API and SDK Developer salary: $222K median
The median advertised API and SDK Developer salary is $222K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $182K to $310K: counted from 42 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range: about $107 an hour or $18,542 a month. A tenth of the postings offer $356K or more. Advertised ranges, not verified pay.
Check an offer against these figuresAll API and SDK developer jobs
$222Kmedian advertised salary
$182K – $310Kmiddle half of roles
$240Kaverage advertised salary
42roles counted
API and SDK Developer salary by location
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸San Francisco Bay Area | $287K | 18 |
| 🇺🇸California | $260K | 20 |
| 🇺🇸United States | $225K | 34 |
Skills that pay more for API and SDK Developer roles
| Skill | Median with it | Above the median | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Go | $356K | +$133K | 9 |
| Rust | $323K | +$100K | 13 |
| AI agents | $264K | +$42K | 9 |
| TypeScript | $260K | +$37K | 16 |
| Python | $245K | +$22K | 25 |
Top-paying companies
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| OpenAI | $356K | 9 |
Highest-paying open API and SDK Developer roles
All API and SDK developer jobs- Sr./Staff JavaScript Developer - Web SDK (Brazil/Canada/UK/Poland/India)Oscilar · 🇧🇷Brazil - Remote$394K - $574KRemoteLead and aboveTypeScriptJavaScriptCI/CD
- Senior Staff Software Engineer, APIAnthropic · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY$405K - $485KLead and aboveRustGoPython
- Software Engineer, API SafetyOpenAI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$266K - $445KHybridRustGoPython
- Software Engineer, API MulticloudOpenAI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$266K - $445KHybridGCPAWSAI agents
- Software Engineer, River APIRiver AI Inc. · 🇺🇸Palo Alto, CA$200K - $420KRustC++PyTorch
- Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineer, API Platform)Perplexity · 🇺🇸San Francisco$220K - $405KRustGoPython
- Software Engineer, Backend, Developer APIRamp · 🇺🇸New York, NY (HQ)$168K - $330KHybridPythonPostgreSQLAI agents
- Software Engineer, APIs & Context PlatformGlean · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA$210K - $300KGoPythonTypeScript
- Senior Software Engineer, APIMeshy · 🇺🇸Bay Area Office$150K - $300KSeniorPythonTypeScriptPostgreSQL
- Principal Software Engineer, SDK & Lowering StackD Matrix · 🇺🇸Santa Clara$190K - $300KHybridLead and abovePythonC++Machine Learning
- Member of Technical Staff, Backend Engineer, APIRunway Ml · Remote$240K - $290KRemotePythonTypeScriptPostgreSQL
- Sr./Staff JavaScript Developer - Web SDKOscilar · Remote$180K - $262KRemoteLead and aboveTypeScriptJavaScriptCI/CD
- Senior Software Engineer, Platform SDK / Instrument ControlMerge Labs · 🇺🇸San Francisco Bay Area$185K - $260KSeniorPython
- Staff Software Engineer (Cloud API)Cyberhaven · 🇺🇸SF Bay Area$220K - $260KHybridLead and aboveRustGoPython
- Staff Software Engineer, Data Collection (Tags & SDKs)Databricks · 🇺🇸New York City, New York$191K - $254KLead and aboveJavaScriptIncident responseGoogle Tag Manager
- Senior Software Engineer, API and Data DeliveryEnigma · 🇺🇸New York, NY or Los Angeles, CA$180K - $240KSeniorDockerTerraformAWS
- Senior Software Engineer .NET SDK - Langauge ClientsClickHouse · 🇺🇸New York$147K - $238KRemoteSeniorRustGoPython
- Senior Staff Software Engineer, Gusto Agent & Partner Experiences (API)Gusto · 🇺🇸Denver, CO - Hybrid; New York, NY - Hybrid; San Francisco…$213K - $236KHybridLead and aboveRubyGraphQLRails
- Senior Front-End Leaning Full-Stack Software Developer (ReactJS + GraphQL)Stoke Space · 🇺🇸Kent, Washington$154K - $232KSeniorTypeScriptReactPostgreSQL
- Senior Full-Stack Software Developer (ReactJS + GraphQL)Stoke Space · 🇺🇸Kent, Washington$154K - $232KSeniorTypeScriptReactNode.js
Questions about API and SDK Developer pay
- What is the average API and SDK Developer salary?
- $240K a year on average and $222K at the median, across 42 open API and SDK Developer postings at companies that state pay (November 2026). The median is the better guide: a few very high offers pull the average up.
- What is the typical range?
- The middle half of the postings offer $182K to $310K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.
- Which companies advertise the highest API and SDK Developer pay?
- OpenAI ($356K), by the median of their open postings that state pay (three postings or more).
- Is an api and sdk developer a high-paying job?
- The median API and SDK Developer posting advertises $222K a year, more than the median of all 55,899 job postings with pay on Jobs Every Hour ($174K). That is 28% above the middle of the market.
- How much can you earn as an api and sdk developer?
- A tenth of the postings offer $356K a year or more; the highest open API and SDK Developer role advertises up to $574K. Pay rises with level: see the table by level.
- What is the API and SDK Developer salary per hour and per month?
- The median of $222K a year is about $107 an hour (2,080 working hours) and $18,542 a month before tax. The middle half of postings: $88 to $149 an hour.
- Which skills pay more for API and SDK Developer roles?
- Postings that ask for Go (+$133K, 9 postings), Rust (+$100K, 13 postings), AI agents (+$42K, 9 postings) advertise more than the $222K median of all API and SDK Developer postings with pay.
- Where do these figures come from?
- From the pay ranges employers print in their own job postings, read from their careers pages every hour. The midpoint of each range is counted. These are advertised ranges for open roles, mostly in the United States and in US dollars, not what people are actually paid.
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The median advertised salary for API and SDK Developer roles at companies is $222K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $182K to $310K. Counted from 42 open job postings that state pay, November 2026. Source: Jobs Every Hour, https://jobseveryhour.com/salaries/api-developer/
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