Interpreter vs Lua

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

Side A

Side B

Lua pays about 5% more at the median.

Side-by-side distribution

Interpreter Lua
$185k
$194.4k
$101.6k box = 25th–75th · whiskers = 10th–90th $280.7k

Interpreter

$185,000

median · per year, annualized USD

$161.5k 25th
$185k Median
$219.4k 75th
$113.9k
$244.1k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $115k – $400k · outliers off-axis
Disclosing
4.9%
Live roles
1,276

Lua Lua

$194,413

median · per year, annualized USD

$162.8k 25th
$194.4k Median
$223.8k 75th
$136.8k
$268.3k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $126.1k – $399.4k · outliers off-axis
Disclosing
21.5%
Live roles
130

Interpreter vs Lua: which pays more?

The median for Interpreter is $185,000 per year (typically $161,500–$219,400), versus $194,413 for Lua ($162,830–$223,819). That puts Lua about 5% ahead at the median.

Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Interpreter and Lua 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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