The 2023 Developer Relations compensation & culture report

Rebecca Marshburn — Fri, 01 Sep 2023 18:33:31 +0000

🥑 It's ripe! I'm back as promised with results from our 2023 Developer Relations compensation & culture survey.

Now presenting: The 2023 Developer Relations compensation & culture report!

This year's report is produced with thanks to inimitable collaboration from industry leaders around the globe and builders like you and your peers in communities like this one.

It highlights the lived experiences of 136 Developer Relations professionals and it offers data focused on compensation, roles and responsibilities, expectations, and personal wellbeing in the industry in an effort to present a more holistic view of a career in DevRel. With it, we hope to empower more informed conversations for everyone in the community.

5 highlights from the report:

1️⃣ Across all industries and geographies, the median total gross compensation, pre-tax, for Developer Relations professionals is equivalent to $175,000 USD.
2️⃣ Developer Relations professionals most commonly report into marketing or Developer Relations/community departments.
3️⃣ According to 61.5% of respondents, the primary responsibility for Developer Relations professionals is creating educational content and resources.
4️⃣ A notable majority of DevRel professionals, 58.6%, are tasked with delivering on a primary business objective: product awareness.
5️⃣ When asked what would improve their physical, mental, or emotional wellbeing the most, 53.8% of respondents seek access to data that allows them to show the impact of their role on business objectives.

There are many ways to consume its contents. I invite you to try them all:

Read the blog post
Download the full report for free
Share the synopsis on LinkedIn
Or on Twxtter
Circle your favorite parts and discuss with a friend under the shade of a 🌳

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Last year, DevRel professionals gave us some great ideas for improving the report. So if you have feedback for how we can level up next year's report too, I'd love to hear it!

With great admiration,
Rebecca and all the cats at Common Room

9-minute Developer Relations Compensation & Culture Survey

Rebecca Marshburn — Fri, 07 Jul 2023 23:46:24 +0000

Hey there!

For those of you who do DevRel as part or all of your job, or are connected with builders who are, we're running a 9-minute 2023 Developer Relations Compensation & Culture survey.

Last year with the help of developer and DevRel communities across the internet, our 2022 survey had 147 respondents who shared their experiences to empower everyone in DevRel to have more informed compensation conversations (see our 2022 findings here).

This year, we've included additional questions about DevRel well-being and mental health to help each other understand more about what's working, and what isn't, in the DevRel profession, with the goal of creating a healthier and more equitable space for all.

We're looking forward to freely sharing back the findings with each of you in August. In the meantime, this survey (and its analysis) are made possible with special thanks to DevRel leaders like Tessa Kriesel, Mary Thengvall, PJ Hagerty, Matty Stratton, Ed Finkler, Ahmad Awais, Wesley Faulkner, Shawn Wang, the SlashData and DevRel communities, and builders like you. So thank you.

If you have any questions, comments, or compliments, I'm here for them!

With great affection,
Rebecca

Oh! If you'd like an easy way to share this with DevRel builders in your networks, here are some linkzz:

Direct link to the survey
Twitter post
LinkedIn post
Reddit post
Hacker News post

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The 2023 Developer Relations compensation & culture report

9-minute Developer Relations Compensation & Culture Survey