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C Developer Salary in Austin 2026

How much does a C developer expect to make at Austin-based startups? The average expected salary for C developers in Austin-based startups is 160k per year, with a range from 110k to 300k. These amounts were gathered from Wellfound self-reported data and represent the median salary range. The salary range for C developers in Austin startups varies depending on factors such as industry, experience, and startup stage.

160.4k

Average Salary

4 years

Average years of experience

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The average salary for a C developer in Austin is$160,389, which is 38.6% higher than the average Austin startup salary of $115,750. C developer salaries in Austin are based on exclusive Wellfound data. All data is updated on a weekly basis. Factors that may influence salary include: years of experience, title, size of company, skill-set, and industry.

Top of market

$215,056/yr

Range $135k - $300k

Average

$160,389/yr

Range $110k - $195k

Below Average

$146,500/yr

Range $110k - $176k


Industries

The highest average salary a C developer in Austin can get in Mobile, that is $270,000. This pay is 20.9% higher than the average C developer salary, which is $223,400. The highest-paying industries in 2023 are: Mobile (avg $270,000 per year), Consumer Electronics (avg $270,000 per year), PC Gaming (avg $270,000 per year).

Tech Stack

The top-paying developer skills of 2026 are:
  • 1. Visual Basic

    $226.5k

  • 2. SQL

    $210k

  • 3. Puppet

    $205k

  • 4. Kotlin

    $202.5k

  • 5. Swift

    $200k

  • 6. SwiftUI

    $200k

  • 7. Android

    $195k

  • 8. Spark

    $187.5k

  • 9. Dart

    $186.5k

  • 10. Kafka

    $186.5k


Years of experience

Below Average

Average

Top of Market

The highest average salary C developer in Austin can get with 10+ years of experience, that is $188,000. This pay is 62.4% higher than the average salary in Austin startups, which is $115,750. The salary range varies with years of experience and depends on other factors such as skill set, size of company, and industry.