Side-by-side distribution
Android
$199,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 22%
- Live roles
- 468
Frontend Engineer
$182,500
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 34%
- Live roles
- 965
Highest-paying jobs
Mobile Android Engineer
Staff Software Engineer, Android
Member of Technical Staff (Android Engineer, Computer Growth)
Helix AI Engineer, Android
Staff Android Software Engineer, Cash App Consumer Platform
Staff Android Software Engineer, Cash App Consumer Platform
Android Systems Engineer, Consumer Devices
Android Engineer, Applied Foundations
Android Engineer, Ad Formats
Senior / Staff Software Engineer, Android
Highest-paying jobs
Site Reliability Engineer - Frontend
Staff Frontend Engineer ($400k - $500k salary)
Staff / Principal Frontend Software Engineer
Principal Software Engineer, Frontend - Design Systems
Software Engineer, Frontend
Senior Software Engineer, UI
Frontend AI Principal Engineer - Cortex Code
Staff Software Engineer, Frontend
Frontend Engineer
Principal Frontend Software Engineer, Connections
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Robinhood
|
$213,000 | 8 |
Duolingo
|
$180,000 | 5 |
| GR GRVTY | $175,000 | 5 |
Motive
|
$229,000 | 4 |
Applied Intuition
|
$212,000 | 4 |
|
OpenAI
|
$307,500 | 3 |
Scout Motors
|
$200,750 | 3 |
Pinterest
|
$181,905 | 3 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Air Apps
|
$60,559 | 11 |
|
Roblox
|
$268,610 | 8 |
Harvey
|
$241,700 | 8 |
Sift Stack, Inc.
|
$192,500 | 8 |
|
Snowflake
|
$243,750 | 5 |
Reddit
|
$228,950 | 5 |
Verkada
|
$225,000 | 5 |
Sigma Computing
|
$230,000 | 4 |
Android salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $229,000 | 19 |
| Austin | $229,000 | 3 |
| Los Angeles | $213,750 | 4 |
| New York | $210,000 | 29 |
| Seattle | $193,000 | 7 |
| Boston | $180,000 | 5 |
| Singapore | $168,100 | 3 |
| London | $146,522 | 3 |
| Toronto | $133,750 | 8 |
Frontend Engineer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Austin | $208,000 | 3 |
| San Francisco | $205,500 | 73 |
| New York | $201,150 | 64 |
| Boston | $200,000 | 9 |
| Seattle | $189,000 | 10 |
| London | $171,448 | 6 |
| Chicago | $165,000 | 3 |
| Toronto | $153,750 | 13 |
| Los Angeles | $134,531 | 6 |
| Berlin | $102,373 | 4 |
Android vs Frontend Engineer: which pays more?
The median for Android is $199,000 per year (typically $165,625–$228,913), versus $182,500 for Frontend Engineer ($139,525–$220,000). That puts Android about 9% 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.