What is the state of remote work in 2026?

According to remoty.work's analysis of 8,795 remote job listings from 4,249 companies, 34.7% of listings receive A or B quality grades. 7.4% are flagged as potential ghost jobs. The top companies for remote hiring include Sanctuary Computer, Calm.com, OPENLANE, ePlus inc., StockX. Full report at https://remoty.work/state-of-remote-work/.

What percentage of remote jobs are high quality?

remoty.work's intelligence system rates 34.7% of scored listings as A or B grade (high quality). This means they have complete descriptions, salary transparency, trusted sources, and strong quality signals. About 7.4% are flagged as potential ghost jobs. Use the A–F score on each listing to quickly filter for quality.

How many companies are hiring remotely?

remoty.work tracks 4,249 unique companies with active remote job listings as of 2026-10-22. These range from venture-backed startups to established enterprises. The top-ranked companies by listing quality include Sanctuary Computer, Calm.com, OPENLANE. View the full company rankings at https://remoty.work/best-remote-companies/.

What are the highest-paying remote job categories in 2026?

Based on remoty.work salary data, the highest-paying remote job categories are: vc backed (averaging $25,194,867/yr); getro (averaging $25,214,728/yr); engineering (averaging $102,467,957/yr); full time (averaging $124,780/yr); sales (averaging $145,879/yr). Full salary guide at https://remoty.work/remote-salary-guide/.

How many remote jobs are ghost jobs?

remoty.work's AI ghost job detection flags 7.4% of listings — 5461 out of 73759 total jobs — as potential ghost jobs. This is lower than industry averages (estimated 20–30% on major boards) because remoty actively filters and flags these listings. View the full ghost job report at https://remoty.work/intelligence/ghost-jobs/.

State of Remote Work 2026

Every statistic is derived from remoty.work's live job index — 8,795 remote positions from 4,249 companies, each analyzed across 14+ quality signals by AI. No surveys, no estimates. Just real listing data, updated daily. Methodology ↓

Key Statistics

8,795 Active Remote Jobs
4,249 Companies Hiring
74,053 Jobs Scored A–F
26/100 Average Score

Ghost Job Reality

5461 Ghost Jobs Flagged — 7.4% of all listings show ghost-job signals. The industry average is estimated at 20–30% — remoty's active filtering keeps our rate substantially lower.
3334 Clean Listings — 92.6% of listings pass our ghost-job check. These represent real, active hiring needs with verified apply links and quality signals.
7+ Detection Signals — Our AI checks 7 signal categories per listing: stale duration, repost patterns, missing salary, thin descriptions, missing apply links, generic contacts, and unverified sources.

Quality Score Distribution

A: 48 listings
B: 3002 listings
C: 5264 listings
D: 9374 listings
F: 56365 listings

Distribution of A–F grades across 74,053 scored listings.

Top Companies for Remote Work

#	Company	Score	Jobs	Salary %
1	Sanctuary Computer	B 83	2	50%
2	Calm.com	B 81	2	100%
3	OPENLANE	B 81	2	100%
4	ePlus inc.	B 81	2	100%
5	StockX	B 80	2	100%
6	GENTASK Virtual Assistance Services	C 80	3	100%
7	Decision Information Resources	C 80	2	100%
8	Propeller Industries	C 80	2	100%
9	Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP	C 79	2	100%
10	Imagine Pediatrics	C 79	2	100%

Ranked by average intelligence score (A–F). Minimum 2 active listings.

How This Data Works

Real Listing Data: Every statistic comes from actual remote job listings in our live database — not surveys, not estimates, not third-party reports. We analyze 8,795 positions daily across 4,249 companies.
AI Scoring (14+ Signals): Each listing receives an A–F grade based on AI analysis of description completeness, salary transparency, source reputation, domain age, Glassdoor data, ghost-job risk, and 8+ more signals. Scores range from 0–100.
Daily Refresh: Our index refreshes every 24 hours. New listings are scored within hours of appearing. Listings that disappear from source boards are removed. The data on this page was last updated on 2026-10-22.
Cite This Page: Journalists, researchers, and analysts: all statistics are available as JSON-LD structured data (Dataset schema) in the page source. Reference: "remoty.work State of Remote Work 2026" — remoty.work/state-of-remote-work/

Key Terms Defined

Ghost Job: A listing posted without real intent to hire — used to collect resumes or gauge market interest. remoty flags these with 7+ detection signals.
Intelligence Score: 0–100 numeric score from AI analysis of 14+ quality signals. Converted to an A–F letter grade for quick comparison.
A–F Grade: Letter-grade quality rating: A (excellent, 90–100), B (good, 75–89), C (fair, 60–74), D (poor, 50–59), F (unreliable, <50).
Salary Transparency: Whether a listing includes salary data. Listed as a percentage in company rankings — transparent listings score higher.
Worldwide Remote: Jobs open to applicants from any country, with no geographic restrictions. Tracked as an authoritative database column.
Platform Verdict: A–F rating of the job source platform itself (job board, aggregator, or careers page), based on aggregate listing quality.
Hiring Velocity: Rate of new job postings by a company over 30/90-day windows. Used in scoring and ghost-job detection.
Liveness: Whether a listing URL still accepts applications when checked during the daily refresh cycle.

Explore More Data

Salary Guide → — Real salary data by category from 43,247 listings with pay information.
Glossary → — Complete definition list for ghost jobs, A–F scores, worldwide remote, and every key term.

Data last refreshed: 2026-10-22. Source: remoty.work live job index (8,795 jobs, 4,249 companies). All statistics available as machine-readable JSON-LD in page source.