Experienced Front End Developer / Engineer Salary

The average salary for an Experienced Front End Developer / Engineer is $86,944.

10%

$58k

MEDIAN

$87k

90%

$128k

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Salary

$58k - $128k

Bonus

$805 - $13k

Profit Sharing

$710 - $20k

Total Pay

$59k - $136k

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Job Description for Front End Developer / Engineer

A front end developer/engineer is in charge of managing complex details about projects that require analyzing design requirements, as well as recommending technical solutions to make projects scalable, maintainable, and efficient. They also debug websites to fix mistakes in the code to make sure they are error-free for network administrators and end users. A front end developer/engineer needs to handle stress well and be a great team player, as they will normally work many hours and in team sett…Read more

Front End Developer / Engineer Tasks

Interpret requirements and create project plans to meet schedule and quality goals.
Work across teams to identify and solve problems.
Document code, including commenting and reporting on features.
Program in multiple languages to create specified products.

Popular Employer Salaries for Front End Developer / Engineer

University of Tulsa

$50k

Deloitte Consulting LLP

$83k

New Pig Corporation

$64k

The top respondents for the job title Front End Developer / Engineer are from the companies University of Tulsa, Deloitte Consulting LLP and New Pig Corporation. Reported salaries are highest at Deloitte Consulting LLP where the average pay is $82,700. University of Tulsa pays the lowest at around $50,000.

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Popular Skills for Front End Developer / Engineer

JavaScript

$88,739

426 responses

Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)

$83,847

395 responses

HTML5

$84,318

326 responses

jQuery

$80,749

124 responses

Angular.js

$91,836

114 responses

Skills in JavaScript and Angular.js are correlated to pay that is above average. Skills that pay less than market rate include jQuery, HTML5 and Cascading Style Sheets (CSS).

Pay by Experience Level for Front End Developer / Engineer

An entry-level Front End Developer / Engineer with less than 1 year experience can expect to earn an average total compensation (includes tips, bonus, and overtime pay) of $58,788 based on 407 salaries. An early career Front End Developer / Engineer with 1-4 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $68,189 based on 3,789 salaries. A mid-career Front End Developer / Engineer with 5-9 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $80,058 based on 1,591 salaries. In their late career (20 years and higher), employees earn an average total compensation of $90,704.

Pay Difference by Location

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San Francisco, California

▲50%

Seattle, Washington

▲18%

Washington, District of Columbia

▲16%

Los Angeles, California

▲13%

Denver, Colorado

▲10%

New York, New York

▲6%

Chicago, Illinois

▼4%

Employees with Front End Developer / Engineer in their job title in San Francisco, California earn an average of 50.4% more than the national average. These job titles also find higher than average salaries in Seattle, Washington (18.2% more) and Washington, District of Columbia (16.4% more). The lowest salaries can be found in Chicago, Illinois (3.7% less).