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Java jobs: demand and pay (October 2026)
988 open data & AI postings at 472 companies mention Java, or 7.5% of all data & AI postings we track (as of October 18, 2026).
7.5%share of data & AI postings
472companies hiring
$193Kmedian pay, US (n=323)
—week over week (needs more history)
Java pay by level
| Level (from title) | Median pay | Postings with pay (n) |
|---|---|---|
| Intern | — | 1 |
| Entry / junior | — | 3 |
| Mid (II) | — | 5 |
| Senior | $192K | 107 |
| Staff / lead | $224K | 67 |
| Principal | $252K | 22 |
| Manager | — | 9 |
| Level not stated | $168K | 109 |
Median of the published range midpoint, US postings in USD, annualized. Shown only when n ≥ 10; “—” means fewer.
Roles that ask for Java
| Role | Postings | % of that role |
|---|---|---|
| AI Engineer | 382 | 10.1% |
| Data Engineer | 243 | 13.7% |
| Machine Learning Engineer | 206 | 10.4% |
| Data Scientist | 42 | 2.7% |
| Data Architect | 35 | 8.8% |
| Data & AI leadership | 30 | 2.8% |
| Database Engineer / DBA | 17 | 5.6% |
| AI Research Scientist | 16 | 3.7% |
| Data Governance & Quality | 9 | 4.1% |
| Data Analyst | 5 | 0.4% |
| Analytics Engineer | 2 | 0.5% |
| BI Developer / Analyst | 1 | 0.7% |
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How it's measured: a posting counts if its title or description matches the Java patterns in our taxonomy. Postings by the vendor itself are excluded. See the methodology.