Open Salary Database (October 2026)
Open, citable compensation dataset for 148 roles across tech, design, marketing, sales, healthcare, trades, and operations. Junior, mid, and senior salary ranges for every role. Free to cite, embed, or export under CC BY 4.0.
148
Roles tracked
20
Categories
$133K
Average mid-level pay
$209K
Average senior pay
Top 10 highest-paying roles (mid-level mid-band)
| # | Role | Category | Mid pay | Senior pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Principal Engineer | Engineering management | $500K | $1050K |
| 2 | VP Engineering | Engineering management | $400K | $750K |
| 3 | AI Research Scientist | AI / ML | $365K | $1000K |
| 4 | Staff Engineer | Engineering management | $325K | $550K |
| 5 | Engineering Manager | Engineering management | $240K | $370K |
| 6 | Chief of Staff | Finance / Ops | $230K | $395K |
| 7 | Senior Software Engineer | Other | $218K | $330K |
| 8 | LLM Engineer | AI / ML | $200K | $320K |
| 9 | AI Engineer | AI / ML | $190K | $305K |
| 10 | Computer Vision Engineer | AI / ML | $188K | $305K |
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AI / ML (10 roles)
LLM Engineer$200K
AI Engineer$190K
NLP Engineer$185K
MLOps Engineer$180K
Prompt Engineer$158K
Data Scientist$140K
Backend (15 roles)
Rust Developer$165K
Go Developer$145K
Kotlin Developer$145K
TypeScript Developer$140K
Spring Developer$140K
Node.js Developer$135K
Java Developer$135K
Ruby Developer$135K
C# Developer$135K
Rails Developer$135K
.NET Developer$135K
Python Developer$133K
Django Developer$133K
Backend Developer$125K
PHP Developer$118K
Customer / Support (4 roles)
Data (6 roles)
Data Architect$180K
Snowflake Engineer$163K
Analytics Engineer$140K
Data Engineer$138K
dbt Developer$138K
Data Analyst$92K
Design (2 roles)
Motion Designer$125K
Graphic Designer$74K
Engineering management (5 roles)
Finance / Ops (7 roles)
Frontend (11 roles)
Design Engineer$178K
Next.js Developer$140K
React Developer$135K
Angular Developer$135K
Svelte Developer$133K
UI Designer$130K
Vue Developer$128K
Full-Stack Developer$125K
Frontend Developer$115K
Healthcare (7 roles)
Hospitality / Other (8 roles)
Infra / DevOps (13 roles)
Security Engineer$180K
Platform Engineer$173K
GCP Engineer$170K
Kubernetes Engineer$168K
AWS Engineer$165K
Terraform Engineer$165K
Azure Engineer$165K
Cloud Architect$160K
Networking Engineer$143K
DevOps Engineer$138K
Marketing (11 roles)
Growth Marketer$125K
Lifecycle Marketer$120K
SEO Specialist$108K
Content Marketer$108K
Email Marketer$108K
Community Manager$108K
Social Media Manager$103K
Content Writer$69K
Mobile (5 roles)
iOS Developer$145K
Android Developer$145K
Swift Developer$145K
Flutter Developer$135K
Mobile Developer$120K
Other (2 roles)
People / HR (5 roles)
Product (5 roles)
Developer Advocate$160K
Product Designer$148K
Product Manager$140K
UX Designer$108K
Business Analyst$95K
QA (4 roles)
Sales (8 roles)
Specialised (10 roles)
Blockchain Developer$180K
Robotics Engineer$180K
Graphics Engineer$178K
Solutions Architect$150K
Firmware Engineer$148K
Game Developer$133K
Scrum Master$105K
Trades / Logistics (10 roles)
Licensed Plumber$58K
HVAC Technician$55K
Carpenter$51K
Welder$51K
Delivery Driver$44K
Warehouse Worker$41K
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Workzil Open Salary Database (2026). 148 roles. Retrieved from https://www.workzil.com/insights/salary-explorerProgrammatic access
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Methodology
- Salary ranges reflect US market data for October 2026, derived from public posting aggregates plus benchmark surveys (Levels.fyi for tech, BLS OEWS for non-tech, role-specific industry sources for healthcare and trades).
- Junior = ~0-2 years experience; Mid = ~3-5 years; Senior = ~6-12 years. Senior bands for engineering and management roles extend higher at FAANG and AI labs.
- Total compensation (including equity and bonus) typically exceeds base salary by 20-50% at well-funded tech employers and 5-15% elsewhere. Ranges shown are base / cash-equivalent.
- Geographic adjustment: ranges represent US national mid-market. Major-metro and FAANG-tier roles trend 10-25% higher; secondary-metro and remote-anywhere roles trend 0-15% lower.
- Refreshes: dataset is reviewed quarterly. Major changes (large model releases, market shifts) trigger out-of-cycle updates.