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R Developer Salary in Austin 2026

How much does a R developer expect to make at Austin-based startups? The average expected salary for R developers in Austin-based startups is 151k per year, with a range from 123k to 233k. These amounts were gathered from Wellfound self-reported data and represent the median salary range. The salary range for R developers in Austin startups varies depending on factors such as industry, experience, and startup stage.

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Average Salary

5 years

Average years of experience

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The average salary for a R developer in Austin is$151,000, which is 30.5% higher than the average Austin startup salary of $115,750. R 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

$224,200/yr

Range $215k - $233k

Average

$151,000/yr

Range $125k - $170k

Below Average

$132,700/yr

Range $123k - $143k


Industries

The highest average salary a R developer in Austin can get in SaaS, that is $232,500. This pay is 20.4% higher than the average R developer salary, which is $193,100. The highest-paying industries in 2023 are: SaaS (avg $232,500 per year), Consumer Electronics (avg $215,000 per year), Hardware + Software (avg $215,000 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

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Average

Top of Market

The highest average salary R developer in Austin can get with 10+ years of experience, that is $204,000. This pay is 76.2% 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.