Side-by-side distribution
JavaScript
$175,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 21.3%
- Live roles
- 202
Python
$157,500
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 24%
- Live roles
- 789
Highest-paying jobs
Polyglot Engineer (JS/Python/Go)
Polyglot Engineer (JS/Python/Go)
Senior Software Engineer (Node), JavaScript SDK
Senior Software Engineer (Frameworks), JavaScript SDK
Software Engineer 2 (Hybrid) - JavaScript/React/Angular/Java/Linux
Software Engineer 3 -AWS/Docker/Kubernetes/Java/JavaScript/MongoDB/Elasticsearch
Software Engineer 2 - Grafana/Bash/Python/JavaScript
Full-Stack Developer - Python/JavaScript/CSS/REST/Docker
Software Engineer - Python/FASApi/JavaScript/JSON/CSS/MongoDB/Docker
Automated Test Engineer (Hybrid) - Cypress/JavaScript/Agile/Git/Jira/AWS/CI/CD
Highest-paying jobs
Polyglot Engineer (JS/Python/Go)
Polyglot Engineer (JS/Python/Go)
Senior Python Engineer - AI Coding Agent Evaluation (Freelance)
Senior Python Engineer - AI Coding Agent Evaluation (Freelance)
Senior Python Engineer - AI Coding Agent Evaluation (Freelance)
Senior Python Engineer - AI Coding Agent Evaluation (Freelance)
Senior Python Engineer - AI Coding Agent Evaluation (Freelance)
Senior Python Engineer - AI Coding Agent Evaluation (Freelance)
Senior Python Engineer - AI Coding Agent Evaluation (Freelance)
Senior Python Engineer - AI Coding Agent Evaluation (Freelance)
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Air Apps
|
$61,110 | 10 |
|
Captivation Software
|
$200,000 | 6 |
|
Mindrift
|
$124,800 | 5 |
|
Sentry
|
$206,644 | 4 |
| YL YLD | $773,411 | 2 |
Virtu Financial
|
$175,000 | 2 |
Oscilar
|
$157,563 | 2 |
LangChain
|
$200,000 | 1 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Mindrift
|
$83,200 | 81 |
|
Captivation Software
|
$200,000 | 34 |
Bloomreach
|
$56,441 | 4 |
| DR DRW | $187,500 | 3 |
Nearform
|
$180,000 | 3 |
Akuna Capital
|
$145,000 | 3 |
Silver.dev
|
$75,000 | 3 |
| YL YLD | $773,411 | 2 |
JavaScript salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $235,000 | 3 |
| Toronto | $178,288 | 3 |
| New York | $175,000 | 3 |
| London | $92,774 | 4 |
JavaScript vs Python: which pays more?
The median for JavaScript is $175,000 per year (typically $99,894–$200,000), versus $157,500 for Python ($93,600–$200,000). That puts JavaScript about 11% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so JavaScript and Python 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.