Side-by-side distribution
Full-Stack
$160,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 25.4%
- Live roles
- 4,702
Mobile Engineer
$155,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 24.5%
- Live roles
- 1,077
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, ChatGPT Education & Learning
Full Stack Engineer, Fleet Scheduling
Staff+ Fullstack Software Engineer, Safeguards Engineering
Staff+ Software Engineer, Full-stack
Staff+ Software Engineer, Enterprise (Full Stack)
Lead / Staff Full-Stack Software Engineer - Console Experience
Highest-paying jobs
Mobile Infrastructure Engineer
Mobile / Full Stack Staff & Software Engineer, Consumer Monetization
Mobile Android Engineer
Mobile iOS Engineer
Senior Software Engineer, Rips (Mobile)
Mobile Engineer
Software Engineer, Mobile Web — Dots
Android Engineer, Plugin Developer Platform
Design Engineer, Mobile
Mobile Android Engineer
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 |
Cushman & Wakefield
Compass
Air Apps
Esri
Konrad
Full-Stack salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $207,500 | 160 |
| Seattle | $202,500 | 40 |
| New York | $195,000 | 173 |
| Boston | $171,450 | 39 |
| Los Angeles | $165,000 | 27 |
| London | $156,168 | 14 |
| Singapore | $156,000 | 5 |
| Austin | $155,000 | 24 |
| Chicago | $155,000 | 19 |
| Denver | $150,000 | 15 |
Mobile Engineer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Seattle | $216,250 | 10 |
| San Francisco | $211,250 | 28 |
| New York | $197,750 | 34 |
| Los Angeles | $181,650 | 4 |
| Austin | $170,250 | 4 |
| Boston | $170,000 | 9 |
| Chicago | $151,538 | 4 |
| Paris | $143,151 | 3 |
| Toronto | $115,539 | 14 |
| London | $61,075 | 6 |
Full-Stack vs Mobile Engineer: which pays more?
The median for Full-Stack is $160,000 per year (typically $125,000–$200,000), versus $155,000 for Mobile Engineer ($103,081–$200,000). That puts Full-Stack about 3% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Full-Stack 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.