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Ruby on Rails developer salary - A very well paying tech framework!
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A Ruby on Rails developer in the United States of America earns an annual salary of $103,543/yr on average as per data by Glassdoor. This amount usually ranges from $65k/yr on the lower end and $168k/yr on the higher end. The rate also considerably varies based on factors such as location, companies the developers work in and experience level.
A junior developer in the United States, who is an expert in RoR would earn about $84k/yr with the price ranging between $53k/yr and $136k/yr on either extremes for a junior developer. On the other hand, a senior developer would earn about $153,903/yr on average. The salary range for a senior Ruby on Rails developer is between $93k/yr and $258k/yr.
We also checked Ruby on Rails salary data on a couple of other platforms and there was some variation in the data as compared to the amounts quoted by Glassdoor. According to ZipRecruiter, the annual salary for a RoR developer having an intermediate level of experience is between $42k/yr and $179k/yr, with $118k/yr being the average amount. On the other hand, Talent.com states the same salary to be $126k/yr and in a range of $105k/yr to $165k/yr.
A senior RoR developer earns an average annual salary of $128k as per ZipRecruiter’s data, which is surprisingly lower than the number quoted by Glassdoor, considering the difference in the intermediate experience level salary numbers. The range also is on the lower side, for a senior RoR developer, between $64k/yr to $180k/yr. Talent.com’s numbers are also different, with $150k/yr being an average salary for RoR developers and lying in the range of $130k/yr to $175k/yr.
For a junior developer, ZipRecruiter and Talent.com state the average salary as $84k/yr and $130k/yr respectively. Regardless of which is right, it goes to show that Ruby on Rails is an extremely high paying framework.
Ruby on Rails Developer Salary By Location
We compared Ruby on Rails salary data given by Glassdoor for a few locations around the globe. The numbers showed a huge difference from one place to another, with countries like Germany and Canada having salaries of about $60-70k/yr and USA, as stated earlier, showing Ruby on Rails developer salaries as $103k/yr. Singapore also has a pretty impressive RoR developer average salary of $93k/yr.
On the other hand, RoR developers in countries like Egypt, Pakistan and India earn below $10k/yr and those in Philippines earn about $15-16k/yr. When seeking to hire Ruby on Rails developers for your company, it is recommended to explore developers across different regions before finalizing your selection.
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Ruby on Rails developer is one of the highest paid tech jobs in the world according to Glassdoor’s data. We compared the numbers against those of frameworks of JavaScript and RoR seems to pay a bit higher than these. Compared to Java, the annual salary was quite similar for mid-level developers.
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