React salary: $208K median
From 851 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range. Advertised ranges, not verified pay.
$208Kmedian advertised salary
$178K – $242Kmiddle half of roles
$214Kaverage advertised salary
851roles counted
React salary by level
Lead roles advertise a median of $237K, 19% more than senior roles ($200K). The level comes from the job title; titles without a level word are counted separately.
| Level | Median salary | Middle half | Roles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior | $200K | $185K–$220K | 295 |
| Lead and above | $237K | $218K–$272K | 197 |
| No level in title | $195K | $150K–$245K | 349 |
React salary by location
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸San Francisco Bay Area | $225K | 335 |
| 🇺🇸New York | $221K | 152 |
| 🇺🇸California | $215K | 417 |
| 🇺🇸United States | $208K | 804 |
| 🇺🇸Chicago | $202K | 19 |
| 🇨🇦Canada | $201K | 26 |
| 🇺🇸Austin | $200K | 18 |
| 🇺🇸Seattle | $190K | 50 |
| 🇺🇸Texas | $186K | 20 |
| 🇺🇸Boston | $186K | 20 |
| 🇺🇸Denver | $185K | 15 |
| 🇺🇸Los Angeles | $142K | 61 |
Top-paying companies
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| Anthropic | $382K | 10 |
| OpenAI | $360K | 15 |
| Garner Health | $341K | 4 |
| Mercor | $330K | 4 |
| Suno | $296K | 5 |
| Sierra | $285K | 19 |
| Harvey | $279K | 14 |
| Apollo.io | $276K | 3 |
| Perplexity | $276K | 10 |
| Figma | $264K | 3 |
| Roblox | $261K | 25 |
| Affirm | $260K | 14 |
| Replit | $260K | 4 |
| Ramp | $257K | 8 |
| Block | $256K | 6 |
| xAI | $255K | 3 |
| Fivetran | $254K | 3 |
| Hex | $247K | 8 |
| Gamma | $245K | 4 |
| Vercel | $245K | 13 |
| Render | $242K | 5 |
| Thumbtack | $242K | 3 |
| Mixpanel | $238K | 3 |
| Vanta | $238K | 7 |
| Cloudflare | $230K | 3 |
Highest-paying open React roles
All React jobs- Staff+ Research Engineer, RL Data PlatformAnthropic · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY$500K - $850KLeadPythonTypeScriptReact
- Staff Software Engineer, Claude CodeAnthropic · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Seattle, WA$320K - $625KLeadPythonTypeScriptJavaScript
- Software Engineer, AgentsMercor · 🇺🇸San Francisco$160K - $500KPythonTypeScriptReact
- Agentic Product Engineer, Studio PlatformMercor · 🇺🇸San Francisco$160K - $500KTypeScriptReactLLM
- Full Stack Engineer, Fleet SchedulingOpenAI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$230K - $490KGoPythonReact
- Head of Solutions Architecture, StartupsVercel · 🇺🇸Hybrid - San Francisco, New York City, Austin$382K - $485KLeadJavaScriptReactNode.js
- Lead / Staff Full-Stack Software Engineer - Console ExperienceLambda · 🇺🇸San Francisco Office (Fremont St)$349K - $465KLeadTypeScriptReactMachine Learning
- Full Stack Software Engineer, Sales PlatformOpenAI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$266K - $455KPythonReactFastAPI
- Engineering Manager, GrowthSentry · 🇺🇸San Francisco, California$220K - $450KPythonTypeScriptReact
- Director, Product Management, Consumer FrontendRoblox · 🇺🇸San Mateo, CA, United States$383K - $439KLeadReact
- Engineering Director, AI EngineeringHex · 🇺🇸San Francisco$300K - $425KLeadPythonTypeScriptReact
- Product Engineer, Personal AIRiver AI Inc. · 🇺🇸Palo Alto, CA$200K - $420KRustPythonTypeScript
- Staff Software Engineer (Hybrid, San Francisco)Apollo.io · 🇺🇸Hybrid, San Francisco$315K - $415KLeadPythonReactRuby
- Engineering Manager, AgentSierra · 🇺🇸New York, NY$280K - $410KTypeScriptReactLLM
- Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineer, Monetization)Perplexity · 🇺🇸San Francisco$220K - $405KPythonTypeScriptReact
- Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineer, Design System)Perplexity · 🇺🇸San Francisco$220K - $405KTypeScriptReactFigma
- Senior Software EngineerSardine · 🇧🇷Brazil$285K - $400KRemoteSeniorGoPythonTypeScript
- Helix AI Engineer, AndroidFigure · 🇺🇸San Jose, CA$200K - $400KReactKotlinAndroid
- Helix AI Engineer, BackendFigure · 🇺🇸San Jose, CA$200K - $400KGoPythonReact
- Principal Engineer, Studio Builder ToolsRoblox · 🇺🇸San Mateo, CA, United States$345K - $399KLeadReactC++
Questions about React pay
- What is the average React salary?
- $214K a year on average and $208K at the median, across 851 open React 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 $178K to $242K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.
- Which companies advertise the highest React pay?
- Anthropic ($382K), OpenAI ($360K), Garner Health ($341K), 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 React roles at tech companies is $208K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $178K to $242K. Counted from 851 open job postings that state pay, November 2026. Source: Hiring Right Now, https://jobseveryhour.com/salaries/react/
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