"Which PROGRAMMER", not "which language"...
The best paid programmers are Senior Developers in Games ($150k+/year), but this means at least 15 years serious experience. Languages: usually C/C++ (mostly)
After, come White Hat Hackers, working for large consortiums to improve the securities on their systems, with a good $100k+/year. Again, this requires many, many years experience, in many, many languages.
After, come Senior Programmers, in any large companies, in any language. Again, 10+ years experience.
Below are the average programmers, any language, $20-$50k/year.
And, at the bottom, the juniors, with at least 2-3 years experience in any language.
And, below ground, web developers! :-)