Senior Java Developer salary in Tampa, FL

Based on 17 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level III in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Temple Terrace, Zephyrhills, Wesley Chapel, St. Petersburg, Lutz.

Median salary$123,300
Middle 50%$122.4k–$130.3k
vs. all levels here+22%comparison median $100,797
Filings17FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $100,802 and $152,856.
PercentileSalary
10th$118,708
25th$122,400
50th (median)$123,300
75th$130,290
90th$135,540

Salary by year

Median salary

$90k $105k $120k FY2020: median $101,000 (17 filings) FY2021: median $102,000 (13 filings) FY2022: median $105,000 (16 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 17 filings FY20 FY2021: 13 filings FY21 FY2022: 16 filings FY22 FY2023: 7 filings FY23 FY2024: 8 filings FY24 FY2025: 9 filings FY25 FY2026: 8 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$101,000$100,547$101,00017
FY2021$102,000$99,923$115,00013
FY2022$105,000$102,000$115,50016
FY2023–––7
FY2024–––8
FY2025–––9
FY2026–––8

Cost of living

Tampa's median senior Java Developer salary of $123,300 is worth about $122,200 at national average prices.

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

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Medhoktoo few5
Laboratory Corporation of America Holdingstoo few3
Luxofttoo few3

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.