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Crypto Salary Report
As of 2026-10-06, ChainJobs lists 622 live crypto & web3 roles with an employer-published USD annual pay band (of 3,500 live roles): median $194k, 25th–75th percentile $157k–$230k. Recomputed from the live board every day.
Remote roles post a median of $190k (234 bands) vs $200k on-site (388 bands).
Change over time — vs 7 days ago
| Metric | Today (2026-10-06) | Change vs 7 days ago (2026-09-29 → 2026-10-06, change in raw daily snapshot) |
|---|---|---|
| Median USD band (midpoint) | $194,338 | +$694 |
| 25th percentile | $157,000 | +$250 |
| 75th percentile | $230,000 | −$2,674 |
| Published USD annual bands | 622 | -195 |
Percentiles are over band midpoints, the same method as the headline figures above. Today’s column is the live board, the same figures as the headline above. Changes come from the daily snapshot log (30 daily records since 2026-09-07). A change marked “change in raw daily snapshot” compares two snapshot records taken before exact-duplicate postings were collapsed (how the log was recorded until the collapse shipped); it is the change between those two records, not a change from today’s figure. Board totals include coverage changes (companies added to or fixed in our scraper); the Crypto Hiring Pulse compares the same companies only.
Median pay by function
| Function | Bands | Median | 25th–75th pct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering | 223 | $205k | $177k–$250k |
| Operations | 143 | $162k | $120k–$200k |
| BD & Sales | 98 | $194k | $152k–$247k |
| Marketing & Growth | 56 | $185k | $145k–$213k |
| Product | 28 | $203k | $190k–$225k |
| Other | 20 | $225k | $175k–$225k |
| Trading & Quant | 16 | $195k | $150k–$225k |
| Design | 16 | $157k | $140k–$197k |
| Executive | 14 | $250k | $222k–$280k |
Median pay by role
| Role | Bands | Median | 25th–75th pct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 26 | $235k | $142k–$314k |
| Security | 28 | $215k | $188k–$230k |
| Backend Engineer | 24 | $225k | $200k–$375k |
| Frontend Developer | 5 | $203k | $185k–$300k |
| Legal & Counsel | 17 | $235k | $200k–$284k |
| Compliance | 28 | $160k | $100k–$200k |
| Trading | 23 | $190k | $150k–$200k |
| Finance & Accounting | 14 | $157k | $140k–$237k |
| Recruiting | 5 | $137k | $120k–$200k |
| Data | 16 | $250k | $180k–$250k |
Top-paying companies (live listings)
| Company | Highest posted band | Roles w/ band |
|---|---|---|
| Baton Corporation | $500k–1500k | 8 |
| Block | $386k–579k | 51 |
| Polymarket | $400k–500k | 67 |
| Fomo | $300k–500k | 8 |
| Rain | $320k–450k | 41 |
| OKX | $313k–451k | 20 |
| Elliptic | $260k–500k | 8 |
| Kraken | $232k–517k | 22 |
| Stronghold | $200k–500k | 2 |
| Fireblocks | $280k–390k | 6 |
Highest-paying live roles
Methodology
Figures cover the 622 live listings (of 3,500 on the board) whose employer publishes a USD annual salary band on its own posting — structured ATS comp fields or a US-style annual range parsed from the posting text. Each role is summarized by its band midpoint; medians and percentiles are computed across those midpoints. Nothing is inferred, estimated, or averaged in from other sources, and placeholder bands (spread wider than 6×) are rejected. The board rescrapes every company's official careers page daily, so this page reflects the live market as of 2026-10-06, not a survey.
Cite as: ChainJobs Crypto Salary Report, 2026-10-06 — link to chainjobs.io/crypto-salary-report/. Raw data: jobs-data.json (CC BY 4.0, attribution requested).
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Frequently asked questions
What is the average crypto salary in 2026?
Across 622 live crypto and web3 roles with employer-published USD annual bands, the median is $194k, with a 25th–75th percentile range of $157k–$230k. These are live listings, not survey estimates.
Do remote crypto jobs pay less than on-site?
Among live listings with published bands, remote roles post a median of $190k (234 roles) versus $200k for on-site roles (388 roles).
Which crypto companies pay the most?
Ranked by the highest employer-posted band among live listings, the top payers right now are Baton Corporation, Block, Polymarket. The full table updates daily.
Where does this salary data come from?
Every figure is taken from the employer's own live job listing — companies' official ATS careers pages, rescraped daily. ChainJobs never infers, estimates, or averages salaries from other sources.