Side-by-side distribution
Blockchain
$181,241
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 9.9%
- Live roles
- 81
Full-Stack
$175,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 30.6%
- Live roles
- 2,765
Highest-paying jobs
Blockchain Engineer
Senior Staff Software Engineer - Blockchain Platform
Smart Contract Engineer
Senior Software Engineer - Blockchain Network
Smart Contract Engineer (EVM)
Blockchain Security Engineer - Senior Level (Solidity / Rust / Golang )
Blockchain Security Engineer - (Solidity / Rust / Golang)
Backend Engineer, Blockchain - Assistant Vice President
Highest-paying jobs
Senior Staff Full Stack Engineer ($500k - $1.5m salary)
Senior/Staff Full Stack Engineer, Applied AI
Forward Deployed Engineer, Full-Stack
Fullstack Engineer, RL Environments
Staff Software Engineer, Fullstack
Fullstack Engineer, Assesment
Staff Full Stack Engineer ($300k - $500k salary)
Staff+ Software Engineer, Full-stack
Software Engineer, Full Stack, Tinker
Software Engineer, Full Stack
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Coinbase
|
$239,390 | 2 |
|
Certik
|
$141,000 | 2 |
| HA Harmony | $3,000,000 | 1 |
| CL Category Labs | $215,000 | 1 |
|
Waterfall
|
$160,000 | 1 |
|
iCapital
|
$132,500 | 1 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
OpenAI
|
$307,500 | 17 |
Accenture Federal Services
|
$157,275 | 14 |
| TP Third-Party Job Posts | $155,000 | 14 |
Databricks
|
$208,913 | 10 |
Anduril Industries
|
$222,000 | 9 |
Silver.dev
|
$96,000 | 7 |
| GR GRVTY | $200,000 | 6 |
Benchling
|
$189,028 | 6 |
Full-Stack salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $210,000 | 174 |
| Seattle | $210,000 | 36 |
| New York | $203,500 | 181 |
| Austin | $180,900 | 12 |
| Denver | $176,900 | 3 |
| Boston | $173,475 | 32 |
| Chicago | $165,000 | 19 |
| Los Angeles | $160,000 | 21 |
| Atlanta | $152,500 | 7 |
| London | $137,697 | 19 |
Blockchain vs Full-Stack: which pays more?
The median for Blockchain is $181,241 per year (typically $141,000–$230,324), versus $175,000 for Full-Stack ($140,000–$210,000). That puts Blockchain about 4% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Blockchain and Full-Stack 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.