111 Active Listings Updated December 2025
JavaScript Salary Data
Real compensation packages for JavaScript developers at high-growth startups. Based on direct data from Hacker News "Who is Hiring" threads.
Median Salary
$120,000
/yearBased on 111 verified postings
Market Range (P25 - P75)
$100,000-$150,000
Entry ($36,000)MedianTop ($250,000)
Top Companies Hiring
- SerpApi5 jobs
- Automattic5 jobs
- Kixie3 jobs
Location Distribution
Remote77%
San Francisco Bay Area11%
Other12%
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Full-Stack Engineer + PM + DevOps/Infra
[F]stable
$240,000 - $370,000
Full-Stack Engineer + PM + DevOps/Infra
[F]grind
$240,000 - $370,000
Platform Engineer and Full-Stack Engineer
[F]grind
$220,000 - $350,000
Android Developer
@HRstable
$200,000 - $200,000
Staff Full Stack SWE / Staff Backend SWE
[E]grind
$175,000 - $300,000
Staff Backend Engineer, Staff Full Stack Engineer, SVP, Engineering
[E]grind
$175,000 - $400,000
Founding Engineer (Full Stack)
[F]CRUNCH
$175,000 - $250,000
Senior Backend Engineer, Senior Software Engineer - Backend
[E]grind
$172,000 - $200,000
Sr Software Engineer - Hardware Automation
[E]grind
$170,000 - $190,000
Sr Software Engineer - Hardware Automation
[E]CRUNCH
$170,000 - $190,000
Senior Full-Stack Engineer
[F]grind
$165,000 - $215,000
Junior to Senior Fullstack Engineer, Customer Success Engineer, Hiring Coordinator, Developer Advocate
[E]grind
$150,000 - $180,000
Javascript/Frontend Developer, Designer, Backend Developer
[F]grind
$150,000 - $220,000
Junior to Senior Fullstack Engineer, Customer Success Engineer, Hiring Coordinator, Developer Advocate
[E]grind
$150,000 - $180,000
Junior to Senior Fullstack Engineer, Customer Success Engineer, Hiring Coordinator, Developer Advocate
[E]grind
$150,000 - $180,000
Junior to Senior Fullstack Engineer, Customer Success Engineer, Hiring Coordinator, Developer Advocate
[E]grind
$150,000 - $180,000
Senior Full-Stack TypeScript Developer
[E]grind
$150,000 - $175,000
Fullstack Engineer, Customer Success Engineer, Hiring Coordinator, Developer Advocate
[E]stable
$150,000 - $180,000
SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER
[F]grind
$150,000 - $250,000
Systems Engineer & Design Engineer
[F]grind
$150,000 - $220,000
Infrastructure, Product, Growth Engineers
[F]grind
$150,000 - $220,000
Full Stack Product Engineer
[F]grind
$140,000 - $180,000
Senior Team Lead (Ruby on Rails & AI-Focused)
[E]grind
$140,000 - $160,000
Senior Software Developer
[E]stable
$135,000 - $175,000
Senior Full Stack Engineer
@HRstable
$130,000 - $215,000
Senior Full Stack Engineer
@HRstable
$130,000 - $215,000
Staff Software Engineer
[F]grind
$130,000 - $150,000
Senior Frontend Engineer
[F]CRUNCH
$130,000 - $170,000
Senior Mobile Engineer
@HRstable
$130,000 - $215,000
Staff Front-end SWE, Staff Backend SWE, Sr. MySQL/Aurora DBA
[E]grind
$125,000 - $250,000
Sole Software Engineer
[F]CRUNCH
$120,000 - $120,000
Full-Stack Software Engineering Tech Lead
[E]stable
$120,000 - $120,000
Backend Engineer, Front-End Engineer, Data Scientist/ML Engineer
@HRgrind
$120,000 - $150,000
Senior Software Engineer - Full Stack
[E]grind
$115,192 - $168,000
Senior Software Developer
[F]grind
$110,000 - $150,000
Senior Software Developer
[F]grind
$110,000 - $150,000
Senior Software Developer
[F]grind
$110,000 - $150,000
Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer
[E]grind
$110,000 - $140,000
Senior Full Stack Engineer (JavaScript)
[E]grind
$100,000 - $160,000
Software Developer
[E]stable
$100,000 - $150,000
Full-Stack Engineer
[E]grind
$100,000 - $200,000
Lead Frontend Developer, Sr Backend Developer
[E]grind
$100,000 - $140,000
Senior frontend developer
[E]grind
$100,000 - $120,000
Junior+ Developer
[F]stable
$100,000 - $100,000
Software Engineer (Full Stack, Django, AWS)
[E]grind
$100,000 - $400,000
Senior Full Stack Engineer (JavaScript)
[E]stable
$100,000 - $160,000
Web Administrator/Developer, Data Engineer
@HRstable
$91,418 - $103,725
Web Administrator/Developer, Data Engineer
@HRgrind
$91,418 - $103,725
Senior Ruby on Rails Engineer
[E]grind
$90,000 - $100,000
Multiple roles
[E]stable
$90,000 - $90,000
Founding Software Engineer / Founding Product Designer
[F]CRUNCH
$80,000 - $120,000
Full-stack Ruby on Rails Developer, UX-minded JavaScript/TypeScript Developer
[E]grind
$75,000 - $195,000
Software Engineer (Full stack Javascript)
[E]grind
$60,000 - $100,000
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Commonly Paired With
## Market Signal (December 2025)
Top Hirers: SerpApi leads hiring for JavaScript roles with 5 active posts, followed by Automattic.
### 🌍 Location & Remote Dynamics
Remote-Friendly: JavaScript is highly remote-friendly, with 77% of roles open to remote work. Parity: Remote and onsite compensation for JavaScript is effectively equal, with less than 5% variance in median pay.
### 💡 Tech Stack Context
Common Stack: 35% of JavaScript jobs also require Python, and 34% mention React.
### 💰 Compensation Analysis
The median base salary for JavaScript developers is $120,000, with top-tier roles (P75) reaching $150,000.
Top Hirers: SerpApi leads hiring for JavaScript roles with 5 active posts, followed by Automattic.
### 🌍 Location & Remote Dynamics
Remote-Friendly: JavaScript is highly remote-friendly, with 77% of roles open to remote work. Parity: Remote and onsite compensation for JavaScript is effectively equal, with less than 5% variance in median pay.
### 💡 Tech Stack Context
Common Stack: 35% of JavaScript jobs also require Python, and 34% mention React.
### 💰 Compensation Analysis
The median base salary for JavaScript developers is $120,000, with top-tier roles (P75) reaching $150,000.