- Open remote jobs
- 14,039
- Employers hiring
- 3,082
- Open worldwide
- 4%
- Median advertised pay
- $157,500USD a year
Key findings
- 45% of remote jobs are open to people in the United States, followed by Canada (7%) and the United Kingdom (4%).
- Only 4% (499 jobs) are open to people anywhere in the world. Most “remote” jobs still require you to live in particular countries.
- 21% of jobs state pay. Among the 1,604 with a yearly US dollar range, the median midpoint is $157,500.
- Engineering is the largest kind of remote work, with 2,590 open jobs (18%).
- 27 jobs state a 4-day week, 199 are part-time and 768 state flexible hours.
Where remote jobs are open to
The countries employers say a remote job is open to. A job open to several countries counts in each, and jobs open worldwide are counted separately.
Kinds of remote work and what they pay
Median advertised pay uses the midpoint of yearly US dollar ranges and is shown only where at least 20 jobs in the group give one.
| Kind of work | Open jobs | Share | Median pay (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering | 2,590 | 18% | $190,000 |
| Sales | 1,619 | 12% | $147,500 |
| Marketing | 1,209 | 9% | $160,000 |
| Operations | 1,182 | 8% | $125,000 |
| Customer Success | 1,044 | 7% | $108,750 |
| Data & Analytics | 769 | 5% | $177,600 |
| Finance | 588 | 4% | $135,000 |
| Legal | 472 | 3% | $171,000 |
| Product | 459 | 3% | $199,500 |
| Design | 429 | 3% | $166,000 |
| Security | 413 | 3% | $186,926 |
| DevOps & SRE | 356 | 3% | $200,000 |
| HR & People | 333 | 2% | $126,480 |
| Writing & Content | 242 | 2% | Too few |
Seniority
Seniority is read from job titles, so it is approximate.
| Level | Open jobs | Share | Median pay (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entry level | 306 | 2% | Too few |
| Mid level | 6,508 | 46% | $125,000 |
| Senior | 3,439 | 24% | $175,000 |
| Lead and manager | 2,648 | 19% | $144,000 |
| Director and above | 1,138 | 8% | $205,000 |
Shorter and more flexible weeks
Counted only when the employer’s own job listing states it. Many employers don’t mention their schedule at all, so these are lower bounds.
Employers with the most open remote jobs
Method
- Covers every open, published remote job in Scout’s catalogue on the date above. Scout collects jobs from employers’ own careers pages and job boards and removes them when they close.
- Figures are taken on the 1st of each month and then fixed, so this page’s numbers don’t change. The latest report always has the newest figures.
- Countries, pay and schedules are what employers state. Anything not stated is left out, not guessed.
Citing this report
You’re welcome to use these figures with a link. Suggested credit: Remote Jobs Scout, Remote Jobs Report: November 2026, remotejobsscout.com/remote-jobs-report/2026-11