Startup Salaries in Developer Tools

Roles at developer tools startups typically pay USD 140k to 225k a year, with a median of USD 185k.

What startups in developer tools build

Startups here build the tools and infrastructure other engineers use to ship software. Founders are usually engineers fixing a problem they had themselves, and the customer does the same job as the person hiring. Roles reward writing clearly in public, since documentation and community carry more weight than advertising.

Who is hiring

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  • 2,038open roles
  • 215startups hiring
  • 47%remote

Pay and the market

Experience

Most roles are senior: 58% of those that state a level. 8% are junior or intern.

Based on 677 job postings that state a salary, out of 2,038 open roles at developer tools startups.

All locations, in USD

Median
$185K
USD per year
Average
$184K
USD per year
Minimum
$16K
USD per year
Maximum
$360K
USD per year
From the 678 developer tools postings in US dollars that state a salary.

Pay by country, in local currency

What developer tools roles pay in each country, each in its own currency and never converted. The count beside each country is how many postings the figures come from.

CountryMedianAvgMinMax
United States (625)$188K$189K$42K$360K
Canada (45)$197K$204K$106K$303K
Germany (38)€122K€116K€36K€250K
United Kingdom (28)£90K£106K£40K£220K
Spain (17)€105K€101K€46K€198K
Portugal (11)€121K€115K€46K€198K
Ireland (11)€122K€133K€82K€198K
Netherlands (8)€122K€138K€105K€198K
Austria (7)€122K€142K€121K€198K
India (6)₹7M₹7M₹6M₹9M

A country with fewer than 5 postings stating pay is left out.

Top categories hiring in Developer Tools & Infrastructure

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Ranked by how many roles are open. Every row is a link to that category's pay.

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Questions people ask

How much do roles at developer tools startups pay?

Typically USD 140k to 225k a year, with a median of USD 185k. Startups that state a salary in the posting are the source.

Which startups are hiring the most developer tools roles?

Giga Energy (74 open roles), Natuvion (55) and ON.energy (53).

Where these figures come from

Only postings that state a salary are counted. Each currency is reported on its own, never pooled or converted, so the figure above covers postings written in US dollars and every country row stays in its own currency. Pay covers the whole mix of roles and experience levels at developer tools startups, not one job.

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