Side-by-side distribution
C# / .NET
$132,885
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 18.5%
- Live roles
- 438
Python
$162,050
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 15.9%
- Live roles
- 1,066
Highest-paying jobs
C# Developer
Software Engineer (C++/C#)
Senior C# Full Stack Developer
Staff Software Engineer, Liquidity Management (C#/.NET)
Senior Software Engineer (Technical Lead) BSI - (Claude, GitHub, Python, NET/C#, Angular, AWS)
Backend C#/.NET Developer
Senior Software Engineer, Full Stack (Python, Java, Rust, C#, C++)
Senior Software Engineer - (C#/Microservices/Azure)
Senior .NET Azure AI Developer - Baltimore, MD
Sr. Software Developer - C#/WPF for UI/UX Development
Highest-paying jobs
Python Senior Software Engineer, AI Training
Software Engineer (C++ or Python) – 2027 Grads
GenAI Python Systems Engineer –Senior Manager
Senior Software Engineer (Networking, Python, C/C++)
Senior Software Engineer, Treasury and Reference Data (Java/Ruby/Python)
Software Engineer 2 - Python/Kotlin/Java/Terraform/Elasticsearch/Opensearch/AWS
Senior DevOps Engineer - AWS/Java/Linux/Ansible/Git/Python
DevOps Engineer - AWS/Ansible/Linux/Python
Platform Engineer (Hybrid) - Python/Java/AWS/Linux
Software Engineer 2 (Hybrid) - AWS/Hadoop/Accumulo/Terraform/Python/Java
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
CACI
|
$116,650 | 6 |
Synechron
|
$98,750 | 4 |
CoStar Group
|
$155,500 | 3 |
InfoTrack US
|
$142,500 | 3 |
GDIT
|
$130,770 | 3 |
|
Accenture Federal Services
|
$119,400 | 3 |
Virtu Financial
|
$165,000 | 2 |
|
Weekday AI
|
$163,800 | 2 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Captivation Software
|
$200,000 | 33 |
Northbeam
|
$185,000 | 12 |
|
Travelers
|
$144,750 | 8 |
Bank of America
|
$141,400 | 7 |
| PA PayPal | $199,600 | 5 |
Leidos
|
$151,475 | 5 |
Anduril Industries
|
$222,000 | 4 |
OpenDataJobs
|
$123,750 | 4 |
Python salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Austin | $202,000 | 5 |
| San Francisco | $200,000 | 3 |
| Boston | $200,000 | 3 |
| Atlanta | $184,700 | 3 |
| Chicago | $165,000 | 11 |
| New York | $162,500 | 14 |
| Los Angeles | $150,000 | 3 |
| Toronto | $94,897 | 7 |
C# / .NET vs Python: which pays more?
The median for C# / .NET is $132,885 per year (typically $114,750–$146,813), versus $162,050 for Python ($127,143–$200,000). That puts Python about 22% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so C# / .NET and Python are compared on equal terms regardless of the currency each role was originally posted in. Only roles that publish a salary range feed the medians; numbers refresh every few hours as new roles post and older ones close, so this comparison reflects the market right now rather than a fixed survey. Use it as a directional benchmark when weighing one path against the other.