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Remote vs on-site pay
Across 211 tech roles, remote postings list pay within 1% of on-site postings for the same role. Pay ranges employers published in 3,914,825 open job postings, updated Nov 14, 2026; 5.9% of them are remote.
- Remote median$121K207,774 postings
- On-site median$79.5K1,065,483 postings
Overall, remote postings list a $121K median against $79.5K on-site. These medians pool different roles, so the gap alone does not show a remote pay premium or penalty; the same-role comparison is the like-for-like figure.
Posted base pay ranges from job listings, not total compensation. How these figures are made
Remote vs on-site pay by role
| Role | Remote median | On-site median |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | $180K median, 5,457 postings | $177K median, 15,225 postings |
| Product Manager | $175K median, 2,732 postings | $180K median, 4,627 postings |
| Data Engineer | $145K median, 845 postings | $145K median, 1,663 postings |
| Data Scientist | $165K median, 714 postings | $158K median, 1,902 postings |
| Technical Program Manager | $183K median, 327 postings | $183K median, 1,238 postings |
| Engineering Manager | $215K median, 549 postings | $215K median, 1,111 postings |
| Software Developer | $136K median, 230 postings | $138K median, 865 postings |
| DevOps Engineer | $147K median, 276 postings | $150K median, 1,116 postings |
| Machine Learning Engineer | $214K median, 443 postings | $212K median, 992 postings |
| AI Engineer | $180K median, 319 postings | $175K median, 781 postings |
| Full Stack Engineer | $156K median, 368 postings | $175K median, 562 postings |
| Security Engineer | $185K median, 426 postings | $185K median, 651 postings |
| Site Reliability Engineer | $164K median, 316 postings | $165K median, 596 postings |
| Embedded Software Engineer | $135K median, 54 postings | $143K median, 861 postings |
| Full Stack Developer | $118K median, 233 postings | $142K median, 532 postings |
| Platform Engineer | $170K median, 228 postings | $166K median, 561 postings |
| Product Owner | $120K median, 197 postings | $139K median, 370 postings |
| Full Stack Software Engineer | $152K median, 161 postings | $168K median, 485 postings |
| Member of Technical Staff | $260K median, 120 postings | $240K median, 663 postings |
| Backend Engineer | $185K median, 329 postings | $195K median, 320 postings |
| Cloud Engineer | $134K median, 136 postings | $152K median, 472 postings |
| Software Engineering Manager | $203K median, 186 postings | $195K median, 405 postings |
| Java Developer | $125K median, 68 postings | $123K median, 344 postings |
| Infrastructure Engineer | $178K median, 129 postings | $163K median, 325 postings |
| Technical Product Manager | $156K median, 184 postings | $172K median, 314 postings |
| Application Engineer | $124K median, 94 postings | $118K median, 292 postings |
| Platform Software Engineer | $170K median, 15 postings | $170K median, 61 postings |
| Product Management Director | $230K median, 142 postings | $243K median, 280 postings |
| Cybersecurity Engineer | $135K median, 84 postings | $150K median, 332 postings |
| AI/ML Engineer | $216K median, 146 postings | $176K median, 271 postings |
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