Salary Guides 2026
Real salary data for 20+ roles across 40+ cities worldwide. Every guide includes a full breakdown by experience level, top employers, skills that command the highest pay, and what to negotiate for beyond base salary.
Most-searched salary guides
Software Engineer
San Francisco
$178,000
median / yr
Product Manager
New York
$156,240
median / yr
Data Scientist
London
£79,200
median / yr
Machine Learning Engineer
Seattle
$184,040
median / yr
UX / Product Designer
Amsterdam
€60,830
median / yr
Engineering Manager
Austin
$157,300
median / yr
DevOps / Platform Engineer
Berlin
€71,040
median / yr
Financial Analyst
Toronto
CA$79,200
median / yr
Software Engineer
Bangalore
₹25L
median / yr
Product Manager
Sydney
A$137,640
median / yr
Data Analyst
Dublin
€56,580
median / yr
Backend Engineer
Zurich
CHF 143,560
median / yr
Engineering
Software Engineer Salary Guide
Designs, builds, and maintains software systems across web, mobile, and infrastructure.
Frontend Engineer Salary Guide
Builds user-facing interfaces with a focus on performance, accessibility, and design systems.
Backend Engineer Salary Guide
Builds APIs, services, databases, and infrastructure that power applications at scale.
DevOps / Platform Engineer Salary Guide
Manages CI/CD pipelines, cloud infrastructure, and developer tooling to enable reliable software delivery.
Machine Learning Engineer Salary Guide
Builds and deploys ML models and AI systems in production environments.
Engineering Manager Salary Guide
Leads engineering teams, drives technical strategy, and develops individual contributors.
Cybersecurity Engineer Salary Guide
Protects systems, networks, and data from threats through security architecture, incident response, and vulnerability management.
Cloud Architect Salary Guide
Designs scalable, secure cloud infrastructure strategies and guides teams on cloud migration, cost optimisation, and architecture best practices.
Full Stack Engineer Salary Guide
Builds end-to-end features across frontend, backend, and infrastructure — owning the full product surface from database to UI.
Site Reliability Engineer Salary Guide
Applies software engineering to operations — building tooling, automating toil, and ensuring system reliability at scale.
QA / Test Engineer Salary Guide
Designs and implements test strategies — from manual exploration to automated test frameworks — to ensure software quality and reliability.
iOS Developer Salary Guide
Builds native iOS applications using Swift and SwiftUI, delivering high-performance mobile experiences for Apple devices.
Android Developer Salary Guide
Builds native Android applications using Kotlin and Jetpack Compose, delivering mobile experiences for the world's largest device ecosystem.
Solutions Architect Salary Guide
Designs end-to-end technical solutions for customer or internal needs, bridging business requirements with architectural best practices.
Technical Writer Salary Guide
Creates clear, accurate documentation — API references, user guides, developer docs, and runbooks — that helps users and engineers succeed.
Network Engineer Salary Guide
Designs, implements, and maintains network infrastructure — including LAN/WAN, firewalls, SD-WAN, and cloud networking.
Database Administrator Salary Guide
Manages, optimises, and secures databases — handling performance tuning, backups, replication, and migration across RDBMS and NoSQL systems.
Technical Program Manager Salary Guide
Drives complex, cross-team technical programs — aligning engineering execution with business goals, managing dependencies, and ensuring delivery at scale.
Product
Data
Data Scientist Salary Guide
Builds models, analyses large datasets, and translates data into business decisions and product features.
Data Analyst Salary Guide
Transforms raw data into business insights through SQL queries, dashboards, and statistical analysis.
Data Engineer Salary Guide
Designs, builds, and maintains data pipelines and infrastructure that make data accessible, reliable, and analytics-ready.
Design
UX / Product Designer Salary Guide
Designs user experiences for digital products — from research and wireframes to high-fidelity UI and design systems.
Graphic Designer Salary Guide
Creates visual assets for digital and print — from brand identity and marketing materials to product illustrations and motion graphics.
Head of Design Salary Guide
Leads the design function — managing a team of designers, setting design vision, establishing design systems, and ensuring design quality across the product.
Marketing
Marketing Manager Salary Guide
Leads marketing campaigns, demand generation, and brand strategy to drive growth and revenue.
Content Manager Salary Guide
Plans, creates, and manages content strategies across blog, social, email, and SEO to drive organic growth.
Growth Manager Salary Guide
Drives user acquisition, activation, and retention through data-driven experiments across product and marketing channels.
Product Marketing Manager Salary Guide
Leads go-to-market strategy, positioning, messaging, and competitive intelligence for products — connecting product teams with sales and marketing.
SEO Manager Salary Guide
Drives organic search growth through technical SEO, content strategy, link building, and search analytics.
Paid Media Manager Salary Guide
Manages paid advertising across Google, Meta, LinkedIn, and other channels to drive customer acquisition at efficient costs.
Copywriter Salary Guide
Crafts compelling copy across web, email, ads, and product — shaping brand voice and driving conversion.
Social Media Manager Salary Guide
Manages organic social presence across platforms — creating content, growing audiences, and driving engagement and brand awareness.
Video Producer / Content Creator Salary Guide
Plans, films, and edits video content for marketing, social media, product demos, and brand storytelling across digital channels.
Sales
Account Executive Salary Guide
Closes new business by managing the full sales cycle from prospecting through contract negotiation.
Sales Engineer / Solutions Engineer Salary Guide
Bridges technical expertise and sales — demoing products, answering deep technical questions, and helping close enterprise deals.
Customer Success Manager Salary Guide
Manages post-sales customer relationships, drives product adoption, ensures renewal, and identifies expansion opportunities.
Finance
Financial Analyst Salary Guide
Analyses financial data, builds models, and produces insights to guide business investment and strategy.
Finance Manager Salary Guide
Leads financial planning, analysis, and reporting for a business unit or company — owning FP&A, financial modelling, and business partnering.
People Operations
Operations
Operations Manager Salary Guide
Designs and optimises business processes, manages cross-functional initiatives, and improves operational efficiency.
Project Manager Salary Guide
Leads project delivery — managing timelines, resources, stakeholders, and risk across technical and business initiatives.
Business Analyst Salary Guide
Bridges business and technology by analysing processes, gathering requirements, and translating problems into solutions.
Supply Chain Manager Salary Guide
Manages procurement, logistics, inventory, and supplier relationships to ensure efficient and resilient product delivery.
Scrum Master / Agile Coach Salary Guide
Facilitates agile ceremonies, removes blockers, coaches teams on Scrum/Kanban, and improves team delivery throughput and health.
Customer Support Manager Salary Guide
Leads a support team — managing agents, defining processes, maintaining SLAs, and improving the customer experience across support channels.
Chief of Staff Salary Guide
Acts as a force multiplier for an executive — leading strategic initiatives, coordinating cross-functional decisions, and driving operational rigour across the leadership team.
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