Java Engineer 2, H-1B salary
What 680 H-1B filings report for “Java Engineer 2” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Java Engineer 2?
$102k median H-1B base salary for a Java Engineer 2, typically $78k to $125k, across 680 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2020 to FY2026). Highest in California at $134k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1California21$134k+$32k
- 2Texas161$107k+$5k
- 3Georgia25$107k+$5k
- 4Delaware27$105k+$3k
- 5Pennsylvania85$102ksame
- 6New York30$101k−$1k
- 7Ohio74$100k−$2k
- 8New Jersey66$100k−$2k
- 9North Carolina24$96k−$6k
- 10Florida116$95k−$7k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $102kfor the same title. States with at least 20 filings, so a median is not built on a handful of rows.
Which companies sponsor H-1B for a Java Engineer 2?
The employer that files the most H-1B labor condition applications for Java Engineer 2 roles is Virtusa, based on its U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Java Engineer 2 filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1Virtusa678 filings$102k
- 2Apricot Info Tech1 filings$84k
- 3Sumee Consulting1 filings$75k
Related titles in this family
683 filings carry “Java Engineer 2” in the title, across 4 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Lead Java Engineer (20742.831)1 filings$124k
- 2Lead Software Engineer (Senior Java Engineer) (20639.65)1 filings$132k
- 3Senior Java Engineer (20639.125)1 filings$128k
Figures are for the exact title “Java Engineer 2”; for a rare title we widen to the closest related titles (flagged above when that happens). To benchmark a specific offer by employer and state, use Salary Check.