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Full-Stack Engineer salary in Financial Services startups in 2026

How much does a Full-Stack Engineer expect to make in Financial Services startups? The average expected salary for Full-Stack Engineers in Financial Services startups is 138k per year, with a range from 48k to 270k. These amounts were gathered from Wellfound self-reported data and represent the median salary range. The salary range for Full-Stack Engineers in Financial Services startup varies depending on factors such as location, experience, skills, and startup stage.

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4 years

Average years of experience

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The average salary for a Full-Stack Engineer in Financial Services startups is $138,000, which is 1.4% lower than the average salary of $140,000 in Financial Services startups. Full-Stack Engineer salaries in Financial Services are based on exclusive Wellfound data. All data is updated on a weekly basis. Factors that may influence salary include: location, years of experience, title, size of company, and skill-set.

Top of market

$212,250/yr

Range $183k - $270k

Average

$138,000/yr

Range $80k - $183k

Below Average

$100,750/yr

Range $48k - $150k


Top Locations

The highest average salary a Full-Stack Engineer in Financial Services can get in New York, that is $190,000. This pay is 37.7% higher than the average Full-Stack Engineer salary in Financial Services startups, which is $138,000. Salaries will vary based on your location. The top-paying markets in the US, on average, are currently: New York (avg $190,000 per year), Boston (avg $155,000 per year), Chicago (avg $142,500 per year). Remote jobs often pay based on the location you reside in.
Boston

$155k

Chicago

$142.5k

Austin

$110k

 

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Tech Stack

The highest average salary a Full-Stack Engineer in Financial Services can get with Amazon ECS, that is $192,500. This pay is 37.5% higher than the average salary in Financial Services startups, which is $140,000. Salary range for specific skills will vary based on the supply and demand in the current market.
The top-paying Full-Stack Engineer skills in Financial Services startups of 2026 are:
  • 1. Amazon ECS

    $192.5k

  • 2. Clojurescript

    $187.5k

  • 3. Flask

    $177k

  • 4. Rust

    $175k

  • 5. Haskell

    $170k

  • 6. Go

    $155k

  • 7. Firebase

    $150k

  • 8. GCP

    $150k

  • 9. Prometheus

    $150k

  • 10. TypeScript

    $140k


Years of experience

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Average

Top of Market

The highest average salary a Full-Stack Engineer in Financial Services can get with 10+ years of experience, that is $162,000. This pay is 15.7% higher than the average salary in Financial Services startups, which is $140,000. The salary range varies with years of experience and depends on other factors such as skill set, size of company, and industry.