Mid-level Java Developer salary in Philadelphia, PA

Based on 115 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Wilmington, Malvern, Newark, West Chester, Exton.

Median salary$109,845
Middle 50%$88.7k–$109.8k
vs. all levels here+4%comparison median $105,206
Filings115FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $79,602 and $131,997.
PercentileSalary
10th$79,602
25th$88,680
50th (median)$109,845
75th$109,845
90th$114,970

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $95k $120k FY2020: median $87,598 (160 filings) FY2021: median $90,000 (108 filings) FY2022: median $92,100 (113 filings) FY2023: median $96,000 (85 filings) FY2024: median $100,069 (59 filings) FY2025: median $105,206 (48 filings) FY2026: median $109,845 (67 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 160 filings FY20 FY2021: 108 filings FY21 FY2022: 113 filings FY22 FY2023: 85 filings FY23 FY2024: 59 filings FY24 FY2025: 48 filings FY25 FY2026: 67 filings FY26 160
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$87,598$87,485$90,000160
FY2021$90,000$89,773$93,600108
FY2022$92,100$92,082$96,000113
FY2023$96,000$95,701$100,06985
FY2024$100,069$97,534$105,20659
FY2025$105,206$90,750$107,71148
FY2026$109,845$86,180$110,00067

Cost of living

Philadelphia's median mid-level Java Developer salary of $109,845 is worth about $107,100 at national average prices.

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

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Virtusatoo few3
Cloud5 Solutionstoo few3
Covant Solutionstoo few3
Intuitestoo few3
Lex Nimble Solutionstoo few3
Spacewalk Systemstoo few3
Tek Leaderstoo few3
V-Soft Consulting Grouptoo few3
Versa Shoretoo few3
Advanced Technology Grouptoo few2

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.