Full stack developers rate their happiness above average.
At CareerExplorer, we conduct an ongoing survey with millions of people and ask them how satisfied they are with their careers. As it turns out, full stack developers rate their career happiness 3.4 out of 5 stars which puts them in the top 37% of careers.
To put this into perspective, we compared how happy full stack developers are to similar careers in the industry. Take a look at the results below:
Salaries and satisfaction ratings in similar careers
| Career | Satisfaction | Avg Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Computer hardware engineer | 3.5 | $128k |
| UX designer | 3.5 | $65k |
| Industrial designer | 3.5 | $77k |
| App developer | 3.5 | $71k |
| Full stack developer | 3.4 | $70k |
| Back-End developer | 3.4 | $67k |
| Technical product manager | 3.4 | $78k |
| Systems architect | 3.4 | $102k |
| Systems engineer | 3.4 | $90k |
So what does it mean to be happy in your career? Let’s break it down into different dimensions:
- Salary: Are full stack developers happy with their salary?
- Meaning: Do full stack developers find their jobs meaningful?
- Personality fit: How well suited are people’s personalities to their everyday tasks as full stack developers?
- Work environment: How enjoyable are full stack developer’s work environments?
- Skills utilization: Are full stack developers making the best use of their abilities?
Are full stack developers happy with their salary?
Full stack developers rated their satisfaction with their salaries 3.5/5. The majority of full stack developers are quite happy with their salaries, with very few having complaints about their income level.
We asked full stack developers how fairly compensated they are for their work.
Their response was:
3.5 out of 5 stars
394 full stack developers
23% of full stack developers rated their compensation 5 stars
31% of full stack developers rated their compensation 4 stars
24% of full stack developers rated their compensation 3 stars
14% of full stack developers rated their compensation 2 stars
7% of full stack developers rated their compensation 1 stars
Do full stack developers find their jobs meaningful?
On average, full stack developers rate the meaningfulness of their work a 2.9/5. While most full stack developers aren’t very fulfilled by their work, some people may still manage to find meaning in it.
We asked full stack developers how meaningful they found their work.
Their response was:
2.9 out of 5 stars
395 full stack developers
15% of full stack developers rated how meaningful they found their career 5 stars
22% of full stack developers rated how meaningful they found their career 4 stars
23% of full stack developers rated how meaningful they found their career 3 stars
24% of full stack developers rated how meaningful they found their career 2 stars
17% of full stack developers rated how meaningful they found their career 1 stars
How well are people’s personalities suited to everyday tasks as full stack developers?
Full stack developers rated their personality fit with their work an average of 3.9/5. The majority of full stack developers find their personalities quite well suited to their work, with relatively few having complaints about their fit.
We asked full stack developers how well their personalities fit into their careers.
Their response was:
3.9 out of 5 stars
394 full stack developers
35% of full stack developers rated their career fit 5 stars
39% of full stack developers rated their career fit 4 stars
17% of full stack developers rated their career fit 3 stars
6% of full stack developers rated their career fit 2 stars
4% of full stack developers rated their career fit 1 stars
How enjoyable is a full stack developer’s work environment?
As a whole, full stack developers rated their enjoyment of their work environment 3.8/5. A solid majority of full stack developers enjoy their work environment, probably contributing to overall higher satisfaction with working as a full stack developer.
We asked full stack developers how much they enjoyed their work environment.
Their response was:
3.8 out of 5 stars
392 full stack developers
29% of full stack developers rated their work environment 5 stars
36% of full stack developers rated their work environment 4 stars
21% of full stack developers rated their work environment 3 stars
10% of full stack developers rated their work environment 2 stars
4% of full stack developers rated their work environment 1 stars
Are full stack developers making the best use of their abilities?
Former full stack developers on CareerExplorer have rated their skills utilization 3.4/5. Most full stack developers are satisfied with how well their abilities are skills are made of use.
We asked full stack developers how well their abilities were used in their careers.
Their response was:
3.4 out of 5 stars
394 full stack developers
22% of full stack developers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 5 stars
27% of full stack developers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 4 stars
28% of full stack developers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 3 stars
16% of full stack developers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 2 stars
7% of full stack developers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 1 stars