๐Ÿ’ฐ Crypto & web3 salary data ยท 2026

What do crypto jobs pay?

Estimate your worth in crypto & web3, base salary plus token and equity, then dive into benchmarks by discipline and seniority. Based on 713 salary-disclosing roles out of 4,001 live crypto jobs we track. Updated 2026-11-08.

Crypto salary calculator
Estimate base pay + token/equity for any role in crypto & web3.
Base salary
$174k - $242k
+ tokens / equity: $12k - $37k / yr typical
Total comp
$187k - $279k
median base โ‰ˆ $205k
Calibrated to the live median of 183 salary-disclosing Engineering listings we track. Token/equity is highly stage-dependent, treat as indicative.
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Salaries by discipline

Median base pay across crypto & web3 roles. Click a discipline for the full breakdown.

Crypto Legal & Compliance129 listings$149k - $250k$209k31 jobsโ†’Crypto Security65 listings$172k - $228k$209k8 jobsโ†’Crypto Engineering183 listings$180k - $230k$205k31 jobsโ†’Crypto Product73 listings$175k - $230k$197k2 jobsโ†’Crypto Community6 listings$179k - $215k$197k1 jobโ†’Crypto Design42 listings$156k - $212k$188k4 jobsโ†’Crypto Marketing39 listings$160k - $210k$186k5 jobsโ†’Crypto Sales22 listings$180k - $203k$183k4 jobsโ†’Crypto Finance44 listings$149k - $188k$170k4 jobsโ†’Crypto Operations42 listings$125k - $180k$156k7 jobsโ†’Crypto Business Development27 listings$65k - $200k$150k0 jobsโ†’Crypto Research36 listings$116k - $165k$143k3 jobsโ†’Crypto Customer Support5 listings$70k - $110k$90k0 jobsโ†’Crypto Non-Tech$77k - $106k$90k0 jobsโ†’

Median = median of advertised base ranges across all live crypto jobs we track (USD, annual), otherwise our 2026 market anchor. Token/equity not included in base.

Salaries by company

What crypto companies actually advertise. Only employers with at least 10 salary-disclosing listings get a page.

Polymarket10 listings$250k - $388k$325k15 jobsโ†’a16z crypto15 listings$243k - $284k$264k19 jobsโ†’Circle12 listings$213k - $268k$240k20 jobsโ†’BitGo14 listings$205k - $250k$230k27 jobsโ†’Ripple25 listings$200k - $250k$225k64 jobsโ†’OKX21 listings$179k - $268k$224k177 jobsโ†’FINRA15 listings$134k - $313k$224k15 jobsโ†’OKG17 listings$179k - $258k$215k170 jobsโ†’Mesh17 listings$186k - $241k$214k20 jobsโ†’Spearbit / Cantina15 listings$175k - $240k$210k19 jobsโ†’Coinbase106 listings$186k - $219k$202k174 jobsโ†’Stellar Development Foundation11 listings$160k - $230k$195k13 jobsโ†’TRM Labs32 listings$178k - $210k$190k82 jobsโ†’FalconX10 listings$156k - $197k$176k13 jobsโ†’Robinhood12 listings$154k - $180k$167k20 jobsโ†’Coinflow14 listings$135k - $180k$158k15 jobsโ†’Crypto.com78 listings$120k - $180k$150k146 jobsโ†’CertiK10 listings$102k - $180k$141k21 jobsโ†’

Methodology & citing this data

CryptoJobsHQ continuously tracks live crypto & web3 job listings across the market, currently 4,001 open roles of which 713 disclose a salary range (17.8%). Benchmarks are medians of advertised base ranges in USD on an annual basis; disciplines are only shown once they have at least 5 salary-disclosing listings. Figures refresh as the tracked inventory changes, last updated 2026-11-08.

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