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192 Active Listings Updated February 2026

PostgreSQL Salary Data

Real compensation packages for PostgreSQL developers at high-growth startups. Based on direct data from Hacker News "Who is Hiring" threads.

Median Salary

$140,000

/year
Based on 192 verified postings

Market Range (P25 - P75)

$120,000-$160,000
Entry ($50,000)MedianTop ($1,400,000)

Top Companies Hiring

Location Distribution

Other100%

verified_listings

SDE2/Sr. Software Engineer
[F]CRUNCH
$1,400,000 - $30,000,000
Principal Architect (Go)
[F]grind
$1,100,000 - $1,700,000
Software Engineer
[F]CRUNCH
$600,000 - $1,000,000
Senior Product Engineer
[F]grind
$260,000 - $300,000
Software Engineer and Head of Business Ops
[F]CRUNCH
$250,000 - $350,000
VP of Engineering
[F]grind
$250,000 - $365,000
Staff Engineer
[E]CRUNCH
$225,000 - $260,000
Senior Software Engineer (FT)
[E]CRUNCH
$200,000 - $400,000
Software Engineer
[E]CRUNCH
$200,000 +
Staff Software Engineer, Backend
[E]grind
$200,000 +
Senior ML/NLP Data Engineer
[F]CRUNCH
$200,000 - $250,000
Distributed Systems Engineer, Product Engineer
[E]CRUNCH
$200,000 - $325,000
Senior Full Stack Engineer
[E]grind
$200,000 - $250,000
Fractional Engineer
[E]grind
$200,000 - $300,000
Senior Engineering Manager
[E]grind
$200,000 - $250,000
Senior/Staff Backend Engineer
[E]grind
$190,000 - $225,000
Head of Engineering & Infrastructure
[F]grind
$182,000 - $272,000
Software Engineer, Engineering Manager, Director of Engineering
[E]CRUNCH
$180,000 - $230,000
Full Stack Engineer
[F]CRUNCH
$180,000 - $250,000
Senior Data Engineer
[E]CRUNCH
$180,000 - $210,000
Full-stack Senior Software Engineer
[E]grind
$180,000 - $200,000
Staff Full-Stack Engineer
[E]grind
$180,000 - $230,000
Sr IC Frontend Engineer
[F]CRUNCH
$180,000 - $250,000
Sr/Staff Frontend Engineer
[F]CRUNCH
$180,000 - $250,000
Sr Frontend/Fullstack Tech Lead, AI Engineer
[F]grind
$180,000 - $250,000
Software Engineer (Fullstack)
[E]CRUNCH
$180,000 - $180,000
Principal Product Engineer / Principal ML Engineer
[E]grind
$175,000 - $250,000
Founding Engineer: Backend + Data
[F]grind
$175,000 - $225,000
Founding Software Engineer
[F]CRUNCH
$175,000 - $250,000
Staff Software Engineer (full-stack)
[F]grind
$175,000 - $205,000
Senior Software Engineer
[E]grind
$175,000 - $200,000
Founding Engineer
[F]grind
$175,000 - $225,000
Product Engineer (Fullstack)
[E]grind
$175,000 - $200,000
Founding Eng
[F]grind
$175,000 - $225,000
Head of Engineering
[F]CRUNCH
$175,000 - $175,000
Senior ML Engineer or Full Stack SDE
[F]CRUNCH
$175,000 - $200,000
Staff Software Engineer
[E]grind
$174,000 - $200,000
Senior Software Engineer
[E]CRUNCH
$170,000 - $210,000
Senior Engineer (Backend, Full-stack)
[E]grind
$170,000 - $200,000
Staff backend engineer
[E]grind
$170,000 - $210,000
Director Engineering
[F]grind
$170,000 - $210,000
Senior Software Engineer
@HRCRUNCH
$165,000 - $210,000
Senior Automation Engineer & ML/NLP Data Scientist
[F]CRUNCH
$165,000 - $200,000
Senior Backend SDE
[F]CRUNCH
$165,000 - $185,000
Senior Full Stack Developer
[E]grind
$165,000 - $195,000
Principal Engineer
[F]stable
$165,000 - $185,000
Senior Software Engineer
[F]CRUNCH
$160,000 - $200,000
Senior Software Engineer
[E]CRUNCH
$160,000 - $205,000
Senior Solutions Engineer
[F]grind
$160,000 - $200,000
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Commonly Paired With

## Market Signal (February 2026)

Top Hirers: FusionAuth leads hiring for PostgreSQL roles with 10 active posts, followed by Olli Health.

### 🌍 Location & Remote Dynamics


### 💡 Tech Stack Context
Common Stack: 55% of PostgreSQL jobs also require TypeScript, and 49% mention React.

### 💰 Compensation Analysis
The median base salary for PostgreSQL developers is $140,000, with top-tier roles (P75) reaching $160,000.