Side-by-side distribution
Java
$133,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 18.5%
- Live roles
- 1,577
PHP
$79,649
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 9%
- Live roles
- 89
Highest-paying jobs
Senior Software Engineer, Java
Senior Software Engineer, Java
Java Developer (SME)
ETL Java Developer (SME)
Principal Software Engineer - Ecommerce - Java/AWS
Principal Engineer, Zelle Client Solutions (Java, AWS)
Senior Software Engineer, Treasury and Reference Data (Java/Ruby/Python)
Distinguished Engineer - Java / AWS - Zelle
Front-End Developer (Mid/Senior) - Java/Quarkus/HTML/CSS/JavaScript/Oracle/AWS
Software Engineer 3 - Linux/Java/Jax-RS/REST/JSON/XML/Maven/Eclipse/Gitlab
Highest-paying jobs
Senior Software Engineer (PHP)
Fullstack Software Developer - PHP - Remote US
Senior Software Engineer (PHP)
Software Development Engineer-PHP
Senior Software Engineer (PHP)
PHP Developer
PHP/Drupal WEB Developer
PHP/Drupal WEB Developer
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Captivation Software
|
$200,000 | 23 |
Elastic
|
$119,897 | 18 |
|
Leidos
|
$151,475 | 13 |
PNC
|
$122,188 | 13 |
|
Early Warning Services
|
$198,500 | 11 |
Referral Board
|
$119,897 | 11 |
| TB TD Bank | $81,797 | 9 |
GDIT
|
$185,346 | 8 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| NM NMI | $100,185 | 2 |
| MU Multitude | $59,267 | 2 |
|
SitusAMC
|
$105,000 | 1 |
|
Nfq
|
$83,895 | 1 |
| AP AppDirect | $81,427 | 1 |
|
Focus Group
|
$67,522 | 1 |
Java vs PHP: which pays more?
The median for Java is $133,000 per year (typically $108,950–$175,900), versus $79,649 for PHP ($65,498–$89,171). That puts Java about 67% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Java and PHP are compared on equal terms regardless of the currency each role was originally posted in. Only roles that publish a salary range feed the medians; numbers refresh every few hours as new roles post and older ones close, so this comparison reflects the market right now rather than a fixed survey. Use it as a directional benchmark when weighing one path against the other.