Side-by-side distribution
JavaScript
$147,750
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 22.6%
- Live roles
- 239
React
$133,338
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 10.1%
- Live roles
- 1,002
Highest-paying jobs
JavaScript of Senior Software Engineer, AI Training
Automated Test Engineer (Hybrid) - Cypress/JavaScript/Agile/Git/Jira/AWS/CI/CD
Junior Systems Engineer (Hybrid) - Jira/Confluence/Agile/Java/JavaScript
Front-End Developer (Mid/Senior) - Java/Quarkus/HTML/CSS/JavaScript/Oracle/AWS
Technical AI Requirements Systems Engineer (Mid/Senior) (Hybrid) - Java/JavaScript/AI/ML
Front-End Developer/508 Compliance Specialist (Hybrid) - JavaScript/MongoDB/HTML/Cypress/AWS
Software Engineer 1/2/3 (Hybrid) - JavaScript/React/Angular/Java/Linux
Software Engineer - Python/FASApi/JavaScript/JSON/CSS/MongoDB/Docker
Sr./Staff JavaScript Developer - Web SDK
Frontend Developer - TS/SCI with Polygraph
Highest-paying jobs
Senior Staff React Native Engineer ($500k - 1.5m salary)
Sr. React Native Engineer
Senior Front End Software Engineer, React
Senior React Native / Expo Engineer
Software Engineer 1/2/3 (Hybrid) - JavaScript/React/Angular/Java/Linux
Staff Software Engineer, React Native
Senior Software Engineer, React Native
Staff Software Engineer- Full-Stack Python and React
UI React Engineer - Polygraph Required
UI React Engineer - Polygraph Required
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Air Apps
|
$70,610 | 22 |
Modern Family Law
|
$137,500 | 3 |
RELX
|
$105,050 | 3 |
Ion
|
$207,500 | 2 |
Stoke Space
|
$192,938 | 2 |
Travelers
|
$184,700 | 2 |
| BW BTI360 Website | $172,400 | 2 |
Premera Blue Cross
|
$167,050 | 2 |
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 |
React salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| New York | $202,500 | 6 |
| San Francisco | $150,000 | 7 |
| Chicago | $147,650 | 4 |
| Toronto | $107,500 | 5 |
JavaScript vs React: which pays more?
The median for JavaScript is $147,750 per year (typically $96,951–$200,000), versus $133,338 for React ($105,663–$178,750). 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 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.