Side-by-side distribution
JavaScript
$175,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 21.3%
- Live roles
- 202
Ruby
$175,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 25%
- Live roles
- 44
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
Principal Software Engineer, SIEM (Ruby/Rails)
Principal Software Engineer, SOC Experience (Ruby/Rails)
Staff Software Engineer - Showcase Platform (Ruby/Rails)
Staff Software Engineer - ISPM Platform (Ruby/Rails)
Staff Software Engineer-ESPM Platform (Ruby / Rails)
Senior Software Engineer - Endpoint Services Portal (Ruby/Rails)
Senior Software Engineer - Business Platform (Ruby/Rails)
Staff Engineer / Senior Developer (Ruby, Elixir, Flutter)
Full Stack Engineer, Ruby and React - Vice President
Senior Ruby Engineer - Remote Europe
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 |
|---|---|---|
| HU Huntress | $210,000 | 7 |
|
SmartLogic
|
$145,000 | 1 |
|
iCapital
|
$140,000 | 1 |
|
Reedsy
|
$107,737 | 1 |
GoCardless
|
$7,710 | 1 |
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 Ruby: which pays more?
The median for JavaScript is $175,000 per year (typically $99,894–$200,000), versus $175,000 for Ruby ($142,500–$210,000).
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so JavaScript and Ruby 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.