Side-by-side distribution
Android
$199,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 22%
- Live roles
- 468
Software Engineer
$191,562
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 44.2%
- Live roles
- 15,578
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
Senior Software Engineer, Machine Learning (Audio)
Software Engineer, ML Networking
Lead Software Engineer
Senior Software Engineer
Staff Software Engineer, Node Infra
Staff Software Engineer, Kubernetes Platform
Staff Software Engineer, Code RL
Staff Software Engineer, Claude Code
Staff+ Software Engineer, Developer Productivity
Staff Software Engineer, Environments Infrastructure
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 |
|---|---|---|
Anduril Industries
|
$221,000 | 292 |
|
OpenAI
|
$350,000 | 140 |
SpaceX
|
$142,500 | 123 |
Speechify
|
$170,000 | 102 |
Elastic
|
$109,437 | 100 |
Roblox
|
$267,950 | 99 |
Palantir
|
$167,500 | 98 |
Databricks
|
$214,700 | 95 |
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 |
Software Engineer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Sydney | $431,406 | 5 |
| San Francisco | $226,619 | 1,438 |
| New York | $215,000 | 1,239 |
| Seattle | $209,500 | 381 |
| London | $205,105 | 115 |
| Austin | $188,000 | 107 |
| Boston | $187,250 | 190 |
| Los Angeles | $183,150 | 165 |
| Denver | $177,500 | 103 |
| Chicago | $175,000 | 131 |
Android vs Software Engineer: which pays more?
The median for Android is $199,000 per year (typically $165,625–$228,913), versus $191,562 for Software Engineer ($150,500–$226,000). 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.