iOS Developer: salaries and requirements
As of September 28, 2026, the cvGO database holds 97 active jobs for “iOS Developer”. Median pay among jobs that state it: US & Canada — $209,100 per year (n = 25). Most requested skills: Swift, iOS, SwiftUI.
Pay by region
| Region | Median | 25–75% | Jobs with pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| US & Canada | $209,100 per year | $153,700 per year – $232,800 per year | 25 |
| Europe | not enough data | 3 | |
| CIS | not enough data | 8 | |
| Asia | not enough data | 3 | |
Skills in requirements
- Swift — 79%
- iOS — 68%
- SwiftUI — 31%
- Objective-C — 23%
- performance optimization — 23%
- UIKit — 23%
- CI/CD — 21%
- algorithms — 13%
- data structures — 13%
- mentoring — 13%
- API design — 12%
- code review — 12%
- iOS SDK — 12%
- code reviews — 11%
- iOS development — 11%
- cross-functional collaboration — 9%
- Xcode — 9%
- A/B testing — 8%
- developer — 8%
- mentorship — 8%
Levels
- Junior — 7
- Middle — 34
- Senior — 52
- Lead — 4
FAQ
How much do “iOS Developer” jobs pay?
US & Canada: median $209,100 per year, half of jobs between $153,700 per year and $232,800 per year (n = 25). Pay is stated in 40% of jobs.
Which skills do “iOS Developer” jobs require?
Swift — 79%, iOS — 68%, SwiftUI — 31%, Objective-C — 23%, performance optimization — 23%. Share of jobs with parsed requirements (n = 75).
How many “iOS Developer” jobs are remote?
Remote — 34%, hybrid — 16%, office — 49% (of 97 jobs that state the format).
Are there entry-level “iOS Developer” jobs?
Intern and junior — 7 jobs (7%).
What level of English is required?
The level is stated in 92% of jobs; most often: C1 — 70%, B1 — 13%, B2 — 7%.
How we count
- Source: jobs in the cvGO database as of September 28, 2026: Global 52%, HeadHunter 19%, LinkedIn 14%, Telegram 14%, JSearch 1%.
- 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.