Side-by-side distribution
JavaScript
$145,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 22%
- Live roles
- 241
Kotlin
$194,950
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 10.7%
- Live roles
- 56
Highest-paying jobs
JavaScript of Senior Software Engineer, AI Training
Automated Test Engineer (Hybrid) - Cypress/JavaScript/Agile/Git/Jira/AWS/CI/CD
Front-End Developer (Mid/Senior) - Java/Quarkus/HTML/CSS/JavaScript/Oracle/AWS
Junior Systems Engineer (Hybrid) - Jira/Confluence/Agile/Java/JavaScript
Front-End Developer/508 Compliance Specialist (Hybrid) - JavaScript/MongoDB/HTML/Cypress/AWS
Software Engineer - Python/FASApi/JavaScript/JSON/CSS/MongoDB/Docker
Technical AI Requirements Systems Engineer (Mid/Senior) (Hybrid) - Java/JavaScript/AI/ML
Software Engineer 1/2/3 (Hybrid) - JavaScript/React/Angular/Java/Linux
Sr./Staff JavaScript Developer - Web SDK
Frontend Developer - TS/SCI with Polygraph
Highest-paying jobs
Software Engineer 1 - Python/Kotlin/Java/Terraform/Elasticsearch/Opensearch/AWS
Software Engineer 2 - 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
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Air Apps
|
$58,701 | 11 |
Esri
|
$112,580 | 9 |
|
Captivation Software
|
$200,000 | 7 |
Virtu Financial
|
$175,000 | 2 |
|
Oscilar
|
$158,083 | 2 |
Accenture Federal Services
|
$140,800 | 2 |
HelloFresh
|
$96,943 | 2 |
D2B
|
$24,363 | 2 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Captivation Software
|
$200,000 | 2 |
|
Hiya
|
$199,000 | 1 |
| DI Disney | $190,900 | 1 |
|
Aescape
|
$180,000 | 1 |
|
Klaviyo
|
$145,000 | 1 |
JavaScript salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| New York | $173,750 | 4 |
| San Francisco | $172,500 | 3 |
| Denver | $112,580 | 9 |
| Toronto | $97,594 | 5 |
JavaScript vs Kotlin: which pays more?
The median for JavaScript is $145,000 per year (typically $96,309–$200,000), versus $194,950 for Kotlin ($182,725–$199,750). That puts Kotlin about 34% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so JavaScript 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.