Mid-level Java Developer salary in Durham, NC

Based on 17 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Research Triangle Park, Durham,, Morrisville.

Median salary$117,832
Middle 50%$116.8k–$117.9k
vs. all levels here+0%comparison median $117,832
Filings17FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $116,709 and $126,543.
PercentileSalary
10th$116,709
25th$116,800
50th (median)$117,832
75th$117,900
90th$121,080

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $100k $130k FY2020: median $88,000 (31 filings) FY2021: median $91,291 (34 filings) FY2022: median $94,806 (23 filings) FY2023: median $101,750 (20 filings) FY2024: median $110,365 (10 filings) FY2025: median $117,832 (12 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 31 filings FY20 FY2021: 34 filings FY21 FY2022: 23 filings FY22 FY2023: 20 filings FY23 FY2024: 10 filings FY24 FY2025: 12 filings FY25 FY2026: 5 filings FY26 34
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$88,000$87,360$91,00031
FY2021$91,291$90,147$99,84034
FY2022$94,806$89,220$101,10923
FY2023$101,750$101,109$102,75020
FY2024$110,365$110,365$110,36510
FY2025$117,832$117,574$118,42512
FY2026–––5

Cost of living

Durham's median mid-level 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).

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Timesquare ITtoo few4
Tek Ninjas Solutionstoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 2
Mid-level · Level II $117,832 17
Senior · Level III too few 5
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.