What are the main factors that influence a Java Specialist's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change a Java Specialist's salary?

A Java Specialist's salary grows with experience: starting around $95,239 for beginners, reaching about $98,859 at mid-level, and approach $102,524 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Java Specialist?

Java Specialist salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Java Specialist roles are District of Columbia $106,509, California $106,105, Massachusetts $104,691. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Java Specialist roles make?

Salaries for Java Specialist level roles vary by specialization: Java Architect: $144,652; Java Developer, Sr.: $128,225; Java Engineer: $109,086; Java Programmer: $109,054; Java Tester: $107,859.

How do different companies affect a Java Specialist's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Java Specialist roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Java Specialist Salary in the United States

How much does a Java Specialist make in the United States?

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Java Specialist in the United States is $96,196 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $46.

However, a Java Specialist's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $111,554
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $86,347 to $104,235
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $77,380

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Java Specialist Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$104,235	$8,686	$2,005	$50
Average	$96,196	$8,016	$1,850	$46
25th Percentile	$86,347	$7,196	$1,661	$42

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Key Factors That Influence Java Specialist Salaries

A Java Specialist's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Java Specialist Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Java Specialist's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $95,239
Early Career (1-2 years): $95,512
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $98,859
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $102,280
Expert (over 8 years): $102,524

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Java Specialist	$95,239
Intermediate Level Java Specialist	$95,512
Senior Level Java Specialist	$98,859
Specialist Level Java Specialist	$102,280
Expert Level Java Specialist	$102,524

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How Do Java Specialist Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Java Specialists. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $106,509.
California: $106,105.
Massachusetts: $104,691.

District of Columbia $106,509

California $106,105

Massachusetts $104,691

Washington $104,306

New Jersey $104,267

Alaska $104,133

Connecticut $102,805

New York $102,266

Hawaii $100,544

Rhode Island $99,736

Maryland $99,188

Minnesota $98,438

Colorado $98,149

Illinois $98,053

Oregon $97,687

Delaware $97,418

New Hampshire $97,249

Virginia $96,870

Pennsylvania $95,764

Nevada $95,206

North Dakota $95,023

Michigan $94,734

Wisconsin $94,628

Vermont $94,417

Texas $93,830

Maine $93,791

Arizona $93,734

Ohio $93,666

Georgia $92,781

Indiana $92,339

Wyoming $92,252

Utah $92,118

Iowa $92,060

Kansas $91,598

Louisiana $91,464

North Carolina $91,415

Missouri $91,396

Florida $91,021

Montana $90,819

Nebraska $90,627

Kentucky $90,521

South Carolina $90,136

Tennessee $89,896

Idaho $89,799

New Mexico $89,097

Oklahoma $88,943

Alabama $88,376

South Dakota $87,423

Arkansas $86,904

West Virginia $86,625

Mississippi $85,788

Top Paying Cities for Java Specialists

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $121,333
San Francisco: $120,140
Oakland: $117,475

