DEX salary: $203K median
The median advertised DEX salary is $203K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $183K to $233K: counted from 32 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range: about $98 an hour or $16,938 a month. A tenth of the postings offer $268K or more. Advertised ranges, not verified pay.
Check an offer against these figuresAll DEX jobs
$203Kmedian advertised salary
$183K – $233Kmiddle half of roles
$207Kaverage advertised salary
32roles counted
DEX salary by location
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸New York, NY | $225K | 22 |
| 🇺🇸United States | $203K | 31 |
Skills that pay more for DEX roles
| Skill | Median with it | Above the median | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-chain analytics | $232K | +$29K | 5 |
| Ethereum | $231K | +$28K | 12 |
| Smart contracts | $212K | +$9K | 7 |
Top-paying companies
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| Optimism | $250K | 4 |
| Uniswap Labs | $218K | 8 |
| MongoDB | $204K | 3 |
Highest-paying open DEX roles
All DEX jobs- Staff Protocol EngineerFomo Labs · 🇺🇸New York City$300K - $400KLead and aboveSolidityRustGo
- Head of InstitutionsUniswap Labs · 🇺🇸New York$200K - $300KHybridLead and aboveDEX
- Senior Product ManagerOptimism · 🇺🇸New York$237K - $299KHybridSeniorEthereumDEXArbitrum
- Partnerships Lead, Strategic AccountsOptimism · 🇺🇸New York$237K - $299KHybridLead and aboveEthereumPerformance managementDEX
- Head of talentUniswap Labs · 🇺🇸New York$238K - $298KHybridLead and aboveWorkforce planningCompensationApplicant tracking systems
- Account Executive (TradFi Segment)Allium · 🇺🇸New York$180K - $280KSQLSmart contractsRails
- Strategic Account Executive, DexHeadout · 🇺🇸New York$175K - $275KContract negotiationData privacyDEX
- Strategic Account Executive, DexHeadout LI · 🇺🇸New York$175K - $275KContract negotiationData privacyDEX
- Manager, Client Platform EngineeringMongoDB · 🇺🇸Palo Alto; San Francisco$137K - $270KPythonSwiftGCP
- Manager, Client Platform EngineeringMongoDB · 🇺🇸Los Angeles; Phoenix; San Diego; Seattle$137K - $270KPythonSwiftGCP
- Senior Systems EngineerCloudflare · Hybrid$185K - $254KHybridSeniorRustGoTypeScript
- Head of Market Data Development and EngineeringGalaxy · 🇺🇸New York$220K - $250KLead and aboveJavaDatabricksGenerative AI
- OG.com - Senior Product Manager - PredictionsCrypto.com · 🇺🇸San Francisco$170K - $230KSeniorFigmaRailsWireframing
- Senior Security Engineer, DeFiSui / Mysten Labs · 🇺🇸USA (Remote)$165K - $225KRemoteSeniorSolidityRustPython
- Product Marketing Lead - TradeConsensys · 🇺🇸UNITED STATES - Remote, EMEA - Remote, LATAM - Remote$146K - $220KRemoteLead and aboveProduct marketingLifecycle marketingDEX
- Senior Software Engineer, Backend (Retail DEX)Coinbase · 🇺🇸Remote - USA$186K - $219KRemoteSeniorKafkaRedisSmart contracts
- US Web3 Channels & Community LeadOKX · 🇺🇸New York, United States; San Jose, California, United States$179K - $215KLead and aboveDEXWeb3
- Senior Fraud Risk ManagerOKX · 🇺🇸New York, United States$143K - $214KSeniorPythonSQLExcel
- Quantitative Trader (Associate/VP) - Onchain TradingGalaxy · 🇺🇸New York, NY$150K - $200KLead and abovePythonTradingGenerative AI
- Software Engineer - DevOps - BitnomialKraken · 🇺🇸United States$96K - $192KRemoteRustPythonC++
Questions about DEX pay
- What is the average DEX salary?
- $207K a year on average and $203K at the median, across 32 open DEX 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 $183K to $233K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.
- Which companies advertise the highest DEX pay?
- Optimism ($250K), Uniswap Labs ($218K), MongoDB ($204K), by the median of their open postings that state pay (three postings or more).
- Is a dex a high-paying job?
- The median DEX posting advertises $203K a year, more than the median of all 55,899 job postings with pay on Jobs Every Hour ($174K). That is 17% above the middle of the market.
- How much can you earn as a dex?
- A tenth of the postings offer $268K a year or more; the highest open DEX role advertises up to $400K. Pay rises with level: see the table by level.
- What is the DEX salary per hour and per month?
- The median of $203K a year is about $98 an hour (2,080 working hours) and $16,938 a month before tax. The middle half of postings: $88 to $112 an hour.
- Which skills pay more for DEX roles?
- Postings that ask for On-chain analytics (+$29K, 5 postings), Ethereum (+$28K, 12 postings), Smart contracts (+$9K, 7 postings) advertise more than the $203K median of all DEX 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 DEX roles at companies is $203K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $183K to $233K. Counted from 32 open job postings that state pay, November 2026. Source: Jobs Every Hour, https://jobseveryhour.com/salaries/dex/
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