Side-by-side distribution
Mobile Engineer
$177,500
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 19.2%
- Live roles
- 814
React Native
$195,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 27.7%
- Live roles
- 101
Highest-paying jobs
Lead Mobile Engineer, Performance
Mobile Android Engineer
Mobile iOS Engineer
Founding Mobile Engineer (React Native)
Senior Software Engineer (Mobile)
Mobile Engineer
Software Engineer - Mobile Web
Mobile Android Engineer
Mobile iOS Engineer
Mobile Infrastructure Engineer
Highest-paying jobs
Senior Staff React Native Engineer ($500k - 1.5m salary)
Staff React Native Engineer ($400k - 500k salary)
Founding Mobile Engineer (React Native)
Sr. React Native Engineer
Senior React Native / Expo Engineer
Staff iOS Engineer (React Native)
Senior React Native Engineer (Fantasy Sports)
Senior React Native Engineer
Senior React Native Engineer - Consumer
📱 App Infrastructure (React Native) Engineer
Konrad
SpaceX
Ableserve
Esri
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Air Apps
|
$72,670 | 11 |
|
Baton Corporation Ltd
|
$725,000 | 2 |
PlayStation Global
|
$116,594 | 2 |
|
Nectar
|
$300,000 | 1 |
|
Tapcart Inc.
|
$262,500 | 1 |
|
Mochi Health
|
$255,000 | 1 |
|
VSCO
|
$245,000 | 1 |
|
Sleeper
|
$207,500 | 1 |
React Native salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| New York | $325,000 | 4 |
| San Francisco | $226,250 | 4 |
Mobile Engineer vs React Native: which pays more?
The median for Mobile Engineer is $177,500 per year (typically $121,108–$217,500), versus $195,000 for React Native ($143,025–$250,000). That puts React Native about 10% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Mobile Engineer and React Native 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.