Full Stack Engineer salary

12 market ranges · employer-stated pay · updated Oct 24, 2026

The best-evidenced figure here is for full stack engineer roles at senior level across the United States: 88 postings where the employer stated pay put the middle half between $146,875 and $206,000, with a median of $174,750.

Pay rises with seniority across the United States: the medians run mid-level $151,616 and senior $174,750. Moving from mid-level to senior is worth roughly 15% more.

Every range here is counted from real postings, never modelled. 4 of the 12 ranges in the table rest on fewer than 10 postings and are marked hint: treat those as hints rather than benchmarks.

Every measured range

12 by market and level

Market	Level	Market range	Median	Sample
United States · country-wide	Entry	$89,125 – $118,625	$113,250	6hint
United States · country-wide	Mid	$132,875 – $180,741	$151,616	72
Canada · country-wide	Mid	CA$104,691 – CA$125,788	CA$119,500	8hint
United States · country-wide	Senior	$146,875 – $206,000	$174,750	88
Canada · country-wide	Senior	CA$143,463 – CA$168,438	CA$150,400	12
Remote · United States	Mid	$134,492 – $180,000	$152,500	13
Remote · United States	Senior	$149,375 – $198,800	$174,750	28
New York	Mid	$151,030 – $188,850	$166,250	8hint
New York	Senior	$181,000 – $233,500	$190,500	11
San Francisco	Mid	$164,563 – $235,000	$180,000	15
San Francisco	Senior	$175,150 – $220,200	$209,000	11
Toronto	Senior	CA$145,450 – CA$166,250	CA$155,000	9hint

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