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Crypto Engineering Salaries

Median base
$205k
Typical range $180k - $230k · from 383 salary-disclosing listings we track · methodology

How much does a crypto engineering make? Base pay in crypto & web3 is competitive with big tech, and most teams add a meaningful token or equity grant on top, which can move total compensation well above the base, especially at earlier-stage companies. Figures below are annual base salary in USD; token/equity is shown separately because it’s highly stage-dependent.

Engineering pay by seniority

LevelBase salary+ tokens / equity (yr)
Junior$113k - $157k$8k - $24k
Mid$174k - $242k$12k - $37k
Senior$244k - $339k$36k - $108k
Lead / Head$331k - $460k$78k - $234k
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 ≈ $205k
Calibrated to the live median of 383 salary-disclosing Engineering listings we track. Token/equity is highly stage-dependent, treat as indicative.
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Open Engineering roles

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Software Engineer, Wallet
Robinhood • New York, NY

As a Software Engineer on Robinhood's Wallet team, you build backend services and data systems powering secure crypto and tokenized asset…

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Software Engineer, Wallet
Robinhood • Toronto, Ontario, Canada

As a Software Engineer on Robinhood's Wallet team, you build backend services powering secure crypto trading. You'll design scalable…

DeFiInfrastructureTradingSmart ContractsEngineeringMidOn-site
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Senior Software Engineer, Wallet
Robinhood • Toronto, Ontario, Canada

As a Senior Software Engineer on Robinhood's Wallet team, you'll own backend services powering secure cryptocurrency and tokenized stock…

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Head of Engineering
Coinflow • Chicago

As Head of Engineering at Coinflow, you lead the team and ship hands-on code on critical payment paths while owning delivery and technical…

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EHS Engineer
Galaxy • Afton, Texas

As an EHS Engineer at Galaxy, you manage safety compliance and incident investigations at the Helios data center campus in Texas, leading…

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Senior Principal Site Reliability Engineer
Bybit • Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

As a Senior Principal Site Reliability Engineer at Bybit, you build an enterprise-grade chaos engineering platform validating production…

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