Side-by-side distribution
Backend Engineer
$187,500
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 34.2%
- Live roles
- 2,383
React Native
$195,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 27.7%
- Live roles
- 101
Highest-paying jobs
Senior/Staff Backend Engineer, Applied AI
Senior Backend Engineer, Exchange Infrastructure
Senior Backend Engineer, Perpetuals
Senior Backend Engineer, Markets
Senior Backend Engineer, Trust & Safety
Backend Engineer, Markets
Software Engineer, Backend
Senior Backend Engineer, Payments
Staff+ Software Engineer, Backend
Senior Staff Software Engineer, API
Highest-paying jobs
Senior Staff React Native Engineer ($500k - 1.5m salary)
Staff React Native Engineer ($400k - 500k salary)
Founding Mobile Engineer (React Native)
Sr. React Native Engineer
Senior React Native / Expo Engineer
Staff iOS Engineer (React Native)
Senior React Native Engineer (Fantasy Sports)
Senior React Native Engineer
Senior React Native Engineer - Consumer
📱 App Infrastructure (React Native) Engineer
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Affirm
|
$170,500 | 34 |
Air Apps
|
$67,479 | 33 |
Grafana Labs
|
$137,917 | 26 |
OpenAI
|
$355,500 | 14 |
Databricks
|
$195,500 | 13 |
Verkada
|
$220,000 | 12 |
GitLab
|
$187,200 | 10 |
Satispay
|
$57,178 | 10 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Air Apps
|
$72,670 | 11 |
|
Baton Corporation Ltd
|
$725,000 | 2 |
PlayStation Global
|
$116,594 | 2 |
|
Nectar
|
$300,000 | 1 |
|
Tapcart Inc.
|
$262,500 | 1 |
|
Mochi Health
|
$255,000 | 1 |
|
VSCO
|
$245,000 | 1 |
|
Sleeper
|
$207,500 | 1 |
Backend Engineer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $215,000 | 160 |
| Seattle | $214,700 | 49 |
| New York | $205,258 | 165 |
| Los Angeles | $198,500 | 13 |
| Boston | $195,750 | 12 |
| Denver | $193,171 | 6 |
| Austin | $185,000 | 5 |
| Chicago | $165,000 | 3 |
| Singapore | $156,000 | 5 |
| Toronto | $142,558 | 29 |
React Native salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| New York | $325,000 | 4 |
| San Francisco | $226,250 | 4 |
Backend Engineer vs React Native: which pays more?
The median for Backend Engineer is $187,500 per year (typically $145,757–$225,000), versus $195,000 for React Native ($143,025–$250,000). That puts React Native about 4% 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.