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Prefect salary: $195K median

The median advertised Prefect salary is $195K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $170K to $238K: counted from 50 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range: about $94 an hour or $16,250 a month. A tenth of the postings offer $300K or more. Advertised ranges, not verified pay.

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$195Kmedian advertised salary
$170K – $238Kmiddle half of roles
$211Kaverage advertised salary
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Prefect salary by location

NameMedian salaryRoles counted
🇺🇸San Francisco Bay Area$247K16
🇺🇸California$235K18
🇺🇸United States$205K42

Skills that pay more for Prefect roles

SkillMedian with itAbove the medianPostings
EKS$260K+$65K5
S3$256K+$61K7
Crypto custody$256K+$61K5
Go$247K+$52K6
Flink$232K+$37K10

Top-paying companies

NameMedian salaryRoles counted
Block$256K5
Metropolis$185K3

Highest-paying open Prefect roles

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Questions about Prefect pay

What is the average Prefect salary?
$211K a year on average and $195K at the median, across 50 open Prefect 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 $170K to $238K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.
Which companies advertise the highest Prefect pay?
Block ($256K), Metropolis ($185K), by the median of their open postings that state pay (three postings or more).
Is a prefect a high-paying job?
The median Prefect posting advertises $195K a year, more than the median of all 55,899 job postings with pay on Jobs Every Hour ($174K). That is 12% above the middle of the market.
How much can you earn as a prefect?
A tenth of the postings offer $300K a year or more; the highest open Prefect role advertises up to $400K. Pay rises with level: see the table by level.
What is the Prefect salary per hour and per month?
The median of $195K a year is about $94 an hour (2,080 working hours) and $16,250 a month before tax. The middle half of postings: $82 to $114 an hour.
Which skills pay more for Prefect roles?
Postings that ask for EKS (+$65K, 5 postings), S3 (+$61K, 7 postings), Crypto custody (+$61K, 5 postings) advertise more than the $195K median of all Prefect 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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