Side-by-side distribution
Rust
$180,960
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 38.4%
- Live roles
- 112
TypeScript
$169,818
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 34%
- Live roles
- 212
Highest-paying jobs
Software Engineer - Platform Infrastructure (Rust, C++)
Staff Software Engineer, AI Code Review - Python, Go, Rust, C#
Senior Software Engineer, Protocol (Rust)
Senior Software Engineer, Rust
Principal Software Engineer / Rust Programmer - Platform (Remote US)
Founding Rust Engineer
Software Engineer 3 - Linux/Bash/Python/Rust/NoSQL/Docker/Kubernetes/Helm
New Grad Software Engineer (Backend Rust)
Senior Software Engineer (Backend Rust)
Software Engineer (Backend Rust)
Highest-paying jobs
Staff Data Engineer - TS/SCI Cleared
Forward Deployed Site Reliability Engineer (TS/SCI Required)
Senior / Staff Forward Deployed Software Engineer - TS/SCI Cleared
Senior Principal Software Engineer - TS/SCI
Founding Engineer (Fullstack TypeScript)
Principal Engineer - TS/SCI Clearance
Principal Software Engineer - TS/SCI
Principal Network Software Engineer - TS/SCI
Senior Cleared Software Engineer (TS/SCI)
Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Cleared (TS/SCI)
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Anduril Industries
|
$193,000 | 5 |
|
N1
|
$190,000 | 3 |
Weekday AI
|
$187,200 | 3 |
Zscaler
|
$171,000 | 3 |
| LI Legion Intelligence | $225,000 | 2 |
Stoke Space
|
$173,644 | 2 |
| DE DEPT® | $168,480 | 2 |
Certik
|
$141,000 | 2 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Rocket Lab Corporation
|
$245,444 | 8 |
Striveworks
|
$207,500 | 5 |
SixGen, Inc.
|
$190,330 | 4 |
SMX
|
$147,750 | 4 |
|
Twenty
|
$323,500 | 3 |
n8n
|
$142,360 | 3 |
PGTEK
|
$110,000 | 3 |
|
Kaizen Labs
|
$250,000 | 2 |
Rust salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| New York | $190,000 | 3 |
| San Francisco | $190,000 | 6 |
| Toronto | $144,279 | 3 |
TypeScript salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $215,000 | 3 |
| New York | $212,500 | 8 |
| Berlin | $142,360 | 3 |
Rust vs TypeScript: which pays more?
The median for Rust is $180,960 per year (typically $155,500–$201,250), versus $169,818 for TypeScript ($138,715–$207,500). That puts Rust about 7% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Rust 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.