NodeJS - USA - Average Experience
Salary Report
Information Technology Job
JavaScript with
NodeJS
Development
United States Location
United States of America
Competitive Position® Salary Report
Data Observed 4/1/25 to 3/31/26
Salary Average
$181,677
Experience Requirement
5 Years and 10 Months
Raise +1 Year
$6,754 at 3.72%
Salary and Number of Jobs
About Salary and Jobs
Salary Range :
At required Experience of 5 Years & 10 Months: $181,677 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $157,576 & $205,778; and, 5% of Jobs top $240,599.
Number of Jobs :
Most Jobs are available closest to the Salary Average.
Fewer Jobs are available at Lower and Higher Salaries.
Salary End Points :
$26,400 = annual salary at $15 per hour working between: 44 weeks at 40 hours a week, to, 52 weeks at 34 hours a week.
$451,269 = annual salary for the highest paying IT Job in the highest paying US City at the Top 2.5% Experience and Top 2.5% Salary.
Job Market :
Job offers, publicly posted in want ads by employers, were observed and measured from 4/1/25 to 3/31/26.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Top Salaries
| Top Percentile of Job market | Top Salary |
|---|---|
| 2.5% | $251,976 |
| 5% | $240,599 |
| 10% | $227,531 |
| 25% | $205,778 |
| 33% | $196,900 |
| 50% | $181,677 |
Top Percentile of Job Market =
Number of Jobs Above the Top Salary
÷
Number of all Jobs at 5 Years and 10 Months Experience.
Salary Range and Jobs
Percentage of Jobs within Salary Lows and Highs
| Percent of Job Market | Salary Range | |
|---|---|---|
| Low Salary | High Salary | |
| 10% | $177,189 | $186,165 |
| 25% | $170,296 | $193,058 |
| 33% | $166,454 | $196,900 |
| 50% | $157,576 | $205,778 |
| 67% | $146,850 | $216,504 |
| 95% | $111,378 | $251,976 |
Salary Average =
$181,677
Mid Point between each Low/High pair.
Percent of Job Market =
Number of Jobs with Salary between Low/High pair
÷
Number of all Jobs at 5 Years and 10 Months Experience.
Salary and Experience
Salary ±1 Year
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
|---|---|---|
| 4 Years and 10 Months | $173,852 | $7,825 at 4.50% |
| 5 Years and 10 Months | $181,677 | $6,754 at 3.72% |
| 6 Years and 10 Months | $188,431 | $5,942 at 3.15% |
About Salary and Experience
Salary by Year :
Salary increases rapidly in the first years, rises moderately with greater experience and approaches a ceiling with maturity.
Salary Growth Overall :
The increase in Salary average from low to high experience is equal to that in the USA IT job market as a whole.
Salary and Experience Range :
Salary average rises with experience: $120,916 at the low experience of 1 Year; $181,677 at the average experience of 5 Years and 10 Months; and, $208,483 at the top experience of 10 Years and 9 Months.
Experience End Points :
0 = Entry Level.
15 Years and 11 Months = Top 2.5% Experience in the IT Job with the highest required experience in the USA.
Job Market :
Job offers, publicly posted in want ads by employers, were observed and measured from 4/1/25 to 3/31/26.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Salary by Year
Salary and Experience Range
95% of Jobs require Experience between the Low and Top
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low | 1 Year | $120,916 | $20,051 at 16.58% |
| Average | 5 Years and 10 Months | $181,677 | $6,754 at 3.72% |
| Top | 10 Years and 9 Months | $208,483 | $4,039 at 1.94% |
Qualifications
Description
Web application development, using JavaScript client interactive language on NodeJS platform, is the position's primary responsibility.
Skills
The qualifications of this information technology Job:
- JavaScript;
- NodeJS;
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- Software-Application Developer,
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Agile, Application (App), Back End, Big Data, Cloud, .Net, Embedded, Front End, Full Stack, Machine Learning, Mobile, Portal, Software (SW), User Interface (UI), User Experience (UX) or Web,
and
Analyst, Architect, Developer, Engineer, Lead or Programmer.
Characteristics
A+ Skills
Additional IT skills requested in some job descriptions:
- Project Lead,
- Development Manager, Lead Developer, Project Lead, Project Manager, Project Supervisor, Team Lead, Team Supervisor or Technical Lead,
- 5.7% of job descriptions;
- Master of Arts/Science or Ph.D. Graduate Degree,
- 5.2% of job descriptions;
- Bachelor of Arts/Science Degree,
- 20.1% of job descriptions;
- Media,
- Advertising, Broadcasting, Entertainment, Marketing, Media, Public Relations, Publishing, Television or Video,
- 7% of job descriptions;
- Google Android,
- 2.6% of job descriptions;
- BackboneJS,
- 6.1% of job descriptions;
- PostgreSQL,
- 37.6% of job descriptions;
- Redis,
- 14.4% of job descriptions;
- MongoDB,
- 6.6% of job descriptions;
- Agile software methodology,
- 7.4% of job descriptions;
- Microsoft Azure,
- 9.6% of job descriptions;
- AWS (Amazon Web Services),
- 63.8% of job descriptions.
Location
United States of America