Median salary
$132,750
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$99.4k – $200k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
15%
118 of 788 roles
Live roles
788
open right now
Salary trend
median · annualized USDSalary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying jobs
Lead Java Developer
Senior Java Engineer
Senior Backend Engineer (Java)
Senior Backend Engineer (Java)
Senior Software Engineer, Java
Senior Software Engineer, Java
Software Engineer 2 (Hybrid) - Java/MapReduce/Accumulo/Hadoop
Software Engineer 2 (Hybrid) - Java/Hadoop/AWS/Terraform/Python
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Captivation Software
|
$200,000 | 24 |
Elastic
|
$118,060 | 18 |
Referral Board
|
$118,411 | 10 |
Accenture Federal Services
|
$138,100 | 4 |
Bloomreach
|
$56,441 | 4 |
|
Moniepoint
|
$520,000 | 3 |
SentinelOne
|
$180,550 | 3 |
| CA Capco | $95,057 | 3 |
Java salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Chicago | $200,000 | 7 |
| New York | $187,500 | 5 |
| San Francisco | $122,500 | 3 |
| Toronto | $101,279 | 4 |
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How much do Java roles pay?
The median salary for Java roles is $132,750 per year. Most pay falls between $99,443 (25th percentile) and $200,000 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $77,327 to $200,000.
These figures are computed live from 788 active Java roles on JobsRadar, of which 118 (15%) 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 Inspired Thinking Group (ITG), Moniepoint, CLEAR - Corporate 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.