Java Developer salary in Indianapolis, IN

Based on 18 certified H-1B filings in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Zionsville, Whitestown, Whiteland, Westfield, Carmel.

Median salary$101,369
Middle 50%$95.2k–$112.1k
vs. national median−4%comparison median $105,997
Filings18FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $82,477 and $146,706.
PercentileSalary
10th$87,750
25th$95,243
50th (median)$101,369
75th$112,100
90th$131,602

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $95k $120k FY2020: median $79,373 (24 filings) FY2021: median $90,000 (15 filings) FY2022: median $88,000 (20 filings) FY2023: median $97,490 (16 filings) FY2026: median $109,923 (10 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 24 filings FY20 FY2021: 15 filings FY21 FY2022: 20 filings FY22 FY2023: 16 filings FY23 FY2024: 9 filings FY24 FY2025: 8 filings FY25 FY2026: 10 filings FY26 24
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$79,373$76,586$81,25024
FY2021$90,000$79,400$97,40315
FY2022$88,000$82,379$96,54320
FY2023$97,490$93,881$98,90416
FY2024–––9
FY2025–––8
FY2026$109,923$101,515$125,70010

Cost of living

Indianapolis's median Java Developer salary of $101,369 is worth about $105,900 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Indianapolis = 95.7).

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Infoshare Systemstoo few4
Transcend It 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 $95,243 10
Senior · Level III too few 2
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.