Linux jobs with salary
How much do Linux jobs pay?
8,420 open tech jobs at 1,861 companies ask for Linux. 4,265 of them (51%) show the pay. The median posted base pay is $184K a year, from the 3,854 jobs with a yearly range in US dollars. The middle half of these jobs is from $150K to $218K. The numbers come from the companies' own job postings on Nov 10, 2026. They show base pay only, without stock or a bonus.
Companies with the most Linux jobs with posted pay
| Company | Jobs with posted pay | Median posted base pay |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA | 225 | $245K |
| Anduril Industries | 198 | $195K |
| SpaceX | 153 | $163K |
| Accenture Federal Services | 66 | $152K |
| Shield AI | 56 | $205K |
| Careers Peraton | 54 | $146K |
| Captivation Software | 45 | $200K |
| 39 | $213K | |
| Meta | 37 | $209K |
| Careers Gdms | 35 | $130K |
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How much do Linux jobs pay?
The median posted base pay for open jobs that ask for Linux is $184K a year. The middle half of these jobs is from $150K to $218K. The numbers come from 3,854 jobs with a yearly range in US dollars.
Which companies hire for Linux and post the pay?
The companies with the most open Linux jobs with posted pay are NVIDIA, Anduril Industries, SpaceX, Accenture Federal Services, Shield AI.
Which job types ask for Linux?
Software engineering (3,690 jobs), Infra, platform & SRE (2,725 jobs), Inference & ML systems (1,499 jobs). One job can have more than one job type.
How do we know that a job asks for Linux?
We read the text of each job. A job is in this list when its text names Linux. The text can name a skill as a requirement or as a plus, so read the job before you apply.
A skill page needs 50 or more open jobs that name the skill, and 20 or more of them with a yearly posted range in US dollars. The median uses the middle point of each posted range. We do not use a range with a bottom below $15,000, a top above $1,000,000, or a top that is more than four times the bottom.