Python
Python builds and operates production software; the technology name is only the entry point.
Published signal
Exact DOU category + Exact languageHiring Verify production ownership, system constraints, testing, and incident experience.
Candidate Show shipped systems, scale, and decisions—not a list of frameworks.
Data Half-year change in DOU responses per vacancy, not a salary change. Language median; role, stack, and level still matter.
Independent salary benchmark
DOU salary survey
Salary range history
| Survey | Lower quartile | Median | Upper quartile | Respondents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1412 | $2800 | $4000 | 406 | |
| $1500 | $3000 | $4500 | 1265 | |
| $1500 | $3000 | $4800 | 1188 | |
| $1600 | $3000 | $4700 | 1371 | |
| $1500 | $2850 | $4750 | 1205 | |
| $1600 | $3000 | $4780 | 1249 | |
| $1675 | $3100 | $5160 | 1487 | |
| $1700 | $3050 | $5200 | 1233 | |
| $1800 | $3200 | $5000 | 1293 | |
| $2000 | $3500 | $5400 | 1492 |
Python as the main programming language · monthly net base salary in USD; bonuses excluded; all locations in the published CSV.
Derived from the shortened public salary-survey data published by DOU. Jobnote and DOU vacancy salaries are separate datasets.
Most wanted skills
Counts of active jobs now and salaries.