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Remote Startup Salaries and Equities in 2024

How much does a remote developer expect to make in US startups? The average expected salary for remote jobs in a startup is 97k per year, with a range from 45k to 260k. These amounts were gathered from Wellfound self-reported data and represent the median salary range. The salary range for remote jobs varies depending on factors such as role, industry, experience, skills, and startup stage.

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Average Salary

3 years

Average years of experience

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The average startup salary in Remote is $97,000, which is 4.4% lower than the average startup salary of $101,417. Salaries in Remote are based on exclusive Wellfound data. All data is updated on a weekly basis. Factors that may influence salary include: role, years of experience, title, size of company, skill-set, and industry.

Top of market

$174,083/yr

Range $139k - $260k

Average

$97,000/yr

Range $75k - $143k

Below Average

$64,250/yr

Range $45k - $110k


Industries

The highest average salary in Remote employee can get in Workforce Management, that is $200,000. This pay is 8.0% higher than the average Remote salary in startups, which is $185,200. The highest-paying industries in 2023 are: Workforce Management (avg $200,000 per year), Marijuana (avg $200,000 per year), Startups (avg $200,000 per year).

Tech Stack

The highest average salary in Remote employees can get with Go, that is $170,000. This pay is 67.6% higher than the average salary in startups, which is $101,417. Salary range for specific skills will vary based on the supply and demand in the current market.
The top-paying developer skills in Remote of 2024 are:
  • 1. Go

    $170k

  • 2. PostgreSQL

    $165k

  • 3. Kubernetes

    $162k

  • 4. C++

    $150k

  • 5. Express.js

    $150k

  • 6. PyTorch

    $150k

  • 7. GCP

    $145k

  • 8. Elixir

    $140k

  • 9. ElasticSearch

    $137k

  • 10. Redis

    $135k


Years of experience

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Average

Top of Market

The highest average salary in Remote employee can get with 10+ years of experience, that is $110,000. This pay is 8.5% higher than the average salary in Remote startups, which is $101,417. The salary range varies with years of experience and depends on other factors such as skill set, size of company, and industry.
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