Top earning roles in 2026
Showing 25 of 25 roles
Role & category
Experience
Salary range
YoY trend
Demand
Protocol Engineer (Rust/Go)HOT
Engineering·Ethereum/Solana
5+ yrs
$160k – $280k
Median: $210k
+28%
High
ZK EngineerHOT
Engineering·Ethereum/Base
3+ yrs
$150k – $270k
Median: $200k
+35%
High
Smart Contract AuditorHOT
Engineering·Ethereum
3+ yrs
$130k – $240k
Median: $175k
+22%
High
Senior Solidity EngineerHOT
Engineering·Ethereum
3+ yrs
$120k – $220k
Median: $165k
+18%
High
Legal Counsel (Crypto)HOT
Operations·Multi
5+ yrs
$120k – $220k
Median: $165k
+21%
High
Rust DeveloperHOT
Engineering·Solana
2+ yrs
$120k – $200k
Median: $155k
+24%
High
Head of Partnerships
Operations·Multi
4+ yrs
$110k – $200k
Median: $150k
+16%
Medium
Chief of Staff
Operations·Multi
4+ yrs
$100k – $185k
Median: $140k
+11%
Low
Blockchain Data Engineer
Engineering·Multi
3+ yrs
$100k – $180k
Median: $135k
+19%
Medium
Frontend dApp Engineer
Engineering·Multi
2+ yrs
$90k – $170k
Median: $125k
+14%
High
NFT Product Designer
Design·Ethereum
3+ yrs
$80k – $160k
Median: $115k
+11%
Medium
Web3 DevRel Engineer
Engineering·Multi
2+ yrs
$80k – $155k
Median: $115k
+12%
Medium
Ecosystem Growth Lead
Marketing·Multi
3+ yrs
$75k – $145k
Median: $105k
+17%
High
Web3 UX Researcher
Design·Multi
2+ yrs
$75k – $145k
Median: $105k
+9%
Low
Web3 Growth Manager
Marketing·Multi
2+ yrs
$60k – $130k
Median: $90k
+15%
High
Crypto Researcher
Non-tech·Multi
2+ yrs
$60k – $130k
Median: $90k
+14%
Medium
Community Lead
Community·Multi
2+ yrs
$65k – $120k
Median: $88k
+11%
High
Motion Designer (Web3)
Design·Multi
2+ yrs
$60k – $120k
Median: $85k
+8%
Low
DAO Governance Specialist
Community·Ethereum
2+ yrs
$60k – $115k
Median: $82k
+13%
Medium
DAO Operations Manager
Operations·Multi
1+ yrs
$55k – $105k
Median: $75k
+9%
Medium
Technical Writer
Non-tech·Multi
1+ yrs
$50k – $100k
Median: $70k
+9%
Medium
DeFi Content Strategist
Marketing·Ethereum
1+ yrs
$45k – $95k
Median: $65k
+8%
Medium
Community Manager
Community·Multi
1+ yrs
$50k – $95k
Median: $68k
+10%
High
Social Media Manager
Marketing·Multi
1+ yrs
$45k – $90k
Median: $62k
+7%
Medium
DAO Contributor (Bounties)
Non-tech·Multi
0+ yrs
$20k – $80k
Median: $45k
+15%
High
About this data
Salary data is sourced from verified job listings on Web3 Jobs HQ, community salary submissions via our Google Form, and publicly available compensation data from DeFi protocols and web3 companies. All figures are annual USD, remote roles unless stated. Data is updated monthly. Ranges represent the 10th–90th percentile for each role. See our salary negotiation guide →