Side-by-side distribution
Elixir
$136,469
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 23.5%
- Live roles
- 17
JavaScript
$175,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 21.2%
- Live roles
- 198
Highest-paying jobs
Polyglot Engineer (JS/Python/Go)
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Software Engineer 3 -AWS/Docker/Kubernetes/Java/JavaScript/MongoDB/Elasticsearch
Software Engineer 2 - Grafana/Bash/Python/JavaScript
Full-Stack Developer - Python/JavaScript/CSS/REST/Docker
Software Engineer - Python/FASApi/JavaScript/JSON/CSS/MongoDB/Docker
Automated Test Engineer (Hybrid) - Cypress/JavaScript/Agile/Git/Jira/AWS/CI/CD
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Hiive
|
$149,975 | 1 |
SmartLogic
|
$145,000 | 1 |
Sona
|
$127,938 | 1 |
Driftrock Limited
|
$69,859 | 1 |
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 |
LangChain
|
$200,000 | 1 |
JavaScript salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $235,000 | 3 |
| Toronto | $178,288 | 3 |
| New York | $175,000 | 3 |
| London | $83,649 | 3 |
Elixir vs JavaScript: which pays more?
The median for Elixir is $136,469 per year (typically $113,418–$146,244), versus $175,000 for JavaScript ($101,938–$200,000). That puts JavaScript about 28% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Elixir 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.