Side-by-side distribution
Full-Stack
$175,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 30.4%
- Live roles
- 2,796
QA Engineer
$141,025
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 38.7%
- Live roles
- 2,168
Highest-paying jobs
Senior Staff Full Stack Engineer ($500k - $1.5m salary)
Senior/Staff Full Stack Engineer, Applied AI
Senior AI Fullstack Engineer
Staff Full Stack Engineer ($400k - $500k salary)
Fullstack Software Engineer, Agent Platform
Founding Engineer - Full Stack
Full Stack Engineer, Fleet Scheduling
Full-Stack Engineer, ChatGPT Education & Learning
Staff+ Software Engineer, Full-stack
Full Stack Software Engineer, Cybersecurity Products
Highest-paying jobs
Senior QA Engineer
Senior QA Engineer, Platform
Autonomy & Perception Integration Engineer - Flight Test (R5441)
Senior/Staff Design for Test Engineer
Electrical Engineer, Actuator Test Infrastructure
Principal Electrical Engineer, Integration & Test
Hardware Engineer, Test
Software Engineer, Manufacturing Test Systems
Manufacturing Software Test Engineer
Manufacturing Electrical Test Engineer
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
OpenAI
|
$330,000 | 20 |
Accenture Federal Services
|
$131,425 | 18 |
SpaceX
|
$142,500 | 13 |
Databricks
|
$195,500 | 11 |
Anduril Industries
|
$222,000 | 9 |
Affirm
|
$194,766 | 9 |
| GR GRVTY | $200,000 | 8 |
Sift Stack, Inc.
|
$192,500 | 8 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Anduril Industries
|
$150,000 | 117 |
Air Apps
|
$61,135 | 43 |
Relativity Space
|
$163,500 | 32 |
|
SpaceX
|
$113,750 | 25 |
Rocket Lab Corporation
|
$127,500 | 24 |
Vast
|
$160,444 | 16 |
PlayStation Global
|
$175,600 | 13 |
Astranis
|
$158,750 | 12 |
Full-Stack salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $215,000 | 159 |
| Seattle | $210,000 | 32 |
| New York | $200,000 | 163 |
| Boston | $195,000 | 16 |
| Denver | $188,000 | 9 |
| Chicago | $185,000 | 14 |
| Los Angeles | $175,000 | 21 |
| London | $154,508 | 12 |
| Austin | $147,500 | 10 |
| Toronto | $137,065 | 41 |
QA Engineer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Austin | $210,655 | 9 |
| Seattle | $197,000 | 11 |
| New York | $190,000 | 18 |
| San Francisco | $182,500 | 51 |
| Atlanta | $159,000 | 9 |
| Los Angeles | $151,000 | 26 |
| Denver | $140,000 | 7 |
| Boston | $130,000 | 11 |
| Toronto | $107,500 | 15 |
| London | $71,321 | 8 |
Full-Stack vs QA Engineer: which pays more?
The median for Full-Stack is $175,000 per year (typically $140,000–$207,500), versus $141,025 for QA Engineer ($114,500–$171,406). That puts Full-Stack about 24% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Full-Stack and QA 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.