Side-by-side distribution
JavaScript
$175,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 21.3%
- Live roles
- 202
React
$142,800
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 11.6%
- Live roles
- 707
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
Senior Staff React Native Engineer ($500k - 1.5m salary)
Staff React Native Engineer ($300k - 500k salary)
Founding Mobile Engineer (React Native)
Sr. React Native Engineer
Senior Software Engineer, React Native
Senior React Native / Expo Engineer
Software Engineer 2 (Hybrid) - JavaScript/React/Angular/Java/Linux
Staff iOS Engineer (React Native)
Senior Front End Software Engineer, React
Senior Front End Software Engineer, React
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Air Apps
|
$73,332 | 19 |
|
Baton Corporation Ltd
|
$700,000 | 2 |
|
Anduril Industries
|
$222,000 | 2 |
Ion
|
$207,500 | 2 |
Stoke Space
|
$192,938 | 2 |
Zscaler
|
$172,125 | 2 |
SentinelOne
|
$171,250 | 2 |
PrizePicks
|
$162,500 | 2 |
JavaScript salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $235,000 | 3 |
| Toronto | $178,288 | 3 |
| New York | $175,000 | 3 |
| London | $83,649 | 3 |
React salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $232,500 | 4 |
| New York | $200,000 | 9 |
| Toronto | $107,500 | 5 |
| London | $73,332 | 5 |
| Berlin | $73,332 | 3 |
JavaScript vs React: which pays more?
The median for JavaScript is $175,000 per year (typically $99,894–$200,000), versus $142,800 for React ($115,000–$192,938). That puts JavaScript about 23% 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.