Does Java or R pay more?

R pays more — a median of $139,000/yr versus $127,500/yr, about 9% higher, from live listings on JobsRadar.

How much does Java pay?

The median is $127,500/yr, typically $104,515–$175,000 (25th–75th percentile).

The median is $139,000/yr, typically $93,932–$163,484 (25th–75th percentile).

Java vs R

Put two roles head to head — any role, in any location or worldwide-remote.

Side A

Worldwide

Side B

Worldwide

R pays about 9% more at the median.

Side-by-side distribution

Java R

$127.5k

$139k

$52.6k box = 25th–75th · whiskers = 10th–90th $210.9k

Java

$127,500

median · per year, annualized USD

Median over time ▼ -30.4%

$183,201 $127,500

$104.5k 25th

$127.5k Median

$175k 75th

$81.8k

$200k

Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $5k – $416k · outliers off-axis

Disclosing: 19.9%
Live roles: 1,414

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R

$139,000

median · per year, annualized USD

Median over time ▼ -11.9%

$157,725 $139,000

$93.9k 25th

$139k Median

$163.5k 75th

$63.5k

$173k

Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $66.7k – $239.2k · outliers off-axis

Disclosing: 17.2%
Live roles: 134

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Highest-paying jobs

Java of Senior Software Engineer, AI Training

G2i Inc. · Worldwide

$208,000 – $416,000

Senior Java Data Platform Engineer - Clearance Required

BTI360 Website · Herndon, VA

$146,000 – $319,300

Senior Software Engineer, Java

CLEAR - Corporate · New York, New York, United States

$225,000 – $300,000

Lead Java Software Engineer - Developer

Boeing · USA - Herndon, VA

$211,650 – $286,350

Staff Software Development Engineer - Java

CVS Health · TX - Work from home

$106,605 – $284,280

Senior Software Engineer, Java

CLEAR - Corporate · Austin, Texas, United States

$210,000 – $280,000

ETL Java Developer (SME)

Leidos · Bethesda, MD

$154,050 – $278,475

Java Developer (SME)

Leidos · Bethesda, MD

$154,050 – $278,475

Upcoming Opportunity – Principal Engineer – Java/AWS

Early Warning Services · San Francisco

$207,000 – $276,000

Senior Software Engineer, Treasury and Reference Data (Java/Ruby/Python)

DRW · Chicago

$200,000 – $275,000

Highest-paying jobs

Senior Statistical Programmer Analyst - T

Penumbrainc · Your Remote US Home Office

$135,200 – $239,200

Principal Programmer, Statistical Programming (Remote)

Vertex Pharmaceuticals · Boston, MA

$149,200 – $223,800

Principal Statistical Programmer

BD · USA CA - Irvine Laguna Canyon

$129,600 – $207,400

Senior Security Software Developer (R&D)

HP · Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United…

$130,700 – $205,200

Senior Statistical Programmer

MSD · USA - Pennsylvania - North Wales (…

$117,000 – $184,200

Principal Statistical Programmer - Genetic Medicines

Regeneron · Warren

$109,900 – $179,300

Principal Statistical Programmer - Internal Medicine

Regeneron · Warren

$109,900 – $179,300

Principal Statistical Programmer - Internal Medicine

Regeneron · Warren

$109,900 – $179,300

Principal Statistical Programmer

Immunome, Inc. · Bothell, Washington, United States

$154,230 – $177,726

R&D Software Developer (Engineering Scientist)

The University of Texas at Austin · PICKLE RESEARCH CAMPUS

$104,000 – $174,000

Top companies hiring

Company	Median	Roles
Elastic	$104,155	30
Captivation Software	$200,000	27
Referral Board	$117,865	11
Leidos	$167,900	10
GDIT	$185,691	9
Bank of America	$141,400	9
MS Morgan Stanley	$185,000	7
State Street	$123,750	7

Top companies hiring

Company	Median	Roles
Regeneron	$144,600	3
The University of Texas at Austin	$139,000	3
Sanofi	$81,756	2
Parexel	$59,108	2
Penumbrainc	$187,200	1
Vertex Pharmaceuticals	$186,500	1
Expedia Group	$173,500	1
BD	$168,500	1

Java salary by location

Location	Median	Roles
San Francisco	$200,000	7
New York	$163,516	26
Chicago	$141,400	9
Denver	$141,200	4
Austin	$135,800	3
Seattle	$133,500	3
Boston	$133,500	6
Atlanta	$124,000	5
Toronto	$82,789	20

Java vs R: which pays more?

The median for Java is $127,500 per year (typically $104,515–$175,000), versus $139,000 for R ($93,932–$163,484). That puts R about 9% ahead at the median.

Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Java and R 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.

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