Side-by-side distribution
React Native
$195,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 27.7%
- Live roles
- 101
Software Engineer
$191,500
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 44.2%
- Live roles
- 15,578
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
Highest-paying jobs
Senior Software Engineer, Machine Learning (Audio)
Software Engineer, ML Networking
Lead Software Engineer
Senior Software Engineer
Staff Software Engineer, Node Infra
Staff Software Engineer, Kubernetes Platform
Staff Software Engineer, Code RL
Staff Software Engineer, Claude Code
Staff+ Software Engineer, Developer Productivity
Staff Software Engineer, Environments Infrastructure
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 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Anduril Industries
|
$221,000 | 292 |
OpenAI
|
$355,500 | 141 |
SpaceX
|
$142,500 | 123 |
Speechify
|
$170,000 | 102 |
Elastic
|
$109,437 | 100 |
Roblox
|
$267,950 | 99 |
Palantir
|
$167,500 | 98 |
Databricks
|
$214,700 | 95 |
React Native salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| New York | $325,000 | 4 |
| San Francisco | $226,250 | 4 |
Software Engineer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Sydney | $431,406 | 5 |
| San Francisco | $226,350 | 1,438 |
| New York | $215,000 | 1,237 |
| Seattle | $210,000 | 379 |
| London | $205,210 | 116 |
| Austin | $187,500 | 106 |
| Boston | $187,250 | 190 |
| Los Angeles | $183,150 | 166 |
| Denver | $177,500 | 103 |
| Atlanta | $175,000 | 65 |
React Native vs Software Engineer: which pays more?
The median for React Native is $195,000 per year (typically $143,025–$250,000), versus $191,500 for Software Engineer ($150,000–$226,000). That puts React Native about 2% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so React Native 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.