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In remote US job ads from the 30 days to 12 November 2026, the highest paying roles were machine learning / AI engineer (median advertised base salary $218k), back-end developer ($203k) and solutions / sales engineer ($200k). These are advertised salaries from about 13,500 remote job ads, mostly at technology companies, not what people are actually paid.
Remote Salaries for 21 Roles
Advertised yearly base salary in remote US job ads, 30 days to 12 November 2026. Roles are sorted by median. The typical range is the middle half of ads: a quarter of ads advertised less, and a quarter advertised more.
| Role | Typical range (middle half) | Median | Salary ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| Machine learning / AI engineer | $184k to $260k | $218k | about 230 |
| Back-end developer | $184k to $221k | $203k | about 170 |
| Solutions / sales engineer | $166k to $234k | $200k | about 460 |
| Cyber security | $170k to $232k | $199k | about 220 |
| Software engineer | $170k to $235k | $197k | about 1,100 |
| Front-end developer | $157k to $223k | $197k | about 60 |
| Product manager | $168k to $226k | $195k | about 420 |
| Data scientist | $170k to $233k | $195k | about 120 |
| UX / product designer | $163k to $216k | $190k | about 80 |
| Technical program manager | $159k to $223k | $190k | about 80 |
| Full-stack developer | $162k to $206k | $186k | about 120 |
| DevOps / cloud engineer | $158k to $216k | $185k | about 220 |
| Data engineer | $150k to $195k | $180k | about 120 |
| Account executive | $135k to $270k | $169k | about 840 |
| Marketing | $128k to $185k | $158k | about 350 |
| Financial analyst | $115k to $159k | $142k | about 50 |
| Recruiter | $109k to $159k | $140k | about 120 |
| Customer success manager | $110k to $154k | $130k | about 110 |
| Project manager | $107k to $145k | $130k | about 90 |
| Customer / technical support | $85k to $140k | $108k | about 110 |
| Sales development rep | $63k to $90k | $72k | about 100 |
Source: MockIF job data, public job ads on employers’ own job sites. Only roles with at least 50 ads that state a yearly salary are shown.
What These Figures Mean
- Advertised base salary. The pay range written in the job ad, not what anyone was actually paid. Many employers in the US now publish a range, and offers usually land inside it.
- US ads in US dollars. Remote roles from employers hiring in the US. Some remote roles are open only to people in certain states or countries.
- Yearly salaries only. Ads that gave an hourly rate, or a range we could not read clearly, are left out. Each ad’s range is counted by its midpoint.
- Sales roles include commission. Sales ads often show on-target earnings, which add commission to base pay. That is why the account executive range is wider than the others.
- The data leans to technology companies, and to employers based in California and New York, so these figures run above national averages for the same job titles.
We refresh these figures every month from new job ads.
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AI and engineering roles lead
Machine learning / AI engineer, back-end developer and solutions / sales engineer roles had the highest medians. Most of the top half of the table is engineering, data and security work.
You do not need to write code to earn well
Remote roles that rely less on coding still advertised high medians: solutions / sales engineer ($200k), product manager ($195k), account executive ($169k), marketing ($158k), recruiter ($140k).
Sales pay depends on the level
Account executive ads advertised a median of $169k, with a wide range because of commission. Sales development rep ads, a common first sales job, advertised a median of $72k.
The range matters more than the median
Within one role, the gap between the lower and upper quarter is often large. Level, location and company size explain most of it, so read the range in each ad you apply to.
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