Java Developer salary in Durham, NC

Based on 30 certified H-1B filings in the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Research Triangle Park, Durham,, Morrisville.

Median salary$117,832

Middle 50%$116.7k–$136.2k

vs. national median+11%comparison median $105,997

Filings30FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

National median

$90k$100k$110k$120k$130k$140k$150k

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $85,000 and $159,374.

Median salary

Filings per year

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 year	Median	P25	P75	Filings
FY2020	$91,000	$87,360	$106,226	45
FY2021	$91,392	$90,147	$105,058	43
FY2022	$94,924	$89,960	$117,981	30
FY2023	$101,500	$101,109	$110,365	33
FY2024	$110,365	$92,935	$132,413	19
FY2025	$117,832	$116,755	$120,986	19
FY2026	$139,214	$116,855	$139,214	11

Durham's median Java Developer salary of $117,832 is worth about $120,800 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Durham = 97.6).

Employer	Median	Filings
Timesquare IT	too few	5
Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings	too few	3
Lex Nimble Solutions	too few	3
ABD Solutions	too few	2
Tek Ninjas Solutions	too few	2

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

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.