Compare Tech Careers — Salary, Skills & Demand (2026)

Side-by-side comparison of 50+ tech careers. Compare salary, difficulty, skills & demand. Frontend vs Backend, AI vs DevOps & more.

• Frontend Developer — $50K-80K (entry) → $120K-200K+ (senior)
• Backend Developer — $60K-90K (entry) → $130K-220K+ (senior)
• Data Scientist — $70K-100K (entry) → $150K-250K+ (senior)
• Cybersecurity Specialist — $65K-95K (entry) → $130K-200K+ (senior)
• UI/UX Designer — $55K-80K (entry) → $110K-180K+ (senior)
• DevOps Engineer — $70K-100K (entry) → $140K-220K+ (senior)
• QA Automation Engineer — $50K-75K (entry) → $100K-160K+ (senior)
• Mobile App Developer — $55K-85K (entry) → $120K-200K+ (senior)
• Full-Stack Developer — $65K-95K (entry) → $140K-230K+ (senior)
• Cloud Architect — $90K-130K (entry) → $160K-280K+ (senior)
• AI/ML Engineer — $80K-120K (entry) → $160K-300K+ (senior)
• Blockchain Developer — $70K-110K (entry) → $150K-300K+ (senior)
• Game Developer — $50K-75K (entry) → $100K-180K+ (senior)
• Data Engineer — $70K-100K (entry) → $140K-230K+ (senior)
• Technical Writer — $50K-70K (entry) → $90K-150K+ (senior)
• Site Reliability Engineer — $85K-120K (entry) → $160K-280K+ (senior)
• Technical Product Manager — $70K-100K (entry) → $140K-250K+ (senior)
• Embedded Systems Engineer — $60K-90K (entry) → $120K-200K+ (senior)
• Solutions Architect — $100K-140K (entry) → $170K-300K+ (senior)
• Database Administrator — $60K-85K (entry) → $110K-180K+ (senior)