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Stellar Salary

Stellar Salary

Stellar pays a median base salary of $240K ($210K–$290K) across 71 public job postings (2025–2026).

💰 $210K–$290K salary range

Median: $240K  ·  Based on 71 public Stellar job postings  ·  Updated June 10, 2026


This Stellar 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

Stellar · base salary benchmark · updated June 10, 2026
$240K
Median base
$210K–$290K
Typical range
59
Open roles
~6 yrs
Typical exp.
ⓘ Base salary only — equity is separate (3 postings cite equity)
Salary by department
Engineering
$283K (36)
Partnerships
$258K (13)
Finance and Operations
$240K (4)
Legal and Policy
$235K (4)
Marketing
$200K (10)
People
$170K (4)
Highest-paying skills
GCP $260KKubernetes $260KRust $230KGo $230KRust $200KPython $188KTypeScript $175K

Highest-paying open roles at Stellar

Stellar salary by department

  • Engineering: $283K median (36 roles)
  • Partnerships: $258K median (13 roles)
  • Finance and Operations: $240K median (4 roles)
  • Legal and Policy: $235K median (4 roles)
  • Marketing: $200K median (10 roles)
  • People: $170K median (4 roles)

Stellar salary by seniority

  • Mid: $210K median (12)
  • Senior: $275K median (31)
  • Manager: $215K median (14)
  • Director: $335K median (10)

Stellar salary by location

  • Remote: $240K median (42 roles)
  • New York: $235K median (15 roles)
  • San Francisco: $267K median (14 roles)

Remote work at Stellar

66% of Stellar's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly. Remote roles run a $240K median vs $258K onsite.

What Stellar looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Rust (20) · Python (8) · Go (8) · Kubernetes (4) · Java (4) · JavaScript (4) · AWS (3) · GCP (3) · CI/CD (3) · Terraform (1).

Benefits & perks at Stellar

Commonly listed: dental (59) · vision (59) · hsa-fsa (59) · 401k (59) · commuter (59) · parental (59) · gym (59) · childcare (59).

About Stellar

Stellar is 11–50 employees · founded 2014 · HQ Bordeaux, Aquitaine. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Stellar

Roles typically ask for around 6 years of experience (up to 10+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 14 that do, Master's and Bachelor's and PhD are most common.

Base salary vs. total compensation

The figures on this page are base salary only. Equity is a separate — and often large — component of total compensation, especially at high-growth and AI-native companies; 4% of these postings reference equity. Equity is not included in the medians above.

Stellar total compensation signals

Beyond base salary, postings indicate: common structures: salaried. Bonus, commission, and equity vary by role and are not included in the base medians above.

Stellar hiring activity

Stellar has 59 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 71 public job postings with disclosed pay. 42 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (71 in the last 90).

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Common questions

What does Stellar pay?
The median base salary is $240K, with a typical range of $210K–$290K, based on 71 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Stellar?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Director of Research, at $210K–$365K base.

Which team pays the most at Stellar?
The Engineering team, at a $283K 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

USD base salary aggregated from 71 public Stellar 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 June 10, 2026.

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