Android Developer: salaries and requirements
As of September 28, 2026, the cvGO database holds 118 active jobs for “Android Developer”. Median pay among jobs that state it: US & Canada — $180,500 per year (n = 37). Most requested skills: Kotlin, Android, Jetpack Compose.
Pay by region
| Region | Median | 25–75% | Jobs with pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| US & Canada | $180,500 per year | $147,100 per year – $213,000 per year | 37 |
| CIS | not enough data | 8 | |
| Asia | not enough data | 1 | |
Skills in requirements
- Kotlin — 87%
- Android — 77%
- Jetpack Compose — 40%
- Java — 30%
- MVVM — 27%
- Android SDK — 24%
- Coroutines — 19%
- CI/CD — 17%
- MVI — 14%
- Retrofit — 14%
- Clean Architecture — 13%
- cross-functional collaboration — 13%
- Flow — 13%
- OkHttp — 13%
- performance optimization — 11%
- Git — 10%
- performance — 10%
- Room — 10%
- unit testing — 10%
- code reviews — 9%
Levels
- Junior — 4
- Middle — 56
- Senior — 51
- Lead — 7
FAQ
How much do “Android Developer” jobs pay?
US & Canada: median $180,500 per year, half of jobs between $147,100 per year and $213,000 per year (n = 37). Pay is stated in 39% of jobs.
Which skills do “Android Developer” jobs require?
Kotlin — 87%, Android — 77%, Jetpack Compose — 40%, Java — 30%, MVVM — 27%. Share of jobs with parsed requirements (n = 90).
How many “Android Developer” jobs are remote?
Remote — 43%, hybrid — 16%, office — 41% (of 118 jobs that state the format).
Are there entry-level “Android Developer” jobs?
Intern and junior — 4 jobs (3%).
What level of English is required?
The level is stated in 96% of jobs; most often: C1 — 69%, B1 — 16%, B2 — 8%.
How we count
- Source: jobs in the cvGO database as of September 28, 2026: Global 52%, HeadHunter 25%, Telegram 14%, LinkedIn 8%.
- A job belongs to a profession by its title; one job may belong to several professions.
- Some jobs in the database match no profession in our catalogue and are not counted on these pages.
- Pay is the midpoint of the stated range or the single stated amount, in US dollars at a fixed rate (90 RUB per USD, table v1). Yearly amounts are divided by 12; if the period is not stated, it is inferred from the currency and amount; amounts outside 300–60,000 USD per month are excluded.
- A median is shown when a region has at least 10 jobs with pay.
- Skills and English are counted only for jobs with the employer’s own text.
- Duplicates of one job across sources are not merged.