TypeScript (SDK & Platform)	EUR 90,000 - EUR 120,000 ≈ $97k	[F] zen	TypeScript Rust SDK +1	HN Apply
MiLaboratories	Senior TypeScript Engineer (Desktop Platform / SDK)	EUR 90,000 - EUR 120,000 ≈ $97k	[F] zen	TypeScript Rust Desktop Platform +1	HN Apply
eQualitie	Software developer	USD 84,000 - USD 90,000	[E] stable	C++ Boost Asio Firefox +9	HN Apply
Mainmatter	Rust Engineering Consultant	EUR 80,000 - EUR 100,000 ≈ $86k	[E] grind	Rust	HN Apply
Common Prefix	Multiple roles: Software Engineer, Auditor, Support Engineer, Formal Verification Engineer	USD 80,000 - USD 171,000	[F] zen	Rust	HN Apply
Common Prefix	Software Engineer / Auditor / Support Engineer	USD 80,000 - USD 160,000	[E] grind	Rust	HN Apply
Charted Sea	Senior Product & Platform Engineer	USD 80,000 - USD 120,000	[F] grind	TypeScript Rust Golang +7	HN Apply

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