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33 Active Listings Updated December 2025

Frontend Salary Data

Real compensation packages for Frontend developers at high-growth startups. Based on direct data from Hacker News "Who is Hiring" threads.

Median Salary

$135,000

/year
Based on 33 verified postings

Market Range (P25 - P75)

$108,000-$155,000
Entry ($55,000)MedianTop ($185,000)

Top Companies Hiring

Location Distribution

Remote45%
San Francisco Bay Area27%
Europe12%
Other15%

verified_listings

Senior Frontend Engineer
[E]stable
$185,000 - $200,000
Senior Front-End Engineer
[E]grind
$185,000 - $225,000
Full-stack Senior Software Engineer
[E]grind
$180,000 - $220,000
Staff Software Engineer (Front End)
[E]grind
$170,000 - $200,000
Engineers (Fullstack, Backend, Frontend, ML, Senior Data)
[F]CRUNCH
$170,000 - $200,000
Senior Software Engineer - Frontend
[E]stable
$160,000 - $200,000
Backend Technical Lead (data), Frontend Technical Lead, Frontend Engineer, Fullstack Engineer, others (opportunistic)
[F]grind
$155,000 - $250,000
Technical Lead, Software Engineer, Product Designer, Product Manager
[F]grind
$155,000 - $250,000
Technical Lead, Software Engineer, Product Designer, Product Manager
[F]grind
$155,000 - $250,000
Technical Lead (frontend and data), Software Engineer (frontend and fullstack), Product Designer, Product Manager
[F]grind
$155,000 - $250,000
Sr. Software Engineer
[F]grind
$150,000 - $225,000
Javascript/Frontend Developer, Designer, Backend Developer
[F]grind
$150,000 - $220,000
Sr. Software Engineer
[F]CRUNCH
$150,000 - $225,000
Senior Frontend Engineer
[E]grind
$145,000 - $155,000
Senior Product Designer, Senior Software Engineer, Senior Solutions Architect
@HRgrind
$140,000 - $200,000
Senior Product Designer, Senior Product Manager, Senior Software Engineer, Senior Solutions Architect
[E]grind
$140,000 - $200,000
Software Engineer
@HRstable
$135,000 - $215,000
Staff Frontend Engineer
[E]grind
$132,000 - $132,000
Founding Engineer
[F]grind
$130,000 - $170,000
Backend software engineer
[E]grind
$130,000 - $170,000
Founding Engineer
[F]grind
$130,000 - $170,000
Founding Engineer
[F]grind
$130,000 - $170,000
Machine Learning Engineer, Full-Stack/LLM Engineer, (Senior) Backend Engineer, Front-End Engineer
@HRgrind
$130,000 - $200,000
Front End Lead
[E]stable
$122,000 - $194,000
Senior Product Engineer
[E]CRUNCH
$108,000 - $150,000
Senior Frontend Engineer & Senior Fullstack Engineer
[F]grind
$100,800 - $120,000
Senior Frontend Engineer & Senior Fullstack Engineer
[F]grind
$100,800 - $120,000
Senior Frontend Engineer, Mid-Level Fullstack Engineer, Mid-Level Devops/SRE
[F]grind
$96,000 - $120,000
Senior Frontend Engineer, Mid-Level Fullstack Engineer, Mid-Level Devops/SRE
[F]stable
$80,000 - $100,000
Multiple roles (Frontend Engineer, Protocol Engineer, Senior Growth)
[F]grind
$60,000 - $120,000
Founding Software Engineer (Frontend Web3)
[F]grind
$60,000 - $110,000
(Senior) Software Developer, Front-end
@HRstable
$55,000 - $95,000
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Commonly Paired With

## Market Signal (December 2025)

Top Hirers: Turnstile leads hiring for Frontend roles with 4 active posts, followed by Spill.

### 🌍 Location & Remote Dynamics
Remote-Friendly: Frontend is highly remote-friendly, with 45% of roles open to remote work. Remote Premium: Remote Frontend roles currently fetch a 15% salary premium (median $150,000) compared to onsite positions.

### 💡 Tech Stack Context
Common Stack: 42% of Frontend jobs also require Backend, and 33% mention Full Stack.

### 💰 Compensation Analysis
The median base salary for Frontend developers is $135,000, with top-tier roles (P75) reaching $155,000.