Side-by-side distribution
Go (Golang)
$170,389
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 14.5%
- Live roles
- 256
TypeScript
$169,818
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 34%
- Live roles
- 212
Highest-paying jobs
Staff Software Engineer, AI Code Review - Python, Go, Rust, C#
Staff Software Engineer, Go-to-Market Systems & AI
Staff Software Engineer, Go-to-Market Systems & AI
Software Engineer, Developer Experience (Go Lead)
Staff Software Engineer, Bazel & Go
Software Engineer (Go, Python, TS)
Senior Backend Engineer, Analytics Instrumentation (Golang)
Staff Software Engineer, Go-to-Market Systems & AI
Senior Software Engineer (RoR/Go), SSCS: Authentication
Senior Software Engineer (Golang)
Highest-paying jobs
Forward Deployed Site Reliability Engineer (TS/SCI Required)
Senior / Staff Forward Deployed Software Engineer - TS/SCI Cleared
Staff Data Engineer - TS/SCI Cleared
Senior Principal Software Engineer - TS/SCI
Founding Engineer (Fullstack TypeScript)
Principal Engineer - TS/SCI Clearance
Principal Network Software Engineer - TS/SCI
Principal Software Engineer - TS/SCI
Senior Cleared Software Engineer (TS/SCI)
Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Cleared (TS/SCI)
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| RH RVO Health | $134,325 | 4 |
|
Block
|
$329,500 | 3 |
|
Instacart
|
$221,319 | 2 |
|
GitLab
|
$186,000 | 2 |
Certik
|
$141,000 | 2 |
Bloomreach
|
$73,397 | 2 |
|
Notion
|
$325,500 | 1 |
|
G2i Inc.
|
$312,000 | 1 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Rocket Lab Corporation
|
$245,444 | 8 |
Striveworks
|
$207,500 | 5 |
SixGen, Inc.
|
$190,330 | 4 |
SMX
|
$147,750 | 4 |
|
Twenty
|
$323,500 | 3 |
n8n
|
$142,360 | 3 |
PGTEK
|
$110,000 | 3 |
|
Kaizen Labs
|
$250,000 | 2 |
TypeScript salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $215,000 | 3 |
| New York | $212,500 | 8 |
| Berlin | $142,360 | 3 |
Go (Golang) vs TypeScript: which pays more?
The median for Go (Golang) is $170,389 per year (typically $141,000–$187,200), versus $169,818 for TypeScript ($138,715–$207,500). That puts Go (Golang) about 0% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Go (Golang) and TypeScript 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.