Side-by-side distribution
Python
$163,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 15.7%
- Live roles
- 1,065
React
$133,338
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 10.1%
- Live roles
- 1,002
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 - Linux/Bash/Python/HashiCorp/Docker/Ansible/HPC
Software Engineer 2 - Python/Kotlin/Java/Terraform/Elasticsearch/Opensearch/AWS
Software Engineer 1 - Python/PySpark/AWS
Platform Engineer (Hybrid) - Python/Java/AWS/Linux
DevOps Engineer - AWS/Ansible/Linux/Python
Highest-paying jobs
Senior Staff React Native Engineer ($500k - 1.5m salary)
Sr. React Native Engineer
Senior Front End Software Engineer, React
Senior React Native / Expo Engineer
Software Engineer 1/2/3 (Hybrid) - JavaScript/React/Angular/Java/Linux
Staff Software Engineer, React Native
Senior Software Engineer, React Native
Staff Software Engineer- Full-Stack Python and React
UI React Engineer - Polygraph Required
UI React Engineer - Polygraph Required
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Captivation Software
|
$200,000 | 33 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
Air Apps
|
$70,610 | 22 |
Modern Family Law
|
$137,500 | 3 |
RELX
|
$105,050 | 3 |
Ion
|
$207,500 | 2 |
Stoke Space
|
$192,938 | 2 |
|
Travelers
|
$184,700 | 2 |
| BW BTI360 Website | $172,400 | 2 |
Premera Blue Cross
|
$167,050 | 2 |
Python salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Austin | $202,000 | 5 |
| San Francisco | $200,000 | 3 |
| Boston | $200,000 | 3 |
| Atlanta | $184,700 | 3 |
| Chicago | $165,000 | 11 |
| New York | $162,500 | 14 |
| Los Angeles | $150,000 | 3 |
| Toronto | $94,897 | 7 |
React salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| New York | $202,500 | 6 |
| San Francisco | $150,000 | 7 |
| Chicago | $147,650 | 4 |
| Toronto | $107,500 | 5 |
Python vs React: which pays more?
The median for Python is $163,000 per year (typically $129,375–$200,000), versus $133,338 for React ($105,663–$178,750). That puts Python about 22% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Python and React 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.