Side-by-side distribution
Mobile Engineer
$157,500
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 29.5%
- Live roles
- 728
Staff Engineer
$220,063
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 54.2%
- Live roles
- 4,821
Highest-paying jobs
Mobile Android Engineer
Mobile iOS Engineer
Mobile Engineer
Founding Mobile Engineer (React Native)
Senior Software Engineer (Mobile)
Android Engineer, ChatGPT Mobile Infrastructure
iOS Engineer, ChatGPT Mobile Infrastructure
Software Engineer, Mobile Web
Mobile iOS Engineer
Mobile Android Engineer
Highest-paying jobs
Senior Staff Backend Engineer ($500k - $1.5m salary)
Senior Staff React Native Engineer ($500k - 1.5m salary)
Senior Staff Full Stack Engineer ($500k - $1.5m salary)
Senior Staff Frontend Engineer ($500k - $1.5m salary)
Staff Software Engineer (Backend)
Senior/Staff Backend Engineer, Applied AI
Senior/Staff Full Stack Engineer, Applied AI
Staff Research Engineer, Discovery Team
Research Engineer (Senior Staff+), Safeguards Labs
Senior Staff+ Software Engineer, Node Infra
Mindrift
Air Apps
Konrad
ABM UK
SpaceX
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Anduril Industries
|
$222,000 | 115 |
Databricks
|
$226,000 | 77 |
|
Anthropic
|
$405,000 | 57 |
Crusoe
|
$231,000 | 45 |
Grafana Labs
|
$147,923 | 45 |
Aurora Innovation
|
$231,500 | 40 |
Archer
|
$192,500 | 36 |
Okta
|
$206,000 | 34 |
Staff Engineer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Dublin | $257,300 | 5 |
| Seattle | $250,000 | 155 |
| San Francisco | $245,000 | 625 |
| New York | $240,000 | 461 |
| Austin | $232,250 | 48 |
| Chicago | $229,500 | 43 |
| Los Angeles | $222,000 | 63 |
| Denver | $211,250 | 46 |
| Boston | $210,000 | 97 |
| London | $206,683 | 47 |
Mobile Engineer vs Staff Engineer: which pays more?
The median for Mobile Engineer is $157,500 per year (typically $84,600–$200,000), versus $220,063 for Staff Engineer ($188,813–$250,000). That puts Staff Engineer about 40% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Mobile Engineer and Staff 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.