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59 Active Listings Updated February 2026

Rust Salary Data

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

Median Salary

$150,000

/year
Based on 59 verified postings

Market Range (P25 - P75)

$115,000-$195,000
Entry ($50,000)MedianTop ($240,000)

Top Companies Hiring

Location Distribution

Other100%

verified_listings

Founding Engineer
[F]grind
$240,000 +
Multiple roles
@HRstable
$200,000 +
Sr. Staff Software Engineer - Advanced Analytics Platform
@HRstable
$200,000 - $240,000
Multiple roles available
[E]stable
$200,000 +
Various roles (Early Career SWE, Senior SWE, Smart Contract Engineer, Senior Researcher)
[E]CRUNCH
$200,000 +
Senior SWE, Smart Contract Engineer, Senior Researcher
[E]stable
$200,000 +
[E]stable
$200,000 +
Senior SWE, Senior Security Engineer, Smart Contract Engineer, Senior Researcher
[E]grind
$200,000 +
Founding Member of Technical Staff
[F]grind
$200,000 - $300,000
Senior SWE, Infrastructure Engineer, Senior Researcher
[E]stable
$200,000 +
Staff-level distributed/decentralized systems engineer
[E]CRUNCH
$200,000 - $250,000
Senior Security Engineer, Senior Software Engineer [Rust], DevOps [APAC-based]
[E]stable
$200,000 +
Staff Software Engineer (Sources/Sinks)
[E]grind
$200,000 - $225,000
Staff Software Engineer
[E]CRUNCH
$200,000 - $225,000
Senior Software Engineer (Rust)
[E]grind
$195,000 - $275,000
Head of Engineering & Infrastructure
[F]grind
$182,000 - $272,000
Founding Engineer
[F]grind
$180,000 - $220,000
HCI Engineer, Systems/Compiler Engineer
[F]CRUNCH
$175,000 - $225,000
Mid-Senior Systems/Runtime (C++) Engineer
[F]grind
$160,000 - $230,000
Senior Software Engineer
[F]grind
$160,000 - $207,500
Senior Software Engineer, AI Focus, Data Management
[F]grind
$160,000 - $190,000
Senior Systems Software Engineer, Android
[F]CRUNCH
$160,000 - $190,000
Senior Site Reliability Engineer
[E]grind
$153,000 - $190,000
Mid-Senior C++/Runtime OR Dart/Cloud Engineers
[F]CRUNCH
$150,000 - $230,000
Senior MLOps Engineer
[E]grind
$150,000 - $250,000
Founding Engineer
[F]CRUNCH
$150,000 - $200,000
Junior to Senior Fullstack Engineer, Customer Success Engineer, Hiring Coordinator, Developer Advocate
[E]grind
$150,000 - $180,000
Backend Engineer
[E]CRUNCH
$150,000 - $190,000
Senior Full Stack Developer
[F]CRUNCH
$150,000 - $200,000
Senior Backend Engineer
[E]grind
$150,000 - $200,000
Systems Engineer & Design Engineer
[F]CRUNCH
$150,000 - $220,000
Infrastructure, Product, Growth Engineers
[F]grind
$150,000 - $220,000
Senior Software Engineer
[E]grind
$150,000 - $200,000
Senior Threat Backend Engineer
[E]CRUNCH
$149,000 - $208,000
Public Safety Forward Engineer
[F]CRUNCH
$130,000 - $210,000
AI Research, Rust Engineer, Full Stack Engineer
[F]grind
$130,000 - $350,000
AI Research, High Performance Rust, Full Stack Engineer
[F]CRUNCH
$130,000 - $350,000
Senior Staff / Principal Software Engineer
[E]stable
$125,840 - $238,160
Software Engineer
[E]CRUNCH
$120,000 - $250,000
Founding Engineer (Rust)
[F]grind
$120,000 - $160,000
[F]CRUNCH
$120,000 - $220,000
Systems Programmer
[E]grind
$120,000 - $150,000
Senior Engineer Frontend and Backend
[E]grind
$120,000 - $168,000
Senior DevOps Engineer
[E]grind
$115,000 - $180,000
Software Engineer
[E]grind
$110,000 - $150,000
Blockchain Engineer
[E]grind
$105,000 - $150,000
Founding Engineer
[F]CRUNCH
$100,000 - $180,000
Lead Front-end Developer
[E]grind
$100,000 - $120,000
Various Roles
[E]grind
$100,000 - $200,000
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Commonly Paired With

## Market Signal (February 2026)

Top Hirers: Category Labs leads hiring for Rust roles with 8 active posts, followed by Fullstory.

### 🌍 Location & Remote Dynamics


### 💡 Tech Stack Context
Common Stack: 32% of Rust jobs also require TypeScript, and 24% mention Python.

### 💰 Compensation Analysis
The median base salary for Rust developers is $150,000, with top-tier roles (P75) reaching $195,000.