Side-by-side distribution
Android
$179,500
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 30.7%
- Live roles
- 424
Frontend Engineer
$181,642
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 34.3%
- Live roles
- 1,051
Highest-paying jobs
Mobile Android Engineer
Helix AI Engineer, Embedded Android Systems
Staff Android Software Engineer, Cash App Consumer Platform
Staff Android Software Engineer, Cash App Consumer Platform
Android Engineer, Ad Formats
Android Engineer, ChatGPT Mobile Infrastructure
Android Engineer, Applied Foundations
Mobile Android Engineer
Helix AI Engineer, Android Tooling
Mobile Engineer, Android
Highest-paying jobs
Senior Staff Frontend Engineer ($500k - $1.5m salary)
Principal Front End Developer
Senior Frontend Engineer
Senior Frontend Engineer
Staff Frontend Engineer ($300k - $500k salary)
Staff / Principal Frontend Software Engineer
Principal Software Engineer, Frontend - Design Systems
Web Developer
Senior Software Engineer, UI
Frontend Engineer, Financial Web Platform
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Mindrift
|
$124,800 | 24 |
Reddit
|
$260,450 | 9 |
Robinhood
|
$180,500 | 5 |
| GR GRVTY | $175,000 | 4 |
|
OpenAI
|
$307,500 | 3 |
Verkada
|
$207,500 | 3 |
Scout Motors
|
$200,000 | 3 |
Applied Intuition
|
$195,000 | 3 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Mindrift
|
$124,800 | 12 |
Roblox
|
$269,270 | 11 |
Air Apps
|
$61,110 | 10 |
|
Verkada
|
$220,000 | 7 |
Anduril Industries
|
$193,000 | 6 |
PlayStation Global
|
$187,600 | 6 |
Harvey
|
$241,700 | 5 |
Sigma Computing
|
$230,000 | 4 |
Android salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $223,150 | 14 |
| Los Angeles | $210,000 | 3 |
| New York | $185,250 | 30 |
| Seattle | $162,650 | 4 |
| Boston | $150,000 | 7 |
| Singapore | $149,098 | 4 |
| Austin | $141,500 | 3 |
| London | $136,665 | 4 |
| Toronto | $112,360 | 8 |
Frontend Engineer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| New York | $201,150 | 70 |
| San Francisco | $200,000 | 63 |
| Boston | $191,250 | 6 |
| Seattle | $184,250 | 14 |
| Los Angeles | $159,766 | 6 |
| Toronto | $134,418 | 15 |
| Singapore | $124,800 | 5 |
| Berlin | $101,594 | 4 |
| Dublin | $99,370 | 3 |
| London | $78,965 | 5 |
Android vs Frontend Engineer: which pays more?
The median for Android is $179,500 per year (typically $132,085–$210,000), versus $181,642 for Frontend Engineer ($134,531–$220,000). That puts Frontend Engineer about 1% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Android and Frontend Engineer are compared on equal terms regardless of the currency each role was originally posted in. Only roles that publish a salary range feed the medians; numbers refresh every few hours as new roles post and older ones close, so this comparison reflects the market right now rather than a fixed survey. Use it as a directional benchmark when weighing one path against the other.