Six Figure Work

Software engineering jobs with a published base of $100K+

Software engineering jobs include backend, frontend, infrastructure, mobile and embedded developers, plus forward deployed engineers and engineering managers. They come from AI labs, robotics and aerospace firms, fintech, and enterprise software companies. You won't see a single one here without a published base of $100,000 or higher.

Published pay at a glance

10,163 open postings from 1,151 employers, as of .

Median published starting base
$162K
Median midpoint of published ranges
$195,500
Half of postings publish a starting base between
$140K and $191K
Median published range width
$60K
Publish a starting base of $150K+
61%
Publish a starting base of $200K+
20%
Published starting base, number of postings in each range
  1. $100K - $125K1,405
  2. $125K - $150K2,604
  3. $150K - $175K2,139
  4. $175K - $200K1,951
  5. $200K - $225K1,022
  6. $225K - $250K483
  7. $250K - $275K272
  8. $275K - $300K139
  9. $300K - $325K55
  10. $325K - $350K32
  11. $350K - $375K2
  12. $375K - $400K15
  13. $400K+44

Because we list only ranges that start at $100K or more, these figures describe six-figure postings, not the whole job market.

New this week

3,940 of these postings were first seen by us in the last 7 days.

The 50 newest of 10,163 jobs

Newest first, by when we first saw the job. Each card shows the employer-published base range and links to the source.

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Who publishes the highest base here

Employers ranked by median published starting base across their open postings here. Employers need at least 3 postings to be listed.

EmployerOpen postingsMedian published starting base
Anthropic57$405K
fomo Labs3$300K
Lambda21$296K
Wayve22$275K
Asana6$272,500
OpenAI54$266K
Headway13$265K
Afterquery4$255K
Cartesia5$250K
Polymarket5$250K

Where these jobs are

Most postings by state: California (4,217), Washington (1,391), New York (947), Virginia (526), Massachusetts (391), Texas (258), Colorado (225), Maryland (209), Illinois (158), Washington, DC (112).

Of the 28% of postings that state a workplace: 14% remote, 43% hybrid, 44% on-site. 72% of postings do not state a workplace, so these shares describe only the postings that do.

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How to read these figures

Figures are employer-published annual base ranges in USD for postings open at last check. They are not offers and not total compensation, and they do not show what anyone is paid. Because we list only ranges that start at $100K or more, these figures describe six-figure postings, not the whole job market. Read the methodology.