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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 155k per year, with a range from 123k to 235k. 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$155,000, which is 14.6% higher than the average Austin startup salary of $135,208. 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

$224,600/yr

Range $215k - $235k

Average

$155,000/yr

Range $125k - $173k

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 24.0% higher than the average R developer salary, which is $187,450. 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. Vue

    $235k

  • 2. Visual Basic

    $226.5k

  • 3. Assembly

    $214.5k

  • 4. SQL

    $210k

  • 5. Spark

    $209k

  • 6. Swift

    $200k

  • 7. SwiftUI

    $200k

  • 8. Android

    $195k

  • 9. Airflow

    $192.5k

  • 10. Dart

    $186.5k


Years of experience

Below Average

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 50.9% higher than the average salary in Austin startups, which is $135,208. The salary range varies with years of experience and depends on other factors such as skill set, size of company, and industry.