What is the average Git salary?

$179K a year on average and $175K at the median, across 780 open Git 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 $146K to $205K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.

Which companies advertise the highest Git pay?

Oscilar ($484K), Anthropic ($362K), OpenAI ($343K), by the median of their open postings that state pay (three postings or more).

Is a git a high-paying job?

The median Git posting advertises $175K a year, more than the median of all 55,899 job postings with pay on Jobs Every Hour ($174K). That is 1% above the middle of the market.

How much can you earn as a git?

A tenth of the postings offer $232K a year or more; the highest open Git role advertises up to $574K. Pay rises with level: see the table by level.

What is the Git salary per hour and per month?

The median of $175K a year is about $84 an hour (2,080 working hours) and $14,583 a month before tax. The middle half of postings: $70 to $99 an hour.

Which skills pay more for Git roles?

Postings that ask for Java (+$24K, 92 postings), Terraform (+$23K, 110 postings), Security clearance (+$18K, 193 postings) advertise more than the $175K median of all Git postings with pay.

What does an entry-level git make?

8 junior and intern Git postings state pay, with a median of $106K a year ($51 an hour).

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.

Git Salary: $179K Average, $175K Median (Nov 2026)

Git salary by level

Lead roles advertise a median of $220K, 24% more than senior roles ($178K). The level comes from the job title; titles without a level word are counted separately.

Level	Median salary	Middle half	Roles
Senior	$178K	$159K–$202K	279
Lead and above	$220K	$185K–$240K	114
No level in the title	$162K	$135K–$200K	379

Git salary by location

Name	Median salary	Roles counted
🇺🇸San Francisco Bay Area	$198K	148
🇺🇸Seattle, WA	$196K	37
🇺🇸California	$187K	321
🇺🇸United States	$176K	734
🇺🇸New York, NY	$175K	76
🇺🇸Los Angeles, CA	$163K	31
🇺🇸Boston, MA	$161K	26
🇺🇸Denver, CO	$158K	27
🇺🇸Washington, DC	$154K	21

Skills that pay more for Git roles

Skill	Median with it	Above the median	Postings
Java	$199K	+$24K	92
Terraform	$198K	+$23K	110
Security clearance	$193K	+$18K	193
Go	$190K	+$15K	88
Firmware	$190K	+$15K	96

Top-paying companies

Name	Median salary	Roles counted
Oscilar	$484K	3
Anthropic	$362K	5
OpenAI	$343K	4
Lambda	$330K	3
Twenty	$267K	4
Shield AI	$234K	3
Neo4j	$232K	3
Metropolis	$226K	11
Figma	$225K	4
Render	$224K	4
Apptronik	$222K	3
Mintlify	$220K	3
Brex	$216K	3
Justworks	$215K	10
Zoox	$210K	10
ClickHouse	$210K	4
K2 Space	$210K	6
True Anomaly	$208K	13
Cloudflare	$207K	3
Agility Robotics	$206K	8
Lunar Energy	$205K	4
JFrog	$204K	6
MongoDB	$204K	3
Lucid Motors	$203K	7
Okta	$203K	4

Highest-paying open Git roles

All Git jobs

Sr./Staff JavaScript Developer - Web SDK (Brazil/Canada/UK/Poland/India)Oscilar · 🇧🇷Brazil - Remote$394K - $574KRemoteLead and aboveTypeScriptJavaScriptCI/CD8mo
Sr./Staff Backend Engineer - JavaOscilar · 🇧🇷Brazil - Remote$394K - $574KRemoteLead and aboveJavaDockerKafka11mo
Software Engineer - Data Aquisition (systems)OpenAI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$295K - $536KLinuxCI/CDKubernetes3mo
Network EngineerOpenAI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$347K - $510KHybridGoPythonTerraform3mo
Staff/Principal Frontend Software EngineerTwenty · 🇺🇸Arlington, VA$192K - $455KLead and aboveTypeScriptJavaScriptReact13mo
Staff/Principal Frontend Software EngineerTwenty · 🇺🇸New York, NY$192K - $455KLead and aboveTypeScriptJavaScriptReact6w
Autonomous Systems Security EngineerAnthropic · 🇺🇸Remote-Friendly (Travel Required) | San Francisco, CA$320K - $405KRemoteGitData centersIncident response2w
Security Data EngineerAnthropic · 🇺🇸Remote-Friendly (Travel Required) | San Francisco, CA$320K - $405KRemoteSQLAI agentsData quality2w
Senior Software Engineer - SDNLambda · 🇺🇸San Francisco Office (Fremont St)$266K - $395KHybridSeniorGoPythonTerraform5w
Senior Software Development EngineerLambda · Bellevue Office$284K - $378KHybridSeniorTerraformMachine LearningLinux3w
Forward Deployed EngineerFigma · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA • New York, NY • United States$153K - $376KPythonTypeScriptJavaScript2mo
Staff Software Engineer, Agent PlatformReplit · 🇺🇸Foster City, CA$250K - $365KHybridLead and aboveLinuxAI agentsGit7mo
Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC) Engineer (R4815)Shield AI · 🇺🇸Seattle, WA, US$160K - $360KGoPythonC++12d
Staff Software Engineer, MLApptronik · 🇺🇸Sunnyvale, CA$285K - $340KLead and aboveRustGoPython9d
Staff Software Systems Engineer - Advanced Autonomy Systems Engineering LeadLatitude AI · 🇺🇸Pittsburgh, PA, Palo Alto, CA, Detroit, MI$224K - $336KLead and abovePythonC++Machine Learning5mo
Product Manager | GrowthRamp · 🇺🇸New York, NY (HQ)$230K - $325KSQLFigmaA/B testing5w
Product Manager | Vendor Intelligence & MarketplaceRamp · 🇺🇸New York, NY (HQ)$230K - $325KHybridSQLLLMFigma5mo
Principal Software Engineer, Spacecraft SimulationTrue Anomaly · 🇺🇸Denver, CO; Long Beach, CA$210K - $325KLead and abovePythonC++Docker2w
Software Engineer, Missile Defense Simulation (II - Principal)True Anomaly · 🇺🇸Denver, CO; Long Beach, CA$90K - $325KLead and abovePythonC++CI/CD5w
Senior Director, Head of Statistical ProgrammingKardigan · 🇺🇸Princeton, New Jersey, United States$248K - $323KLead and aboveRGitRegulatory compliance7w

Questions about Git pay

What is the average Git salary?: $179K a year on average and $175K at the median, across 780 open Git 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 $146K to $205K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.
Which companies advertise the highest Git pay?: Oscilar ($484K), Anthropic ($362K), OpenAI ($343K), by the median of their open postings that state pay (three postings or more).
Is a git a high-paying job?: The median Git posting advertises $175K a year, more than the median of all 55,899 job postings with pay on Jobs Every Hour ($174K). That is 1% above the middle of the market.
How much can you earn as a git?: A tenth of the postings offer $232K a year or more; the highest open Git role advertises up to $574K. Pay rises with level: see the table by level.
What is the Git salary per hour and per month?: The median of $175K a year is about $84 an hour (2,080 working hours) and $14,583 a month before tax. The middle half of postings: $70 to $99 an hour.
Which skills pay more for Git roles?: Postings that ask for Java (+$24K, 92 postings), Terraform (+$23K, 110 postings), Security clearance (+$18K, 193 postings) advertise more than the $175K median of all Git postings with pay.
What does an entry-level git make?: 8 junior and intern Git postings state pay, with a median of $106K a year ($51 an hour).
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.

Git salary: $175K median