Salary for Skill: Java

Updated: 8 Feb 2012

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Skill: Java

Median Salary by Job

Job	National Salary Data (? XAll compensation data shown are the gross, national median (50th percentile). Pay can vary greatly by location. To view local data, take the PayScale survey. )	$0	$50K	$100K	$150K
Sr. Software Engineer / Developer / Programmer	$93,252
Software Engineer	$69,707
Software Developer	$62,404
Software Engineer / Developer / Programmer	$66,349
Java Software Developer / Programmer	$65,227
Project Manager, Information Technology (IT)	$86,926
Senior Software Architect	$118,880
Country: United States \| Currency: USD \| Updated: 8 Feb 2012 \| Individuals Reporting: 29,096

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Key Statistics for Java Jobs

Popular Employers

Salary Range


International Business Machines (IBM) Corp.	$64,452 - $127,755
Oracle Corp.	$62,144 - $128,939
Amazon.com Inc	$77,209 - $139,966
Microsoft Corp	$66,073 - $133,095
Hewlett-Packard Company	$52,034 - $109,743

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Top Degrees

Salary Range


Bachelor's Degree	$57,444 - $96,050
Bachelor of Science (BS / BSc), Computer Science (CS)	$57,793 - $94,718
Master of Science (MS), Computer Science (CS)	$68,126 - $102,650
Master of Computer Science (MCS), Computer Science (CS)	$65,196 - $103,399
Master of Business Administration (MBA)	$75,481 - $117,449

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Gender

	Female 13%			Male 87%
Salary:	$58,648 - $91,375			$61,166 - $101,996

Years of Experience

Less than 1 year

1-4 years

28%

5-9 years

28%

10-19 years

31%

20 years or more

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