Median salary
$198,463
median over time
Typical range
$170.6k – $225k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
32.3%
194 of 601 roles
Live roles
601
open right now
Staff+ Application Security Engineer
Senior Staff Software Engineer, Backend Platform
Software Engineer, ML Infra & Distributed Systems (Staff & Principal)
Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineer, Computer)
Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineer, Computer Growth)
Software Engineer, Compute Efficiency
Staff Engineer, Datacenter Server Lifecycle
Engineering Manager - Fintech, Lodging
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Block
|
$225,000 | 12 |
Databricks
|
$222,325 | 11 |
MongoDB
|
$187,000 | 9 |
Datadog
|
$213,500 | 8 |
| GA Galaxy | $200,000 | 7 |
The New York Times
|
$150,000 | 6 |
Basic Capital
|
$227,500 | 5 |
StubHub
|
$225,000 | 5 |
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The median salary for Java roles in New York is $198,463 per year. Most pay falls between $170,625 (25th percentile) and $225,000 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $140,480 to $270,000.
These figures are computed live from 601 active Java roles in New York on JobsRadar, of which 194 (32.3%) 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 in New York include Anthropic, Patreon, Tubi and Perplexity.
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.