React JS Salary Guide What Freshers Earn in 2026

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[ ] Explain closures, promises and async/await
[ ] Build components with props, state and effects
[ ] Manage forms and validation
[ ] Fetch API data with loading and error states
[ ] Use TypeScript in a React project
[ ] Write component tests
[ ] Deploy apps and share live links
[ ] Explain one performance optimisation

Total ___ / 16
0-6: build skills before applying widely
7-11: apply and keep improving
12+: target stronger roles and negotiate

Job titles that use React:

- Frontend Developer / Engineer
- React Developer
- UI Developer
- Full Stack Developer (React + backend)
- Software Engineer (frontend focus)

Read responsibilities carefully. A 'UI developer'
role may focus on HTML/CSS, while a 'frontend
engineer' role may expect architecture and testing.

type User = {
  id: number;
  name: string;
  email: string;
  isActive: boolean;
};

type Props = {
  user: User;
  onSelect: (id: number) => void;
};

export function UserCard({ user, onSelect }: Props) {
  return (
    <button onClick={() => onSelect(user.id)} disabled={!user.isActive}>
      {user.name} ({user.email})
    </button>
  );
}

// TypeScript now catches mistakes like passing a string id
// or forgetting the onSelect prop - before the code runs.

// UserCard.test.tsx - Vitest + React Testing Library
import { render, screen, fireEvent } from "@testing-library/react";
import { describe, it, expect, vi } from "vitest";
import { UserCard } from "./UserCard";

const user = { id: 7, name: "Asha", email: "asha@example.test", isActive: true };

describe("UserCard", () => {
  it("calls onSelect with the user id when clicked", () => {
    const onSelect = vi.fn();
    render(<UserCard user={user} onSelect={onSelect} />);
    fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: /asha/i }));
    expect(onSelect).toHaveBeenCalledWith(7);
  });
});

source,date,title,city,company_type,stated_range,notes
job_listing,2026-11-06,Frontend Developer,Noida,product,,range not shown
salary_platform,2026-11-06,React Developer,Bengaluru,service,,check sample size
recruiter,2026-11-06,Full Stack Developer,Remote,startup,,budget shared on call

# Record only what each source actually states.
# Compare at least three sources for the same title and city.

Questions to ask recruiters and employers

1. What is the budgeted range for this role?
2. How is the package split: fixed, variable, benefits?
3. Is there a probation period or bond?
4. How much of the work is React vs other tasks?
5. What tech stack will I use (TypeScript, testing)?
6. How are developers reviewed and promoted?

                          | Offer A | Offer B
--------------------------|---------|--------
Fixed annual pay          |         |
Variable / bonus (target) |         |
Benefits (insurance etc.) |         |
Probation / bond terms    |         |
Tech stack (TS, tests)    |         |
Mentoring / code reviews  |         |
Remote / hybrid / office  |         |
Growth path in 2 years    |         |
My choice and why: ______________

Subject: Frontend Developer offer - thank you

Hi [Name],

Thank you for the offer. I am excited about building
[product area] with the team.

Given my React and TypeScript projects, my experience
writing component tests and the ranges I have seen
for similar roles, I would like to ask whether the
fixed component could be revised to [amount].

I am keen to join and can confirm quickly.

Regards,
[Your name]

If asked for expected salary:
"I am looking for a fair package for a frontend role
with React and TypeScript. Could you share the
budgeted range for this position?"

If the range is shared:
"Thank you. Based on my deployed projects and
testing experience, I would be comfortable in
the upper part of that range."

If pushed for a number: give a researched range,
not a single figure.