Frontend Developer salary
What a frontend developer actually earns, from 248 live job postings blended with the official US OEWS (Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics) wage anchor. Pick a market for its median and range, then read the seniority split, the trend, and the country comparison below. Updated 2026-07-23.
Switch the market above to see frontend developer pay in the 2 countries our sources cover, each with its own cost of living. The trend, seniority, and state detail below are United States data, where the official record runs deepest.
What the number means
A frontend developer earns a blended US median near 119,404 dollars, with the typical middle running from 92,459 dollars to 140,042 dollars. The official OEWS median is 90,930 dollars, under the posted figure, because the advertised roles skew senior or well-funded. The official trend has moved up about 18 percent since 2021. By seniority, posted pay runs from roughly 89,653 dollars to 127,141 dollars. Demand is rated high, and 15% of postings are fully remote. The nearest adjacent move on our skill graph is mobile developer, at 56 percent coverage; the instrument maps the rest.
Open frontend developer roles
Live openings tagged to this occupation, from company career pages and remote boards. Apply at the source.
- Freelance Frontend Developer (Landing Pages & Websites)Mindrift · PhilippinesRemoteJul 23
- Web Frontend Engineer - JS, CSS, React, FlutterCanonical Ltd. · AnywhereRemoteJul 21
- Frontend Developer (Magento)Keyrus · ColombiaRemoteJul 19
- Frontend Developer Intern (Unpaid)HOPn UG · PuchheimRemoteJul 17
- Staff Frontend Engineer - Mapping & Spatial PlatformVerkada · San Mateo, CA United States$185kJul 16
- Senior Frontend Engineer - Access ControlVerkada · San Mateo, CA United States$160kJul 15
By seniority
Posted-median pay by seniority signal in the title, from our corpus. Noisy at the edges where sample sizes are small.
By country
- United States$92,459 – $140,042 · median $119,404
- United Kingdom$65,458 – $89,399 · median $77,300
Top-paying US states
OEWS median by state, highest first.
- Californiamedian $117,380
- Washingtonmedian $112,010
- Illinoismedian $103,300
- Texasmedian $93,120
- Ohiomedian $92,380
- Pennsylvaniamedian $89,910
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Quick answers
How much does a frontend developer make?
The blended US median is about 119,404 dollars, with a typical range from 92,459 dollars to 140,042 dollars, against an official OEWS median of 90,930 dollars.
Is frontend developer a good career in 2026?
Demand for the role is rated high in our July 2026 corpus, with 15% of postings fully remote. The pay is shown above by seniority and by country.
What can a frontend developer move into?
The nearest adjacent role on our skill graph is mobile developer, at 56 percent skill coverage. Run the instrument for the full set of reachable moves.
Method: bands are the 25th, 50th, and 75th percentiles of live US postings with stated pay, shrunk toward the official OEWS anchor by sample size (the “blended” figure). Trend is the OEWS annual median for SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code 15-1254. Unemployment is the 2025 BLS (Bureau of Labor Statistics) CPS (Current Population Survey) annual-average rate for “Software developers.” Live corpus 248 observations, 2026-07-23. Definitions in the glossary.