Side-by-side distribution
Java
$134,632
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 19.2%
- Live roles
- 1,566
R
$141,800
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 15.8%
- Live roles
- 120
Highest-paying jobs
Senior Software Engineer, Java
Senior Software Engineer, Java
Java Developer (SME)
ETL Java Developer (SME)
Principal Engineer, Zelle Client Solutions (Java, AWS)
Principal Software Engineer - Ecommerce - Java/AWS
Distinguished Engineer - Java / AWS - Zelle
Senior Software Engineer, Treasury and Reference Data (Java/Ruby/Python)
Platform Engineer (Hybrid) - Python/Java/AWS/Linux
Front-End Developer (Mid/Senior) - Java/Quarkus/HTML/CSS/JavaScript/Oracle/AWS
Highest-paying jobs
Principal Programmer, Statistical Programming (Remote)
Principal Statistical Programmer
Associate Principal Statistical Programmer, PKPD
Principal Statistical Programmer
(Senior) Principal Statistical Programmer
88-50100108 Statistical Programmer Analyst
Principal Statistical Programmer
Principal Statistical Programmer
Sr Programmer-Sr Data Scientist/Analys Real-World Data (SAS/R)
R&D Software Developer (Engineering Scientist)
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Captivation Software
|
$200,000 | 23 |
Elastic
|
$119,499 | 19 |
PNC
|
$124,144 | 16 |
|
Leidos
|
$151,475 | 13 |
|
Early Warning Services
|
$198,500 | 11 |
Referral Board
|
$119,439 | 11 |
| TB TD Bank | $81,797 | 9 |
GDIT
|
$185,346 | 8 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
The University of Texas at Austin
|
$139,000 | 3 |
|
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
|
$186,500 | 2 |
|
Regeneron
|
$144,600 | 2 |
| SH Syneos Health | $124,075 | 2 |
|
BD
|
$168,500 | 1 |
|
BeOne Medicines
|
$166,900 | 1 |
|
Roche
|
$160,668 | 1 |
Iovance Biotherapeutics
|
$156,000 | 1 |
Java vs R: which pays more?
The median for Java is $134,632 per year (typically $106,802–$175,450), versus $141,800 for R ($106,388–$159,501). That puts R about 5% 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.