Side-by-side distribution
Engineering Manager
$170,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 37%
- Live roles
- 9,873
Mobile Engineer
$154,125
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 25.4%
- Live roles
- 1,085
Highest-paying jobs
Engineering Manager, Research Data Platform
Engineering Manager, Research Productivity
Engineering Manager, GPU (ML Accelerator)
Business Development Manager
Business Development Manager
Engineering Manager, Inference Infrastructure
Engineering Manager, Hardware Platform Security
Senior Engineering Manager
Engineering Manager, MLE
Program Capture Business Development Manager
Highest-paying jobs
Mobile / Full Stack Staff & Software Engineer, Consumer Monetization
Mobile iOS Engineer
Mobile Android Engineer
Mobile Engineer
Senior Software Engineer, Rips (Mobile)
Software Engineer, Mobile Web — Dots
Android Engineer, Plugin Developer Platform
Mobile iOS Engineer
Mobile Android Engineer
Design Engineer, Mobile
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 |
Compass
Air Apps
SpaceX
Coinbase
Esri
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 |
Mobile Engineer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $205,000 | 29 |
| Seattle | $199,000 | 9 |
| New York | $187,500 | 33 |
| Los Angeles | $181,650 | 4 |
| Boston | $162,125 | 10 |
| Austin | $153,000 | 5 |
| Chicago | $151,538 | 4 |
| Paris | $143,151 | 3 |
| Atlanta | $138,075 | 3 |
| Toronto | $124,591 | 13 |
Engineering Manager vs Mobile Engineer: which pays more?
The median for Engineering Manager is $170,000 per year (typically $132,500–$211,513), versus $154,125 for Mobile Engineer ($107,500–$199,000). That puts Engineering Manager about 10% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Engineering Manager and Mobile 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.