Side-by-side distribution
Blockchain
$177,500
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 35%
- Live roles
- 40
Frontend Engineer
$182,500
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 34%
- Live roles
- 965
Highest-paying jobs
Senior Staff Software Engineer - Blockchain Platform
Senior Blockchain Platform Engineer
Senior Smart Contract Engineer (EVM)
Staff/Principal Full Stack Blockchain Engineer
Senior Smart Contract Engineer (SVM)
Senior Software Engineer - Blockchain Network
Senior Blockchain Engineer
Blockchain / Backend Engineer - Vice President
Smart Contract Engineer (EVM)
Blockchain Security Engineer - (Solidity / Rust / Golang)
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
GoFasti
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 |
Verkada
|
$225,000 | 6 |
|
Snowflake
|
$243,750 | 5 |
Reddit
|
$228,950 | 5 |
Sigma Computing
|
$230,000 | 4 |
Blockchain salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| New York | $195,000 | 6 |
Frontend Engineer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Austin | $208,000 | 3 |
| San Francisco | $205,250 | 72 |
| 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 |
Blockchain vs Frontend Engineer: which pays more?
The median for Blockchain is $177,500 per year (typically $145,750–$210,000), versus $182,500 for Frontend Engineer ($139,525–$220,000). That puts Frontend Engineer about 3% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Blockchain 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.