Side-by-side distribution
Python
$162,525
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 16.1%
- Live roles
- 1,062
Swift
$135,375
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 39.3%
- Live roles
- 28
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)
Senior DevOps Engineer - AWS/Java/Linux/Ansible/Git/Python
Software Integration Engineer 2 (On-Call) - Linux/Bash/Python/Docker/Kubernetes/IaC/Helm/Prometheus/Grafana
Senior DevOps Engineer - AWS/Java/Linux/Ansible/Git/Python
Software Engineer 3 - Linux/Bash/Python/Apache Airflow/SQL/Jupyter Notebook/NumPy/JSON
Software Engineer 2 (Hybrid) - AWS/Hadoop/Accumulo/Terraform/Python/Java
Highest-paying jobs
Mobile Developer (iOS / Swift)
Applications Development Engineer - LS-SWIFT
Senior Product Software Engineer (Swift)
Sr Product Software Engineer (Swift)
IOS/Swift Developer
Application Support Engineer – SWIFT & Mainframe, Assistant Vice President
SWIFT Support Engineer
Product Install Engineer (OR) - SWIFT - 90% Travel
Product Install Engineer - SWIFT - Extensive 90% + Travel Required
Product Install Engineer - SWIFT - Extensive 90% + Travel Required
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Captivation Software
|
$200,000 | 33 |
Northbeam
|
$185,000 | 12 |
Travelers
|
$144,750 | 9 |
Bank of America
|
$141,400 | 7 |
| PA PayPal | $199,600 | 5 |
Leidos
|
$151,475 | 5 |
Anduril Industries
|
$222,000 | 4 |
OpenDataJobs
|
$123,750 | 4 |
QuickTeam
Swift salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| New York | $166,100 | 3 |
Python vs Swift: which pays more?
The median for Python is $162,525 per year (typically $122,813–$200,000), versus $135,375 for Swift ($87,698–$161,738). That puts Python about 20% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Python and Swift 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.