Side-by-side distribution
iOS
$180,500
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 30.9%
- Live roles
- 369
Software Engineer
$191,562
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 44.2%
- Live roles
- 15,578
Highest-paying jobs
Senior iOS Engineer
Mobile iOS Engineer
Sr. Staff Software Engineer, iOS Search and Shopping Journeys
Staff Software Engineer, iOS
Member of Technical Staff (iOS Engineer, Computer Growth)
iOS Engineer, Applied Foundations
Senior / Staff Software Engineer, iOS
Mobile iOS Engineer
Staff Software Engineer - SDK iOS
Mobile Engineer, iOS
Highest-paying jobs
Senior Software Engineer, Machine Learning (Audio)
Software Engineer, ML Networking
Senior Software Engineer
Lead Software Engineer
Staff Software Engineer, Node Infra
Staff Software Engineer, Kubernetes Platform
Staff Software Engineer, Claude Code
Staff+ Software Engineer, Developer Productivity
Staff Software Engineer, Code RL
Staff Software Engineer, Environments Infrastructure
Air Apps
Duolingo
Reddit
Airwallex
Beacon AI
Robinhood
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Anduril Industries
|
$221,000 | 292 |
|
OpenAI
|
$350,000 | 140 |
SpaceX
|
$142,500 | 123 |
Speechify
|
$170,000 | 102 |
Elastic
|
$109,437 | 100 |
Roblox
|
$267,950 | 99 |
Palantir
|
$167,500 | 98 |
Databricks
|
$214,700 | 95 |
Software Engineer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Sydney | $431,406 | 5 |
| San Francisco | $226,619 | 1,438 |
| New York | $215,000 | 1,239 |
| Seattle | $209,500 | 381 |
| London | $205,105 | 115 |
| Austin | $188,000 | 107 |
| Boston | $187,250 | 190 |
| Los Angeles | $183,150 | 165 |
| Denver | $177,500 | 103 |
| Chicago | $175,000 | 131 |
iOS vs Software Engineer: which pays more?
The median for iOS is $180,500 per year (typically $144,164–$218,375), versus $191,562 for Software Engineer ($150,500–$226,000). That puts Software Engineer about 6% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so iOS and Software 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.