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How much do programmers earn? Comparison of programmer salaries.

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5 min readOct 29, 2023

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Programming languages with highest median annual salary in 2023
Top-paid programming languages in 2023 according to median annual earnings.

Which programming language has the highest median salary? Find out which programming languages are now leading the charge in terms of median salaries, and how programmer salaries have changed over the past few years. You’ll be helped by infographics and charts that will help you quickly compare how much is earned by programming in Python, JavaScript, HTML/CSS, SQL, C# and TypeScript.

Why is there a big difference in earnings between different programming languages?

Salary, as in any profession, depends among other things on the basic economic principle of supply and demand, but also on the size of the company (large companies pay more), experience (the longer you work in a profession, the more you earn) or where you live and work. In some countries, the cost of living is higher and for this reason the employer has to offer employees a higher wage. This is how much programmers earn for the same job in 4 different countries:

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