3 Fully Remote Jobs That Pay Up To $100,000+

How important is fully remote work to you?

Demand for fully remote jobs has surged to such a level that “85% of people describing fully remote work as the most important factor in a job, a 4% increase over 2024,” says FlexJobs in their January Remote Work Index.

If you’re still prioritizing 100% remote work flexibility, you’ll be happy to know that hiring in some fields has actually almost doubled for remote-first roles.

Other fields also multiplied their remote job postings by 30% or more, including:

Meanwhile, jobs in education & training, communications, and HR & recruiting saw moderate but continued rise in remote job adverts, by as much as 19%, compared to previous years.

Curious about which roles have doubled remote hiring?

FlexJobs just published a report which identified the 15 fastest-growing remote job categories from its extensive database of thousands of roles, from January 1, 2025, to December 31, 2025.

The top three types of fully remote jobs hiring the most within that period, which is an indication of where demand is trending for 2026, are:

1. Fully Remote Engineering Jobs

This is probably not surprising, given a number of factors that has likely contributed to the surge in fully remote engineering work such as:

Contrary to expectations, administrative roles are not only remaining largely unaffected by AI (in terms of hiring numbers), but hiring demand has actually increased.

Though, of course, the nature of admin roles has evolved into AI-enabled work, “employers posted 1,354,400 administrative and customer support jobs in 2025, highlighting strong demand for organized, detail-oriented professionals who can maintain efficient daily operations and support customers,” talent solutions firm Robert Half notes in their 2026 report on the state of hiring in the admin and customer service job market.

Contrary to AI expectations, admin roles are up by 9%, says Robert Half.

“Administrative roles drove much of the hiring activity,” the report continued.

Quick hiring facts according to Robert Half:

“Demand for project managers suggests many organizations are coordinating more cross-functional initiatives with tighter timelines and complex communication demands. Front desk coordinators remain essential for managing a steady flow of visitors, calls and scheduling needs as well as day-to-day office or facility support.”

The most popular sales-related jobs that tend to be remote are usually:

This is again fueled by the rise of SaaS start-ups requiring professionals with exceptional relationship-building, expectation management, and communication and stakeholder liaison skills, to ensure the products developed by these start-ups launch successfully in their markets.

There are plenty more but these are just the tip of the iceberg, an example of the types of fully remote (and hybrid remote) opportunities that are hiring right now.

Read this Forbes article to check that your resume is up to standard, and jump on the demand.