Side-by-side distribution
Mobile Engineer
$154,125
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 25.4%
- Live roles
- 1,085
Tech Lead
$164,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 27.8%
- Live roles
- 8,792
Highest-paying jobs
Mobile / Full Stack Staff & Software Engineer, Consumer Monetization
Mobile iOS Engineer
Mobile Android Engineer
Mobile Engineer
Senior Software Engineer, Rips (Mobile)
Software Engineer, Mobile Web — Dots
Android Engineer, Plugin Developer Platform
Mobile iOS Engineer
Mobile Android Engineer
Design Engineer, Mobile
Highest-paying jobs
Lead, Quant Engineer
Team Lead Platform Engineering
Engineering Team Lead
Technical Lead Manager - Training Runtime, Data(set) Movement
Tech Lead, Systems & Platform Applied AI
RISC-V AI / HPC & Agentic Software Engineering Lead
Sr. Staff Engineer, RTL Physical Implementation Lead
Lead / Staff Full-Stack Software Engineer - Console Experience
Tech Lead Manager, Education
Tech Lead, Deployment & Operations — Custom Infrastructure
Cushman & Wakefield
Compass
Air Apps
SpaceX
Coinbase
Esri
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Northrop Grumman
|
$191,100 | 110 |
Leidos
|
$140,525 | 80 |
| GV GE Vernova | $119,000 | 79 |
| BO Boeing | $156,880 | 76 |
Booz Allen Hamilton
|
$162,000 | 49 |
STR
|
$199,500 | 44 |
Anduril Industries
|
$171,500 | 44 |
CACI
|
$160,950 | 25 |
Mobile Engineer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $205,000 | 29 |
| Seattle | $199,000 | 9 |
| New York | $186,775 | 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 | $124,591 | 13 |
Tech Lead salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $225,000 | 146 |
| New York | $195,000 | 201 |
| Seattle | $194,100 | 55 |
| Singapore | $187,558 | 4 |
| Los Angeles | $182,750 | 44 |
| Austin | $182,300 | 61 |
| Boston | $180,000 | 79 |
| Denver | $175,000 | 48 |
| Atlanta | $163,500 | 55 |
| Chicago | $160,000 | 109 |
Mobile Engineer vs Tech Lead: which pays more?
The median for Mobile Engineer is $154,125 per year (typically $107,500–$199,000), versus $164,000 for Tech Lead ($132,500–$197,938). That puts Tech Lead about 6% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Mobile Engineer and Tech Lead 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.