Demand Share
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Median Salary
$193k
$165k – $219k range
Job Count
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last 26 weeks
All figures reflect the last 26 weeks of job postings.
Median salary
$193k
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Last 26 weeks
| Experience Level | p25 | p50 | p75 | p90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director · Backend | $157,000 | $157,000 | $157,000 | $157,000 |
| Junior · Backend | $87,700 | $87,800 | $87,900 | $87,960 |
| Lead · Backend | $161,800 | $192,050 | $211,200 | $215,500 |
| Mid · Backend | $125,625 | $166,500 | $220,300 | $285,000 |
| Principal · Backend | $161,675 |
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| $210,488 |
| $252,513 |
| $289,500 |
| Senior · Backend | $170,000 | $185,000 | $212,750 | $226,600 |
| Staff · Backend | $196,813 | $228,075 | $260,625 | $283,550 |
| VP · Backend | $205,000 | $205,000 | $205,000 | $205,000 |
| Backend | $119,000 | $129,740 | $160,000 | $166,000 |
| Junior · Data | $170,000 | $170,000 | $170,000 | $170,000 |
| Lead · Data | $177,500 | $214,508 | $214,508 | $221,380 |
| Manager · Data | $230,625 | $243,750 | $256,875 | $264,750 |
| Mid · Data | $134,861 | $168,600 | $206,875 | $263,750 |
| Principal · Data | $176,563 | $207,400 | $257,125 | $332,003 |
| Senior · Data | $170,000 | $170,000 | $199,000 | $220,250 |
| Staff · Data | $192,182 | $224,750 | $257,800 | $272,500 |
| VP · Data | $138,300 | $142,700 | $147,100 | $149,740 |
| Data | $160,000 | $178,250 | $217,500 | $224,000 |
| Lead · DevOps | $139,000 | $154,144 | $164,750 | $177,000 |
| Manager · DevOps | $224,000 | $224,000 | $224,000 | $224,000 |
| Mid · DevOps | $135,000 | $152,500 | $169,500 | $197,500 |
| Principal · DevOps | $142,976 | $144,934 | $206,000 | $221,600 |
| Senior · DevOps | $150,000 | $179,000 | $195,000 | $207,700 |
| Staff · DevOps | $144,500 | $188,000 | $237,500 | $273,800 |
| VP · DevOps | $177,900 | $177,900 | $177,900 | $177,900 |
| DevOps | $109,000 | $109,000 | $109,000 | $109,000 |
| Junior · Embedded | $103,750 | $130,000 | $140,000 | $146,000 |
| Lead · Embedded | $137,500 | $173,750 | $222,000 | $232,200 |
| Manager · Embedded | $182,500 | $182,500 | $182,500 | $182,500 |
| Mid · Embedded | $110,000 | $117,500 | $137,500 | $149,013 |
| Principal · Embedded | $173,052 | $182,066 | $192,296 | $199,319 |
| Senior · Embedded | $121,375 | $161,975 | $189,750 | $203,500 |
| Staff · Embedded | $211,400 | $215,933 | $220,467 | $223,187 |
| Embedded | $117,500 | $117,500 | $160,750 | $186,700 |
| Lead · Frontend | $170,000 | $170,000 | $170,000 | $178,500 |
| Manager · Frontend | $235,450 | $235,450 | $235,450 | $235,450 |
| Mid · Frontend | $115,000 | $122,275 | $161,250 | $191,500 |
| Principal · Frontend | $204,500 | $223,000 | $242,375 | $273,650 |
| Senior · Frontend | $159,484 | $195,050 | $224,163 | $235,750 |
| Staff · Frontend | $188,000 | $212,500 | $262,500 | $274,200 |
| Junior · Fullstack | $82,775 | $92,500 | $117,500 | $149,000 |
| Lead · Fullstack | $170,000 | $170,000 | $170,000 | $190,500 |
| Manager · Fullstack | $219,900 | $219,900 | $219,900 | $219,900 |
| Mid · Fullstack | $140,000 | $158,410 | $213,000 | $263,200 |
| Principal · Fullstack | $189,615 | $218,900 | $267,688 | $295,500 |
| Senior · Fullstack | $170,000 | $195,250 | $215,000 | $245,000 |
