Java Developer salary in Albany, NY

Based on 38 certified H-1B filings in the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Menands, Schenectady, Guilderland, Mechanicville.

Median salary$96,442
Middle 50%$78.5k–$99.5k
vs. national median−9%comparison median $105,997
Filings38FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $69,960 and $118,828.
PercentileSalary
10th$76,897
25th$78,500
50th (median)$96,442
75th$99,549
90th$103,072

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $90k $110k FY2020: median $80,000 (26 filings) FY2021: median $90,000 (39 filings) FY2022: median $89,370 (24 filings) FY2023: median $88,000 (22 filings) FY2024: median $90,324 (18 filings) FY2025: median $93,800 (18 filings) FY2026: median $99,216 (20 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 26 filings FY20 FY2021: 39 filings FY21 FY2022: 24 filings FY22 FY2023: 22 filings FY23 FY2024: 18 filings FY24 FY2025: 18 filings FY25 FY2026: 20 filings FY26 39
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
Show as table
Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$80,000$76,003$82,00026
FY2021$90,000$79,822$98,09739
FY2022$89,370$81,488$99,99024
FY2023$88,000$87,318$97,92822
FY2024$90,324$81,037$94,63518
FY2025$93,800$85,250$99,96018
FY2026$99,216$78,000$99,54920

Cost of living

Albany's median Java Developer salary of $96,442 is worth about $96,900 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Albany = 99.6).

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Dssc Consultingtoo few4
Viacore Technologiestoo few3
Avco Consultingtoo few2
Innova Solutionstoo few2
Mitecstoo few2
SmartDWtoo few2

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II $99,549 28
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.