Node.js salary: $207K median
From 224 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range. Advertised ranges, not verified pay.
$207Kmedian advertised salary
$175K – $231Kmiddle half of roles
$210Kaverage advertised salary
224roles counted
Node.js salary by level
Lead roles advertise a median of $228K, 14% more than senior roles ($200K). The level comes from the job title; titles without a level word are counted separately.
| Level | Median salary | Middle half | Roles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior | $200K | $180K–$214K | 78 |
| Lead and above | $228K | $218K–$258K | 49 |
| No level in title | $199K | $160K–$232K | 93 |
Node.js salary by location
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸San Francisco Bay Area | $222K | 93 |
| 🇺🇸California | $219K | 98 |
| 🇺🇸New York | $217K | 48 |
| 🇺🇸United States | $210K | 214 |
Top-paying companies
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| OpenAI | $363K | 4 |
| Garner Health | $348K | 3 |
| Scale AI | $284K | 3 |
| CodeRabbit | $262K | 4 |
| Vercel | $260K | 6 |
| Hex | $250K | 3 |
| Gamma | $245K | 7 |
| Vanta | $238K | 7 |
| Sigma | $230K | 4 |
| Bubble | $229K | 3 |
| Cribl | $228K | 4 |
| Hinge Health | $225K | 12 |
| ClickUp | $225K | 5 |
| Okta | $214K | 5 |
| Hims & Hers | $210K | 3 |
| Databricks | $209K | 4 |
| Drata | $205K | 8 |
| Plaid | $202K | 4 |
| ClickHouse | $196K | 8 |
| Alloy | $188K | 5 |
| Partiful | $188K | 4 |
| Notion | $160K | 6 |
| Box | $157K | 3 |
| MongoDB | $154K | 9 |
| ZoomInfo | $144K | 5 |
Highest-paying open Node.js roles
All Node.js jobs- Full Stack Engineer, Fleet SchedulingOpenAI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$230K - $490KGoPythonReact
- Software Engineer, LabsAnthropic · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Seattle, WA$320K - $485KPythonReactNode.js
- Head of Solutions Architecture, StartupsVercel · 🇺🇸Hybrid - San Francisco, New York City, Austin$382K - $485KLeadJavaScriptReactNode.js
- Software Engineer, ChatGPT ShoppingOpenAI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$347K - $445KRustGoPython
- Staff+ Software Engineer, ConsumerAnthropic · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA$320K - $405KLeadTypeScriptReactNode.js
- Manager, EngineeringGarner Health · 🇺🇸New York, NY$310K - $385KPythonTypeScriptReact
- Manager, EngineeringGarner Health · 🇺🇸New York City, New York$310K - $385KPythonTypeScriptReact
- Head of Professional ServicesVercel · 🇺🇸Hybrid - San Francisco, New York City, Austin$300K - $370KLeadTypeScriptJavaScriptReact
- Staff Software Engineer, Web Product EnablementPinterest · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA, US; Remote, CA, US$177K - $365KRemoteLeadPythonTypeScriptJavaScript
- Senior Manager, Software Engineering (Integrations Platform)GoFundMe · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA$243K - $364KSeniorTypeScriptNode.jsPHP
- Sr Architect - Emerging TechnologiesTwilio · 🇺🇸Remote - US$284K - $355KRemoteSeniorGoPythonJavaScript
- Software Engineer, User Database InfrastructureNotion · 🇺🇸San Francisco, California$234K - $352KGoTypeScriptReact
- Senior Software Engineer - BackendCodeRabbit · 🇺🇸San Francisco$200K - $350KSeniorTypeScriptNode.jsDocker
- Security Engineer, Product SecurityScale AI · 🇺🇸New York, NY; San Francisco, CA; Seattle, WA; Washington, DC$278K - $347KPythonTypeScriptJavaScript
- Sr. Web Engineer (X)xAI · 🇺🇸Palo Alto, CA$180K - $330KSeniorRustGoPython
- Staff Software Engineer, InfrastructureHex · 🇺🇸Remote - US$246K - $329KRemoteLeadRustGoPython
- Senior Full Stack EngineerCodeRabbit · 🇺🇸San Francisco$225K - $325KSeniorTypeScriptReactNode.js
- Principal EngineerIronclad · 🇺🇸San Francisco$285K - $315KLeadTypeScriptReactNode.js
- Staff Software Engineer, AI Developer ToolingScale AI · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA; New York, NY$252K - $315KLeadNode.jsDockerTerraform
- Software Engineer, BackendGamma · 🇺🇸San Francisco$180K - $310KTypeScriptReactNode.js
Questions about Node.js pay
- What is the average Node.js salary?
- $210K a year on average and $207K at the median, across 224 open Node.js postings at tech companies that state pay (November 2026). The median is the better guide: a few very high offers pull the average up.
- What is the typical range?
- The middle half of the postings offer $175K to $231K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.
- Which companies advertise the highest Node.js pay?
- OpenAI ($363K), Garner Health ($348K), Scale AI ($284K), by the median of their open postings that state pay (three postings or more).
- Where do these figures come from?
- From the pay ranges employers print in their own job postings, read from their careers pages every hour. The midpoint of each range is counted. These are advertised ranges for open roles, mostly in the United States and in US dollars, not what people are actually paid.
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The median advertised salary for Node.js roles at tech companies is $207K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $175K to $231K. Counted from 224 open job postings that state pay, November 2026. Source: Hiring Right Now, https://jobseveryhour.com/salaries/nodejs/
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