Java Developer salary in Trenton, NJ

Based on 60 certified H-1B filings in the Trenton-Princeton, NJ metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Princeton, Cranbury, East Windsor, Pennington, Lawrence Township.

Median salary$107,037
Middle 50%$89.7k–$123k
vs. national median+1%comparison median $105,997
Filings60FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $68,598 and $180,000.
PercentileSalary
10th$80,995
25th$89,664
50th (median)$107,037
75th$123,025
90th$138,112

Salary by year

Median salary

$80k $100k $120k FY2020: median $90,220 (30 filings) FY2021: median $97,760 (24 filings) FY2022: median $91,000 (31 filings) FY2023: median $99,923 (38 filings) FY2024: median $106,000 (23 filings) FY2025: median $107,037 (36 filings) FY2026: median $102,500 (24 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 30 filings FY20 FY2021: 24 filings FY21 FY2022: 31 filings FY22 FY2023: 38 filings FY23 FY2024: 23 filings FY24 FY2025: 36 filings FY25 FY2026: 24 filings FY26 38
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$90,220$83,346$107,37030
FY2021$97,760$90,002$107,37224
FY2022$91,000$89,128$106,00031
FY2023$99,923$91,250$109,87538
FY2024$106,000$94,000$115,91823
FY2025$107,037$89,664$123,70036
FY2026$102,500$89,163$112,45024

Cost of living

Trenton's median Java Developer salary of $107,037 is worth about $103,700 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Trenton = 103.2).

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Palayekar Companiestoo few8
Beaconfire Staffing Solutionstoo few6
Imr Softtoo few4
The Principal Consultingtoo few4
CitiusTechtoo few3
Indotronix Internationaltoo few3
Hire IT peopletoo few2
New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance Companytoo few2
Technogentoo few2
V S Technologiestoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $80,995 13
Mid-level · Level II $107,037 38
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.