Frontend Engineer salary

11 market ranges · employer-stated pay · updated Oct 18, 2026

The best-evidenced figure here is for frontend engineer roles at senior level across the United States: 35 postings where the employer stated pay put the middle half between $196,250 and $223,000, with a median of $210,000.

Pay rises with seniority across the United States: the medians run mid-level $172,500 and senior $210,000. Moving from mid-level to senior is worth roughly 22% more.

Every range here is counted from real postings, never modelled. 8 of the 11 ranges in the table rest on fewer than 10 postings and are marked hint: treat those as hints rather than benchmarks.

Every measured range

11 by market and level

Market	Level	Market range	Median	Sample
United States · country-wide	Mid	$142,300 – $195,000	$172,500	25
United States · country-wide	Senior	$196,250 – $223,000	$210,000	35
Canada · country-wide	Senior	CA$142,250 – CA$197,500	CA$173,650	11
Remote · United States	Mid	$135,000 – $180,000	$142,300	9hint
Remote · United States	Senior	$196,246 – $218,488	$211,500	8hint
Remote · Canada	Senior	CA$129,000 – CA$205,005	CA$144,500	5hint
New York	Senior	$209,000 – $237,500	$210,000	5hint
San Francisco	Mid	$165,625 – $181,875	$175,000	8hint
San Francisco	Senior	$193,250 – $229,250	$200,000	7hint
San Mateo	Senior	$220,000 – $220,020	$220,020	5hint
Toronto	Senior	CA$155,000 – CA$190,000	CA$187,500	5hint

Entry is junior titles. Mid is mid-level and manager titles. Senior is senior titles. Lead is director, VP and above. Rows marked hint rest on fewer than 10 postings: read them as a hint, not a benchmark.

Ranges span the 25th to 75th percentile of employer-stated base pay for the market and level. Median is the 50th percentile. Sample is the number of postings measured.

by the team behind remoteroles