Median salary
$185,000
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$140k – $221.3k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
15.3%
782 of 5,121 roles
Live roles
5,121
open right now
Salary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying live roles
Senior Staff Full Stack Engineer ($500k - $1.5m salary)
Backend Engineer
Software Engineer - Compliance
Backend Engineer, AI
Software Engineer - Solana
Software Engineer - Stellar
Software Engineer - EVM
Fullstack Software Engineer, Applied AI
Top companies hiring
Air Apps
Okta
Ashby
Giga
Vanta
SEI
Databricks
Cribl
Node.js salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Seattle | $225,000 | 25 |
| San Francisco | $220,500 | 173 |
| Los Angeles | $219,550 | 10 |
| New York | $207,500 | 179 |
| Austin | $194,050 | 8 |
| Chicago | $188,250 | 22 |
| Denver | $177,500 | 17 |
| Boston | $173,750 | 23 |
| Atlanta | $137,500 | 6 |
| Berlin | $133,859 | 13 |
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How much do Node.js roles pay?
The median salary for Node.js roles is $185,000 per year. Most pay falls between $140,000 (25th percentile) and $221,325 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $93,120 to $252,800.
These figures are computed live from 5,121 active Node.js roles on JobsRadar, of which 782 (15.3%) publish a salary range. Pay is normalized to annualized USD so roles can be compared on equal terms; the highest-paying roles listed above show their original posted currency. Numbers refresh every few hours as new roles are posted and older ones close.
Employers currently hiring well-paid Node.js roles include Baton Corporation Ltd, Rain and Mercor.
Salary transparency varies by employer and region, so the disclosing share above reflects only roles that publish pay — not every open position. Use it as a directional benchmark rather than an exact offer.