Java Developer salary in Philadelphia, PA

Based on 180 certified H-1B filings in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Wilmington, Malvern, Newark, West Chester, Exton.

Median salary$105,206
Middle 50%$86.8k–$110k
vs. national median−1%comparison median $105,997
Filings180FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $63,451 and $169,123.
PercentileSalary
10th$79,602
25th$86,770
50th (median)$105,206
75th$110,000
90th$131,602

Salary by year

Median salary

$80k $100k $120k FY2020: median $89,773 (215 filings) FY2021: median $90,000 (146 filings) FY2022: median $92,700 (156 filings) FY2023: median $96,000 (105 filings) FY2024: median $100,069 (84 filings) FY2025: median $105,206 (86 filings) FY2026: median $109,845 (94 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 215 filings FY20 FY2021: 146 filings FY21 FY2022: 156 filings FY22 FY2023: 105 filings FY23 FY2024: 84 filings FY24 FY2025: 86 filings FY25 FY2026: 94 filings FY26 215
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$89,773$87,485$98,100215
FY2021$90,000$89,773$97,940146
FY2022$92,700$92,082$99,942156
FY2023$96,000$95,701$100,069105
FY2024$100,069$84,469$105,23084
FY2025$105,206$85,000$109,85086
FY2026$109,845$88,088$110,00094

Cost of living

Philadelphia's median Java Developer salary of $105,206 is worth about $102,600 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Philadelphia = 102.6).

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Lex Nimble Solutionstoo few5
The Matlen Silver Grouptoo few5
Avco Consultingtoo few4
Beaconfire Staffing Solutionstoo few4
Virtusatoo few3
Cloud5 Solutionstoo few3
Covant Solutionstoo few3
Inteliroute Technologiestoo few3
Intellisoft Systemstoo few3
Intuitestoo few3

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $88,088 37
Mid-level · Level II $109,845 115
Senior · Level III $131,602 23
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.