Frontend Engineer salary: $210K median
From 87 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range. Advertised ranges, not verified pay.
$210Kmedian advertised salary
$192K – $245Kmiddle half of roles
$220Kaverage advertised salary
87roles counted
Frontend Engineer salary by level
Lead roles advertise a median of $258K, 24% more than senior roles ($208K). The level comes from the job title; titles without a level word are counted separately.
| Level | Median salary | Middle half | Roles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior | $208K | $192K–$220K | 41 |
| Lead and above | $258K | $225K–$286K | 20 |
| No level in title | $197K | $175K–$245K | 25 |
Frontend Engineer salary by location
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸New York | $224K | 15 |
| 🇺🇸San Francisco Bay Area | $216K | 37 |
| 🇺🇸California | $215K | 38 |
| 🇺🇸United States | $214K | 83 |
Top-paying companies
Highest-paying open Frontend Engineer roles
All frontend engineer jobs- Director, Product Management, Consumer FrontendRoblox · 🇺🇸San Mateo, CA, United States$383K - $439KLeadReact
- Frontend Software Engineer, Codex AppOpenAI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$230K - $385KTypeScriptReact
- Frontend Software Engineer, ChatGPT SpaceOpenAI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$230K - $385KTypeScriptReact
- Senior / Staff Software Engineer, FrontendSuno · 🇺🇸NYC$228K - $363KLeadTypeScriptReactNext.js
- Principal Frontend Software Engineer - DiscoveryRoblox · 🇺🇸San Mateo, CA, United States$295K - $345KLeadTypeScriptJavaScriptReact
- Staff Software Engineer, FrontendHarvey · 🇺🇸New York$231K - $340KLeadPythonTypeScriptReact
- Staff Frontend Platform EngineerHarvey · 🇺🇸San Francisco$231K - $340KLead
- UI EngineerGamma · 🇺🇸San Francisco$180K - $310KReact
- Software Engineer, FrontendGamma · 🇺🇸San Francisco$180K - $310KJavaScriptReact
- Software Engineer, Frontend, GrowthRamp · 🇺🇸New York, NY (HQ)$200K - $310KReactNext.jsSEO
- Software Engineer, FrontendRamp · 🇺🇸New York, NY (HQ)$200K - $310KTypeScriptJavaScriptReact
- Staff Software Engineer - FrontendDatadog · 🇺🇸New York, New York, USA$244K - $305KLeadReact
- Principal Frontend EngineerClickUp · 🇺🇸United States$250K - $300KRemoteLeadTypeScriptReactMachine Learning
- Manager, Software Engineering - Front end/MobileCarbon Robotics · 🇺🇸Seattle, WA$265K - $295KTypeScriptReactFlutter
- Staff Software Engineer, Frontend (Decisions Orchestration)Affirm · 🇺🇸Remote US$230K - $290KRemoteLeadTypeScriptJavaScriptReact
- Senior Frontend Engineer, SpendAirwallex · 🇺🇸US - San Francisco$147K - $280KSeniorTypeScriptJavaScriptReact
- Staff Software Engineer - FrontendSigma · 🇺🇸New York City, NY$240K - $270KLeadPythonTypeScriptReact
- Staff Software Engineer - FrontendSigma · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA$240K - $270KLeadPythonTypeScriptReact
- Senior Frontend Engineer, Ads CreativeReddit · 🇺🇸Remote - United States$191K - $267KRemoteSeniorTypeScriptJavaScriptReact
- Senior Frontend Engineer, Ads FormatsReddit · 🇺🇸Remote - United States$191K - $267KRemoteSeniorTypeScriptJavaScriptReact
Questions about Frontend Engineer pay
- What is the average Frontend Engineer salary?
- $220K a year on average and $210K at the median, across 87 open Frontend Engineer 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 $192K to $245K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.
- Which companies advertise the highest Frontend Engineer pay?
- Harvey ($279K), Roblox ($269K), Coinbase ($237K), 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 Frontend Engineer roles at tech companies is $210K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $192K to $245K. Counted from 87 open job postings that state pay, November 2026. Source: Hiring Right Now, https://jobseveryhour.com/salaries/frontend-engineer/
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