JavaScript
$178,288
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 21.4%
- Live roles
- 196
Highest-paying jobs
Polyglot Engineer (JS/Python/Go)
Polyglot Engineer (JS/Python/Go)
Lead Frontend Developer
Senior Software Engineer (Node), JavaScript SDK
Senior Software Engineer (Frameworks), JavaScript SDK
Software Engineer 2 - Grafana/Bash/Python/JavaScript
Software Engineer 2 (Hybrid) - JavaScript/React/Angular/Java/Linux
Full-Stack Developer - Python/JavaScript/CSS/REST/Docker
Software Engineer 3 -AWS/Docker/Kubernetes/Java/JavaScript/MongoDB/Elasticsearch
Software Engineer - Python/FASApi/JavaScript/JSON/CSS/MongoDB/Docker
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Air Apps
|
$61,110 | 10 |
|
Captivation Software
|
$200,000 | 6 |
Mindrift
|
$124,800 | 5 |
|
Sentry
|
$206,644 | 4 |
| YL YLD | $773,411 | 2 |
Virtu Financial
|
$175,000 | 2 |
Oscilar
|
$157,563 | 2 |
|
Inspired Thinking Group (ITG)
|
$687,222 | 1 |
JavaScript salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $235,000 | 3 |
| New York | $175,000 | 3 |
Django vs JavaScript: which pays more?
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Django and JavaScript 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.