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1 to 6 September 2026

Last week in startups.

1,814 new startup roles opened at 878 startups; 1,607 closed. Engineering led, median pay USD 170k.

What last week looked like

1,814 roles opened at 878 early-stage startups and 1,607 closed, leaving 33,178 open roles to apply for. Engineering is where the openings were: 469 new roles, with a median pay of USD 190k from 4,032 postings. Sales & Business Development added 258 roles, Operations 189. Alpaca Health opened the most at a single startup, 46 roles, with CAPABLE at 19 and Guidehealth at 14. The overall median pay sits at USD 170k, drawn from 11,110 postings that state a salary. Remote roles make up 36% of the open roles at week's end.

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1,814New roles1,607Roles closed878Startups hiringUSD 170kMedian pay

Day by day

The week ended with 33,178 roles open. The day by day picture starts on 2 September.

Open roles at the end of each day
Open roles at the end of each day32,70032,85033,00033,15033,300Tue 1 SepWed 2 SepThu 3 SepFri 4 SepSat 5 SepSun 6 SepTue 1 Sep: 32,971 open roles32,971 open roles, Tue 1 SepWed 2 Sep: 33,057 open roles33,057 open roles, Wed 2 SepThu 3 Sep: 33,077 open roles33,077 open roles, Thu 3 SepFri 4 Sep: 33,143 open roles33,143 open roles, Fri 4 SepSat 5 Sep: 33,183 open roles33,183 open roles, Sat 5 SepSun 6 Sep: 33,178 open roles33,178 open roles, Sun 6 Sep33,178
Roles opened and closed each day
Roles opened and closed each dayOpenedClosedTue 1 Sep653567Wed 2 Sep540520Thu 3 Sep504438Fri 4 Sep7434Sat 5 Sep4348Sun 6 Sep
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DayOpenedClosedOpen at end of day
Tue 1 Sep0032,971
Wed 2 Sep65356733,057
Thu 3 Sep54052033,077
Fri 4 Sep50443833,143
Sat 5 Sep743433,183
Sun 6 Sep434833,178

Categories that moved

Engineering is where the openings were: 469 new roles and 10,502 open engineering roles, at a median of USD 190k. Sales & Business Development added 258 new roles, with 5,169 open and a median of USD 149k. Operations followed with 189 new roles, 3,063 open, and a median of USD 140k. Healthcare & Care Services brought 129 new roles, 2,050 open, at a median of USD 162.5k.

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CategoryNew rolesMedian pay
Engineering469USD 190k
Sales & Business Development258USD 149k
Operations189USD 140k
Healthcare & Care Services129USD 162.5k
Customer Success & Support121USD 120k
Hardware & Science119USD 155k
Marketing & Growth114USD 155k
Finance & Legal103USD 160k
Data & AI83USD 194k
People & Talent57USD 145k
Product56USD 192k
Design44USD 175k
Field & Trades40USD 120k
Retail & Hospitality23USD 80k
Education9USD 77.1k

Who hired most

Alpaca Health opened 46 roles, the most at any startup, and has 397 open in all; CAPABLE opened 19. Guidehealth opened 14, Two Six Technologies 13. The week's roles came from 878 startups with an opening. The startups named here opened 92 of the 1,814 new roles between them, 5% of the total.

StartupNew rolesOpen roles
Alpaca Health46397
CAPABLE1919
Varda Space Industries1787
Guidehealth1451
Two Six Technologies1374
Apex12105
Sploot Veterinary Care1247
Kinly1227
Spot1178
OpenLoop Health1055

Where the roles are

The roles opened mostly in United States (1,030), United Kingdom (108) and Germany (96). By city, New York City (166), San Francisco (146) and London (80) had the most. 36% of the open roles can be done remotely.

CountryNew rolesOpen rolesMedian pay
United States1,03019,468USD 175k
United Kingdom1082,126GBP 84k
Germany962,575EUR 87k
Canada781,299CAD 130.5k
India67986INR 4m
Netherlands32565EUR 56.4k
Australia28368AUD 142k
France26577EUR 70.5k
Israel26207
Portugal16194EUR 82.5k
CityNew rolesOpen rolesMedian pay
New York City1663,787USD 185k
San Francisco1464,051USD 197.5k
London801,597GBP 95k
Los Angeles48755USD 150k
Berlin381,085EUR 92.5k
Munich36833EUR 82.5k
Toronto32462CAD 127.5k
Bengaluru30587INR 4m
Austin29720USD 171k
Denver29275USD 152.5k

Pay last week

Where a posting states a salary, these roles pay a median of USD 170k a year, and typically USD 127.5k to USD 210k, across 11,110 postings with a salary. Engineering roles pay a median of USD 190k, USD 20k more. Sales & Business Development roles pay a median of USD 149k, USD 21k less. Operations roles pay a median of USD 140k, USD 30k less. Customer Success & Support roles pay a median of USD 120k, USD 50k less. Remote roles pay a median of USD 175k, onsite roles USD 165k.

Typical stated annual payUSD 127.5k to 210kMedian USD 170k
CategoryMedian payPostings that state pay
EngineeringUSD 190k4,032
Sales & Business DevelopmentUSD 149k1,718
OperationsUSD 140k895
Healthcare & Care ServicesUSD 162.5k613
Customer Success & SupportUSD 120k530
Hardware & ScienceUSD 155k337
Marketing & GrowthUSD 155k698
Finance & LegalUSD 160k579
Data & AIUSD 194k541
People & TalentUSD 145k286
ProductUSD 192k480
DesignUSD 175k283
Field & TradesUSD 120k52
Retail & HospitalityUSD 80k25
EducationUSD 77.1k41
LevelMedian payPostings that state pay
InternUSD 102k27
JuniorUSD 92.5k304
SeniorUSD 180k2,137
LeadUSD 191k795
ManagerUSD 157.5k282
HeadUSD 220k255
DirectorUSD 195k553
VPUSD 260k129
C-levelUSD 200k73

Pay figures come from the 11,110 open roles that state a salary.

Six roles that stood out

Six of the roles that opened, from the highest stated pay to the most junior opening. Registered Behavior Technician (RBT) was the most repeated title, on 64 postings.

Other issues

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