Entry-level Java Developer salary in Tampa, FL

Based on 11 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level I in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Temple Terrace, Zephyrhills, Wesley Chapel, St. Petersburg, Lutz.

Median salary$80,000
Middle 50%$78.4k–$81.9k
vs. all levels here−21%comparison median $100,797
Filings11FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $65,695 and $120,049.
PercentileSalary
10th$71,947
25th$78,374
50th (median)$80,000
75th$81,929
90th$91,520

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $65k $80k FY2020: median $65,000 (12 filings) FY2022: median $69,220 (12 filings) FY2023: median $66,875 (10 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 12 filings FY20 FY2021: 9 filings FY21 FY2022: 12 filings FY22 FY2023: 10 filings FY23 FY2024: 6 filings FY24 FY2025: 5 filings FY25 FY2026: 6 filings FY26 12
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$65,000$64,750$66,25012
FY2021–––9
FY2022$69,220$61,859$77,67412
FY2023$66,875$66,654$69,25010
FY2024–––6
FY2025–––5
FY2026–––6

Cost of living

Tampa's median entry-level Java Developer salary of $80,000 is worth about $79,300 at national average prices.

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

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Medhatoo few2
RedShift Technologiestoo 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.