May 2026 data
Spark startup salary data
As of May 2026, the median Spark salary at startups is $120k across 10 verified Hacker News “Who is Hiring” listings.
Based on 10 verified Spark listings from Hacker News “Who is Hiring”. Sample size is shown so you know how much weight to give the number.
Market Signal (August 2026)
Top Hirers: Narrative leads hiring for Spark roles with 2 active posts, followed by MemGPT.
🌍 Location & Remote Dynamics
Remote-Friendly: Spark is highly remote-friendly, with 50% of roles open to remote work. Onsite Premium: Onsite Spark roles offer a 31% higher median salary ($175,000) than remote alternatives.
💡 Tech Stack Context
Common Stack: 60% of Spark jobs also require Python, and 50% mention Scala.
💰 Compensation Analysis
The median base salary for Spark developers is $120,000, with top-tier roles (P75) reaching $175,000.
Spark jobs
| COMPANY | ROLE | SALARY | VIBE | STACK | |
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| MemGPT | Founding Staff SWE | USD 220,000 - USD 300,000 |
[F] grind
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| Adobe | Staff Backend Engineer (Distributed Systems) | USD 177,900 - USD 257,550 |
[E] grind
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| Talroo | Associate Software Engineer Or Mobile App Developer | USD 175,000 - USD 215,000 |
[F] grind
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| Narrative | Senior/Staff Backend Engineer - Query Compiler | USD 140,000 - USD 200,000 |
[E] grind
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| Narrative I/O | Senior Backend & Frontend Engineer | USD 120,000 - USD 200,000 |
[E] grind
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| Narrative | Senior Backend & Frontend Engineer | USD 120,000 - USD 200,000 |
[E] grind
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| Careignition | Senior Software Engineer | USD 100,000 - USD 200,000 |
[F] grind
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| Vornoy | Software Engineer | USD 90,000 - USD 110,000 |
[F] stable
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| Balun Energy | Senior Data Engineer and Senior MLOps Engineer | EUR 65,000 - EUR 80,000 ≈ $70k |
[F] stable
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| ClovrLabs | Data engineer | USD 60,000 - USD 80,000 |
[E] grind
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