Side-by-side distribution
Frontend Engineer
$160,950
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 32.1%
- Live roles
- 1,339
React Native
$148,375
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 32.4%
- Live roles
- 105
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
Highest-paying jobs
Senior Staff React Native Engineer ($500k - 1.5m salary)
Sr. React Native Engineer
Senior React Native / Expo Engineer
Staff Software Engineer, React Native
Senior Software Engineer, React Native
Senior Mobile Engineer (React Native)
Software Development Engineer IV, React Native
Senior React Native Engineer - Consumer
📱 App Infrastructure (React Native) Engineer
Software Development Engineer III, React and React Native
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
CACI
|
$137,075 | 18 |
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 |
Verkada
|
$225,000 | 7 |
|
Roblox
|
$268,610 | 6 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Air Apps
|
$70,610 | 11 |
|
Premera Blue Cross
|
$167,050 | 2 |
Copeland
|
$140,000 | 2 |
PlayStation Global
|
$116,459 | 2 |
|
Baton Corporation Ltd
|
$1,000,000 | 1 |
|
Tapcart Inc.
|
$262,500 | 1 |
|
Mochi Health
|
$255,000 | 1 |
|
VSCO
|
$245,000 | 1 |
Frontend Engineer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| New York | $208,750 | 66 |
| San Francisco | $205,000 | 67 |
| Boston | $200,000 | 8 |
| Seattle | $199,000 | 16 |
| Austin | $187,500 | 5 |
| Chicago | $155,600 | 8 |
| Los Angeles | $134,531 | 4 |
| Paris | $130,094 | 3 |
| Denver | $127,250 | 5 |
| Berlin | $112,040 | 3 |
React Native salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $225,000 | 4 |
| New York | $200,000 | 3 |
| Toronto | $107,500 | 3 |
Frontend Engineer vs React Native: which pays more?
The median for Frontend Engineer is $160,950 per year (typically $122,500–$202,483), versus $148,375 for React Native ($123,176–$201,250). That puts Frontend Engineer about 8% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Frontend Engineer and React Native 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.