Side-by-side distribution
JavaScript
$175,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 21.3%
- Live roles
- 202
TypeScript
$152,500
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 33.3%
- Live roles
- 219
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 Backend / Infrastructure Engineer – TypeScript
Principal Backend / Infrastructure Engineer – TypeScript
Applied AI Engineer - Federal (TS Required)
CNO Software Engineer (TS/SCI w/ Poly)
Member of Technical Staff, TypeScript Engineer (Principal)
Principal/Senior Principal Engineer - TS/SCI Clearance
Software Engineer Level 3 Fort Meade, MD TS/SCI with FULL SCOPE
Principal Software Engineer /Senior Principal - TS/SCI
Systems Engineer (TS/SCI w/ Poly)
Staff Site Reliability Engineer, Kubernetes w/ active TS/SCI
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Rocket Lab Corporation
|
$173,750 | 8 |
SMX
|
$147,750 | 5 |
|
SixGen, Inc.
|
$190,330 | 4 |
| RH RVO Health | $136,500 | 4 |
|
SNS One, Inc.
|
$175,000 | 3 |
MKS2 Technologies
|
$165,000 | 3 |
PGTEK
|
$110,000 | 3 |
|
Titan
|
$225,000 | 2 |
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 TypeScript: which pays more?
The median for JavaScript is $175,000 per year (typically $99,894–$200,000), versus $152,500 for TypeScript ($126,030–$185,750). That puts JavaScript about 15% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so JavaScript and TypeScript 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.