Senior Java Developer salary in Austin, TX

Based on 22 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level III in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Leander, Georgetown, Pflugerville, Liberty Hill, Round Rock.

Median salary$132,267
Middle 50%$95.5k–$142.4k
vs. all levels here+22%comparison median $108,826
Filings22FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $95,118 and $211,850.
PercentileSalary
10th$95,118
25th$95,545
50th (median)$132,267
75th$142,416
90th$179,440

Salary by year

Median salary

$90k $115k $140k FY2020: median $110,000 (16 filings) FY2021: median $109,138 (18 filings) FY2022: median $112,362 (19 filings) FY2023: median $118,165 (17 filings) FY2024: median $132,267 (18 filings) FY2025: median $132,267 (12 filings) FY2026: median $118,000 (10 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 16 filings FY20 FY2021: 18 filings FY21 FY2022: 19 filings FY22 FY2023: 17 filings FY23 FY2024: 18 filings FY24 FY2025: 12 filings FY25 FY2026: 10 filings FY26 19
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$110,000$108,129$118,56016
FY2021$109,138$106,080$119,52218
FY2022$112,362$109,150$120,00819
FY2023$118,165$112,362$125,00817
FY2024$132,267$121,250$132,29218
FY2025$132,267$108,285$132,26712
FY2026$118,000$95,545$167,05010

Cost of living

Austin's median senior Java Developer salary of $132,267 is worth about $134,900 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Austin = 98.1).

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Government Employees Insurance Company (GEICO)too few5
Government Employee Insurance Company (GEICO)too few4
Lex Nimble Solutionstoo few3

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $85,500 56
Mid-level · Level II $108,826 140
Senior · Level III $132,267 22
Expert · Level IV $164,000 15

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.