Side-by-side distribution
Engineering Manager
$170,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 37%
- Live roles
- 9,873
Frontend Engineer
$156,390
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 31.6%
- Live roles
- 1,334
Highest-paying jobs
Engineering Manager, GPU (ML Accelerator)
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Engineering Manager, Research Data Platform
Business Development Manager
Business Development Manager
Engineering Manager, Inference Infrastructure
Engineering Manager, Hardware Platform Security
Senior Engineering Manager
Engineering Manager, MLE
Program Capture Sales Account & Business Development Manager
Highest-paying jobs
Staff Frontend Engineer ($400k - $500k salary)
Staff/Principal Frontend Software Engineer
Staff/Principal Frontend Software Engineer
Software Engineer, Frontend
Frontend Software Engineer, Codex App
Frontend Software Engineer, ChatGPT Space
Principal Frontend AI Engineer - Cortex Code
Senior / Staff Software Engineer, Frontend
Principal Frontend Software Engineer - Discovery
Staff Software Engineer, Frontend
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Northrop Grumman
|
$189,400 | 177 |
Databricks
|
$223,975 | 38 |
Cushman & Wakefield
|
$138,750 | 38 |
Anduril Industries
|
$171,500 | 34 |
Accenture
|
$205,350 | 31 |
|
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
|
$212,875 | 26 |
PwC
|
$182,500 | 25 |
|
OpenAI
|
$383,000 | 24 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
CACI
|
$137,075 | 18 |
Air Apps
|
$58,826 | 11 |
Sift Stack, Inc.
|
$205,000 | 9 |
GDIT
|
$155,000 | 9 |
Booz Allen Hamilton
|
$113,700 | 9 |
|
Harvey
|
$241,700 | 8 |
Verkada
|
$225,000 | 7 |
|
Roblox
|
$268,610 | 6 |
Engineering Manager salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $239,200 | 416 |
| Seattle | $202,700 | 171 |
| New York | $202,000 | 492 |
| Los Angeles | $191,750 | 106 |
| London | $187,625 | 67 |
| Boston | $185,288 | 132 |
| Austin | $185,000 | 122 |
| Denver | $180,350 | 107 |
| Atlanta | $180,350 | 89 |
| Chicago | $168,025 | 188 |
Frontend Engineer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| New York | $210,000 | 62 |
| San Francisco | $208,000 | 65 |
| Boston | $200,000 | 8 |
| Seattle | $193,000 | 15 |
| Austin | $183,125 | 6 |
| Chicago | $155,600 | 8 |
| Los Angeles | $134,531 | 4 |
| Paris | $130,094 | 3 |
| Denver | $127,250 | 6 |
| Atlanta | $120,000 | 3 |
Engineering Manager vs Frontend Engineer: which pays more?
The median for Engineering Manager is $170,000 per year (typically $132,500–$211,513), versus $156,390 for Frontend Engineer ($121,769–$202,500). That puts Engineering Manager about 9% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Engineering Manager 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.