How real-time rendering pay has moved month over month, computed from disclosed salaries on company career pages. Each month's figures are the salaries of roles that first appeared that month — no surveys, no recruiter estimates.
Percentile bands over the lower bound of each disclosed range. Months with fewer than 5 disclosed salaries are omitted, and the sample size behind each month is shown so you can weigh thinner months yourself.
| Month | 25th pct | Median | 75th pct | Salaries |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | $130k | $135k | $165k | 11 |
| May 2026 | $132.5k | $135k | $141.3k | 8 |
| Apr 2026 | $125k | $135k | $153.8k | 14 |
Each month groups real-time rendering roles by the month they were first seen on a company career page. Only roles with a disclosed annual USD salary are included; hourly rates and non-USD currencies are excluded to keep medians comparable. Percentiles are calculated over the lower bound of each disclosed range, which makes the medians conservative.
Because every month here is the same skill, month-to-month movement reflects real-time rendering pay rather than shifts in which companies we track. Months with too few disclosed salaries are dropped rather than shown as unreliable points.
Citing this trend? Link to this page — the series extends as new jobs are scanned.