Senior Java Developer salary in Philadelphia, PA

Based on 23 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level III in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Wilmington, Malvern, Newark, West Chester, Exton.

Median salary$131,602
Middle 50%$125.7k–$135.3k
vs. all levels here+25%comparison median $105,206
Filings23FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $97,115 and $168,212.
PercentileSalary
10th$97,292
25th$125,653
50th (median)$131,602
75th$135,262
90th$139,545

Salary by year

Median salary

$90k $115k $140k FY2020: median $105,851 (19 filings) FY2021: median $109,300 (12 filings) FY2022: median $114,026 (17 filings) FY2025: median $125,653 (11 filings) FY2026: median $131,602 (12 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 19 filings FY20 FY2021: 12 filings FY21 FY2022: 17 filings FY22 FY2023: 8 filings FY23 FY2024: 7 filings FY24 FY2025: 11 filings FY25 FY2026: 12 filings FY26 19
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$105,851$103,582$111,25019
FY2021$109,300$106,060$114,80012
FY2022$114,026$108,493$117,00017
FY2023–––8
FY2024–––7
FY2025$125,653$125,653$135,26211
FY2026$131,602$97,779$136,55012

Cost of living

Philadelphia's median senior Java Developer salary of $131,602 is worth about $128,300 at national average prices.

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

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
The Matlen Silver Grouptoo few4
Career Soft Solutionstoo few2
Indotronix Internationaltoo few2
Innova Solutionstoo few2
JNIT Technologiestoo few2
Lex Nimble Solutionstoo 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.