1. Ruby
Average Salary: $109,460
Ruby is not as popular as most developers favorite programming language like Java, Python & C. However it is becoming one of the top first choice for startups in the US and Europe countries. Since, Ruby is open source and has a large number of community culture, it is likely to become a popular programming language soon.
2. Objective C
Average Salary: $108,225
It is a high level programming language expanded on the C language and used by some of the first iOS developers. Objective C is used in Apple’s OSX, it powers iOS and its API. It is one of the most popular and rewarding programming language in today's computers industry. It can also work side by side with Apple’s new programming language Swift.
3. Python
Average Salary: $100,717
Python is one of the popular programming language and also known as the easiest programming language to learn. It is an open source free to use programming language and widely used by many developers. Python is popular because it’s easy to learn and allow developers to express concepts in a fewer lines of code.
4. Java
Average Salary: $94,908
One of the main reason java is so popular today is because it is a favorable option for client server web applications.Java is used at the core of many applications on and off the web, operating system and devices like mobile phones. Java is developed to be portable on all possible platforms. Approximately, there are 9 million java developers in the industry.
5. C++
Average Salary: $93,522
C++ is developed as an extension to the C language. It is a general purpose programming language that has been around since the 80’s. It is widely used in commercial software development, embedded software, video games, server, clients, etc.
6. JavaScript
Average Salary: $91,461
JavaScript and Java are different languages and it is a dynamic programming language. JavaScript is not popular as its big brother is considered as Java. It is mostly used on dynamic web pages for validation and submission, User Activity Tracking, animation, etc.
7. C language
Average Salary: $90,134
Created in the 1970’s, the C Programming Language is the oldest and one of the most popular language. Many programming languages have been borrowed from C, including Java, JavaScript and Python.
8. R Language
Average Salary: $90,055
Statisticians use the R language for developing data analysis and statistical software. If you like mathematics it will be easy for you to learn the R language.
9. C # (C Sharp)
Average Salary: $89,074
C# is a new language that is created as an evolution of C and C++. It was developed to build a wide range of enterprise applications that run on Microsoft .NET framework. C# is becoming more popular and has a diverse variety of programming styles.
10. Visual Basic .NET
Average Salary: $85,962
Visual basic .NET is another major language of the .NET framework. In this language developer use statements to specify actions, and .NET framework mainly used for commercial purposes. And it is still among the best programming language to learn in 2016.