Side-by-side distribution
JavaScript
$139,250
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 16.9%
- Live roles
- 354
R
$141,800
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 15.8%
- Live roles
- 120
Highest-paying jobs
Senior Software Engineer (Frameworks), JavaScript SDK
Senior Software Engineer (Node), JavaScript SDK
Senior Software Engineer (Node), JavaScript SDK
Senior Software Engineer (Frameworks), JavaScript SDK
Automated Test Engineer (Hybrid) - Cypress/JavaScript/Agile/Git/Jira/AWS/CI/CD
Front-End Developer (Mid/Senior) - Java/Quarkus/HTML/CSS/JavaScript/Oracle/AWS
Software Engineer - Python/FASApi/JavaScript/JSON/CSS/MongoDB/Docker
Front-End Developer (Mid/Senior) - Java/Quarkus/HTML/CSS/JavaScript/Oracle/AWS
Software Engineer 2 (Hybrid) - JavaScript/React/Angular/Java/Linux
Full-Stack Developer - Python/JavaScript/CSS/REST/Docker
Highest-paying jobs
Principal Programmer, Statistical Programming (Remote)
Principal Statistical Programmer
Associate Principal Statistical Programmer, PKPD
Principal Statistical Programmer
(Senior) Principal Statistical Programmer
88-50100108 Statistical Programmer Analyst
Principal Statistical Programmer
Principal Statistical Programmer
Sr Programmer-Sr Data Scientist/Analys Real-World Data (SAS/R)
R&D Software Developer (Engineering Scientist)
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 |
Booz Allen Hamilton
|
$137,775 | 2 |
Morningstar
|
$132,819 | 2 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
The University of Texas at Austin
|
$139,000 | 3 |
|
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
|
$186,500 | 2 |
|
Regeneron
|
$144,600 | 2 |
| SH Syneos Health | $124,075 | 2 |
|
BD
|
$168,500 | 1 |
|
BeOne Medicines
|
$166,900 | 1 |
|
Roche
|
$160,668 | 1 |
Iovance Biotherapeutics
|
$156,000 | 1 |
JavaScript salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $225,800 | 5 |
| New York | $175,000 | 4 |
| Denver | $112,580 | 9 |
| Toronto | $105,303 | 6 |
JavaScript vs R: which pays more?
The median for JavaScript is $139,250 per year (typically $97,877–$200,000), versus $141,800 for R ($106,388–$159,501). That puts R about 2% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so JavaScript and R 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.