| Staff · Fullstack | $200,788 | $237,500 | $271,000 | $288,440 |
| VP · Fullstack | $174,000 | $174,000 | $174,000 | $174,000 |
| Fullstack | $129,870 | $130,000 | $165,000 | $186,000 |
| Director · ML/AI | $256,525 | $290,150 | $329,400 | $352,375 |
| Intern · ML/AI | $54,313 | $74,000 | $126,000 | $185,400 |
| Junior · ML/AI | $190,000 | $190,000 | $190,000 | $190,000 |
| Lead · ML/AI | $167,060 | $211,200 | $258,050 | $268,500 |
| Manager · ML/AI | $166,500 | $270,000 | $318,500 | $318,500 |
| Mid · ML/AI | $148,250 | $190,000 | $223,500 | $279,000 |
| Principal · ML/AI | $192,500 | $228,750 | $300,000 | $334,800 |
| Senior · ML/AI | $175,000 | $200,750 | $231,500 | $261,600 |
| Staff · ML/AI | $206,521 | $236,750 | $298,750 | $314,350 |
| VP · ML/AI | $262,750 | $275,500 | $288,250 | $295,900 |
| ML/AI | $190,840 | $215,254 | $218,250 | $241,000 |
| Director · Management | $220,000 | $250,750 | $301,900 | $360,000 |
| Lead · Management | $142,000 | $181,000 | $233,500 | $275,800 |
| Manager · Management | $166,031 | $181,250 | $249,388 | $260,960 |
| Principal · Management | $204,750 | $218,500 | $292,550 | $336,980 |
| Staff · Management | $210,704 | $221,409 | $232,113 | $238,535 |
| VP · Management | $225,000 | $286,875 | $302,500 | $311,800 |
| Lead · Mobile | $170,000 | $170,000 | $170,000 | $170,000 |
| Mid · Mobile | $141,500 | $171,000 | $177,000 | $198,907 |
| Principal · Mobile | $219,792 | $219,792 | $219,792 | $219,792 |
| Senior · Mobile | $170,000 | $170,000 | $170,000 | $170,000 |
| Staff · Mobile | $191,188 | $378,750 | $555,000 | $555,000 |
| Mobile | $101,192 | $101,192 | $101,192 | $101,192 |
| Director · Other | $203,500 | $203,500 | $203,500 | $203,500 |
| Intern · Other | $87,260 | $118,875 | $160,813 | $184,325 |
| Junior · Other | $99,900 | $99,900 | $99,900 | $99,900 |
| Lead · Other | $131,750 | $168,000 | $212,813 | $260,228 |
| Manager · Other | $170,000 | $170,000 | $170,000 | $170,000 |
| Mid · Other | $108,000 | $134,000 | $152,500 | $175,000 |
| Principal · Other | $130,500 | $188,211 | $205,160 | $248,498 |
| Senior · Other | $138,758 | $170,000 | $175,500 | $201,815 |
| Staff · Other | $149,210 | $182,500 | $211,000 | $228,500 |
| VP · Other | $161,000 | $161,000 | $161,000 | $161,000 |
| Other | $104,740 | $142,250 | $165,625 | $203,500 |
| Director · Platform | $233,000 | $272,000 | $306,500 | $320,600 |
| Intern · Platform | $118,875 | $147,750 | $151,900 | $154,390 |
| Lead · Platform | $164,375 | $187,750 | $222,000 | $256,300 |
| Manager · Platform | $176,163 | $182,163 | $190,119 | $200,548 |
| Mid · Platform | $158,913 | $170,000 | $170,000 | $178,850 |
| Principal · Platform | $187,250 | $221,000 | $265,375 | $319,125 |
| Senior · Platform | $169,000 | $184,000 | $212,500 | $240,000 |
| Staff · Platform | $195,442 | $231,300 | $259,375 | $295,000 |
| VP · Platform | $256,250 | $279,750 | $299,625 | $317,850 |
| Platform | $96,500 | $109,000 | $159,000 | $169,000 |
| Director · QA | $224,050 | $224,050 | $224,050 | $224,050 |
| Junior · QA | $68,000 | $68,000 | $68,000 | $68,000 |
| Lead · QA | $131,625 | $148,875 | $167,153 | $169,060 |
| Mid · QA | $106,250 | $113,311 | $145,625 | $171,098 |
| Principal · QA | $144,327 | $149,154 | $153,980 | $156,876 |
| Senior · QA | $125,000 | $130,350 | $148,444 | $161,531 |
| Staff · QA | $157,250 | $170,000 | $170,000 | $180,200 |