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Perl Developer Salary and Equity in 2026

How much can a Perl developer expect to make at US-based startups? The average estimated salary for Perl developers is 149k per year, with a range from 95k to 226k. The salary range for Perl developers varies depending on factors such as location, industry, experience, and startup stage.

149.0k

Average Salary

5 years

Average years of experience

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The average salary for a Perl developer is$148,981, which is 15.5% higher than the average startup salary of$129,000. Perl developer salaries 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 industry.

Top of market

$200,426/yr

Range $157k - $226k

Average

$148,981/yr

Range $129k - $169k

Below Average

$124,370/yr

Range $95k - $165k


Top Locations

The highest average salary a Perl developer can get in Austin, that is $175,500. This pay is 17.8% higher than the average Perl salary in startups, which is $148,981. Salaries will vary based on your location. The top-paying markets in the US, on average, are currently: Austin (avg $175,500 per year), Seattle (avg $169,500 per year), Minneapolis (avg $160,000 per year). Remote jobs often pay based on the location you reside in.
Austin

$175.5k

Seattle

$169.5k

Toronto

$154k

Boston

$133.5k

San Diego

$132.5k

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Industries

The highest average salary a Perl developer can get in Machine Learning, that is $300,000. This pay is 19.6% higher than the average Perl salary, which is $250,900. The highest-paying industries in 2023 are: Machine Learning (avg $300,000 per year), Hardware (avg $300,000 per year), Venture Capital (avg $288,000 per year).

Tech Stack

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

    $202k

  • 2. Clojure

    $195k

  • 3. OpenCV

    $192k

  • 4. Clojurescript

    $187.5k

  • 5. rundeck

    $176.5k

  • 6. react

    $175k

  • 7. Scipy

    $175k

  • 8. Symfony

    $175k

  • 9. RESTful APIs

    $174k

  • 10. Vue

    $170k


Years of experience

Below Average

Average

Top of Market

The highest average salary a Perl developer can get with 10+ years of experience, that is $225,000. This pay is 74.4% higher than the average salary in startups, which is $129,000. 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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