Salary benchmark · Austin

Full-stack Engineer Salary in Austin

Mid-level (3-5y) full-stack engineer pay in Austin sits around $134,400/yr. Floor and stretch bands below, plus how the role compares across other markets and roles.

Floor

$114,240

$9,520/mo · 15th percentile

Median

$134,400

$11,200/mo · Typical mid-level offer

Stretch

$168,000

$14,000/mo · Top-quartile, hot market

By experience level in Austin

Same role, four experience levels, annual total comp.

ExperienceFloorMedianStretchMult.
Junior (0-2y)$74,256$87,360$109,2000.65×
Mid (3-5y)$114,240$134,400$168,0001.00×
Senior (5-8y)$154,224$181,440$226,8001.35×
Lead (8y+)$199,920$235,200$294,0001.75×

Floor = median × 0.85 · Stretch = median × 1.25. Mult applied to the Austin mid-level base.

How Austin compares

Same full-stack engineer role, other top markets, mid-level annual median.

San Francisco$198,000+47%New York$168,000+25%Remote$122,400-9%Singapore$110,400-18%Toronto$98,400-27%

Other roles in Austin

Top 5 highest-paid roles in Austin, mid-level annual median.

Engineering Manager$210,000Product Manager$150,000Backend Engineer$138,000Frontend Engineer$129,600Product Designer$114,000

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