Staff+ Fullstack Software Engineer, Safeguards Engineering
San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY $405k – $485k/yr
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Full Stack Developer salary in the United States
What employers are offering right now, from 166 live Full Stack Developer postings in the United States that publish a pay range. Updated October 2026.
Median
$215k
a year, base pay
Middle half
$186k–$268k
25th to 75th percentile
Highest posted
$445k
range midpoint
How the offers are spread
$125k
$159k
$193k
$227k
$260k
$294k
$328k
$362k
Full Stack Developer pay by level
| Level | Median | Postings |
|---|---|---|
| Senior | $204k | 61 |
| Staff & principal | $226k | 33 |
Full Stack Developer pay by location
| Location | Median | Postings |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $254k | 72 |
| Seattle | $250k | 10 |
| SF Bay Area | $231k | 88 |
| New York | $216k | 45 |
| Remote (US) | $200k | 45 |
| Toronto | $190k | 10 |
| Washington, DC | $159k | 6 |
| Los Angeles | $158k | 7 |
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All 203 open jobs →Staff+ Software Engineer, Full-stack
San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Seattle, WA $405k – $485k/yr
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Full Stack Developer salary: common questions
- What is the average Full Stack Developer salary in the United States?
- The median midpoint of 166 live Full Stack Developer postings in the United States is $215k a year. Half of them fall between $186k and $268k.
- How does Full Stack Developer pay change with seniority?
- senior postings $204k. Staff, principal and director roles usually pay more and often add equity.
- Which companies pay Full Stack Developer roles the most?
- Among companies with at least two postings, the highest medians are at OpenAI ($356k), Anthropic ($353k), Triumph ($300k), Zoox ($278k).
- Where do these numbers come from?
- From the pay ranges employers publish in their own job postings (required in states such as California, Colorado, New York, Washington and Illinois). We take the midpoint of each range, convert hourly pay at 2,080 hours a year, and update the figures daily as postings open and close. They show base pay, not bonus or equity.
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- Marketing · $180k
- Sales · $171k
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