Side-by-side distribution
JavaScript
$175,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 26.9%
- Live roles
- 171
Rust
$180,960
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 38.4%
- Live roles
- 112
Highest-paying jobs
Senior Software Engineer (Frameworks), JavaScript SDK
Senior Software Engineer (Node), JavaScript SDK
Senior Software Engineer (Frameworks), JavaScript SDK
Senior Software Engineer (Node), JavaScript SDK
Software Engineer 2 (Hybrid) - JavaScript/React/Angular/Java/Linux
Full-Stack Developer - Python/JavaScript/CSS/REST/Docker
Technical Requirements Systems Engineer(Mid/Senior)(Hybrid) - Java/JavaScript/AWS
Front-End Developer (Mid/Senior) - Java/Quarkus/HTML/CSS/JavaScript/Oracle/AWS
Front-End Developer (Mid/Senior) - Java/Quarkus/HTML/CSS/JavaScript/Oracle/AWS
Automated Test Engineer (Hybrid) - Cypress/JavaScript/Agile/Git/Jira/AWS/CI/CD
Highest-paying jobs
Software Engineer - Platform Infrastructure (Rust, C++)
Staff Software Engineer, AI Code Review - Python, Go, Rust, C#
Senior Software Engineer, Protocol (Rust)
Senior Software Engineer, Rust
Principal Software Engineer / Rust Programmer - Platform (Remote US)
Founding Rust Engineer
Software Engineer 3 - Linux/Bash/Python/Rust/NoSQL/Docker/Kubernetes/Helm
New Grad Software Engineer (Backend Rust)
Senior Software Engineer (Backend Rust)
Software Engineer (Backend Rust)
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 |
D2B
|
$24,363 | 2 |
Mercury
|
$225,800 | 1 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Anduril Industries
|
$193,000 | 5 |
|
N1
|
$190,000 | 3 |
Weekday AI
|
$187,200 | 3 |
Zscaler
|
$171,000 | 3 |
| LI Legion Intelligence | $225,000 | 2 |
Stoke Space
|
$173,644 | 2 |
| DE DEPT® | $168,480 | 2 |
Certik
|
$141,000 | 2 |
JavaScript salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $225,800 | 5 |
| Toronto | $209,730 | 3 |
| New York | $175,000 | 4 |
| Denver | $112,580 | 9 |
Rust salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| New York | $190,000 | 3 |
| San Francisco | $190,000 | 6 |
| Toronto | $144,279 | 3 |
JavaScript vs Rust: which pays more?
The median for JavaScript is $175,000 per year (typically $107,973–$200,000), versus $180,960 for Rust ($155,500–$201,250). That puts Rust about 3% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so JavaScript and Rust 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.