JavaScript developer salaries.
What employers say they'll pay.
- median, Europe (EUR)
- €77k
- median, North America (USD)
- $216k
- published ranges
- 217
Based on 217 JavaScript job ads with a published salary range on getwork.dev (as of 2026-10-28), the median salary in Europe is €77k per year (middle 50%: €65k–€87k) and the median in North America is $216k per year.
| Region | p25 | Median | p75 | Spread | Ranges |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North America USD | $187k | $216k | $228k | 173 | |
| Europe EUR | €65k | €77k | €87k | 25 | |
| Remote worldwide USD | $216k | $216k | $216k | 14 | |
| Europe GBP | £77k | £77k | £127k | 3 |
In Europe (EUR), 80% of the ranges come from Mozilla, Elastic and GoCardless, so the median leans toward their pay. In North America (USD), 47% of the ranges come from Databricks, LangChain and OpenAI, so the median leans toward their pay.
| Level | p25 | Median | p75 | Spread | Ranges |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senior USD | $205k | $216k | $216k | 98 | |
| Senior EUR | €65k | €77k | €87k | 20 | |
| Staff USD | $184k | $206k | $226k | 19 | |
| Manager USD | $262k | $270k | $270k | 10 | |
| Junior USD | $173k | $173k | $173k | 3 |
Best-paid JavaScript roles open in Europe
- Senior Product Engineer (TS/NodeJS/Vue) · n8n€73k–€144k
- (Senior) Platform Engineer - m/f/d · Langdock€90k–€140k
- Senior Full Stack Software Developer - Observability · Elastic€87k–€138k
- Senior Software Engineer - Prism - Security · Elastic€87k–€138k
- Engineering Manager II · GoCardless€70k–€106k
- Solutions Engineer - Italian Speaking · Algolia€76k–€106k
- Senior Software Engineer, Privacy · Mozilla€68k–€91k
- Senior Software Engineer, Firefox Security · Mozilla€68k–€91k
- Network Security Engineer · Cloudflare€38k–€52k
- Technical Support Engineer - Developer Platform · Cloudflare€37k–€51k
Questions
What does a JavaScript developer earn in Europe?
The median published salary for JavaScript roles in Europe is €77k per year, based on 25 ranges in EUR. Half of the ranges have a midpoint between €65k and €87k.
How much more do senior JavaScript developers earn?
Senior: median $216k (98 ranges); Senior: median €77k (20 ranges); Staff: median $206k (19 ranges); Manager: median $270k (10 ranges); Junior: median $173k (3 ranges).
Where do these numbers come from?
From salary ranges employers publish in live job ads, read directly from their applicant tracking systems. They are asking ranges, not reported pay, and each figure uses the midpoint of a range.
Method: midpoints of yearly salary ranges in active job ads, per currency, no conversion. Updated with every site build. Ask your agent for any slice: salary_insights(stack: ["javascript"], seniority: ["senior"], countries: ["NL"]). See all JavaScript jobs.