Side-by-side distribution
Blockchain
$177,500
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 35%
- Live roles
- 40
Software Engineer
$191,562
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 44.2%
- Live roles
- 15,578
Highest-paying jobs
Senior Staff Software Engineer - Blockchain Platform
Senior Blockchain Platform Engineer
Senior Smart Contract Engineer (EVM)
Staff/Principal Full Stack Blockchain Engineer
Senior Smart Contract Engineer (SVM)
Senior Software Engineer - Blockchain Network
Senior Blockchain Engineer
Blockchain / Backend Engineer - Vice President
Smart Contract Engineer (EVM)
Blockchain Security Engineer - (Solidity / Rust / Golang)
Highest-paying jobs
Senior Software Engineer, Machine Learning (Audio)
Software Engineer, ML Networking
Senior Software Engineer
Lead Software Engineer
Staff Software Engineer, Node Infra
Staff Software Engineer, Kubernetes Platform
Staff Software Engineer, Claude Code
Staff+ Software Engineer, Developer Productivity
Staff Software Engineer, Code RL
Staff Software Engineer, Environments Infrastructure
GoFasti
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Anduril Industries
|
$221,000 | 292 |
OpenAI
|
$350,000 | 140 |
SpaceX
|
$142,500 | 123 |
Speechify
|
$170,000 | 102 |
Elastic
|
$109,437 | 100 |
Roblox
|
$267,950 | 99 |
Palantir
|
$167,500 | 98 |
Databricks
|
$214,700 | 95 |
Blockchain salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| New York | $195,000 | 6 |
Software Engineer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Sydney | $431,406 | 5 |
| San Francisco | $226,619 | 1,436 |
| New York | $215,000 | 1,241 |
| Seattle | $210,000 | 381 |
| London | $205,105 | 115 |
| Austin | $188,000 | 107 |
| Boston | $187,250 | 190 |
| Los Angeles | $183,150 | 165 |
| Denver | $177,500 | 103 |
| Chicago | $175,000 | 131 |
Blockchain vs Software Engineer: which pays more?
The median for Blockchain is $177,500 per year (typically $145,750–$210,000), versus $191,562 for Software Engineer ($150,500–$226,000). That puts Software Engineer about 8% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Blockchain and Software Engineer are compared on equal terms regardless of the currency each role was originally posted in. Only roles that publish a salary range feed the medians; numbers refresh every few hours as new roles post and older ones close, so this comparison reflects the market right now rather than a fixed survey. Use it as a directional benchmark when weighing one path against the other.