The 15 highest-declared-salary remote engineering roles live on RemoteTalent this week.
Salary bands tell a story — often clearer than any market analysis. This week we pulled the 15 highest-paying remote roles with a declared salary on RemoteTalent as of September 13, 2026.
The top 15 paying remote roles this week
- Money Laundering Reporting Officer, AML — Ramp · SEK 836k–SEK 1132k
- Data Scientist, Cybersecurity — OpenAI · $263k–$515k
- Hardware Platform Security Architect — OpenAI · $347k–$510k
- Principal Software Engineer, Infrastructure Security — OpenAI · $401k–$510k
- Principal Security Engineer, Infrastructure Security — OpenAI · $401k–$510k
- Offensive Security Engineer, Agent Products — OpenAI · $347k–$490k
- Offensive Security Agent Engineer — OpenAI · $347k–$490k
- Security Engineer, Infrastructure Security — OpenAI · $266k–$445k
- Software Engineer, Infrastructure Security — OpenAI · $266k–$445k
- Data Center Compute, OpenHouse Savannah 2026 — OpenAI · $125k–$400k
- Software Engineer, Full Stack (People Innovation) — OpenAI · $153k–$385k
- Product Manager, Codex Security Controls & Partner Interfaces — OpenAI · $293k–$385k
- New Geography and International Growth Lead — OpenAI · $333k–$370k
- Business Development Lead, Compute Strategy — OpenAI · $333k–$370k
- Strategic Account Executive — Deepgram · $300k–$350k
This week's ceiling
Top of the list is Money Laundering Reporting Officer, AML at Ramp, with a band of SEK 836k–SEK 1132k. For context: the median remote engineering role on RemoteTalent in 2026 sits around €6,800/month — this week's ceiling nearly doubles that.
How to use this list
Even if you're not actively looking, seeing where the ceiling sits gives you a concrete anchor for your next offer conversation. Open the salary explorer for the full distribution by stack and region.