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Frontend Engineering Salary by Metro

National median $126,000. Top quartile $147,000. The full band across 50 metros.

Metro Mult. p25 p50 p75 p90
San Francisco 1.25× $132,500 $157,500 $183,750 $205,000
New York 1.20× $127,200 $151,200 $176,400 $196,800
Seattle 1.18× $125,080 $148,680 $173,460 $193,520
Washington DC 1.17× $124,020 $147,420 $171,990 $191,880
Los Angeles 1.15× $121,900 $144,900 $169,050 $188,600
San Diego 1.13× $119,780 $142,380 $166,110 $185,320
Boston 1.12× $118,720 $141,120 $164,640 $183,680
Sacramento 1.10× $116,600 $138,600 $161,700 $180,400
Anchorage 1.10× $116,600 $138,600 $161,700 $180,400
Portland 1.08× $114,480 $136,080 $158,760 $177,120
Hartford 1.08× $114,480 $136,080 $158,760 $177,120
Minneapolis 1.07× $113,420 $134,820 $157,290 $175,480
Baltimore 1.07× $113,420 $134,820 $157,290 $175,480
Philadelphia 1.06× $112,360 $133,560 $155,820 $173,840
Honolulu 1.06× $112,360 $133,560 $155,820 $173,840
Austin 1.05× $111,300 $132,300 $154,350 $172,200
Chicago 1.05× $111,300 $132,300 $154,350 $172,200
Dallas 1.04× $110,240 $131,040 $152,880 $170,560
Detroit 1.04× $110,240 $131,040 $152,880 $170,560
Raleigh 1.04× $110,240 $131,040 $152,880 $170,560
Denver 1.03× $109,180 $129,780 $151,410 $168,920
Houston 1.03× $109,180 $129,780 $151,410 $168,920
Salt Lake City 1.03× $109,180 $129,780 $151,410 $168,920
Providence 1.03× $109,180 $129,780 $151,410 $168,920
Charlotte 1.02× $108,120 $128,520 $149,940 $167,280
Milwaukee 1.02× $108,120 $128,520 $149,940 $167,280
Nashville 1.01× $107,060 $127,260 $148,470 $165,640
Richmond 1.01× $107,060 $127,260 $148,470 $165,640
National (US) 1.00× $106,000 $126,000 $147,000 $164,000
Pittsburgh 1.00× $106,000 $126,000 $147,000 $164,000
Columbus 1.00× $106,000 $126,000 $147,000 $164,000
Kansas City 1.00× $106,000 $126,000 $147,000 $164,000
Cincinnati 1.00× $106,000 $126,000 $147,000 $164,000
St Louis 1.00× $106,000 $126,000 $147,000 $164,000
Indianapolis 1.00× $106,000 $126,000 $147,000 $164,000
Buffalo 0.99× $104,940 $124,740 $145,530 $162,360
Virginia Beach 0.99× $104,940 $124,740 $145,530 $162,360
Omaha 0.99× $104,940 $124,740 $145,530 $162,360
Miami 0.98× $103,880 $123,480 $144,060 $160,720
Phoenix 0.98× $103,880 $123,480 $144,060 $160,720
Tampa 0.98× $103,880 $123,480 $144,060 $160,720
New Orleans 0.97× $102,820 $122,220 $142,590 $159,080
Louisville 0.97× $102,820 $122,220 $142,590 $159,080
Memphis 0.96× $101,760 $120,960 $141,120 $157,440
Birmingham 0.96× $101,760 $120,960 $141,120 $157,440
Atlanta 0.95× $100,700 $119,700 $139,650 $155,800
San Antonio 0.95× $100,700 $119,700 $139,650 $155,800
Orlando 0.95× $100,700 $119,700 $139,650 $155,800
Las Vegas 0.95× $100,700 $119,700 $139,650 $155,800
Oklahoma City 0.95× $100,700 $119,700 $139,650 $155,800

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