Side-by-side distribution
Python
$161,500
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 16.2%
- Live roles
- 1,071
R
$139,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 17.2%
- Live roles
- 134
Highest-paying jobs
Python Senior Software Engineer, AI Training
Software Engineer (C++ or Python) – 2027 Grads
GenAI Python Systems Engineer –Senior Manager
Senior Software Engineer (Networking, Python, C/C++)
Senior Software Engineer, Treasury and Reference Data (Java/Ruby/Python)
Software Engineer 2 (Hybrid) - AWS/Hadoop/Accumulo/Terraform/Python/Java
Platform Engineer (Hybrid) - Python/Java/AWS/Linux
Software Engineer 2 - Python/Kotlin/Java/Terraform/Elasticsearch/Opensearch/AWS
Senior DevOps Engineer - AWS/Java/Linux/Ansible/Git/Python
Senior DevOps Engineer - AWS/Java/Linux/Ansible/Git/Python
Highest-paying jobs
Senior Statistical Programmer Analyst - T
Principal Programmer, Statistical Programming (Remote)
Principal Statistical Programmer
Senior Security Software Developer (R&D)
Senior Statistical Programmer
Principal Statistical Programmer - Genetic Medicines
Principal Statistical Programmer - Internal Medicine
Principal Statistical Programmer - Internal Medicine
Principal Statistical Programmer
R&D Software Developer (Engineering Scientist)
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Captivation Software
|
$200,000 | 32 |
Northbeam
|
$185,000 | 12 |
Travelers
|
$144,750 | 8 |
Bank of America
|
$141,400 | 7 |
| PA PayPal | $199,600 | 5 |
Leidos
|
$151,475 | 5 |
Anduril Industries
|
$222,000 | 4 |
OpenDataJobs
|
$123,750 | 4 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Regeneron
|
$144,600 | 3 |
|
The University of Texas at Austin
|
$139,000 | 3 |
Sanofi
|
$81,756 | 2 |
Parexel
|
$59,108 | 2 |
|
Penumbrainc
|
$187,200 | 1 |
|
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
|
$186,500 | 1 |
Expedia Group
|
$173,500 | 1 |
|
BD
|
$168,500 | 1 |
Python vs R: which pays more?
The median for Python is $161,500 per year (typically $116,800–$200,000), versus $139,000 for R ($93,932–$163,484). That puts Python about 16% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Python and R 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.