14 Active Listings Updated December 2025
CSS Salary Data
Real compensation packages for CSS developers at high-growth startups. Based on direct data from Hacker News "Who is Hiring" threads.
Median Salary
$130,000
/yearBased on 14 verified postings
Market Range (P25 - P75)
$120,000-$160,000
Entry ($55,000)MedianTop ($175,000)
Top Companies Hiring
- Kixie3 jobs
- Sensay2 jobs
- Brilliant.org1 jobs
Location Distribution
Remote64%
San Francisco Bay Area14%
Other21%
verified_listings
Staff Full Stack SWE / Staff Backend SWE
[E]grind
$175,000 - $300,000
Staff Backend Engineer, Staff Full Stack Engineer, SVP, Engineering
[E]grind
$175,000 - $400,000
Senior Front-End Developer (UI)
[E]grind
$130,000 +
Staff Front-end SWE, Staff Backend SWE, Sr. MySQL/Aurora DBA
[E]grind
$125,000 - $250,000
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Commonly Paired With
## Market Signal (December 2025)
Top Hirers: Kixie leads hiring for CSS roles with 3 active posts, followed by Sensay.
### 🌍 Location & Remote Dynamics
Remote-Friendly: CSS is highly remote-friendly, with 64% of roles open to remote work. Parity: Remote and onsite compensation for CSS is effectively equal, with less than 5% variance in median pay.
### 💡 Tech Stack Context
Common Stack: 79% of CSS jobs also require HTML, and 79% mention JavaScript.
### 💰 Compensation Analysis
The median base salary for CSS developers is $130,000, with top-tier roles (P75) reaching $160,000.
Top Hirers: Kixie leads hiring for CSS roles with 3 active posts, followed by Sensay.
### 🌍 Location & Remote Dynamics
Remote-Friendly: CSS is highly remote-friendly, with 64% of roles open to remote work. Parity: Remote and onsite compensation for CSS is effectively equal, with less than 5% variance in median pay.
### 💡 Tech Stack Context
Common Stack: 79% of CSS jobs also require HTML, and 79% mention JavaScript.
### 💰 Compensation Analysis
The median base salary for CSS developers is $130,000, with top-tier roles (P75) reaching $160,000.