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Tech Salary Guide 2026

Browse median salaries for 14 tech roles across 9 major US cities. Data sourced from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and adjusted for local cost-of-living.

Software Engineer

$124K national median
San Francisco: $186KNew York: $174KSeattle: $167KAustin: $136KChicago: $143KView all cities →

Data Scientist

$128K national median
San Francisco: $192KNew York: $179KSeattle: $173KAustin: $141KChicago: $147KView all cities →

Product Manager

$120K national median
San Francisco: $180KNew York: $168KSeattle: $162KAustin: $132KChicago: $138KView all cities →

DevOps Engineer

$122K national median
San Francisco: $183KNew York: $171KSeattle: $165KAustin: $134KChicago: $140KView all cities →

Frontend Developer

$112K national median
San Francisco: $168KNew York: $157KSeattle: $151KAustin: $123KChicago: $129KView all cities →

Backend Developer

$120K national median
San Francisco: $180KNew York: $168KSeattle: $162KAustin: $132KChicago: $138KView all cities →

Full Stack Developer

$116K national median
San Francisco: $174KNew York: $162KSeattle: $157KAustin: $128KChicago: $133KView all cities →

Machine Learning Engineer

$145K national median
San Francisco: $218KNew York: $203KSeattle: $196KAustin: $160KChicago: $167KView all cities →

Cloud Architect

$150K national median
San Francisco: $225KNew York: $210KSeattle: $203KAustin: $165KChicago: $173KView all cities →

Security Engineer

$130K national median
San Francisco: $195KNew York: $182KSeattle: $176KAustin: $143KChicago: $150KView all cities →

Mobile Developer

$120K national median
San Francisco: $180KNew York: $168KSeattle: $162KAustin: $132KChicago: $138KView all cities →

QA Engineer

$98K national median
San Francisco: $147KNew York: $137KSeattle: $132KAustin: $108KChicago: $113KView all cities →

Data Analyst

$85K national median
San Francisco: $128KNew York: $119KSeattle: $115KAustin: $94KChicago: $98KView all cities →

UX Designer

$92K national median
San Francisco: $138KNew York: $129KSeattle: $124KAustin: $101KChicago: $106KView all cities →