Android Developer salary: $202K median
The median advertised Android Developer salary is $202K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $180K to $236K: counted from 67 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range: about $97 an hour or $16,875 a month. A tenth of the postings offer $296K or more. Advertised ranges, not verified pay.
Check an offer against these figuresAll Android developer jobs
$202Kmedian advertised salary
$180K – $236Kmiddle half of roles
$214Kaverage advertised salary
67roles counted
Android Developer salary by location
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸San Francisco Bay Area | $212K | 30 |
| 🇺🇸California | $208K | 37 |
| 🇺🇸United States | $204K | 66 |
Skills that pay more for Android Developer roles
| Skill | Median with it | Above the median | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jetpack Compose | $253K | +$50K | 23 |
| Gradle | $220K | +$18K | 7 |
| C++ | $220K | +$18K | 9 |
| Linux | $218K | +$15K | 8 |
| Firmware | $210K | +$8K | 6 |
Top-paying companies
Highest-paying open Android Developer roles
All Android developer jobs- Staff Software Engineer, AndroidAnthropic · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Seattle, WA$320K - $405KLead and aboveKotlinAndroidJetpack Compose
- Android Engineer, ChatGPT Library TeamOpenAI · 🇺🇸Seattle$185K - $405KKotlinAndroidJetpack Compose
- Member of Technical Staff (Android Engineer, Computer Growth)Perplexity · 🇺🇸San Francisco$220K - $405KHybridKotlinAndroidJetpack Compose
- Helix AI Engineer, AndroidFigure · 🇺🇸San Jose, CA$200K - $400KReactKotlinAndroid
- Android Engineer, Applied FoundationsOpenAI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$230K - $385KJavaKotlinAndroid
- Senior Staff Android Engineer, In-Car ExperienceWaymo · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA, USA$298K - $368KLead and aboveC++KotlinLLM
- Senior / Staff Software Engineer, AndroidSuno · 🇺🇸Los Angeles$228K - $363KLead and aboveKotlinAndroidInteraction design
- Software Engineer, AndroidRamp · 🇺🇸New York, NY (HQ)$189K - $330KHybridPythonTypeScriptReact
- Sr. Mobile Android EngineerxAI · 🇺🇸New York, NY; Palo Alto, CA$180K - $330KSeniorKotlinAndroidJetpack Compose
- Lead Android EngineerRogo · 🇺🇸New York City$250K - $315KLead and aboveJavaKotlinAndroid
- Staff Android Engineer, In-Car ExperienceWaymo · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA, US; San Francisco, CA, US$251K - $310KLead and aboveJavaKotlinAndroid
- Staff Software Engineer, AndroidToast · 🇺🇸Remote USA$151K - $309KRemoteLead and aboveReactJavaKotlin
- Staff Android Engineer, Android PlatformReddit · 🇺🇸Remote - United States$217K - $304KRemoteLead and aboveKotlinAndroidJetpack Compose
- Staff Software Engineer, Android Design SystemReddit · 🇺🇸Remote - United States$217K - $304KRemoteLead and aboveKotlinAndroidJetpack Compose
- Staff Android Engineer (Founding)Grow Therapy · 🇺🇸San Francisco$217K - $289KHybridLead and aboveKotlinAndroidCI/CD
- Sr. Engineering Manager, AndroidTwitch · 🇺🇸New York City$185K - $288KSeniorAndroid
- Sr. Engineering Manager, AndroidTwitch · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA$185K - $288KSeniorAndroid
- Senior Android Engineer - AlarmsVerkada · 🇺🇸San Mateo, CA United States$150K - $280KSeniorAndroidLinux
- Software Developer - Android (US)TextNow, Inc. · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA - Hybrid$136K - $274KHybridJavaKotlinAndroid
- Senior Android Engineer - Mobile Platform & SystemsVerkada · 🇺🇸San Mateo, CA United States$150K - $265KSeniorKotlinAndroidCI/CD
Questions about Android Developer pay
- What is the average Android Developer salary?
- $214K a year on average and $202K at the median, across 67 open Android Developer postings at companies that state pay (November 2026). The median is the better guide: a few very high offers pull the average up.
- What is the typical range?
- The middle half of the postings offer $180K to $236K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.
- Which companies advertise the highest Android Developer pay?
- OpenAI ($301K), Reddit ($260K), Twitch ($236K), by the median of their open postings that state pay (three postings or more).
- Is an android developer a high-paying job?
- The median Android Developer posting advertises $202K a year, more than the median of all 55,899 job postings with pay on Jobs Every Hour ($174K). That is 16% above the middle of the market.
- How much can you earn as an android developer?
- A tenth of the postings offer $296K a year or more; the highest open Android Developer role advertises up to $405K. Pay rises with level: see the table by level.
- What is the Android Developer salary per hour and per month?
- The median of $202K a year is about $97 an hour (2,080 working hours) and $16,875 a month before tax. The middle half of postings: $87 to $114 an hour.
- Which skills pay more for Android Developer roles?
- Postings that ask for Jetpack Compose (+$50K, 23 postings), Gradle (+$18K, 7 postings), C++ (+$18K, 9 postings) advertise more than the $202K median of all Android Developer postings with pay.
- Where do these figures come from?
- From the pay ranges employers print in their own job postings, read from their careers pages every hour. The midpoint of each range is counted. These are advertised ranges for open roles, mostly in the United States and in US dollars, not what people are actually paid.
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The median advertised salary for Android Developer roles at companies is $202K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $180K to $236K. Counted from 67 open job postings that state pay, November 2026. Source: Jobs Every Hour, https://jobseveryhour.com/salaries/android-developer/
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