San Jose, CA $121,333

San Francisco, CA $120,140

Oakland, CA $117,475

New York, NY $111,482

Queens Village, NY $110,761

Paramus, NJ $109,991

Passaic, NJ $109,895

Bergenfield, NJ $109,799

Stamford, CT $109,654

Huntington, NY $109,558

Newark, NJ $108,933

Bridgeport, CT $108,740

New Brunswick, NJ $108,423

Vallejo, CA $108,221

Middlesex, NJ $108,163

Somerset, NJ $108,077

Petaluma, CA $107,855

Santa Cruz, CA $107,480

Boston, MA $107,288

Monterey, CA $106,807

Fairbanks, AK $106,740

Los Angeles, CA $106,557

Washington, DC $106,509

Seattle, WA $106,336

Santa Rosa, CA $106,316

Juneau, AK $106,037

Orange, CA $105,720

Anchorage, AK $105,547

Anaheim, CA $105,479

Santa Ana, CA $105,335

Nassau, NY $105,277

Long Beach, CA $105,239

Danbury, CT $105,210

Santa Maria, CA $104,883

Everett, WA $104,864

Bremerton, WA $104,392

Trenton, NJ $104,210

Sacramento, CA $104,171

San Diego, CA $104,123

Brockton, MA $104,085

Tacoma, WA $104,046

Santa Barbara, CA $103,911

Lowell, MA $103,527

New Suffolk, NY $103,488

Nashua, NH $103,373

Lompoc, CA $103,219

Ventura, CA $103,123

Stockton, CA $103,094

New Haven, CT $102,901

Atlantic City, NJ $102,651

Hartford, CT $102,440

Modesto, CA $102,391

Poughkeepsie, NY $102,180

New Britain, CT $102,132

Olympia, WA $101,997

Kennewick, WA $101,997

New London, CT $101,978

Norwich, CT $101,949

Lawrence, MA $101,901

Bakersfield, CA $101,631

Riverside, CA $101,497

New Bedford, MA $101,497

Richland, WA $101,401

Portsmouth, NH $101,324

Vineland, NJ $101,304

San Bernardino, CA $101,227

Boulder, CO $100,958

Worcester, MA $100,881

Portland, OR $100,795

Saint Paul, MN $100,679

Minneapolis, MN $100,679

Philadelphia, PA $100,544

Honolulu, HI $100,035

Springfield, MA $99,698

Providence, RI $99,688

Chicago, IL $99,409

Bellingham, WA $99,294

Baltimore, MD $99,188

Chico, CA $98,948

Wilmington, DE $98,784

Pittsfield, MA $98,688

Manchester, NH $98,505

Spokane, WA $98,082

Denver, CO $98,072

Albany, NY $97,620

Troy, NY $97,582

Schenectady, NY $97,380

Burlington, VT $97,168

Portland, ME $96,831

Salem, OR $96,754

Yakima, WA $96,735

Ann Arbor, MI $96,706

Rochester, MN $96,437

Fresno, CA $96,389

Reno, NV $96,389

Milwaukee, WI $96,302

Detroit, MI $96,206

Allentown, PA $96,177

Carson City, NV $96,168

Houston, TX $96,023

Colorado Springs, CO $96,014

Syracuse, NY $95,966

Eugene, OR $95,783

Bismarck, ND $95,667

Gary, IN $95,667

Galveston, TX $95,667

Springfield, OR $95,590

Medford, OR $95,359

Fort Collins, CO $95,321

Austin, TX $95,244

Mesa, AZ $95,042

Phoenix, AZ $95,023

Dallas, TX $94,994

Reading, PA $94,936

Saint Cloud, MN $94,898

Concord, NH $94,811

Madison, WI $94,773

Utica, NY $94,513

Raleigh, NC $94,436

Las Vegas, NV $94,426

Rochester, NY $94,359

Des Moines, IA $94,349

Atlanta, GA $94,196

Battle Creek, MI $94,167

Salt Lake City, UT $94,138

Lancaster, PA $93,994

Champaign, IL $93,974

Harrisburg, PA $93,859

Durham, NC $93,772

Kansas City, MO $93,763

Kansas City, KS $93,743

Fort Worth, TX $93,734

Boca Raton, FL $93,695

Cleveland, OH $93,686

Columbus, OH $93,666

Pittsburgh, PA $93,657

Richmond, VA $93,618

Indianapolis, IN $93,599

Cincinnati, OH $93,474

Petersburg, VA $93,330

Billings, MT $93,118

Lansing, MI $93,118

Huntsville, AL $93,118

Lebanon, PA $93,108

Dayton, OH $93,099

Pueblo, CO $93,099

Appleton, WI $93,070

Buffalo, NY $93,032

Racine, WI $92,983

Charlotte, NC $92,974

Saint Louis, MO $92,945

Springfield, IL $92,906

Elkhart, IN $92,887

York, PA $92,887

Gastonia, NC $92,878

Benton Harbor, MI $92,878

Beaumont, TX $92,820

Lorain, OH $92,801

Toledo, OH $92,762

Binghamton, NY $92,714

Rock Hill, SC $92,704

Rockford, IL $92,656

Fargo, ND $92,608

Elyria, OH $92,608

Flagstaff, AZ $92,541

Fort Lauderdale, FL $92,483

Miami, FL $92,426

Duluth, MN $92,272

Bangor, ME $92,147

Cedar Rapids, IA $92,041

Louisville, KY $91,993

Grand Rapids, MI $91,973

Hialeah, FL $91,964

Casper, WY $91,829

Scranton, PA $91,714

New Orleans, LA $91,685

Virginia Beach, VA $91,675

Akron, OH $91,627

Peoria, IL $91,502

Sarasota, FL $91,483

Green Bay, WI $91,415

Baton Rouge, LA $91,367

Charleston, SC $91,348

Nashville, TN $91,319

Jamestown, NY $91,300

Davenport, IA $91,300

Tucson, AZ $91,252

Cheyenne, WY $91,223

Saint Petersburg, FL $91,194

Tampa, FL $91,175

Omaha, NE $91,156

Port Arthur, TX $91,117

Evansville, IN $91,117

Bradenton, FL $91,079

Santa Fe, NM $90,906

Orlando, FL $90,809

Clearwater, FL $90,704

Canton, OH $90,502

La Crosse, WI $90,502

Grand Forks, ND $90,473

Albuquerque, NM $90,444

Tulsa, OK $90,444

Newport News, VA $90,434

High Point, NC $90,405

Ogden, UT $90,367

Corpus Christi, TX $90,290

Laramie, WY $90,232

Norfolk, VA $90,232

Rock Island, IL $90,175

Saginaw, MI $90,155

Jacksonville, FL $90,146

Salisbury, NC $90,126

Memphis, TN $90,107

Moline, IL $90,059

Fort Myers, FL $90,030

Waterloo, IA $89,905

Spartanburg, SC $89,809

Lincoln, NE $89,761

Fort Wayne, IN $89,742

Birmingham, AL $89,636

Cedar Falls, IA $89,617

Provo, UT $89,607

Springfield, OH $89,597

San Antonio, TX $89,578

