Side-by-side distribution
Mobile Engineer
$153,200
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 24%
- Live roles
- 1,077
Staff Engineer
$210,200
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 50.8%
- Live roles
- 7,406
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)
Senior Staff Full Stack Engineer ($500k - $1.5m salary)
Senior/Staff Backend Engineer, Applied AI
Senior/Staff Full Stack Engineer, Applied AI
Staff Research Engineer, Discovery Team
Staff+ Research Engineer, RL Data Platform
Staff Software Engineer, Node Infra
Staff Software Engineer, Kubernetes Platform
Staff Infrastructure Engineer, Cluster Infrastructure
Staff Software Engineer, Code RL
Cushman & Wakefield
Air Apps
Konrad
SpaceX
Ableserve
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Northrop Grumman
|
$210,200 | 260 |
Anduril Industries
|
$222,000 | 106 |
|
Anthropic
|
$425,000 | 80 |
Databricks
|
$226,000 | 76 |
General Motors
|
$239,650 | 53 |
Crusoe
|
$232,500 | 49 |
GEICO
|
$172,500 | 49 |
| AD Analog Devices | $160,697 | 41 |
Mobile Engineer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| New York | $242,000 | 25 |
| Seattle | $233,500 | 7 |
| San Francisco | $225,250 | 24 |
| Los Angeles | $181,650 | 3 |
| Boston | $167,125 | 8 |
| Toronto | $107,500 | 19 |
| London | $101,121 | 8 |
| Austin | $84,656 | 7 |
Staff Engineer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| London | $263,000 | 52 |
| Seattle | $253,250 | 227 |
| New York | $248,050 | 527 |
| San Francisco | $245,650 | 690 |
| Los Angeles | $223,000 | 81 |
| Boston | $219,366 | 90 |
| Austin | $210,135 | 108 |
| Denver | $210,000 | 65 |
| Singapore | $195,465 | 3 |
| Toronto | $193,250 | 166 |
Mobile Engineer vs Staff Engineer: which pays more?
The median for Mobile Engineer is $153,200 per year (typically $103,336–$199,625), versus $210,200 for Staff Engineer ($176,260–$244,475). That puts Staff Engineer about 37% 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.