# $200K+ Tech Jobs (2026)

Data through June 2026.

Share of US tech postings whose market pay-RANGE midpoint (posted or estimated, not
employer pay) reaches $200K.

16.5% in the latest week, up from 10% in mid-March.

Titles clearing $200K at p75 (4):
- Staff Software Engineer: p75 $225K (median $195K, n=689)
- Principal Software Engineer: p75 $220K (median $187.5K, n=343)
- Engineering Manager: p75 $208.5K (median $170K, n=305)
- Senior Backend Engineer: p75 $200K (median $172K, n=272)

Highest median-midpoint skills:
- PyTorch: $179.5K (2.1% of postings)
- Distributed Systems: $177.5K (2.3% of postings)
- Go: $175K (4.2% of postings)
- Distributed systems: $174K (2.9% of postings)
- Machine Learning: $171.5K (3% of postings)

The top of the market is heating while entry-level pay stays flat — a bifurcating market.

Source: SoviaJobs Job Market Research. Salary = platform-estimated posted ranges.
Free to use with citation + link to https://www.soviajobs.com/market-research.