Side-by-side distribution
JavaScript
$147,750
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 22.6%
- Live roles
- 239
TypeScript
$165,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 61.6%
- Live roles
- 571
Highest-paying jobs
JavaScript of Senior Software Engineer, AI Training
Automated Test Engineer (Hybrid) - Cypress/JavaScript/Agile/Git/Jira/AWS/CI/CD
Junior Systems Engineer (Hybrid) - Jira/Confluence/Agile/Java/JavaScript
Front-End Developer (Mid/Senior) - Java/Quarkus/HTML/CSS/JavaScript/Oracle/AWS
Technical AI Requirements Systems Engineer (Mid/Senior) (Hybrid) - Java/JavaScript/AI/ML
Front-End Developer/508 Compliance Specialist (Hybrid) - JavaScript/MongoDB/HTML/Cypress/AWS
Software Engineer 1/2/3 (Hybrid) - JavaScript/React/Angular/Java/Linux
Software Engineer - Python/FASApi/JavaScript/JSON/CSS/MongoDB/Docker
Sr./Staff JavaScript Developer - Web SDK
Frontend Developer - TS/SCI with Polygraph
Highest-paying jobs
Forward Deployed Site Reliability Engineer - TS/SCI (Full Scope Poly)
Forward Deployed Data Engineer – TS/SCI (Full Scope Poly)
Forward Deployed Site Reliability Engineer - TS/SCI (CI Poly)
AI/ML Engineer-TS/SCI & CI POLY
TypeScript Senior Software Engineer, AI Training
Founding Engineer (Fullstack TypeScript)
Principal Engineer - TS/SCI Clearance
Principal Network Software Engineer - TS/SCI
Network-Savvy CNO Developer (TS/SCI w/ Poly)
Network-Savvy CNO Developer (TS/SCI w/ Poly)
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 |
HelloFresh
|
$96,943 | 2 |
D2B
|
$24,363 | 2 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
GDIT
|
$175,000 | 89 |
| PA Parsons | $154,300 | 70 |
Leidos
|
$129,575 | 27 |
Northrop Grumman
|
$129,500 | 18 |
CACI
|
$171,725 | 16 |
|
Esri
|
$159,120 | 16 |
Blue Origin
|
$161,076 | 14 |
Vantor
|
$148,000 | 9 |
JavaScript salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| New York | $173,750 | 4 |
| San Francisco | $172,500 | 3 |
| Denver | $112,580 | 9 |
| Toronto | $97,594 | 5 |
TypeScript salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| New York | $212,500 | 7 |
| Los Angeles | $198,750 | 4 |
| San Francisco | $193,750 | 4 |
| Seattle | $160,199 | 9 |
| Denver | $160,199 | 13 |
JavaScript vs TypeScript: which pays more?
The median for JavaScript is $147,750 per year (typically $96,951–$200,000), versus $165,000 for TypeScript ($140,750–$190,632). That puts TypeScript about 12% 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.