Among 1,689 software engineering positions analyzed, 286 offer $200k+ salaries—the highest percentage (16.9%) of any field. DevOps follows at 16.6%, while technical sales shows surprising strength at 14.5%. The median salary sweet spot across all 11,675 jobs clusters between $100k-$150k, representing 32.2% of positions.
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How Much Do You Make? Can You Do Better Remote?
16.9% of software engineering roles pay $200k+ while 67% of all positions fall between $70k-$170k
Where the Money Is: Top Remote Categories by $200k+ Jobs Top $200k+
| Category | $200k+$200k+ Jobs | %% of Category | TotalTotal Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Software Engineering | 286 | 16.9% | 1,689 |
| DevOps | 46 | 16.6% | 275 |
| Technical Sales | 14 | 14.5% | 96 |
| Cybersecurity | 43 | 14.1% | 304 |
| Product Management | 108 | 14.0% | 770 |
| Data Science | 95 | 11.9% | 799 |
| Sales | 76 | 9.4% | 807 |
How to read this chart: Each rectangle represents the number of job postings in a specific salary range for each category. Darker colors indicate more available positions. Categories are grouped by field, with technology roles at the top, followed by business, creative, and other sectors.
Data Analysis
Remote Work Salaries: What 12,405 Jobs Reveal About Compensation in 2025
From 35,702 remote jobs analyzed, only 34.7% disclose salaries—revealing software engineers lead at $200k+ among those transparent enough to share. Just 19.3% of companies reveal PTO policies (and 85.7% of those offer unlimited). The parental leave transparency crisis is worse: 96% hide their policies entirely.
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The Great PTO Divide: Unlimited vs. Traditional
Most companies keep PTO secret. Of those that share: 85.9% offer unlimited time off
The PTO transparency crisis: Of 20,718 remote jobs analyzed, only 3,991 (19.3%) disclosed their time-off policies. Among those transparent enough to share, 85.7% offer unlimited PTO—a dramatic shift from traditional accrual systems. This means 16,727 jobs (80.7%) keep candidates guessing about work-life balance. The 14.3% with traditional policies split between 0-10 days, 15-20 days, and 20-25 days.
Work-Life Champions: Categories with Most Unlimited PTO Jobs Top PTO
| Category | UnlimitedUnlimited PTO Jobs | TraditionalTraditional PTO | %% Unlimited |
|---|---|---|---|
| Software Engineering | 452 | 75 | 85.8% |
| Customer Service | 223 | 37 | 85.8% |
| Account Management | 198 | 33 | 85.7% |
| Data Science | 215 | 36 | 85.7% |
| Human Resources | 147 | 25 | 85.5% |
| IT Support | 156 | 27 | 85.2% |
| Sales | 241 | 41 | 85.5% |
Note: "Unlimited" PTO policies vary significantly in practice. Some companies encourage regular time off, while others may have unwritten expectations that limit actual usage.
The Parental Leave Gap: Progress and Disparities
98% of companies hide parental leave policies—only 1,065 of 52,401 jobs disclose
Maternity Leave
Paternity Leave
The parental leave blackout: A staggering 96% of remote jobs (19,925 of 20,718) hide their parental leave policies entirely. Only 793 positions (3.8%) disclosed any parental benefits—793 mentioning maternity and 460 paternity leave. Among the tiny fraction that shares, software engineering leads with 141 positions offering 16+ weeks maternity leave. The data exposes a double discrimination: near-total secrecy plus gender gaps where mothers get 12-20 weeks versus fathers' 4-8 weeks.
Family-First Champions: Categories with 16+ Weeks Parental Leave Top Leave
| Category | 16+ Wks16+ Weeks Jobs | Maternity | Paternity | GapGender Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software Engineering | 141 | 103 | 38 | 2.7x |
| Data Science | 70 | 48 | 22 | 2.2x |
| Customer Service | 69 | 51 | 18 | 2.8x |
| Account Management | 64 | 46 | 18 | 2.6x |
| Sales | 58 | 42 | 16 | 2.6x |
| Product Management | 48 | 35 | 13 | 2.7x |
| Human Resources | 37 | 28 | 9 | 3.1x |
Gender gap shows how many times more maternity leave jobs exist compared to paternity leave
Methodology: Leave duration is shown in weeks of paid leave. Companies offering partial pay or graduated return-to-work programs are categorized by their full-pay equivalent duration.
About the Data
This analysis examines 52,401 remote job postings from the past 180 days. Only 18,789 (35.9%) disclosed salary information—these transparent positions span 45 subcategories with software engineering leading at 1,689 jobs, followed by sales (807) and data science (799). Our pipeline extracts data directly from company career pages, revealing compensation patterns despite widespread secrecy.
The Transparency Crisis: While 35.9% shared salaries, disclosure plummets for other benefits: only 19.3% revealed PTO policies (3,991 jobs since tracking began) and a mere 3.8% disclosed parental leave (793 jobs since tracking began). This means 80.7% hide time-off policies and 96.2% keep parental benefits secret.
What We Found: Among the 11,675 jobs with valid salaries (excluding sub-$10k outliers), compensation shows clear patterns: 20% cluster at $70k-$100k for entry roles while 24.5% concentrate at $130k-$170k for senior positions. Just 332 jobs (2.8%) break the $300k barrier.