Rust Developer salary: $194K median
The median advertised Rust Developer salary is $194K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $190K to $222K: counted from 39 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range: about $94 an hour or $16,208 a month. A tenth of the postings offer $230K or more. Advertised ranges, not verified pay.
Check an offer against these figuresAll Rust developer jobs
$194Kmedian advertised salary
$190K – $222Kmiddle half of roles
$196Kaverage advertised salary
39roles counted
Skills that pay more for Rust Developer roles
| Skill | Median with it | Above the median | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sensor fusion | $208K | +$14K | 8 |
| C++ | $202K | +$8K | 17 |
| Security clearance | $200K | +$6K | 9 |
| PostgreSQL | $200K | +$6K | 5 |
| Go | $198K | +$3K | 6 |
Top-paying companies
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| Stellar | $230K | 6 |
| Anduril Industries | $208K | 8 |
| N1 | $190K | 3 |
| Veeva | $190K | 3 |
| Fab2 | $122K | 3 |
Highest-paying open Rust Developer roles
All Rust developer jobs- Staff Software Engineer, Hercules Database (Rust)Hercules · 🇺🇸San Francisco$100K - $300KHybridLead and aboveRustTypeScriptReact
- Staff Software Engineer, C++/RustStellar · 🇺🇸San Francisco$190K - $300KHybridLead and aboveRustC++
- Staff Software Engineer, C++/RustStellar · 🇺🇸New York$190K - $300KHybridLead and aboveRustC++
- Rust SW-Silicon Co-verification EngineerMatx · 🇺🇸Mountain View (HQ) or Remote$160K - $275KRemoteRustVerilog
- Software Engineer 2 - Linux/Bash/Python/Rust/HPC/CI/CD/Git/AgileCaptivation Software · 🇺🇸Annapolis Junction, MD$130K - $270KRustPythonDocker
- Senior Software Engineer - Fullstack with RustVeeva · 🇺🇸Wisconsin - Madison$110K - $270KRemoteSeniorRustReactSQL
- Senior Software Engineer - Fullstack with RustVeeva · 🇺🇸Massachusetts - Boston$110K - $270KRemoteSeniorRustReactSQL
- Member of Technical Staff (Backend, Rust)Footprint · 🇺🇸New York City$180K - $260KRustPythonPostgreSQL
- Senior Software Engineer (Backend Rust)N1 · 🇺🇸New York City$120K - $260KSeniorRustC++Ethereum
- Software Engineer (Backend Rust)N1 · 🇺🇸New York City$120K - $260KRustC++Ethereum
- Member of Technical Staff, Rust Agent RuntimeProfound · 🇺🇸New York, New York$175K - $260KRustSQLPostgreSQL
- Senior Software Engineer, Distributed Systems (Rust)Anduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States$191K - $254KSeniorRustGoC++
- Senior Software Engineer, Distributed Systems (Rust)Anduril Industries · 🇺🇸Seattle, Washington, United States$191K - $254KSeniorRustGoC++
- Software Engineer (C++/Rust)Databento · 🇺🇸Remote / Chicago / New York$150K - $250KRemoteRustC++CI/CD
- Frontend Software Engineer, Data Platform (Svelte + Rust )Stoke Space · 🇺🇸Kent, Washington$154K - $232KRustTypeScriptReact
- Senior Staff Rust DeveloperZscaler · 🇺🇸Bellevue, Washington, USA; Santa Clara, California, USA$180K - $225KLead and aboveRustGoC++
- Staff Software Engineer, RustApollo GraphQL · 🇺🇸🇨🇦United States or Canada (remote)$192K - $220KRemoteLead and aboveRustOn-chain analytics
- Senior Software Engineer - Desktop (Rust/Tauri)Read Ai · 🇺🇸Read AI - Seattle HQ$180K - $220KHybridSeniorRustTypeScriptReact
- Senior Software Engineer - Go & Rust, Blockchain InfrastructureQuickNode · 🇺🇸United States$171K - $214KRemoteSeniorRustGoKafka
- Full Stack Software Engineer - RustIntrinsic · 🇺🇸Mountain View, California$147K - $201KRustGoPython
Questions about Rust Developer pay
- What is the average Rust Developer salary?
- $196K a year on average and $194K at the median, across 39 open Rust 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 $190K to $222K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.
- Which companies advertise the highest Rust Developer pay?
- Stellar ($230K), Anduril Industries ($208K), Veeva ($190K), by the median of their open postings that state pay (three postings or more).
- Is a rust developer a high-paying job?
- The median Rust Developer posting advertises $194K 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 rust developer?
- A tenth of the postings offer $230K a year or more; the highest open Rust Developer role advertises up to $300K. Pay rises with level: see the table by level.
- What is the Rust Developer salary per hour and per month?
- The median of $194K a year is about $94 an hour (2,080 working hours) and $16,208 a month before tax. The middle half of postings: $91 to $107 an hour.
- Which skills pay more for Rust Developer roles?
- Postings that ask for Sensor fusion (+$14K, 8 postings), C++ (+$8K, 17 postings), Security clearance (+$6K, 9 postings) advertise more than the $194K median of all Rust 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 Rust Developer roles at companies is $194K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $190K to $222K. Counted from 39 open job postings that state pay, November 2026. Source: Jobs Every Hour, https://jobseveryhour.com/salaries/rust-developer/
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