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Astronomer Salary

Astronomer Salary

Astronomer pays a median of $225K ($203K–$278K) across 14 public job postings (2025–2026).

💰 $203K–$278K salary range

Median: $225K  ·  Based on 14 public Astronomer job postings  ·  Updated September 9, 2026


This Astronomer salary benchmark is built from public job postings — no private placement data. Figures reflect base salary only (equity is separate) and are refreshed as new postings are collected.

📊 Salary breakdown

Astronomer · pay benchmark · updated September 9, 2026
$225K
inc. eng · sales · ops
All-role median
$203K–$278K
Typical range
$390K view JD
Highest base · Principal Software Engineer
14
Open roles
~5 yrs
Typical exp.
+4
12 last 90d
New last 30d
ⓘ Base salary only — 36% of roles mention equity
Salary by department · median & top base
engineering
$278K · $390K top (6)
sales
$225K · $250K top (5)
Pay by location
New York $230K (8)Remote $171K (6)
Highest-paying skills
Go $230KAstro $230KAirflow $230KKubernetes $228KPython $225KAWS $225KGCP $225KAzure $225K

Highest-paying open roles at Astronomer

Astronomer salary by department

  • engineering: $278K median · $390K top base — Principal Software Engineer (view JD) (6 roles)
  • sales: $225K median · $250K top base — Sales Engineer (view JD) (5 roles)

Astronomer salary by location

  • New York: $230K median · $390K top base — Principal Software Engineer (view JD) (8 roles)
  • Remote: $171K median · $250K top base — Data Platform Engineer (view JD) (6 roles)

Remote work at Astronomer

43% of Astronomer's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly.

What Astronomer looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Python (7) · Go (6) · Kubernetes (6) · Airflow (5) · AWS (4) · GCP (4) · Azure (4) · Docker (2) · CI/CD (2) · SQL (2).

About Astronomer

Astronomer is Series D stage · 251–500 employees · founded 2018 · HQ New York, NY. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Astronomer

Roles typically ask for around 5 years of experience (up to 10+ for the most senior).

Posted pay vs. total compensation

The figures on this page are the midpoint of each posting's advertised salary range (which, for commission roles, includes on-target earnings). Equity is a separate — and often large — component of total compensation, especially at high-growth and AI-native companies; 36% of these postings reference equity. Equity is not included in the medians above.

Astronomer total compensation signals

Beyond the posted-range midpoint, postings indicate: 100% include commission; on-target earnings run about $300K where stated (3 roles). Bonus, commission, and equity vary by role and are not included in the base medians above.

Astronomer hiring activity

Astronomer has 14 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 14 public job postings with disclosed pay. 4 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (12 in the last 90).

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Common questions

What does Astronomer pay?
The median pay is $225K, with a typical range of $203K–$278K, based on 14 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Astronomer?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Principal Software Engineer, at $277K–$390K base.

Which team pays the most at Astronomer?
The engineering team, at a $278K median.

Where does this data come from?
Public job postings on company career pages and public job boards — no private placement or client data.

Methodology

Posted-range midpoints (USD) aggregated from 14 public Astronomer job postings (2025–2026). Range = 25th–75th percentile; median = 50th percentile. Roles, departments, skills, and experience are parsed from the postings. Base salary only — equity excluded. Last refreshed September 9, 2026.

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