The median starting salary is $168,050 a year, measured on the 1,204 postings that publish an annual salary range in US dollars. Measured September 2026. Compare with AI salaries by field.
Rust jobs: 2,130 open roles (Sep 2026)
Live postings that name Rust in the job title or description. Each one is rated AI Level 1–4 for how much AI is in the daily work.
- open roles
- 2,130
- AI Level 3+ (AI in the daily work)
- 524
- remote
- 385
- median starting salary
- $168,050
$144k-$194kUS, VA, Arlington4mo
$151k-$205kUS, TX, Austin5mo
$193k-$262kUS, WA, Bellevue9mo
AI level of Rust jobs
- AI Level 4315 (15%)
- AI Level 3209 (10%)
- AI Level 287 (4%)
- AI Level 11,519 (71%)
Companies hiring for Rust
Rust jobs by city
Roles that ask for it
Common questions
How much do Rust jobs pay?
How much AI work do Rust jobs involve?
Of the 2,130 live postings: AI Level 4: 315 (15%); AI Level 3: 209 (10%); AI Level 2: 87 (4%); AI Level 1: 1,519 (71%). See what each level means. Counted September 2026.
Which companies are hiring for Rust jobs?
By number of live postings: Amazon (456), Anduril Industries (281), Capital One (206), NVIDIA (64), OpenAI (61). Counted September 2026.
Where are Rust jobs located?
Cities with their own list, by number of live postings: San Francisco (198), Seattle (148), New York (132), Austin (70), London (69). Counted September 2026.
Which skills come up most in Rust jobs?
Named in the title or description, with the number of postings that mention each: Python (1,489), C++ (1,248), AWS (863), Java (847), Kubernetes (714). Counted September 2026.
Which roles are open in Rust jobs?
By number of live postings: Forward deployed engineer (21), Machine learning engineer (17), Solutions architect (13), AI engineer (9), Applied scientist (9). Counted September 2026.
A posting counts when it names Rust in its title or description. Counted September 2026 on live postings; the list refreshes every few hours. Levels follow our method.