Side-by-side distribution
React Native
$151,050
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 32.7%
- Live roles
- 101
Software Engineer
$172,500
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 33.5%
- Live roles
- 32,911
Highest-paying jobs
Senior Staff React Native Engineer ($500k - 1.5m salary)
Sr. React Native Engineer
Senior React Native / Expo Engineer
Staff Software Engineer, React Native
Senior Software Engineer, React Native
Senior Mobile Engineer (React Native)
Software Development Engineer IV, React Native
Senior React Native Engineer - Consumer
📱 App Infrastructure (React Native) Engineer
Software Development Engineer III, React and React Native
Highest-paying jobs
Senior Software Engineer, Machine Learning (Audio)
Senior Software Engineer
Software Engineer - AI
Senior Software Engineer - Database team
Staff Software Engineer, Kubernetes Platform
Staff Software Engineer, Node Infra
Staff+ Software Engineer, Developer Productivity
Staff Software Engineer, Code RL
Staff Software Engineer, Claude Code
Software Engineer, Research Productivity
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Air Apps
|
$70,610 | 11 |
|
Premera Blue Cross
|
$167,050 | 2 |
Copeland
|
$140,000 | 2 |
PlayStation Global
|
$116,459 | 2 |
|
Baton Corporation Ltd
|
$1,000,000 | 1 |
|
Tapcart Inc.
|
$262,500 | 1 |
|
Mochi Health
|
$255,000 | 1 |
|
VSCO
|
$245,000 | 1 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Anduril Industries
|
$222,000 | 357 |
Northrop Grumman
|
$129,500 | 273 |
Leidos
|
$151,475 | 176 |
Booz Allen Hamilton
|
$142,400 | 169 |
SpaceX
|
$142,500 | 165 |
OpenAI
|
$355,500 | 149 |
Speechify
|
$170,000 | 144 |
Blue Origin
|
$197,582 | 138 |
React Native salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $225,000 | 4 |
| New York | $200,000 | 3 |
| Toronto | $107,500 | 3 |
Software Engineer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $226,000 | 1,561 |
| New York | $212,500 | 1,395 |
| Sydney | $212,347 | 4 |
| Seattle | $205,350 | 687 |
| Los Angeles | $190,000 | 243 |
| Austin | $187,000 | 197 |
| Boston | $186,050 | 286 |
| Denver | $180,158 | 212 |
| London | $178,829 | 129 |
| Atlanta | $167,500 | 125 |
React Native vs Software Engineer: which pays more?
The median for React Native is $151,050 per year (typically $117,951–$202,500), versus $172,500 for Software Engineer ($134,264–$215,000). That puts Software Engineer about 14% 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.