Salary guide · 2026
Full Stack Engineer salary guide
Benchmark full stack engineer pay across the UK, Germany and the US. Updated from live Haystack market data.
- UK£65k–£90k
- Germany€70k–€90k
- United States$120k–$165k
Mid-level base salary
Salary benchmark
Pay across the band - at a glance
Base benchmarks across the UK, Germany and US. Drill into a country below for localised ranges.
GBP · base salary
Junior
£45k–£60k
Mid
£65k–£90k
Senior
£90k–£130k
EUR · base salary
Junior
€45k–€65k
Mid
€70k–€90k
Senior
€95k–€135k
USD · base salary
Junior
$85k–$110k
Mid
$120k–$165k
Senior
$165k–$240k
Side-by-side
Full Stack Engineer salary by country
Base salary in local currency. US runs materially higher, especially in the Bay Area and NYC, where TC > base.
| Metric | United Kingdom | Germany | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Junior (0–3 yrs) | £45k–£60k | €45k–€65k | $85k–$110k |
| Mid (3–6 yrs) | £65k–£90k | €70k–€90k | $120k–$165k |
| Senior (6+ yrs) | £90k–£130k | €95k–€135k | $165k–$240k |
| Typical notice | 1–2 months | 3 months | 2 weeks |
| Cities live | 8 | 8 | 8 |
10–20%
Specialist skill premium
Candidates with specialist skills like TypeScript, React, Node.js, Next.js reliably command 10–20% above generalists at the same seniority - and offers close faster.
Where the talent lives
Full Stack Engineer pay by city
Hotter colours mean higher local pay vs the country average. Click any city for a localised benchmark.
UK
8 cities · GBPDE
8 cities · EURKeep exploring
Drill in further
Per-country guides and other tools for hiring this role.
Context
What drives full stack engineer pay?
Full stack engineers thrive in product-led teams - building features from database schema to UI, and owning quality at every layer.
Pay varies primarily with seniority, location, and sector. The UK and Germany cluster within ~10% of each other on base salary; the US runs materially higher - particularly in the Bay Area and New York, where total compensation (base, bonus, equity) is the more meaningful benchmark.
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