Side-by-side distribution
Mobile Engineer
$155,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 24.6%
- Live roles
- 1,079
Software Engineer
$174,500
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 33.3%
- Live roles
- 32,661
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
Highest-paying jobs
Senior Software Engineer, Machine Learning (Audio)
Senior Software Engineer
Software Engineer - AI
Senior Software Engineer - Database team
Staff Software Engineer, Node Infra
Staff Software Engineer, Kubernetes Platform
Staff Software Engineer, Claude Code
Staff+ Software Engineer, Developer Productivity
Software Engineer, Research Productivity
Staff Software Engineer, Code RL
Cushman & Wakefield
Compass
Air Apps
Coinbase
Esri
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Anduril Industries
|
$222,000 | 354 |
Northrop Grumman
|
$129,500 | 273 |
Leidos
|
$151,475 | 176 |
Booz Allen Hamilton
|
$142,400 | 169 |
SpaceX
|
$142,500 | 167 |
|
OpenAI
|
$355,500 | 149 |
Blue Origin
|
$197,582 | 138 |
CACI
|
$139,950 | 132 |
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 |
Software Engineer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $226,000 | 1,574 |
| New York | $212,500 | 1,394 |
| Seattle | $203,250 | 687 |
| Sydney | $195,000 | 3 |
| Los Angeles | $190,000 | 239 |
| Austin | $187,000 | 198 |
| Boston | $186,050 | 284 |
| Denver | $180,158 | 212 |
| London | $178,829 | 127 |
| Atlanta | $167,500 | 125 |
Mobile Engineer vs Software Engineer: which pays more?
The median for Mobile Engineer is $155,000 per year (typically $103,311–$200,000), versus $174,500 for Software Engineer ($133,500–$216,000). That puts Software Engineer about 13% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Mobile Engineer 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.