Side by side
Civil Engineer vs Mobile Engineer
Mobile Engineer pays more: a median of $133,000 against $126,000. There is 2.1× more demand for Civil Engineer. Mobile Engineer is the more remote-friendly of the two, by 9.0%. Listings for Mobile Engineer move faster — median age 35 days against 75.
Comparison
Side by side
| Measure | Civil Engineer | Mobile Engineer | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open postings | 34,063 | 16,362 | +17,701 |
| Posted this week | 1,460 | 521 | |
| Median salary | $126,000 | $133,000 | $-7k |
| 25th percentile | $99.5k | $105k | |
| 75th percentile | $156k | $165k | |
| Salary disclosed | 8.7% | 8.4% | |
| Remote share | 4.0% | 13.0% | -9.0pp |
| Median age of posting | 75d | 35d | |
| Open over 60 days | 48.9% | 51.8% | |
| Visa sponsorship | 17.9% | 5.1% |
Pay
Pay distribution
Civil Engineer
$57k$218k
Mobile Engineer
$60k$230k
Freshness
How old the listings are
Civil Engineer
just posted75d median90d+
Mobile Engineer
just posted35d median90d+
Demand
What each side asks for
Civil Engineer — technologies
Mobile Engineer — technologies
Civil Engineer — employers
Mobile Engineer — employers
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Both sides are counted the same way on the same day, so the gap is comparable even where the
absolute numbers move. Salary figures use only postings that publish a range — the disclosure
rate is in the table because a median over 20% of a cohort is a weaker number than one over 70%.