Cryptogrind monthly report

Crypto Hiring Report: September 2026

Who's hiring in crypto, which roles are growing, and what they pay, from every role posted on Cryptogrind in September 2026.

New roles

460

+8% vs August

Companies hiring

37

of 56 tracked

Remote

32.4%

of new roles

Median salary

$204k

46 listings with a range

Key findings

  • 460 new crypto roles were posted in September 2026, up 8% from August 2026 (426), across 37 companies.
  • Coinbase posted the most new roles (94), followed by Binance (91) and Kraken (45).
  • AI & ML was the largest category, at 15.9% of new roles.
  • Engineering grew fastest: 27 roles, up from 11 in August 2026 (+145%).
  • 32.4% of new roles were remote.
  • The median advertised salary was $204,000 (midpoint of the posted range, across 46 US-dollar listings that published one).

Top hiring companies

Coinbase94 (20.4%)+32%
Binance91 (19.8%)+23%
Kraken45 (9.8%)+50%
Fireblocks35 (7.6%)-15%
Ripple33 (7.2%)-17%
Crypto.com28 (6.1%)+22%
Chainalysis17 (3.7%)+6%
a16z Crypto10 (2.2%)+233%
Gemini9 (2%)+50%
MoonPay9 (2%)-36%

New roles by category

AI & ML73 (15.9%)+16%
Security58 (12.6%)-13%
Operations54 (11.7%)-11%
Marketing43 (9.3%)+16%
Blockchain Dev43 (9.3%)+59%
Compliance42 (9.1%)+40%
DeFi38 (8.3%)+36%
Engineering27 (5.9%)+145%
Non-Technical25 (5.4%)+9%
Web312 (2.6%)-25%
Smart Contracts11 (2.4%)-52%
Design9 (2%)-25%

Percentages in colour compare with August 2026.

Methodology

Cryptogrind collects open roles from the public job boards of 56 crypto companies, plus jobs posted directly by employers. A role counts toward the month it was first published. Employer-submitted posts are screened for scams before they go live, and duplicates are not counted twice.

The figures describe the companies Cryptogrind tracks, not the whole industry, and they skew towards larger exchanges and infrastructure firms. Salaries use the midpoint of the advertised range, only for US-dollar listings that publish one. Remote means the listing is open to remote candidates. March 2026 is excluded because it was the first month of data collection.

Using this data?

You're welcome to cite it. Please credit and link: Cryptogrind Crypto Hiring Report, September 2026, cryptogrind.com/reports/crypto-hiring/2026-09. For the underlying data or questions, email contact@cryptogrind.com.