Frontend Engineering salary
21 market ranges · employer-stated pay · updated Oct 24, 2026
The best-evidenced figure here is for frontend engineering roles at senior level across the United States: 160 postings where the employer stated pay put the middle half between $163,140 and $215,000, with a median of $195,000.
Pay rises with seniority across the United States: the medians run mid-level $139,350 and senior $195,000. Moving from mid-level to senior is worth roughly 40% more.
Every range here is counted from real postings, never modelled. 9 of the 21 ranges in the table rest on fewer than 10 postings and are marked hint: treat those as hints rather than benchmarks.
Every measured range
21 by market and level| Market | Level | Market range | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States · country-wide | Entry | $97,850 – $130,000 | $101,300 | 9hint |
| United States · country-wide | Mid | $111,500 – $185,625 | $139,350 | 156 |
| Canada · country-wide | Mid | CA$84,000 – CA$117,900 | CA$100,000 | 25 |
| United States · country-wide | Senior | $163,140 – $215,000 | $195,000 | 160 |
| Canada · country-wide | Senior | CA$132,000 – CA$192,250 | CA$155,000 | 31 |
| Remote · United States | Mid | $104,906 – $152,474 | $135,000 | 28 |
| Remote · United States | Senior | $148,906 – $205,000 | $180,000 | 33 |
| Remote · Canada | Senior | CA$136,750 – CA$195,003 | CA$155,000 | 7hint |
| Boston | Senior | $161,250 – $195,625 | $181,250 | 6hint |
| Chantilly | Mid | $128,650 – $158,213 | $142,100 | 6hint |
| Mclean | Mid | $130,700 – $198,638 | $151,675 | 6hint |
| New York | Mid | $143,281 – $210,875 | $165,813 | 20 |
| New York | Senior | $201,250 – $225,000 | $212,650 | 34 |
| San Francisco | Mid | $169,250 – $233,750 | $195,000 | 27 |
| San Francisco | Senior | $198,750 – $249,625 | $214,750 | 20 |
| San Mateo | Senior | $205,375 – $296,359 | $222,500 | 6hint |
| Seattle | Senior | $191,500 – $216,000 | $195,000 | 5hint |
| Sunnyvale | Senior | $175,000 – $200,000 | $185,000 | 5hint |
| Toronto | Mid | CA$79,375 – CA$116,688 | CA$102,500 | 10 |
| Toronto | Senior | CA$119,675 – CA$152,500 | CA$138,750 | 14 |
| Vancouver | Senior | CA$163,075 – CA$202,850 | CA$179,500 | 7hint |
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.
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