Side-by-side distribution
Mobile Engineer
$154,125
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 24.9%
- Live roles
- 1,088
QA Engineer
$131,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 37.4%
- Live roles
- 5,094
Highest-paying jobs
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
Mobile iOS Engineer
Highest-paying jobs
Senior QA Engineer
ATE Test Development Engineer
Test Engineer, System-Level Test (SLT)
Staff Software Development Engineer in Test (Infrastructure)
Staff Software Development Engineer in Test (Connectors)
Staff Software Development Engineer in Test (Graph Database)
Mechanical Engineer, PCBA Test Infrastructure, Robotics
Senior Principal, Solution Test & Automation Engineer
Principal Software Test Engineer - Solution Engineering – Customer Solution Validation
Senior/Staff Design for Test Engineer
Cushman & Wakefield
Compass
Coinbase
Esri
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Northrop Grumman
|
$123,000 | 158 |
Anduril Industries
|
$150,000 | 147 |
Leidos
|
$122,275 | 89 |
Blue Origin
|
$145,228 | 80 |
CACI
|
$116,650 | 43 |
Air Apps
|
$59,402 | 43 |
Relativity Space
|
$155,000 | 33 |
SpaceX
|
$117,500 | 33 |
Mobile Engineer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $211,250 | 28 |
| Seattle | $199,000 | 9 |
| New York | $191,500 | 32 |
| Los Angeles | $181,650 | 4 |
| Boston | $162,125 | 10 |
| Austin | $153,000 | 5 |
| Chicago | $151,538 | 4 |
| Paris | $143,151 | 3 |
| Atlanta | $138,075 | 3 |
| Toronto | $123,579 | 13 |
QA Engineer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | $167,500 | 53 |
| San Francisco | $162,500 | 60 |
| Austin | $156,000 | 18 |
| Denver | $146,614 | 30 |
| Atlanta | $146,500 | 21 |
| Seattle | $145,228 | 87 |
| New York | $145,000 | 21 |
| Boston | $136,100 | 16 |
| Chicago | $129,000 | 17 |
| Toronto | $98,510 | 31 |
Mobile Engineer vs QA Engineer: which pays more?
The median for Mobile Engineer is $154,125 per year (typically $103,542–$199,125), versus $131,000 for QA Engineer ($105,397–$161,953). That puts Mobile Engineer about 18% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Mobile Engineer 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.