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Updated: 2 Feb 2012

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	National Salary Data (? XAll compensation data shown are gross, national 10th to 90th percentile ranges. Pay can vary greatly by location. To view local data, take the PayScale survey. )	$0	$50K	$100K	$150K
Salary	$41,721 - $96,146
Bonus	$443.85 - $10,406
Profit Sharing	$400.00 - $10,000
Total Pay (? XTotal Pay combines base annual salary or hourly wage, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job. It does not include equity (stock) compensation, cash value of retirement benefits, or the value of other non-cash benefits (e.g. healthcare). )	$42,013 - $103,394
Country: United States \| Currency: USD \| Updated: 2 Feb 2012 \| Individuals Reporting: 550

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Companies and Industries for Java Developer Jobs

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Deloitte Consulting LLP	Not enough data
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp	Not enough data
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Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.	Not enough data
Wipro Technologies Ltd.	Not enough data

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Popular Industries

Salary Range


Software Development	$38,487 - $91,353
IT Consulting	$41,143 - $95,523
Financial Services	$42,502 - $94,686
Software Applications	$43,210 - $94,085
Banking	$40,341 - $91,187

Key Statistics for Java Developer Jobs

Gender

	Female 15%			Male 85%
Salary:	$47,917 - $70,719			$51,462 - $78,882

Years of Experience

Less than 1 year

1-4 years

44%

5-9 years

35%

10-19 years

16%

20 years or more

Top Degrees

Salary Range


Bachelor's Degree	$42,314 - $92,105
Bachelor of Science (BS / BSc), Computer Science (CS)	$41,347 - $91,967
Master of Science (MS), Computer Science (CS)	$40,405 - $98,278
Bachelor of Science (BS / BSc), Computer Engineering (CE)	$58,183 - $78,617
Master of Computer Science (MCS), Computer Science (CS)	$58,555 - $65,090

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Most Common Health Benefits

	Medical: 85%		Dental: 67%
	Vision: 53%		None: 14%

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Career Path for Java Developer Jobs

Common Past Jobs

Common Future Jobs

Java Developer

Salary Range

$42,013 - $103,394

	Programmer Analyst $39,332 - $83,782
	Software Engineer $46,538 - $102,497
	Web Developer $30,059 - $77,991

Common Past Jobs

Common Future Jobs

Java Developer

Salary Range

$42,013 - $103,394

	Sr. Software Engineer / Developer / Programmer $64,380 - $131,915
	Java Software Developer / Programmer $39,495 - $106,855
	Java Web Software Developer $39,624 - $102,348

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Salary Map for Java Developer Jobs

Highest Salaries By City for Java Developer Jobs

Top Cities by Popularity for Java Developer Jobs

Highest Salaries By City

Top Cities by Popularity

Highest Salaries By City

1. Arlington, Virginia

2. San Francisco, California

3. Washington, District of Columbia

4. New York, New York

5. San Jose, California

6. Dallas, Texas

7. Minneapolis, Minnesota

8. Seattle, Washington

14. Los Angeles, California

15. Atlanta, Georgia

16. St. Louis, Missouri

17. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

18. Cleveland, Ohio

19. Tucson, Arizona

Java Developer Job Description

People with the job title Java Developer typically fall into one of the following PayScale standard occupations.

Computer Programmers

Convert project specifications and statements of problems and procedures to detailed logical flow charts for coding into computer language. Develop and write computer programs to store, locate, and retrieve specific documents, data, and information. May program web sites.