Side-by-side distribution
Android
$181,400
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 23.7%
- Live roles
- 575
Software Engineer
$174,500
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 33.3%
- Live roles
- 32,661
Highest-paying jobs
Senior Android Engineer
Staff Android Engineer
Mobile Android Engineer
Android Engineer, ChatGPT Library Team
Staff Software Engineer, Android
Member of Technical Staff (Android Engineer, Computer Growth)
Helix AI Engineer, Android
Android Engineer, Ad Formats
Android Engineer, Applied Foundations
Android Engineer, ChatGPT ImageGen
Highest-paying jobs
Senior Software Engineer, Machine Learning (Audio)
Senior Software Engineer
Software Engineer - AI
Senior Software Engineer - Database team
Staff Software Engineer, Node Infra
Staff Software Engineer, Kubernetes Platform
Staff Software Engineer, Claude Code
Staff Software Engineer, Code RL
Staff+ Software Engineer, Developer Productivity
Software Engineer, Research Productivity
Robinhood
Reddit
Snap Inc.
Esri
Peloton
Expedia Group
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Anduril Industries
|
$222,000 | 352 |
Northrop Grumman
|
$129,500 | 273 |
Leidos
|
$151,475 | 176 |
Booz Allen Hamilton
|
$142,400 | 169 |
SpaceX
|
$142,500 | 167 |
|
OpenAI
|
$355,500 | 149 |
Blue Origin
|
$197,582 | 138 |
CACI
|
$139,950 | 132 |
Android salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Seattle | $247,250 | 8 |
| San Francisco | $238,500 | 18 |
| Los Angeles | $217,500 | 7 |
| Boston | $210,250 | 4 |
| New York | $210,000 | 34 |
| Austin | $204,475 | 4 |
| Toronto | $151,794 | 10 |
| London | $136,987 | 4 |
Software Engineer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $226,300 | 1,572 |
| New York | $212,500 | 1,398 |
| Seattle | $207,300 | 681 |
| Sydney | $195,000 | 3 |
| Los Angeles | $190,000 | 239 |
| Austin | $186,650 | 198 |
| Boston | $186,050 | 283 |
| Denver | $180,000 | 211 |
| London | $178,829 | 127 |
| Atlanta | $167,500 | 125 |
Android vs Software Engineer: which pays more?
The median for Android is $181,400 per year (typically $143,111–$217,875), versus $174,500 for Software Engineer ($133,500–$216,000). That puts Android about 4% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Android and Software 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.