Side-by-side distribution
JavaScript
$145,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 22%
- Live roles
- 241
Ruby
$193,300
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 29%
- Live roles
- 31
Highest-paying jobs
JavaScript of Senior Software Engineer, AI Training
Automated Test Engineer (Hybrid) - Cypress/JavaScript/Agile/Git/Jira/AWS/CI/CD
Technical AI Requirements Systems Engineer (Mid/Senior) (Hybrid) - Java/JavaScript/AI/ML
Junior Systems Engineer (Hybrid) - Jira/Confluence/Agile/Java/JavaScript
Software Engineer 1/2/3 (Hybrid) - JavaScript/React/Angular/Java/Linux
Software Engineer - Python/FASApi/JavaScript/JSON/CSS/MongoDB/Docker
Front-End Developer (Mid/Senior) - Java/Quarkus/HTML/CSS/JavaScript/Oracle/AWS
Front-End Developer/508 Compliance Specialist (Hybrid) - JavaScript/MongoDB/HTML/Cypress/AWS
Sr./Staff JavaScript Developer - Web SDK
Frontend Developer - TS/SCI with Polygraph
Highest-paying jobs
Senior Software Engineer, Treasury and Reference Data (Java/Ruby/Python)
Ruby Developer Senior
Staff Fullstack Engineer (Ruby/Vue.js) Monetization Engineering: Purchase
Staff Engineer/Senior Developer CONTRACT (Elixir, Ruby, Flutter)
Senior Software Engineer (Ruby/Rails), MVR
Senior Ruby / Ruby on Rails Engineer
Senior Software Engineer II -Ruby
Staff Engineer/Senior Developer (Elixir, Ruby, Flutter)
Ruby Developer
Senior Ruby Engineer - Remote Europe
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 |
1Password
|
$123,000 | 2 |
HelloFresh
|
$96,943 | 2 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
SmartLogic
|
$175,250 | 2 |
| DR DRW | $237,500 | 1 |
|
GitLab
|
$206,000 | 1 |
|
Checkr
|
$201,500 | 1 |
|
CACI
|
$193,300 | 1 |
|
Capital Technology Group
|
$142,500 | 1 |
|
MKS2 Technologies
|
$135,000 | 1 |
|
RELX
|
$127,050 | 1 |
JavaScript salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| New York | $173,750 | 4 |
| San Francisco | $172,500 | 3 |
| Denver | $112,580 | 9 |
| Toronto | $98,863 | 5 |
JavaScript vs Ruby: which pays more?
The median for JavaScript is $145,000 per year (typically $96,309–$200,000), versus $193,300 for Ruby ($135,000–$206,000). That puts Ruby about 33% ahead at the median.
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.