Senior Java Developer salary in New York, NY

Based on 49 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level III in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Jersey City, Whippany, Iselin, Berkeley Heights, Edison.

Median salary$161,000
Middle 50%$152k–$172.5k
vs. all levels here+50%comparison median $107,000
Filings49FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $121,883 and $201,560.
PercentileSalary
10th$147,243
25th$152,000
50th (median)$161,000
75th$172,470
90th$179,190

Salary by year

Median salary

$100k $140k $180k FY2020: median $122,221 (69 filings) FY2021: median $125,000 (41 filings) FY2022: median $130,000 (54 filings) FY2023: median $135,263 (40 filings) FY2024: median $147,680 (16 filings) FY2025: median $160,000 (27 filings) FY2026: median $167,200 (22 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 69 filings FY20 FY2021: 41 filings FY21 FY2022: 54 filings FY22 FY2023: 40 filings FY23 FY2024: 16 filings FY24 FY2025: 27 filings FY25 FY2026: 22 filings FY26 69
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$122,221$118,000$125,00069
FY2021$125,000$122,720$131,04041
FY2022$130,000$123,700$139,32054
FY2023$135,263$133,390$146,70040
FY2024$147,680$143,944$152,86416
FY2025$160,000$151,835$170,56027
FY2026$167,200$160,805$174,36822

Cost of living

New York's median senior Java Developer salary of $161,000 is worth about $143,000 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; New York = 112.6).

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Barclays$170,00016
Government Employee Insurance Company (GEICO)too few4
Artechtoo few3
Squarespacetoo few2
SS&C Technologiestoo few2
Steven Douglas Associatestoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $95,500 155
Mid-level · Level II $112,310 278
Senior · Level III $161,000 49
Expert · Level IV $190,000 16

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.