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7 to 13 September 2026

Last week in startups.

2,663 new startup roles opened last week at 1,100 startups; 2,823 closed. Engineering led, median pay USD 170k.

What last week looked like

2,663 roles opened at 1,100 early-stage startups last week, and 2,823 closed. Engineering took 628 of them. Where a posting states a salary, the median is USD 170k a year. ComparaJá opened the most roles of any startup, 97. 35% of the open roles can be done remotely.

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2,663New roles2,823Roles closed1,100Startups hiringUSD 170kMedian pay

Day by day

Tuesday was the busiest day, with 610 roles opened. The week ended with 33,148 roles open.

Open roles at the end of each day
Open roles at the end of each day33,01033,05033,09033,13033,170Mon 7 SepTue 8 SepWed 9 SepFri 11 SepSat 12 SepSun 13 SepMon 7 Sep: 33,145 open roles33,145 open roles, Mon 7 SepTue 8 Sep: 33,138 open roles33,138 open roles, Tue 8 SepWed 9 Sep: 33,083 open roles33,083 open roles, Wed 9 SepThu 10 Sep: 33,091 open roles33,091 open roles, Thu 10 SepFri 11 Sep: 33,113 open roles33,113 open roles, Fri 11 SepSat 12 Sep: 33,132 open roles33,132 open roles, Sat 12 SepSun 13 Sep: 33,148 open roles33,148 open roles, Sun 13 Sep33,148
Roles opened and closed each day
Roles opened and closed each dayOpenedClosed236269Mon 7 Sep610617Tue 8 Sep588677Wed 9 Sep529551Thu 10 Sep561595Fri 11 Sep8470Sat 12 Sep5544Sun 13 Sep
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DayOpenedClosedOpen at end of day
Mon 7 Sep23626933,145
Tue 8 Sep61061733,138
Wed 9 Sep58867733,083
Thu 10 Sep52955133,091
Fri 11 Sep56159533,113
Sat 12 Sep847033,132
Sun 13 Sep554433,148

Categories that moved

Engineering is where the openings were: 628 new roles and 10,432 open engineering roles, at a median of USD 190k. Sales & Business Development added 426 new roles, with 5,158 open and a median of USD 147.5k. Operations opened 371 roles, 3,093 still open, at a median of USD 140k. Marketing & Growth brought 210 new roles, 2,107 open, at a median of USD 157.5k.

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CategoryNew rolesMedian pay
Engineering628USD 190k
Sales & Business Development426USD 147.5k
Operations371USD 140k
Marketing & Growth210USD 157.5k
Finance & Legal188USD 160k
Customer Success & Support171USD 120k
Healthcare & Care Services122USD 165k
Data & AI113USD 195k
Hardware & Science98USD 155k
People & Talent92USD 147.5k
Product66USD 195k
Design64USD 175k
Retail & Hospitality61USD 80k
Education30USD 77.1k
Field & Trades23USD 120k

Who hired most

ComparaJá opened 97 roles, the most at any startup, and has 81 open in all; Telnyx opened 34. Salmon Group opened 19 and has 119 open, ShipMonk 16 and 67. The startups named here opened 166 of the 2,663 new roles between them, 6% of the total. Last week 1,100 startups opened a role. Nex opened its first roles last week with 8, Extend also opened 8 first roles, Artificial Labs 7.

StartupNew rolesOpen roles
ComparaJá9781
Varda Space Industries3692
Telnyx3454
Salmon Group19119
ShipMonk1667
Sunnyside*1564
Texas Original1532
Workstream.io1531
XYZ Reality1452
Wonderschool1446
Startups that started hiring (10)

Where the roles are

Last week's roles opened mostly in United States (1,367), United Kingdom (185) and Germany (151). By city, San Francisco (243), New York City (212) and London (145) had the most. 35% of the open roles can be done remotely.

CountryNew rolesOpen rolesMedian pay
United States1,36719,690USD 175k
United Kingdom1852,150GBP 80k
Germany1512,554EUR 87.5k
Portugal107235EUR 82.5k
India1001,015INR 4m
Canada981,326USD 142.5k
Netherlands64573EUR 55.2k
France49568EUR 72.8k
Australia42372AUD 142k
Philippines30242USD 35k
CityNew rolesOpen rolesMedian pay
San Francisco2434,108USD 200k
New York City2123,806USD 185k
London1451,603GBP 90k
Lisbon99146EUR 47.5k
Berlin621,065EUR 92.5k
Bengaluru61598INR 4m
Munich54837EUR 85k
Los Angeles52786USD 150k
Paris45474EUR 73k
El Segundo39263USD 159.8k

Pay last week

Where a posting states a salary, these roles pay a median of USD 170k a year, and typically USD 129k to USD 210k, across 11,154 postings with a salary. Engineering roles pay a median of USD 190k, USD 20k more. Finance & Legal roles pay a median of USD 160k, USD 10k less. Remote roles pay a median of USD 175k, onsite roles USD 165k.

Typical stated annual payUSD 129k to 210kMedian USD 170k
CategoryMedian payPostings that state pay
EngineeringUSD 190k4,028
Sales & Business DevelopmentUSD 147.5k1,720
OperationsUSD 140k888
Marketing & GrowthUSD 157.5k708
Finance & LegalUSD 160k584
Customer Success & SupportUSD 120k551
Healthcare & Care ServicesUSD 165k594
Data & AIUSD 195k556
Hardware & ScienceUSD 155k357
People & TalentUSD 147.5k277
ProductUSD 195k484
DesignUSD 175k288
Retail & HospitalityUSD 80k24
EducationUSD 77.1k40
Field & TradesUSD 120k55
LevelMedian payPostings that state pay
InternUSD 102k28
JuniorUSD 95k302
SeniorUSD 180k2,154
LeadUSD 192k795
ManagerUSD 160k238
HeadUSD 220k268
DirectorUSD 197.5k562
VPUSD 260k129
C-levelUSD 200k72

Pay figures come from the 11,154 open roles that state a salary.

Six roles that stood out

Six of the roles that opened last week, from the highest stated pay to the most junior opening. Account Executive was the most repeated title, on 14 postings.

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