Php, Perl, Python or Ruby Programmers

Salaries Offered for Perl, Php, Python and Ruby Positions

Future salary is a significant motivator for somebody to learn a new language (use it for a living). We used the OdinJobs Market Statistics tool to help us analyze which skill pays more. The market statistics tool helps analyze salaries offered in jobs targeting junior-mid level programmers and senior/Lead/Architect developers.

First we compared how salaries varied between a jr-mid level position and a senior level position within a language. The results are below.

Perl Median Salary Comparison

Senior level architects and lead programmers using perl earn 10% more than the developers. This is a median salary, which means a lot of variation in salaries is squished into a single number. In all jobs that required perl, the median salary was $80,560. The variations in median salary also varies according to locations but this chart has been generated for the entire United States.

PHP Median Salary Comparison

Median Salary for All Php jobs: $66,200

Median Salary for Php Architects: $71,000

Median Salary for Php Developers: $64,540

Python Median Salary Comparison

Median Salary for all Python Jobs: $75,720

Median Salary for Python Architects: $80,310

Median Salary for Python Developers: $74,790

Ruby Median Salary Comparison

Median Salary for all Ruby Jobs: $74,150

Median Salary for Ruby Architects: $82,890

Median Salary for Ruby Developers: $ 73,880

This is part of the "What Makes a Programming Language Popular" series where we compare Perl, PHP, Python and Ruby. See

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