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71 Active Listings Updated February 2026

Terraform Salary Data

Real compensation packages for Terraform developers at high-growth startups. Based on direct data from Hacker News "Who is Hiring" threads.

Median Salary

$150,000

/year
Based on 71 verified postings

Market Range (P25 - P75)

$125,000-$160,000
Entry ($40,000)MedianTop ($240,000)

Top Companies Hiring

Location Distribution

Other100%

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Founding Engineer
[F]grind
$240,000 +
Full-Stack Engineer + PM + DevOps/Infra
[F]stable
$240,000 - $370,000
Full-Stack Engineer + PM + DevOps/Infra
[F]grind
$240,000 - $370,000
Platform Engineer and Full-Stack Engineer
[F]grind
$220,000 - $350,000
DevOps Engineer
[E]grind
$210,000 - $260,000
Staff Backend Engineer
[F]grind
$200,000 - $200,000
Head of Engineering & Infrastructure
[F]grind
$182,000 - $272,000
Lead Platform Engineer
[E]grind
$180,000 - $215,000
Senior Software Engineer
[E]grind
$180,000 - $210,000
Software Engineer, Engineering Manager, Director of Engineering
[E]CRUNCH
$180,000 - $230,000
Senior Engineers (Backend, Frontend, AI)
[F]grind
$180,000 - $280,000
Senior Software Engineer (Cloud Infrastructure)
[E]CRUNCH
$175,000 - $210,000
Staff backend engineer
[E]grind
$170,000 - $210,000
Principal Engineer
[F]stable
$165,000 - $185,000
Senior Backend Developer
[E]CRUNCH
$160,000 - $165,000
Senior Software Engineer
[E]CRUNCH
$160,000 - $205,000
Founding CTO & iOS Engineer
[F]CRUNCH
$160,000 - $200,000
Senior Software Engineer
[E]grind
$160,000 - $280,000
Senior DevOps Engineer
[E]grind
$160,000 - $220,000
Senior / Lead Software Engineer
[E]grind
$150,000 - $250,000
Sr Software Engineer, AI Team
[E]grind
$150,000 - $200,000
Senior Backend Systems Engineer
[E]grind
$150,000 - $200,000
Senior Software Engineer, AI Team
[E]grind
$150,000 - $200,000
Lead Fullstack Engineer
[E]grind
$150,000 - $200,000
Data Engineer
[E]grind
$150,000 - $200,000
DevOps Engineer
[E]grind
$150,000 - $170,000
Haskell Software Engineer
[E]grind
$150,000 - $225,000
Senior Full Stack Developer
[F]CRUNCH
$150,000 - $200,000
Sr/Principal DevOps Engineer
[E]CRUNCH
$150,000 - $175,000
Staff Platform Engineer
[E]grind
$150,000 - $180,000
Staff Engineer, Cloud Engineering
[E]grind
$150,000 - $190,000
Senior Frontend Engineer
[E]grind
$150,000 - $225,000
Software Engineer (full-stack) and Machine Learning Engineer
[E]grind
$150,000 - $210,000
Haskell Software Engineer, Senior Frontend Engineer
[E]grind
$150,000 - $225,000
Systems Engineer & Design Engineer
[F]CRUNCH
$150,000 - $220,000
Haskell Software Engineer and Senior Frontend Engineer
[E]stable
$150,000 - $225,000
Senior Platform/DevOps Engineer
[E]grind
$150,000 - $230,000
Senior Full Stack Software Engineer
[E]CRUNCH
$140,000 - $180,000
Full-stack Software Engineer
[E]grind
$140,000 - $290,000
DevOps Engineer
[E]grind
$140,000 - $160,000
Staff Software Engineer (Frontend, Backend, Platform)
[E]grind
$140,000 - $180,000
Staff Software Engineer (Frontend, Backend)
[E]grind
$140,000 - $180,000
Senior/Staff Backend Engineer - Query Compiler
[E]grind
$140,000 - $200,000
Frontend Engineer, Backend Engineer
[E]grind
$140,000 - $250,000
Senior Backend Engineer
[E]grind
$140,000 - $213,000
Backend Software Engineer
[E]grind
$135,000 - $155,000
Data Engineer
[E]stable
$130,000 - $160,000
Full-Stack Engineers
[E]grind
$130,000 - $180,000
Senior Software Engineer, Mobile
@HRgrind
$130,000 - $215,000
Software Engineer (full-stack)
[F]grind
$130,000 - $190,000
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Commonly Paired With

## Market Signal (February 2026)

Top Hirers: Bitnomial leads hiring for Terraform roles with 4 active posts, followed by HomeVision.

### 🌍 Location & Remote Dynamics


### 💡 Tech Stack Context
Common Stack: 77% of Terraform jobs also require AWS, and 49% mention Kubernetes.

### 💰 Compensation Analysis
The median base salary for Terraform developers is $150,000, with top-tier roles (P75) reaching $160,000.