Ruby salary: $202K median
From 250 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range. Advertised ranges, not verified pay.
$202Kmedian advertised salary
$166K – $237Kmiddle half of roles
$200Kaverage advertised salary
250roles counted
Ruby salary by level
Lead roles advertise a median of $231K, 15% more than senior roles ($202K). The level comes from the job title; titles without a level word are counted separately.
| Level | Median salary | Middle half | Roles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior | $202K | $178K–$217K | 75 |
| Lead and above | $231K | $210K–$249K | 76 |
| No level in title | $168K | $148K–$207K | 98 |
Ruby salary by location
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸New York | $212K | 58 |
| 🇺🇸Seattle | $211K | 16 |
| 🇺🇸San Francisco Bay Area | $208K | 88 |
| 🇨🇦Canada | $206K | 17 |
| 🇺🇸Chicago | $205K | 20 |
| 🇺🇸United States | $204K | 238 |
| 🇺🇸California | $196K | 95 |
| 🇺🇸Texas | $188K | 17 |
Top-paying companies
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| Apollo.io | $276K | 4 |
| Figma | $264K | 7 |
| $260K | 3 | |
| Block | $256K | 5 |
| Braze | $242K | 34 |
| Strava | $235K | 3 |
| Stripe | $222K | 10 |
| Betterment | $215K | 3 |
| Justworks | $215K | 13 |
| Huntress | $210K | 8 |
| Okta | $210K | 3 |
| Flexport | $210K | 7 |
| Omada Health | $202K | 7 |
| Coinbase | $197K | 4 |
| GitLab | $196K | 16 |
| Chime | $196K | 21 |
| Gusto | $192K | 13 |
| Sentry | $188K | 3 |
| Intercom | $186K | 3 |
| Twitch | $186K | 5 |
| Rocket Lab | $178K | 5 |
| Sardine | $168K | 6 |
| Taskrabbit | $160K | 3 |
| Datadog | $118K | 7 |
Highest-paying open Ruby roles
All Ruby jobs- Staff Software Engineer (Hybrid, San Francisco)Apollo.io · 🇺🇸Hybrid, San Francisco$315K - $415KLeadPythonReactRuby
- Senior Software EngineerSardine · 🇧🇷Brazil$285K - $400KRemoteSeniorGoPythonTypeScript
- Software Engineer - AI PlatformsFigma · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA • New York, NY • United States$153K - $376KPythonTypeScriptRuby
- Software Engineer - Application PlatformFigma · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA • New York, NY • United States$235K - $376KRubyTerraformKubernetes
- Staff Security Software Engineer, Detection & ResponsePinterest · 🇺🇸Seattle, WA, US; Remote, US$177K - $365KRemoteLeadGoPythonRuby
- Senior/Staff Software Engineer, Artists & CreatorsSuno · 🇺🇸Boston$228K - $363KLeadReactSQLRuby
- Senior Software Engineer (Hybrid, San Francisco)Apollo.io · 🇺🇸Hybrid, San Francisco$195K - $358KSeniorPythonReactRuby
- Engineering Manager - Finance & Supply Chain EngineeringBlock · 🇺🇸Bay Area, CA, United States of America$185K - $327KGoTypeScriptJavaScript
- Senior Software Engineer — Employee Experience Engineering (EXE)Block · 🇺🇸Bay Area, CA, United States of America$185K - $327KSeniorReactRubyPostgreSQL
- Principal Engineer, Duo Agent PlatformGitLab · 🇨🇦🇵🇱🇬🇧Remote, Canada; Remote, Poland; Remote, United Kingdom; R…$250K - $325KRemoteLeadGoPythonTypeScript
- Senior Engineering Manager, Messaging ExperienceBraze · 🇺🇸Chicago$189K - $320KSeniorTypeScriptReactRuby
- Senior Engineering Manager, Messaging ExperienceBraze · 🇺🇸Austin$189K - $320KSeniorTypeScriptReactRuby
- Principal Engineer, Monetization EngineeringGitLab · 🇨🇦🇺🇸Remote, Canada; Remote, United States$223K - $317KRemoteLeadGoPythonRuby
- Staff Backend Engineer, Moderation EnforcementReddit · 🇺🇸Remote - United States$217K - $304KRemoteLeadRustGoPython
- Staff Backend Engineer, User SafetyReddit · 🇺🇸Remote - United States$217K - $304KRemoteLeadRustGoPython
- Senior Application Security EngineerChime · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA, USA$213K - $295KSeniorGoPythonRuby
- ISV Success ManagerOkta · 🇺🇸Bellevue, Washington; Chicago, Illinois; New York, New Yo…$174K - $292KPythonJavaScriptJava
- Senior Security Engineer, AI SecurityDropbox · 🇺🇸Remote - US: Select locations$190K - $290KRemoteSeniorRustGoPython
- Software Engineer - PlanetScale PostgresPlanetScale · Remote$120K - $290KRemoteRustGoPython
- Software EngineerStripe · 🇺🇸Seattle, WA$190K - $286KGoPythonRuby
Questions about Ruby pay
- What is the average Ruby salary?
- $200K a year on average and $202K at the median, across 250 open Ruby postings at tech 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 $166K to $237K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.
- Which companies advertise the highest Ruby pay?
- Apollo.io ($276K), Figma ($264K), Reddit ($260K), by the median of their open postings that state pay (three postings or more).
- 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 Ruby roles at tech companies is $202K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $166K to $237K. Counted from 250 open job postings that state pay, November 2026. Source: Hiring Right Now, https://jobseveryhour.com/salaries/ruby/
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