Side-by-side distribution
Java
$133,632
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 16.2%
- Live roles
- 728
React
$150,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 8.3%
- Live roles
- 909
Highest-paying jobs
Senior Software Engineer, Java
Senior Software Engineer, Java
Senior Software Engineer, Treasury and Reference Data (Java/Ruby/Python)
Platform Engineer (Hybrid) - Python/Java/AWS/Linux
Senior DevOps Engineer - AWS/Java/Linux/Ansible/Git/Python
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 Staff React Native Engineer ($500k - 1.5m salary)
Staff React Native Engineer ($400k - 500k salary)
Founding Mobile Engineer (React Native)
Sr. React Native Engineer
Senior React Native / Expo Engineer
Software Engineer 2 (Hybrid) - JavaScript/React/Angular/Java/Linux
Staff iOS Engineer (React Native)
Senior Front End Software Engineer, React
Senior Front End Software Engineer, React
UI React Engineer - Clearance Required
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
|
$72,670 | 22 |
|
Baton Corporation Ltd
|
$725,000 | 2 |
|
Anduril Industries
|
$222,000 | 2 |
Ion
|
$207,500 | 2 |
Stoke Space
|
$192,938 | 2 |
|
SentinelOne
|
$171,250 | 2 |
Rockstar Games
|
$127,600 | 2 |
|
Accenture Federal Services
|
$119,400 | 2 |
React salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| New York | $202,500 | 8 |
| San Francisco | $178,750 | 6 |
| Toronto | $107,500 | 3 |
Java vs React: which pays more?
The median for Java is $133,632 per year (typically $102,368–$200,000), versus $150,000 for React ($102,158–$193,453). That puts React about 12% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Java and React 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.