Senior Java Developer salary in Phoenix, AZ

Based on 24 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level III in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Scottsdale, Tempe, Chandler, Gilbert, Peoria.

Median salary$104,000
Middle 50%$88.8k–$128.9k
vs. all levels here−2%comparison median $105,976
Filings24FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $84,032 and $161,138.
PercentileSalary
10th$84,032
25th$88,750
50th (median)$104,000
75th$128,877
90th$135,200

Salary by year

Median salary

$80k $110k $140k FY2020: median $101,109 (17 filings) FY2021: median $105,134 (14 filings) FY2022: median $105,269 (11 filings) FY2023: median $123,833 (10 filings) FY2024: median $122,866 (13 filings) FY2026: median $99,840 (16 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 17 filings FY20 FY2021: 14 filings FY21 FY2022: 11 filings FY22 FY2023: 10 filings FY23 FY2024: 13 filings FY24 FY2025: 8 filings FY25 FY2026: 16 filings FY26 17
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$101,109$100,000$110,00017
FY2021$105,134$101,109$112,97714
FY2022$105,269$105,269$115,42811
FY2023$123,833$116,673$124,80010
FY2024$122,866$122,866$130,00013
FY2025–––8
FY2026$99,840$84,383$104,00016

Cost of living

Phoenix's median senior Java Developer salary of $104,000 is worth about $100,700 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Phoenix = 103.3).

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Realtech Services$101,92010
Early Warning Servicestoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $87,651 34
Mid-level · Level II $108,131 108
Senior · Level III $104,000 24
Expert · Level IV too few 2

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.