Highest-paying Jobs
Explore the highest-paying roles in the startup ecosystem for July 2025. All salary data is based on real job postings and converted to USD equivalents.
Top Paying Roles
In July 2025, Research Engineer roles lead with the highest compensation at $482,500 per year. Other high-paying roles include Researcher ($362,300) and Strategic Account Executive ($360,000).
| Rank | Role | Annual Salary |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Research Engineer | $482,500 |
| #2 | Researcher | $362,300 |
| #3 | Strategic Account Executive | $360,000 |
| #4 | Senior Director | $350,262 |
| #5 | Head of Human Resources | $342,999 |
| #6 | Research Scientist | $341,699 |
| #7 | Staff Machine Learning Engineer | $326,099 |
| #8 | Principal Software Engineer | $319,374 |
| #9 | Machine Learning Engineer | $317,887 |
| #10 | Backend Engineer | $310,000 |
Top Paying Countries
In July 2025, startups in 🇸🇬 Singapore offer the highest compensation at $281,547 per year. Other top-paying countries include 🇳🇱 Netherlands ($253,125) and 🇺🇸 United States ($210,689).
| Rank | Country | Annual Salary |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | 🇸🇬 Singapore | $281,547 |
| #2 | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | $253,125 |
| #3 | 🇺🇸 United States | $210,689 |
| #4 | 🇦🇺 Australia | $193,492 |
| #5 | 🇮🇪 Ireland | $170,664 |
| #6 | 🇨🇦 Canada | $161,936 |
| #7 | 🇩🇪 Germany | $142,810 |
| #8 | 🇪🇸 Spain | $140,385 |
| #9 | 🇧🇷 Brazil | $139,149 |
| #10 | 🇵🇱 Poland | $138,618 |