Side-by-side distribution
Backend Engineer
$185,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 34.1%
- Live roles
- 2,598
React Native
$151,050
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 32.4%
- Live roles
- 102
Highest-paying jobs
Senior/Staff Backend Engineer, Applied AI
Expert Backend Engineer
Senior Backend Engineer, Perpetuals
Software Engineer, Backend
Senior Staff Software Engineer, API
Staff/Principal Backend Software Engineer
Staff/Principal Backend Software Engineer
Software Engineer, API Safety
Software Engineer, API Multicloud
Backend Software Engineer, Cooperative AI (Evals)
Highest-paying jobs
Senior Staff React Native Engineer ($500k - 1.5m salary)
Sr. React Native Engineer
Senior React Native / Expo Engineer
Staff Software Engineer, React Native
Senior Software Engineer, React Native
Senior Mobile Engineer (React Native)
Software Development Engineer IV, React Native
Senior React Native Engineer - Consumer
📱 App Infrastructure (React Native) Engineer
Software Development Engineer III, React and React Native
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Affirm
|
$170,500 | 54 |
Air Apps
|
$65,555 | 33 |
|
OpenAI
|
$355,500 | 18 |
Databricks
|
$195,500 | 14 |
Grafana Labs
|
$148,144 | 12 |
Verkada
|
$225,000 | 11 |
| KA Kalepa | $219,000 | 11 |
Robinhood
|
$180,500 | 9 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Air Apps
|
$70,610 | 11 |
|
Premera Blue Cross
|
$167,050 | 2 |
Copeland
|
$140,000 | 2 |
PlayStation Global
|
$116,459 | 2 |
|
Baton Corporation Ltd
|
$1,000,000 | 1 |
|
Tapcart Inc.
|
$262,500 | 1 |
|
Mochi Health
|
$255,000 | 1 |
|
VSCO
|
$245,000 | 1 |
Backend Engineer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $215,250 | 148 |
| New York | $205,000 | 175 |
| Seattle | $200,000 | 52 |
| Los Angeles | $196,000 | 17 |
| Boston | $191,500 | 19 |
| Denver | $167,950 | 11 |
| Austin | $160,000 | 13 |
| Chicago | $150,350 | 10 |
| Singapore | $143,718 | 6 |
| Toronto | $139,976 | 42 |
React Native salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $225,000 | 4 |
| New York | $200,000 | 3 |
| Toronto | $107,500 | 3 |
Backend Engineer vs React Native: which pays more?
The median for Backend Engineer is $185,000 per year (typically $140,451–$220,000), versus $151,050 for React Native ($117,951–$202,500). That puts Backend Engineer about 22% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Backend Engineer and React Native 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.