01
Engineering
Junior developer: $90–115k + super. Mid-level: $120–150k + super. Senior: $150–190k + super. Staff / Lead: $190–230k + super. Engineering Manager: $200–250k + super.
02
Cloud, DevOps and platform
DevOps Engineer: $140–180k + super. Senior DevOps / SRE: $180–220k + super. Cloud Architect: $170–260k + super. Platform Engineer: $150–200k + super.
03
Data and AI
Data Engineer: $130–200k + super. Analytics Engineer: $130–170k + super. Data Scientist: $140–200k + super. Machine Learning Engineer: $160–230k + super.
04
Security and leadership
Cybersecurity Analyst: $120–160k + super. Security Engineer: $150–210k + super. Head of Engineering: $250–320k + super. CTO / VP Engineering: $300k+ + super + equity.
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