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Jul 1, 2022 · Fundamentals

Which Programming Languages Earn the Highest Salaries? 2022 Stack Overflow Insights

According to Stack Overflow’s 2022 developer survey, niche languages such as Clojure, Erlang, F#, Ruby, Elixir, Scala and Perl command the highest average salaries—often exceeding $100,000—while mainstream languages like JavaScript and HTML/CSS rank lower, reflecting market scarcity and demand for specialized skills.