Side-by-side distribution
Java
$133,632
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 16.2%
- Live roles
- 728
Python
$171,700
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 15.8%
- Live roles
- 837
Highest-paying jobs
Senior Software Engineer, Java
Senior Software Engineer, Java
Senior Software Engineer, Treasury and Reference Data (Java/Ruby/Python)
Software Engineer 2 (Hybrid) - JavaScript/React/Angular/Java/Linux
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
Software Engineer - Java/OOP/Linux/Git/Maven/REST
Front-End Developer (Mid/Senior) - Java/Quarkus/HTML/CSS/JavaScript/Oracle/AWS
Platform Engineer (Hybrid) - Python/Java/AWS/Linux
Senior DevOps Engineer - AWS/Java/Linux/Ansible/Git/Python
Highest-paying jobs
Staff Software Engineer, AI Code Review - Python, Go, Rust, C#
Senior Software Engineer, Code Quality for AI Training (Python)
Python Engineer, AI Code Reviewer
Python - Senior Backend Engineer, AI Coding Agent Quality
Senior Software Engineer - Python
Software Engineer (C++ or Python) – 2027 Grads
Senior Software Engineer, Treasury and Reference Data (Java/Ruby/Python)
Middle/Senior Forward Deployed Engineer (Python, AI)
Middle/Senior Forward Deployed Engineer (Python, AI)
Software Engineer (Go, Python, TS)
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Captivation Software
|
$200,000 | 23 |
Elastic
|
$119,499 | 19 |
Referral Board
|
$119,439 | 11 |
| TB TD Bank | $81,797 | 9 |
SentinelOne
|
$165,000 | 4 |
|
CLEAR - Corporate
|
$245,000 | 3 |
Accenture Federal Services
|
$138,100 | 3 |
| AD Adyen | $211,500 | 2 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Mindrift
|
$83,200 | 32 |
|
Captivation Software
|
$200,000 | 30 |
|
G2i Inc.
|
$312,000 | 5 |
Northbeam
|
$185,000 | 4 |
Weekday AI
|
$187,200 | 3 |
Akuna Capital
|
$145,000 | 3 |
iCapital
|
$120,000 | 3 |
Acquird.io
|
$110,635 | 3 |
Java vs Python: which pays more?
The median for Java is $133,632 per year (typically $102,368–$200,000), versus $171,700 for Python ($121,228–$200,000). That puts Python about 28% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Java and Python 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.