Side-by-side distribution
Frontend Engineer
$162,812
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 31.8%
- Live roles
- 1,339
Full-Stack
$160,950
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 26.6%
- Live roles
- 4,498
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, ChatGPT Space
Frontend Software Engineer, Codex App
Principal Frontend AI Engineer - Cortex Code
Senior / Staff Software Engineer, Frontend
Principal Frontend Software Engineer - Discovery
Staff Software Engineer, Frontend
Highest-paying jobs
Senior Staff Full Stack Engineer ($500k - $1.5m salary)
Senior/Staff Full Stack Engineer, Applied AI
Fullstack Software Engineer, Agent Platform
Founding Engineer - Full Stack
Full Stack Engineer, Fleet Scheduling
Full-Stack Engineer, ChatGPT Education & Learning
Staff+ Software Engineer, Enterprise (Full Stack)
Staff+ Fullstack Software Engineer, Safeguards Engineering
Staff+ Software Engineer, Full-stack
Lead / Staff Full-Stack Software Engineer - Console Experience
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
CACI
|
$160,950 | 19 |
Air Apps
|
$58,701 | 11 |
Sift Stack, Inc.
|
$205,000 | 9 |
GDIT
|
$155,000 | 9 |
Booz Allen Hamilton
|
$113,700 | 9 |
|
Harvey
|
$241,700 | 8 |
|
Roblox
|
$267,950 | 7 |
Verkada
|
$225,000 | 7 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Booz Allen Hamilton
|
$142,400 | 44 |
|
OpenAI
|
$355,500 | 26 |
|
CACI
|
$143,125 | 26 |
Accenture Federal Services
|
$135,200 | 23 |
|
GDIT
|
$168,000 | 19 |
Affirm
|
$183,000 | 15 |
Leidos
|
$151,475 | 15 |
SpaceX
|
$142,500 | 15 |
Frontend Engineer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| New York | $208,750 | 68 |
| San Francisco | $205,000 | 70 |
| Seattle | $193,000 | 17 |
| Boston | $188,750 | 10 |
| Austin | $187,500 | 5 |
| Chicago | $155,600 | 8 |
| Los Angeles | $134,531 | 5 |
| London | $133,526 | 4 |
| Denver | $127,250 | 5 |
| Paris | $116,000 | 3 |
Full-Stack salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $207,500 | 154 |
| Seattle | $200,041 | 36 |
| New York | $195,000 | 169 |
| Boston | $171,450 | 39 |
| Los Angeles | $165,000 | 27 |
| London | $156,168 | 14 |
| Austin | $155,000 | 24 |
| Chicago | $152,500 | 20 |
| Denver | $150,000 | 15 |
| Atlanta | $145,450 | 14 |
Frontend Engineer vs Full-Stack: which pays more?
The median for Frontend Engineer is $162,812 per year (typically $123,500–$202,500), versus $160,950 for Full-Stack ($125,000–$200,000). That puts Frontend Engineer about 1% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Frontend Engineer 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.