Rust developer salaries.
What employers say they'll pay.
- median, Europe (EUR)
- €79k
- median, North America (USD)
- $233k
- published ranges
- 122
Based on 122 Rust job ads with a published salary range on getwork.dev (as of 2026-10-28), the median salary in Europe is €79k per year (middle 50%: €65k–€89k) and the median in North America is $233k per year.
| Region | p25 | Median | p75 | Spread | Ranges |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North America USD | $215k | $233k | $316k | 77 | |
| Europe EUR | €65k | €79k | €89k | 34 | |
| Europe GBP | £95k | £290k | £360k | 7 | |
| North America EUR | €79k | €79k | €79k | 3 |
In Europe (EUR), 85% of the ranges come from Mozilla, Cloudflare and Elastic, so the median leans toward their pay. In North America (USD), 47% of the ranges come from OpenAI, Anthropic and Cloudflare, so the median leans toward their pay.
| Level | p25 | Median | p75 | Spread | Ranges |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senior EUR | €68k | €79k | €80k | 23 | |
| Senior USD | $210k | $218k | $230k | 20 | |
| Staff USD | $215k | $233k | $403k | 20 | |
| Staff EUR | €84k | €89k | €95k | 7 | |
| Staff GBP | £290k | £358k | £358k | 4 | |
| Manager USD | $262k | $270k | $270k | 4 |
Best-paid Rust roles open in Europe
- Staff Software Engineer, Inference · Anthropic€295k–€355k
- Senior Software Engineer, Inference · Anthropic€235k–€295k
- Langfuse - Senior Product Engineer · ClickHouse€90k–€160k
- Software Engineer · Dust€40k–€150k
- Senior Software Engineer - Integrations 3P - Platform · Elastic€87k–€138k
- Staff Site Reliability Engineer, Tools & Systems · Mozilla€81k–€108k
- Team Lead - Platform Engineering · Channable€77k–€103k
- Senior Software Engineer, Agentic Commerce · Cloudflare€66k–€91k
- Senior Software Engineer, Privacy · Mozilla€68k–€91k
- Senior Systems Engineer, Browser Isolation · Cloudflare€66k–€91k
Questions
What does a Rust developer earn in Europe?
The median published salary for Rust roles in Europe is €79k per year, based on 34 ranges in EUR. Half of the ranges have a midpoint between €65k and €89k.
How much more do senior Rust developers earn?
Senior: median €79k (23 ranges); Senior: median $218k (20 ranges); Staff: median $233k (20 ranges); Staff: median €89k (7 ranges); Staff: median £358k (4 ranges); Manager: median $270k (4 ranges).
Where do these numbers come from?
From salary ranges employers publish in live job ads, read directly from their applicant tracking systems. They are asking ranges, not reported pay, and each figure uses the midpoint of a range.
Method: midpoints of yearly salary ranges in active job ads, per currency, no conversion. Updated with every site build. Ask your agent for any slice: salary_insights(stack: ["rust"], seniority: ["senior"], countries: ["NL"]). See all Rust jobs.