Java vs Solidity

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

Side A

Side B

Solidity pays about 7% more at the median.

Side-by-side distribution

Java Solidity
$134.6k
$144.7k
$68k box = 25th–75th · whiskers = 10th–90th $220k

Java

$134,632

median · per year, annualized USD

Median over time ▼ -26.5%
$183,201 $134,632
$106.7k 25th
$134.6k Median
$175k 75th
$78.4k
$200k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $5k – $300k · outliers off-axis
Disclosing
19.4%
Live roles
1,581
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Solidity Solidity

$144,718

median · per year, annualized USD

Median over time ▼ -17.3%
$175,000 $144,718
$143.6k 25th
$144.7k Median
$185.2k 75th
$142.9k
$209.6k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $165k – $225.8k · outliers off-axis
Disclosing
30%
Live roles
10
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Highest-paying jobs

CLEAR - Corporate

Senior Software Engineer, Java

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

$225,000 – $300,000
BO

Lead Java Software Engineer - Developer

Boeing · USA - Herndon, VA

$211,650 – $286,350 CLEAR - Corporate

Senior Software Engineer, Java

CLEAR - Corporate · Austin, Texas, United States

$210,000 – $280,000 Leidos

Java Developer (SME)

Leidos · Bethesda, MD

$154,050 – $278,475 Leidos

ETL Java Developer (SME)

Leidos · Bethesda, MD

$154,050 – $278,475 Early Warning Services

Principal Engineer, Zelle Client Solutions (Java, AWS)

Early Warning Services · San Francisco

$207,000 – $276,000 Early Warning Services

Principal Software Engineer - Ecommerce - Java/AWS

Early Warning Services · San Francisco

$207,000 – $276,000 Early Warning Services

Distinguished Engineer - Java / AWS - Zelle

Early Warning Services · Scottsdale

$206,000 – $275,000
DR

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

DRW · Chicago

$200,000 – $275,000 Captivation Software

Software Engineer 3 - Linux/Java/Jax-RS/REST/JSON/XML/Maven/Eclipse/Gitlab

Captivation Software · Annapolis Junction, MD

$130,000 – $270,000

Highest-paying jobs

Swift

Blockchain Developer

Swift · Manassas, United States

$225,762 – $225,762 Swift

Blockchain Developer

Swift · Manassas, United States

$101,300 – $188,135
MS

Solidity / Go Developer - Director / VP

Morgan Stanley · New York, New York, United States…

$120,000 – $165,000

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 $191,750 12
Referral Board $119,439 11
Northrop Grumman $114,700 9
TB TD Bank $81,797 9

Top companies hiring

Company Median Roles
Swift $185,240 2
MS Morgan Stanley $142,500 1

Java salary by location

Location Median Roles
San Francisco $204,250 10
Seattle $202,500 4
Chicago $185,000 11
New York $174,050 19
Atlanta $172,650 6
Denver $138,450 9
Boston $133,000 3
Toronto $97,206 19

Java vs Solidity: which pays more?

The median for Java is $134,632 per year (typically $106,707–$175,000), versus $144,718 for Solidity ($143,609–$185,240). That puts Solidity about 7% ahead at the median.

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