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68 Active Listings Updated December 2025

Ruby Salary Data

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

Median Salary

$150,000

/year
Based on 68 verified postings

Market Range (P25 - P75)

$145,000-$160,000
Entry ($80,000)MedianTop ($180,000)

Top Companies Hiring

Location Distribution

Remote94%
San Francisco Bay Area1%
Other4%

verified_listings

Senior / Staff Software Engineer
[F]grind
$180,000 - $220,000
Senior Ruby Engineer, Senior UI/UX Web Designer, Senior Front End Engineer, Senior Backend Engineer
[E]grind
$180,000 - $180,000
Lead/Senior Product Engineer
[F]grind
$170,000 - $230,000
Lead/Senior Engineer
[E]grind
$170,000 - $230,000
Lead/Senior Product Engineer
[F]grind
$170,000 - $230,000
Senior Software Engineer
[E]grind
$170,000 - $218,000
Senior Software Engineer
[F]grind
$170,000 - $240,000
Senior Software Engineer
[F]grind
$170,000 - $220,000
Multiple roles (Senior Infrastructure Security Engineer, Software Development Manager, Product Security, Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Senior MLOps Engineer, Senior + Staff Database Engineers, Software Development Manager, CalendarRules)
[E]grind
$165,000 - $215,000
Sr Tech Lead
[F]CRUNCH
$165,000 - $215,000
Senior Ruby Engineer
[E]grind
$160,000 - $160,000
Senior Software Engineer
[F]grind
$160,000 - $255,000
Senior Ruby Engineer
[E]grind
$160,000 - $160,000
Senior Software Engineer, AI Focus, Data Management
[F]grind
$160,000 - $190,000
Senior Ruby Engineer
[E]grind
$160,000 - $160,000
Senior Ruby Engineer
[E]grind
$160,000 - $160,000
Senior FullStack Engineer
[E]grind
$160,000 - $160,000
Senior Ruby Engineer, Senior UI/UX Web Designer, Senior Front End Engineer, Senior Backend Engineer
[E]grind
$160,000 - $160,000
Lead/Senior Engineer
[E]grind
$160,000 - $200,000
Senior Ruby Engineer
[E]grind
$160,000 - $160,000
Senior Ruby Engineer
[E]grind
$160,000 - $160,000
Senior Ruby Engineer
[E]grind
$160,000 - $160,000
Senior or Staff Software Engineer
[F]grind
$157,000 - $204,000
Junior-to-Senior Fullstack Engineer
[E]grind
$150,000 - $180,000
Junior to Senior Fullstack Engineer, Customer Success Engineer, Hiring Coordinator, Developer Advocate
[E]grind
$150,000 - $180,000
Junior to Senior Fullstack Engineer
[E]grind
$150,000 - $180,000
Junior to Senior Fullstack Engineer, Customer Success Engineer, Talent Acquisition Specialist
[E]grind
$150,000 - $180,000
Junior to Senior Fullstack Engineer, Customer Success Engineer, Hiring Coordinator, Developer Advocate
[E]grind
$150,000 - $180,000
Junior to Senior Fullstack Engineer, Customer Success Engineer, Talent Acquisition Specialist
[E]grind
$150,000 - $180,000
Junior to Senior Fullstack Engineer, Customer Success Engineer, Hiring Coordinator, Developer Advocate
[E]grind
$150,000 - $180,000
Junior to Senior Fullstack Engineer
[F]grind
$150,000 - $180,000
Fullstack Engineer, Customer Success Engineer, Hiring Coordinator, Developer Advocate
[E]stable
$150,000 - $180,000
Junior-to-Senior Fullstack Engineer
[E]grind
$150,000 - $180,000
Junior-to-Senior Fullstack Engineer
[E]grind
$150,000 - $180,000
Junior-to-Senior Fullstack Engineer
[E]grind
$150,000 - $180,000
Junior-to-Senior Fullstack Engineer
[E]grind
$150,000 - $180,000
Junior to Senior Fullstack Engineer, Customer Success Engineer, Hiring Coordinator, Developer Advocate
[E]grind
$150,000 - $180,000
Junior-to-Senior Fullstack Engineer
[E]grind
$150,000 - $180,000
Junior-to-Senior Fullstack Engineer
[E]grind
$150,000 - $180,000
Junior-to-Senior Fullstack Engineer | Customer Success Engineer
[E]grind
$150,000 - $180,000
Junior-to-Senior Fullstack Engineer
[E]grind
$150,000 - $180,000
Junior to Senior Fullstack Engineer, Customer Success Engineer, Talent Acquisition Specialist
[E]grind
$150,000 - $180,000
Junior-to-Senior Fullstack Engineer
[E]grind
$150,000 - $180,000
Junior-to-Senior Fullstack Engineer
[E]grind
$150,000 - $180,000
Junior-to-Senior Fullstack Engineer
[E]grind
$150,000 - $180,000
Senior/Staff Security Engineer
[F]CRUNCH
$149,000 - $350,000
Senior/Staff Security Engineer
[F]CRUNCH
$149,000 - $350,000
Senior or Staff Software Engineer
[F]grind
$147,000 - $185,000
Senior or Staff Software Engineer
[E]grind
$147,000 - $185,000
Senior or staff software engineer
[F]grind
$145,000 - $195,000
Senior or staff software engineer
[F]grind
$145,000 - $195,000
Senior or staff software engineer
[F]grind
$145,000 - $195,000
Full Stack Product Engineer
[F]grind
$140,000 - $180,000
Senior Software Engineer (Ruby/Rails)
[F]grind
$140,000 - $180,000
Principal DevOps Engineer
[E]grind
$130,000 - $155,000
Software Engineer
[F]stable
$130,000 - $160,000
Full-stack Software Engineer
[F]stable
$130,000 - $200,000
Fullstack Engineer (Ruby)
[E]grind
$120,000 - $180,000
Frontend Engineer (React) + Fullstack Engineer (Ruby)
[F]grind
$120,000 - $180,000
Devops/Infrastructure/Software Engineer
[F]grind
$120,000 - $160,000
Senior Backend Engineer
@HRstable
$120,000 - $160,000
Senior Backend/Full Stack Engineer
[E]grind
$98,000 - $133,000
Senior Backend/Full Stack Engineer
[E]grind
$98,000 - $133,000
Senior Ruby on Rails Engineer
[E]grind
$90,000 - $100,000
Mid-Senior React Product Engineer
[E]grind
$90,000 - $100,000
Multiple engineering roles
@HRstable
$80,000 - $120,000
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Commonly Paired With

## Market Signal (December 2025)

Top Hirers: SerpApi leads hiring for Ruby roles with 32 active posts, followed by Boost My School.

### 🌍 Location & Remote Dynamics
Remote-Friendly: Ruby is highly remote-friendly, with 94% of roles open to remote work. Remote Premium: Remote Ruby roles currently fetch a 15% salary premium (median $150,000) compared to onsite positions.

### 💡 Tech Stack Context
Common Stack: 78% of Ruby jobs also require Ruby on Rails, and 69% mention React.

### 💰 Compensation Analysis
The median base salary for Ruby developers is $150,000, with top-tier roles (P75) reaching $160,000.