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last 26 weeks
All figures reflect the last 26 weeks of job postings.
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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 | $156,650 | $192,050 | $213,100 | $217,500 |
| Mid · Backend | $133,900 | $162,000 | $205,000 | $265,000 |
| Principal · Backend | $167,875 | $207,500 | $248,675 | $289,500 |
| Senior · Backend | $170,000 | $182,700 | $212,250 | $226,440 |
| Staff · Backend | $200,000 | $229,150 | $262,500 | $280,300 |
| VP · Backend | $205,000 | $205,000 | $205,000 | $205,000 |
| Backend | $119,000 | $129,740 | $160,000 | $166,000 |
| Junior · Data | $121,250 | $137,500 | $153,750 | $163,500 |
| Lead · Data | $181,250 | $214,508 | $214,508 | $221,533 |
| Manager · Data | $158,750 | $217,500 | $243,750 | $259,500 |
| Mid · Data | $131,000 | $157,920 | $195,655 | $252,750 |
| Principal · Data | $176,563 | $207,400 | $257,125 | $332,003 |
| Senior · Data | $170,000 | $170,000 | $196,093 | $217,220 |
| Staff · Data | $192,206 | $225,000 | $257,000 | $272,000 |
| 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 | $143,143 | $150,717 | $198,125 | $221,300 |
| Senior · DevOps | $160,438 | $181,000 | $198,750 | $213,850 |
| 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 | $138,500 | $187,500 | $222,000 | $228,800 |
| Manager · Embedded | $182,500 | $182,500 | $182,500 | $182,500 |
| Mid · Embedded | $110,625 | $128,750 | $140,000 | $165,250 |
| Principal · Embedded | $173,052 | $182,066 | $192,296 | $199,319 |
| Senior · Embedded | $125,500 | $153,950 | $177,611 | $203,000 |
| Staff · Embedded | $207,433 | $208,000 | $216,500 | $221,600 |
| 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 | $101,138 | $150,000 | $196,250 | $255,000 |
| Principal · Frontend | $204,500 | $223,000 | $242,375 | $273,650 |
| Senior · Frontend | $149,500 | $188,900 | $222,500 | $235,750 |
| Staff · Frontend | $186,500 | $212,500 | $263,000 | $273,400 |
| Junior · Fullstack | $82,775 | $92,500 | $117,500 | $149,000 |
| Lead · Fullstack | $170,000 | $170,000 | $170,000 | $189,500 |
| Manager · Fullstack | $219,900 | $219,900 | $219,900 | $219,900 |
| Mid · Fullstack | $131,908 | $158,410 | $200,000 | $240,000 |
| Principal · Fullstack | $189,615 | $215,400 | $263,188 | $295,500 |
| Senior · Fullstack | $170,000 | $192,500 | $215,000 | $245,000 |
| Staff · Fullstack | $196,250 | $232,500 | $271,000 | $286,840 |
| 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 | $74,000 | $93,000 | $159,000 | $198,600 |
| Junior · ML/AI | $190,000 | $190,000 | $190,000 | $190,000 |
| Lead · ML/AI | $165,094 | $211,200 | $258,050 | $268,500 |
| Manager · ML/AI | $166,038 | $259,200 | $318,500 | $318,500 |
| Mid · ML/AI | $149,125 | $190,000 | $222,750 | $293,380 |
| Principal · ML/AI | $192,500 | $226,000 | $300,000 | $332,600 |
| Senior · ML/AI | $176,900 | $203,500 | $231,500 | $262,500 |
| Staff · ML/AI | $211,276 | $236,750 | $300,000 | $329,700 |
| VP · ML/AI | $262,750 | $275,500 | $288,250 | $295,900 |
| ML/AI | $196,250 | $216,000 | $220,500 | $243,200 |
| Director · Management | $220,000 | $250,750 | $301,900 | $360,000 |
| Lead · Management | $161,000 | $210,000 | $257,000 | $285,200 |
| Manager · Management | $164,150 | $177,500 | $238,775 | $260,000 |
| 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 | $140,750 | $142,849 | $174,000 | $191,605 |
| Principal · Mobile | $234,594 | $249,396 | $264,198 | $273,079 |
| Senior · Mobile | $170,000 | $170,000 | $170,000 | $170,000 |
| Staff · Mobile | $202,500 | $260,450 | $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 | $118,875 | $147,750 | $173,875 | $189,550 |
| Junior · Other | $87,532 | $93,852 | $96,876 | $98,690 |
| Lead · Other | $144,592 | $172,825 | $212,813 | $260,228 |
| Manager · Other | $170,000 | $170,000 | $170,000 | $170,000 |
| Mid · Other | $108,000 | $134,000 | $150,000 | $172,200 |
| Principal · Other | $134,100 | $196,300 | $204,320 | $241,276 |
| Senior · Other | $138,758 | $170,000 | $181,125 | $207,596 |
| Staff · Other | $158,000 | $184,750 | $217,750 | $237,800 |
| VP · Other | $161,000 | $161,000 | $161,000 | $161,000 |
| Other | $103,160 | $134,500 | $173,750 | $205,000 |
| Director · Platform | $207,250 | $252,500 | $280,625 | $296,150 |
| Intern · Platform | $118,875 | $147,750 | $151,900 | $154,390 |
| Lead · Platform | $165,000 | $191,000 | $223,500 | $256,000 |
| Manager · Platform | $176,163 | $182,163 | $190,119 | $200,548 |
| Mid · Platform | $155,650 | $170,000 | $170,000 | $178,700 |
| Principal · Platform | $187,250 | $221,525 | $267,750 | $318,825 |
| Senior · Platform | $170,000 | $187,500 | $213,000 | $246,940 |
| Staff · Platform | $195,442 | $231,300 | $260,000 | $294,598 |
| VP · Platform | $279,750 | $289,500 | $315,498 | $331,096 |
| 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 | $136,250 | $145,250 | $167,153 | $170,750 |
| Mid · QA | $89,375 | $110,000 | $135,875 | $165,418 |
| Principal · QA | $144,327 | $149,154 | $153,980 | $156,876 |
| Senior · QA | $125,000 | $126,000 | $147,925 | $160,250 |
| Staff · QA | $157,250 | $170,000 | $170,000 | $180,200 |
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