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 663 salary-disclosing roles out of 3,638 live crypto jobs we track. Updated 2026-09-23.

Crypto salary calculator
Estimate base pay + token/equity for any role in crypto & web3.
Base salary
$172k - $239k
+ tokens / equity: $12k - $36k / yr typical
Total comp
$184k - $275k
median base โ‰ˆ $202k
Calibrated to the live median of 205 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 Engineering205 listings$175k - $225k$202k28 jobsโ†’Crypto Security64 listings$177k - $220k$202k10 jobsโ†’Crypto Community9 listings$179k - $215k$197k3 jobsโ†’Crypto Product42 listings$168k - $230k$193k2 jobsโ†’Crypto Marketing28 listings$171k - $210k$186k11 jobsโ†’Crypto Design47 listings$149k - $195k$181k3 jobsโ†’Crypto Business Development16 listings$92k - $250k$175k0 jobsโ†’Crypto Legal & Compliance96 listings$134k - $198k$173k29 jobsโ†’Crypto Sales13 listings$150k - $180k$165k2 jobsโ†’Crypto Operations39 listings$140k - $180k$163k4 jobsโ†’Crypto Research45 listings$115k - $162k$145k3 jobsโ†’Crypto Finance52 listings$120k - $165k$140k3 jobsโ†’Crypto Customer Support7 listings$70k - $110k$90k2 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.

Mesh17 listings$229k - $300k$265k12 jobsโ†’a16z crypto14 listings$243k - $284k$264k14 jobsโ†’FINRA15 listings$134k - $313k$224k15 jobsโ†’BitGo11 listings$200k - $235k$218k13 jobsโ†’Jump Trading14 listings$188k - $250k$213k38 jobsโ†’Coinbase86 listings$184k - $212k$196k113 jobsโ†’TRM Labs11 listings$180k - $210k$195k55 jobsโ†’DRW29 listings$150k - $210k$188k55 jobsโ†’Robinhood101 listings$166k - $195k$181k118 jobsโ†’Crypto.com62 listings$125k - $200k$175k97 jobsโ†’Stellar Development Foundation10 listings$145k - $195k$170k10 jobsโ†’DV Trading10 listings$143k - $180k$160k39 jobsโ†’FalconX13 listings$132k - $167k$150k14 jobsโ†’Gemini16 listings$118k - $163k$139k15 jobsโ†’

Methodology & citing this data

CryptoJobsHQ continuously tracks live crypto & web3 job listings across the market, currently 3,638 open roles of which 663 disclose a salary range (18.2%). 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 2026-09-23.

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