Side-by-side distribution
Engineering Manager
$168,950
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 36%
- Live roles
- 9,976
Mobile Engineer
$153,200
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 24%
- Live roles
- 1,077
Highest-paying jobs
Engineering Manager, Research Data Platform
Engineering Manager, GPU (ML Accelerator)
Engineering Manager, Research Productivity
Junior Business Development Manager
Business Development Manager
Business Development Manager
Business Development Manager
Business Development Manager
Engineering Manager, Inference Infrastructure
Engineering Manager, Hardware Platform Security
Highest-paying jobs
Lead Mobile Engineer, Performance
Mobile Android Engineer
Mobile iOS Engineer
Senior Software Engineer (Mobile)
Founding Mobile Engineer (React Native)
Mobile Engineer
Software Engineer - Mobile Web
Mobile iOS Engineer
Mobile Android Engineer
Mobile Infrastructure Engineer
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Northrop Grumman
|
$183,100 | 164 |
Databricks
|
$225,625 | 35 |
Cushman & Wakefield
|
$143,375 | 30 |
Brex
|
$225,000 | 25 |
|
Anthropic
|
$445,000 | 23 |
Accenture
|
$217,450 | 23 |
PwC
|
$182,500 | 21 |
Atwell, LLC
|
$117,500 | 21 |
Air Apps
Konrad
SpaceX
Ableserve
Engineering Manager salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Sydney | $385,944 | 6 |
| San Francisco | $238,500 | 415 |
| Seattle | $205,800 | 172 |
| New York | $198,000 | 522 |
| Austin | $194,100 | 110 |
| London | $190,145 | 74 |
| Boston | $182,500 | 132 |
| Los Angeles | $180,891 | 119 |
| Denver | $171,989 | 103 |
| Atlanta | $168,025 | 94 |
Mobile Engineer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| New York | $242,000 | 25 |
| Seattle | $233,500 | 7 |
| San Francisco | $225,250 | 24 |
| Los Angeles | $181,650 | 3 |
| Boston | $167,125 | 8 |
| Toronto | $107,500 | 19 |
| London | $101,126 | 8 |
| Austin | $84,656 | 7 |
Engineering Manager vs Mobile Engineer: which pays more?
The median for Engineering Manager is $168,950 per year (typically $132,750–$210,194), versus $153,200 for Mobile Engineer ($103,336–$199,625). 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.