Median salary
$133,632
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$102.4k – $200k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
16.2%
118 of 728 roles
Live roles
728
open right now
Salary trend
median · annualized USDSalary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying jobs
Senior Software Engineer, Java
Senior Software Engineer, Java
Senior Software Engineer, Treasury and Reference Data (Java/Ruby/Python)
Front-End Developer (Mid/Senior) - Java/Quarkus/HTML/CSS/JavaScript/Oracle/AWS
Senior DevOps Engineer (Hybrid) - AWS/Java/Linux/Ansible/Git/Python
Software Engineer - Java/OOP/Linux/Git/Maven/REST
Software Engineer 3 - Linux/Java/Jax-RS/REST/JSON/XML/Maven/Eclipse/Gitlab
Front-End Developer (Mid/Senior) - Java/Quarkus/HTML/CSS/JavaScript/Oracle/AWS
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Captivation Software
|
$200,000 | 23 |
Elastic
|
$119,499 | 19 |
Referral Board
|
$119,439 | 11 |
SentinelOne
|
$165,000 | 4 |
|
CLEAR - Corporate
|
$245,000 | 3 |
Accenture Federal Services
|
$138,100 | 3 |
| AD Adyen | $211,500 | 2 |
PitchBook Data
|
$202,500 | 2 |
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How much do Java roles pay?
The median salary for Java roles is $133,632 per year. Most pay falls between $102,368 (25th percentile) and $200,000 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $74,491 to $200,000.
These figures are computed live from 728 active Java roles on JobsRadar, of which 118 (16.2%) publish a salary range. Pay is normalized to annualized USD so roles can be compared on equal terms; the highest-paying roles listed above show their original posted currency. Numbers refresh every few hours as new roles are posted and older ones close.
Employers currently hiring well-paid Java roles include CLEAR - Corporate, DRW and Captivation Software.
Salary transparency varies by employer and region, so the disclosing share above reflects only roles that publish pay — not every open position. Use it as a directional benchmark rather than an exact offer.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average Java salary?
- The median is $133,632 per year, with most pay between $102,368 and $200,000 (25th–75th percentile), based on 118 live listings that disclose pay on JobsRadar.
- What is the Java salary range?
- Pay ranges from about $74,491 to $200,000 per year (10th–90th percentile) around a median of $133,632. Figures are annualized USD from live listings, refreshed every few hours.