Side-by-side distribution
Java
$133,632
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 16.2%
- Live roles
- 728
JavaScript
$175,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 26.9%
- Live roles
- 171
Highest-paying jobs
Senior Software Engineer, Java
Senior Software Engineer, Java
Senior Software Engineer, Treasury and Reference Data (Java/Ruby/Python)
Software Engineer 2/3 - Java/AWS/Confluence/Jira/Gitlab/NiFi
Software Engineer 2 (Hybrid) - JavaScript/React/Angular/Java/Linux
Front-End Developer (Mid/Senior) - Java/Quarkus/HTML/CSS/JavaScript/Oracle/AWS
Front-End Developer (Mid/Senior) - Java/Quarkus/HTML/CSS/JavaScript/Oracle/AWS
Software Engineer 3 - Linux/Java/Jax-RS/REST/JSON/XML/Maven/Eclipse/Gitlab
Software Engineer - Java/OOP/Linux/Git/Maven/REST
Senior DevOps Engineer (Hybrid) - AWS/Java/Linux/Ansible/Git/Python
Highest-paying jobs
Senior Software Engineer (Frameworks), JavaScript SDK
Senior Software Engineer (Node), JavaScript SDK
Senior Software Engineer (Frameworks), JavaScript SDK
Senior Software Engineer (Node), JavaScript SDK
Software Engineer 2 (Hybrid) - JavaScript/React/Angular/Java/Linux
Full-Stack Developer - Python/JavaScript/CSS/REST/Docker
Technical Requirements Systems Engineer(Mid/Senior)(Hybrid) - Java/JavaScript/AWS
Front-End Developer (Mid/Senior) - Java/Quarkus/HTML/CSS/JavaScript/Oracle/AWS
Front-End Developer (Mid/Senior) - Java/Quarkus/HTML/CSS/JavaScript/Oracle/AWS
Automated Test Engineer (Hybrid) - Cypress/JavaScript/Agile/Git/Jira/AWS/CI/CD
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Captivation Software
|
$200,000 | 23 |
Elastic
|
$119,499 | 19 |
Referral Board
|
$119,439 | 11 |
SentinelOne
|
$165,000 | 4 |
|
CLEAR - Corporate
|
$245,000 | 3 |
Accenture Federal Services
|
$138,100 | 3 |
| AD Adyen | $211,500 | 2 |
PitchBook Data
|
$202,500 | 2 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Air Apps
|
$60,559 | 11 |
Esri
|
$112,580 | 9 |
|
Captivation Software
|
$200,000 | 7 |
|
Sentry
|
$243,615 | 4 |
Virtu Financial
|
$175,000 | 2 |
Oscilar
|
$158,083 | 2 |
D2B
|
$24,363 | 2 |
Mercury
|
$225,800 | 1 |
JavaScript salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $225,800 | 5 |
| Toronto | $209,730 | 3 |
| New York | $175,000 | 4 |
| Denver | $112,580 | 9 |
Java vs JavaScript: which pays more?
The median for Java is $133,632 per year (typically $102,368–$200,000), versus $175,000 for JavaScript ($107,973–$200,000). That puts JavaScript about 31% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Java 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.