Hiring a frontend engineer for remote roles? Across 116 live frontend engineer postings for remote roles, the market pays a $187K median salary (typically $150K–$213K). Recruiting from Scratch is the contingency technical recruiting firm for these hires — a 29-day average time to hire, 300+ placements, and a 2M+ candidate network.
A frontend engineer builds the user-facing product — interfaces, performance, and interaction — in modern web frameworks. Hiring one for remote roles means competing with the companies below.
What employers actually screen for, aggregated across 116 active frontend engineer postings for remote roles:
| Percentile | Base salary |
|---|---|
| 25th | $150K |
| Median | $187K |
| 75th | $213K |
Based on 44 frontend engineer postings for remote roles that disclose pay. Base only — equity is typically on top.
Remote roles pay about 4% above the US median for this role ($180K).
The companies with the most live frontend engineer openings for remote roles, with what each pays and screens for (medians shown only where at least 3 postings disclose pay):
| Company | Open frontend engineer roles | Median pay (disclosed) | Top skills |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roofr | 5 | — | React |
| Tailscale | 2 | — | React |
| Tempo | 2 | — | JavaScript, React |
| Future | 2 | — | TypeScript, React, Next.js |
| Gympass | 2 | — | React, GraphQL, CI/CD |
| 2 | — | React, Vue, Angular | |
| Moniepoint | 2 | — | React |
| HavocAI | 2 | — | TypeScript, JavaScript, React |
| Shuttle Labs | 2 | — | — |
| Meltwater | 2 | — | — |
Where the frontend engineer demand sits across funding stages, across the 100 companies with the most live openings for remote roles:
| Stage | Companies hiring | Open roles | Median pay (disclosed) | Examples |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seed | 12 | 13 | $188K | Shuttle Labs, AtlasGrid, Future Clinic |
| Series A | 13 | 13 | $150K | DualEntry, Amplemarket, Pixibo |
| Series B | 11 | 15 | $180K | Roofr, GDIT, CertiK |
| Series C | 12 | 16 | $225K | Tailscale, Tempo, Moniepoint |
| Series D+ | 11 | 12 | — | HavocAI, Entefy, OutSystems |
| Public | 14 | 16 | $205K | Future, Reddit, Zoom |
A further 27 of those companies have no funding stage on file and are not shown above.
Recruiting from Scratch is a contingency technical recruiting firm — no retainer and no upfront cost, so you pay only when you make a hire. The process: align on the role and must-haves → a curated shortlist of 3–5 genuinely qualified frontend engineers (not resume volume) → a 29-day average time to hire versus the 49-day industry average → a 90-day replacement guarantee. Backed by 300+ placements, a 2M+ candidate network, and named hires at companies like Decagon and Mercor.
A frontend engineer builds the user-facing product — interfaces, performance, and interaction — in modern web frameworks.
What salary does a frontend engineer for remote roles command in 2026?Across 116 live postings for remote roles, a $187K median salary (typically $150K–$213K) — base only; equity is typically on top. Most postings expect 5+ years of experience.
What should you look for when hiring a frontend engineer?Depth in the skills these postings require (React, TypeScript, JavaScript, CI/CD, Next.js, GraphQL, Angular, AWS), plus strong JavaScript/TypeScript and framework depth plus a real eye for UX and performance. Recruiting from Scratch sends a shortlist of 3–5 genuinely qualified candidates, not resume volume.
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