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$127,674

median · per year, annualized USD

Median over time ▼ -30.3%
$183,201 $127,674
$103.1k 25th
$127.7k Median
$173.4k 75th
$80.8k
$200k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $5k – $416k · outliers off-axis
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Highest-paying jobs

G2i Inc.

Java of Senior Software Engineer, AI Training

G2i Inc. · Worldwide

$208,000 – $416,000
BW

Senior Java Data Platform Engineer - Clearance Required

BTI360 Website · Herndon, VA

$146,000 – $319,300 CLEAR - Corporate

Senior Software Engineer, Java

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

$225,000 – $300,000 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

Upcoming Opportunity – Principal Engineer – Java/AWS

Early Warning Services · San Francisco

$207,000 – $276,000
DR

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

DRW · Chicago

$200,000 – $275,000 Early Warning Services

Distinguished Engineer - Java / AWS - Zelle

Early Warning Services · Scottsdale

$206,000 – $275,000 Captivation Software

Platform Engineer (Hybrid) - Python/Java/AWS/Linux

Captivation Software · Columbia, MD - Hybrid

$130,000 – $270,000

Top companies hiring

Company Median Roles
Elastic $104,155 30
Captivation Software $200,000 27
Leidos $151,475 12
Referral Board $117,865 11
Bank of America $141,400 10
GDIT $185,000 9
State Street $119,750 8
Accenture $101,920 7

Java salary by location

Location Median Roles
San Francisco $200,000 5
New York $162,250 26
Denver $151,450 4
Chicago $146,100 10
Atlanta $134,000 4
Boston $123,750 5
Toronto $81,797 17

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