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.
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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.
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