Side-by-side distribution
Go (Golang)
$168,650
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 14.5%
- Live roles
- 330
Kotlin
$190,900
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 11.5%
- Live roles
- 61
Highest-paying jobs
Go Senior Software Engineer, AI Training
Staff Software Engineer, Go-to-Market Systems & AI
Staff Software Engineer, Go-to-Market Systems & AI
Backend Software Engineer, Golang - New York
Technical Leader, SRE/Go development
Go-to-Market (GTM) Engineer (backed by Y Combinator, $5M+ ARR, $23M+ raised)
Staff Backend Engineer, Database Automation (Go)
Staff Fullstack Engineer, Data Products (Golang / Node)
Staff Software Engineer, Go-to-Market Systems & AI
Go-to-Market Engineer
Highest-paying jobs
Software Engineer 2 - Python/Kotlin/Java/Terraform/Elasticsearch/Opensearch/AWS
Software Engineer 1 - Python/Kotlin/Java/Terraform/Elasticsearch/Opensearch/AWS
Senior Mobile Engineer, Kotlin and Cross-Platform
Lead Product Software Engineer (Kotlin)
Senior Frontend Engineer (Kotlin / Android UX)
Software Engineer II (Mobile Developer - Android/Kotlin) - Mobile App Growth
Back-end Software Engineer (Kotlin)
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Block
|
$329,500 | 3 |
Zscaler
|
$171,000 | 3 |
| RH RVO Health | $111,250 | 3 |
Cloudflare
|
$88,336 | 3 |
|
GitLab
|
$206,000 | 2 |
|
Reflexivity
|
$195,676 | 2 |
Quicknode
|
$192,500 | 2 |
SentinelOne
|
$185,500 | 2 |
Go (Golang) vs Kotlin: which pays more?
The median for Go (Golang) is $168,650 per year (typically $116,800–$195,632), versus $190,900 for Kotlin ($162,500–$199,500). That puts Kotlin about 13% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Go (Golang) and Kotlin 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.