Kotlin vs Node.js

Put two roles head to head — any role, in any location or worldwide-remote.

Side A

Side B

Kotlin pays about 44% more at the median.

Side-by-side distribution

Kotlin Node.js
$196k
$135.8k
$74.8k box = 25th–75th · whiskers = 10th–90th $292.7k

Kotlin Kotlin

$196,000

median · per year, annualized USD

Median over time ▲ +0.6%
$194,775 $196,000
$156.8k 25th
$196k Median
$203.8k 75th
$141.5k
$208.8k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $174k – $270k · outliers off-axis
Disclosing
8.8%
Live roles
68
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Node.js Node.js

$135,750

median · per year, annualized USD

Median over time ▼ -26.6%
$185,000 $135,750
$100.3k 25th
$135.8k Median
$171.2k 75th
$89.8k
$298k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $20.8k – $652.8k · outliers off-axis
Disclosing
10.9%
Live roles
202
Browse roles Set alert

Highest-paying jobs

Captivation Software

Software Engineer 3- Python/Kotlin/Java/Terraform/ElasticSearch/OpenSearch/AWS

Captivation Software · Annapolis Junction, MD

$130,000 – $270,000 Cantina

Kotlin Multiplatform Engineer (Senior-Staff Levels)

Cantina · Los Angeles or San Francisco

$180,000 – $230,000 Grocery TV

Staff Android (Kotlin) Engineer — Digital Signage / Embedded Media Platform

Grocery TV · Austin, Texas

$200,000 – $225,000
DO

Senior Software Engineer, Android (Kotlin)

Doximity · San Francisco, CA or Remote (U.S.)

$164,000 – $220,000 JetBrains

Backend Customer Success Engineer (Kotlin Ecosystem)

JetBrains · Foster City, California; Marlton, New Jersey; Remote, United States

$96,000 – $180,000 Klaviyo

Software Engineer II (Mobile Developer - Android/Kotlin) - Mobile App Growth

Klaviyo · Boston, MA

$116,000 – $174,000

Highest-paying jobs

Anthropic

Senior Staff+ Software Engineer, Node Infra

Anthropic · London, UK

£325,000 – £485,000 Anthropic

Senior Staff+ Software Engineer, Node Infra

Anthropic · San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Seattle, WA

$405,000 – $485,000 Sentry

Senior Software Engineer (Node), JavaScript SDK

Sentry · San Francisco, California

$190,000 – $280,000 Sentry

Senior Software Engineer (Node), JavaScript SDK

Sentry · Toronto, Ontario, Canada

CA$200,000 – CA$295,000 Edlink

Senior Software Engineer, Backend (TypeScript / Node.js APIs)

Edlink · Austin

$170,000 – $200,000 Mat3ra

☄️ Lead Software Engineer (Node.js) ☄️

Mat3ra · Walnut Creek, California, United States

$120,000 – $180,000 Varicent

Staff Software Engineer – Backend (Typescript / .Nodejs / AWS )

Varicent · Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

$121,000 – $159,000 Varicent

Staff Software Engineer – Backend (Typescript / .Nodejs / AWS )

Varicent · Toronto, Canada

$121,000 – $159,000
RH

Senior Software Engineer, TypeScript / Node.js

RVO Health · Denver, Colorado, United States

$118,000 – $155,000
RH

Senior Software Engineer, TypeScript / Node.js

RVO Health · Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

$118,000 – $155,000

Top companies hiring

Company Median Roles
Grocery TV $212,500 1
Cantina $205,000 1
Captivation Software $200,000 1
DO Doximity $192,000 1
Klaviyo $145,000 1
JetBrains $138,000 1

Top companies hiring

Company Median Roles
RH RVO Health $136,500 4
Anthropic $495,066 2
Sentry $206,644 2
Varicent $140,000 2
Salonkee $90,792 2
Edlink $185,000 1
Mat3ra $150,000 1
CO Codal $137,500 1

Node.js salary by location

Location Median Roles
Toronto $140,000 3
Denver $136,500 4

Kotlin vs Node.js: which pays more?

The median for Kotlin is $196,000 per year (typically $156,750–$203,750), versus $135,750 for Node.js ($100,250–$171,216). That puts Kotlin about 44% ahead at the median.

Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Kotlin and Node.js 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.

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Kotlin salary Node.js salary

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