Java Developer salary in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY

Based on 14 certified H-1B filings in the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Louisville.

Median salary$94,000
Middle 50%$90.8k–$94.8k
vs. national median−11%comparison median $105,997
Filings14FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $78,998 and $161,783.
PercentileSalary
10th$79,300
25th$90,813
50th (median)$94,000
75th$94,791
90th$131,175

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $80k $100k FY2020: median $70,000 (12 filings) FY2022: median $83,000 (10 filings) FY2023: median $88,050 (12 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 12 filings FY20 FY2021: 9 filings FY21 FY2022: 10 filings FY22 FY2023: 12 filings FY23 FY2024: 6 filings FY24 FY2025: 9 filings FY25 FY2026: 5 filings FY26 12
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$70,000$69,910$70,50012
FY2021–––9
FY2022$83,000$80,544$91,77810
FY2023$88,050$81,011$99,25012
FY2024–––6
FY2025–––9
FY2026–––5

Cost of living

Louisville/Jefferson County's median Java Developer salary of $94,000 is worth about $101,000 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Louisville/Jefferson County = 93.1).

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
7Technixtoo few5

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 $93,873 10
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.