Side-by-side distribution
Frontend Engineer
$166,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 31.5%
- Live roles
- 1,440
Unity
$139,300
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 12.2%
- Live roles
- 41
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Highest-paying jobs
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
CACI
|
$139,950 | 20 |
Booz Allen Hamilton
|
$113,700 | 14 |
Air Apps
|
$60,559 | 11 |
Leidos
|
$151,475 | 10 |
|
Roblox
|
$268,610 | 8 |
Harvey
|
$241,700 | 8 |
Sift Stack, Inc.
|
$192,500 | 8 |
GDIT
|
$146,750 | 8 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Databricks
|
$264,600 | 1 |
|
Booz Allen Hamilton
|
$162,000 | 1 |
Zynga
|
$139,300 | 1 |
The Aerospace Corporation
|
$108,200 | 1 |
|
CACI
|
$96,500 | 1 |
Frontend Engineer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $205,000 | 78 |
| New York | $200,000 | 74 |
| Boston | $191,250 | 12 |
| Austin | $190,875 | 8 |
| Seattle | $185,000 | 17 |
| London | $171,448 | 6 |
| Chicago | $150,000 | 7 |
| Atlanta | $139,500 | 3 |
| Los Angeles | $134,531 | 8 |
| Denver | $127,250 | 5 |
Frontend Engineer vs Unity: which pays more?
The median for Frontend Engineer is $166,000 per year (typically $126,500–$205,000), versus $139,300 for Unity ($108,200–$162,000). That puts Frontend Engineer about 19% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Frontend Engineer and Unity 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.