Side-by-side distribution
Java
$133,632
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 16.2%
- Live roles
- 728
TypeScript
$169,818
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 34%
- Live roles
- 212
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
Staff Data Engineer - TS/SCI Cleared
Forward Deployed Site Reliability Engineer (TS/SCI Required)
Senior / Staff Forward Deployed Software Engineer - TS/SCI Cleared
Senior Principal Software Engineer - TS/SCI
Founding Engineer (Fullstack TypeScript)
Principal Engineer - TS/SCI Clearance
Principal Software Engineer - TS/SCI
Principal Network Software Engineer - TS/SCI
Senior Cleared Software Engineer (TS/SCI)
Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Cleared (TS/SCI)
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
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 |
Java vs TypeScript: which pays more?
The median for Java is $133,632 per year (typically $102,368–$200,000), versus $169,818 for TypeScript ($138,715–$207,500). That puts TypeScript about 27% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Java 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.