Side-by-side distribution
JavaScript
$140,800
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 12.4%
- Live roles
- 444
Spring / Spring Boot
$77.50/hr
per hour · USD
- Disclosing
- 11.5%
- Live roles
- 26
Highest-paying jobs
JavaScript of Senior Software Engineer, AI Training
Software Engineer - Python/FASApi/JavaScript/JSON/CSS/MongoDB/Docker
Automated Test Engineer (Hybrid) - Cypress/JavaScript/Agile/Git/Jira/AWS/CI/CD
Front-End Developer (Mid/Senior) - Java/Quarkus/HTML/CSS/JavaScript/Oracle/AWS
Software Engineer 1/2/3 - Grafana/Bash/Python/JavaScript/React/TypeScript
Front-End Developer/508 Compliance Specialist (Hybrid) - JavaScript/MongoDB/HTML/Cypress/AWS
Software Engineer 1/2/3 (Hybrid) - JavaScript/React/Angular/Java/Linux
Technical AI Requirements Systems Engineer (Mid/Senior) (Hybrid) - Java/JavaScript/AI/ML
Sr./Staff JavaScript Developer - Web SDK
Frontend Developer - TS/SCI with Polygraph
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Air Apps
|
$58,826 | 11 |
Esri
|
$112,580 | 9 |
|
Captivation Software
|
$200,000 | 7 |
|
GDIT
|
$194,875 | 2 |
|
Oscilar
|
$158,083 | 2 |
Excella
|
$151,350 | 2 |
Accenture Federal Services
|
$140,800 | 2 |
Dayshape
|
$74,249 | 2 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Accenture
|
$161,200 | 2 |
|
Captivation Software
|
$200,000 | 1 |
JavaScript vs Spring / Spring Boot: which pays more?
The median for JavaScript is $140,800 per year (typically $96,663–$200,000), versus $77.50/hr for Spring / Spring Boot ($77.50/hr–$77.50/hr). That puts Spring / Spring Boot about 14% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so JavaScript and Spring / Spring Boot 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.