Android salary: $232K median
From 39 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range. Advertised ranges, not verified pay.
$232Kmedian advertised salary
$193K – $280Kmiddle half of roles
$234Kaverage advertised salary
39roles counted
Android salary by location
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸San Francisco Bay Area | $245K | 20 |
| 🇺🇸California | $245K | 22 |
| 🇺🇸United States | $232K | 38 |
Top-paying companies
Highest-paying open Android roles
All Android jobs- Staff Software Engineer, AndroidAnthropic · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Seattle, WA$320K - $405KLeadKotlinAndroid
- Android Engineer, ChatGPT Library TeamOpenAI · 🇺🇸Seattle$185K - $405KKotlinAndroid
- Member of Technical Staff (Android Engineer, Computer Growth)Perplexity · 🇺🇸San Francisco$220K - $405KKotlinAndroid
- 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 - $368KLeadC++KotlinLLM
- Senior / Staff Software Engineer, AndroidSuno · 🇺🇸Los Angeles$228K - $363KLeadKotlinAndroid
- Software Engineer, AndroidRamp · 🇺🇸New York, NY (HQ)$189K - $330KPythonTypeScriptReact
- Sr. Mobile Android EngineerxAI · 🇺🇸New York, NY; Palo Alto, CA$180K - $330KSeniorKotlinAndroid
- Staff Android Engineer, In-Car ExperienceWaymo · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA, US; San Francisco, CA, US$251K - $310KLeadJavaKotlinAndroid
- Staff Software Engineer, AndroidToast · 🇺🇸Remote USA$151K - $309KRemoteLeadReactJavaKotlin
- Staff Android Engineer, Android PlatformReddit · 🇺🇸Remote - United States$217K - $304KRemoteLeadKotlinAndroid
- Staff Software Engineer, Android Design SystemReddit · 🇺🇸Remote - United States$217K - $304KRemoteLeadKotlinAndroid
- Staff Android Engineer (Founding)Grow Therapy · 🇺🇸San Francisco$217K - $289KLeadKotlinAndroidCI/CD
- Sr. Engineering Manager, AndroidTwitch · 🇺🇸New York City$185K - $288KSeniorAndroid
- Sr. Engineering Manager, AndroidTwitch · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA$185K - $288KSeniorAndroid
- Software Developer - Android (US)TextNow, Inc. · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA - Hybrid$136K - $274KJavaKotlinAndroid
- Senior Software Engineer, AndroidToast · 🇺🇸Remote, US$125K - $254KRemoteSeniorTypeScriptReactJava
- Senior Software Engineer - Android PlatformSkydio · 🇺🇸San Mateo, California, United States$190K - $250KSeniorJavaC++Kotlin
- Staff Android Engineer, ConnectivityWhoop · 🇺🇸Boston, MA$170K - $230KLeadKotlinAndroidJira
Questions about Android pay
- What is the average Android salary?
- $234K a year on average and $232K at the median, across 39 open Android postings at tech 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 $193K to $280K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.
- Which companies advertise the highest Android pay?
- OpenAI ($301K), Reddit ($260K), Twitch ($236K), by the median of their open postings that state pay (three postings or more).
- 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 roles at tech companies is $232K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $193K to $280K. Counted from 39 open job postings that state pay, November 2026. Source: Hiring Right Now, https://jobseveryhour.com/salaries/android/
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