Median salary
$170,000
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$131k – $209k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
8.4%
291 of 3,463 roles
Live roles
3,463
open right now
Salary trend
median · annualized USDTrend builds as new salary snapshots accrue — check back soon.
Salary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying jobs
Software Engineer, Agents
Payments Engineer
Staff+ Software Engineer, Databases
Senior Staff Software Engineer, Backend Platform
Principal Software Engineer - Data Infrastructure
Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineer, Storage Platform)
Principal Engineer - Data Infrastructure
Senior Software Engineer
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Block
|
$225,000 | 13 |
Klaviyo
|
$185,000 | 13 |
Air Apps
|
$72,168 | 11 |
| SE Sezzle | $6,000 | 10 |
OpenAI
|
$261,250 | 8 |
MongoDB
|
$153,500 | 8 |
Accenture Federal Services
|
$166,800 | 7 |
ClickHouse
|
$174,500 | 5 |
MySQL salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| New York | $211,550 | 59 |
| San Francisco | $210,000 | 43 |
| Seattle | $201,525 | 10 |
| Los Angeles | $195,500 | 4 |
| Boston | $185,000 | 12 |
| Denver | $177,500 | 5 |
| Chicago | $145,000 | 13 |
| Austin | $143,500 | 4 |
| Toronto | $123,787 | 10 |
| Atlanta | $121,000 | 3 |
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How much do MySQL roles pay?
The median salary for MySQL roles is $170,000 per year. Most pay falls between $131,045 (25th percentile) and $209,000 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $85,218 to $242,500.
These figures are computed live from 3,463 active MySQL roles on JobsRadar, of which 291 (8.4%) publish a salary range. Pay is normalized to annualized USD so roles can be compared on equal terms; the highest-paying roles listed above show their original posted currency. Numbers refresh every few hours as new roles are posted and older ones close.
Employers currently hiring well-paid MySQL roles include Mercor, Anthropic, Patreon and HubSpot.
Salary transparency varies by employer and region, so the disclosing share above reflects only roles that publish pay — not every open position. Use it as a directional benchmark rather than an exact offer.