Java Developer salary in Tampa, FL

Based on 137 certified H-1B filings in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Temple Terrace, Zephyrhills, Wesley Chapel, St. Petersburg, Lutz.

Median salary$100,797
Middle 50%$94.4k–$119k
vs. national median−5%comparison median $105,997
Filings137FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $73,422 and $158,743.
PercentileSalary
10th$80,680
25th$94,370
50th (median)$100,797
75th$119,000
90th$137,487

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $90k $110k FY2020: median $82,000 (133 filings) FY2021: median $84,400 (92 filings) FY2022: median $91,260 (104 filings) FY2023: median $88,000 (79 filings) FY2024: median $91,520 (70 filings) FY2025: median $100,000 (80 filings) FY2026: median $100,800 (57 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 133 filings FY20 FY2021: 92 filings FY21 FY2022: 104 filings FY22 FY2023: 79 filings FY23 FY2024: 70 filings FY24 FY2025: 80 filings FY25 FY2026: 57 filings FY26 133
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$82,000$81,910$97,000133
FY2021$84,400$81,806$100,84592
FY2022$91,260$81,874$105,000104
FY2023$88,000$85,613$103,31279
FY2024$91,520$89,939$109,62170
FY2025$100,000$94,370$117,74780
FY2026$100,800$100,797$123,21957

Cost of living

Tampa's median Java Developer salary of $100,797 is worth about $99,900 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Tampa = 100.9).

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Virtusa$100,00021
Medhok$130,29013
Intellisoft Systemstoo few8
Iris Softwaretoo few5
Luxofttoo few5
Laboratory Corporation of America Holdingstoo few3
Lex Nimble Solutionstoo few3
ABTech Solutionstoo few2
American Integrity MGAtoo few2
Apptricstoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $80,000 11
Mid-level · Level II $100,797 100
Senior · Level III $123,300 17
Expert · Level IV too few 4

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.