Greensboro, NC $89,540

South Bend, IN $89,530

Winston Salem, NC $89,520

Boise, ID $89,492

Savannah, GA $89,424

Muskegon, MI $89,251

Lima, OH $89,136

Lake Charles, LA $89,097

Anderson, IN $89,078

Lexington, KY $89,049

Augusta, GA $89,020

Greenville, SC $89,020

Wichita, KS $88,934

Tuscaloosa, AL $88,934

Columbia, SC $88,847

Bloomington, IN $88,607

Roanoke, VA $88,549

Asheville, NC $88,424

Knoxville, TN $88,260

Shreveport, LA $88,251

Wilmington, NC $88,126

Frankfort, KY $87,943

Oklahoma City, OK $87,875

Chillicothe, OH $87,837

Longview, TX $87,827

Topeka, KS $87,798

Mobile, AL $87,654

Terre Haute, IN $87,616

Erie, PA $87,606

Altoona, PA $87,558

Melbourne, FL $87,529

Amarillo, TX $87,491

Killeen, TX $87,462

Fayetteville, AR $87,385

Sioux Falls, SD $87,317

Chattanooga, TN $87,260

Idaho Falls, ID $87,250

Gainesville, FL $87,048

Portsmouth, OH $87,000

Little Rock, AR $86,981

Lynchburg, VA $86,981

Lafayette, LA $86,942

Youngstown, OH $86,942

Temple, TX $86,904

Daytona Beach, FL $86,885

Clarksville, TN $86,875

Pensacola, FL $86,865

Hopkinsville, KY $86,577

Charleston, WV $86,567

Florence, SC $86,519

Sioux City, IA $86,461

Macon, GA $86,182

Tallahassee, FL $86,173

Fayetteville, NC $86,153

Waco, TX $86,134

Wichita Falls, TX $86,134

Pine Bluff, AR $86,096

Vincennes, IN $85,913

Lubbock, TX $85,875

Great Falls, MT $85,817

Alamogordo, NM $85,807

Abilene, TX $85,730

Rapid City, SD $85,605

Monroe, LA $85,605

Albany, GA $85,547

Huntington, WV $85,538

Jackson, MS $85,528

Greenville, MS $85,519

Parkersburg, WV $85,422

Montgomery, AL $85,403

Johnstown, PA $85,384

Springfield, MO $85,307

Biloxi, MS $85,259

Sumter, SC $85,057

Columbus, GA $85,047

Twin Falls, ID $84,990

Pascagoula, MS $84,864

Kingsport, TN $84,614

Gulfport, MS $84,585

Alexandria, LA $84,268

Fort Smith, AR $84,028

El Paso, TX $83,768

Helena, MT $83,643

Las Cruces, NM $83,335

Harlingen, TX $83,066

Pocatello, ID $82,979

Florence, AL $82,950

Brownsville, TX $82,931

Dothan, AL $82,777

Mcallen, TX $82,729

Columbus, MS $82,017

Altus, OK $81,575

Lawton, OK $81,392

Pierre, SD $81,045

What Skills Can Increase a Java Specialist's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Analysis (Mentioned in 4.79% Job Postings): Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it.
Web Applications (Mentioned in 2.22% Job Postings): A web application is application software that runs in a web browser, unlike software programs that run locally and natively on the operating system of the device. They are delivered on the World Wide Web to users with an active network connection.
Technical Support (Mentioned in 1.77% Job Postings): Offering hands-on assistance and solutions to end-users in addressing and troubleshooting technical issues.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Analysis	4.79%
Web Applications	2.22%
Technical Support	1.77%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Java Specialist's salary.

Service Oriented Architecture: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Team Development: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Jira: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Service Oriented Architecture	$102,930	7%
Team Development	$101,968	6%
Jira	$101,006	5%
Agile	$101,006	5%
Atlassian	$101,006	5%
Product Development	$101,006	5%

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How Education impacts a Java Specialist's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Java Specialists enter the field with a Associate's Degree degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Java Specialist with a Associate's Degree is between $91,232 and $97,253).

Java Specialist Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Java Specialist

No Diploma 0.3%

High School 1.8%

Associates 5.5%

Bachelors 54.9%

Masters 33.8%

Doctorate 3.8%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	0.3%
High School	1.8%
Associates	5.5%
Bachelors	54.9%
Masters	33.8%
Doctorate	3.8%

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Java Specialist Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Java Specialist's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on January 01, 2026

$86,347

Average $96,196/year

$104,235

$7,196

Average $8,016/month

$8,686

$1,661

Average $1,850/week

$2,005

$42

Average $46/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$104,235	$8,686	$2,005	$50
Average	$96,196	$8,016	$1,850	$46
25th Percentile	$86,347	$7,196	$1,661	$42

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Salary Trends for Java Specialist

Salaries for a Java Specialist can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $100,979 in 2023 to around $97,934 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Java Specialist salary trends, .

Average Annual Salary of Java Specialist Over Time

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2023

$100,979

2024

$99,787

2025

$97,934

2026

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2023	$100,979
2024	$99,787
2025	$97,934
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