Java Salaries

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Java Salaries

The industry of developing digital solutions based on Java and related frameworks continues to grow. According to StackOverFlow, Java ranks seventh in popularity for 2021, with a value of 34.5%. This is due to various factors, including the segment's demand for modern tools, and Java can hardly be among them.

 

Many people today are interested in just one question: "What is the salary for Java programmers?". And this characteristic plays a key role in the choice of profession by future specialists and the popularity of the field in general. We bring to your attention research on the topic "Java programmer salary in Ukraine."

Average salary of a Java programmer in Ukraine

How much does Java developer earn in Ukraine? To answer this question, we conducted an industry survey and interviewed IT companies' experts, HR, and managers. The results will surprise you.

 

The average salary for Java programmer in Kyiv is 43,000 UAH per month. But this is a median value, because the final salary depends on factors such as:

• Company.
• Position.
• Experience.
• Working conditions.
• Duties.
• The number of hours worked.
• The complexity of projects.

The salary of a Java programmer may well reach 80,000 UAH per month and even more, but only if you work remotely for foreign companies, such as American or Western European companies, where the salary level is several times higher than in Ukraine or Eastern Europe.

Java programmer salary depending on position

Java developer 2022 salaries are strongly tied to their direct job responsibilities and skill levels. For example, a Junior Front-end Java Developer earns, on average, about $900. 

 

To understand how much a Java programmer earns, you need to consider their specialization. For example, if they are engaged in engineering or project management, their earnings will be higher than in classical app code writing.

 

To illustrate, let's look at the statistics of salaries in the United States:

 

As you can see, the position directly affects the rate. Sometimes the hourly rate gap is more than $20 for the Senior level. The difference between Junior/Middle/Senior is not linear and is tied to the job specifics, company scope, and other factors.

 

Approximate salary gradation by experience:

 

How much a Java programmer earns depending on the company type

The size and type of the company also affect what the salary of a Junior Java developer is. For example, suppose we are talking about a huge corporation like Google or Amazon. In that case, even a beginner may have a higher salary than a representative of a medium-sized IT team.

 

If we consider startups, the salary of a beginner Java programmer is often comparable to a Middle position, especially if it's a tech startup with a partially formed team of enthusiastic/specialists. 

 

Java developer salaries are almost always dependent on the income of the company they work for. They are influenced by factors such as:

• Number and complexity of projects.
• The number of performers.
• The company's prime rate.
• Hours spent on development.
• The number of functions of an individual solution.

In addition, each individual performer's contribution to the project, their role, position, quantity, and quality of the work done is assessed.

 

Illustrative example of scaling the level of salaries as the company's staff increases (data from PayScale for the U.S. region):

 

How much does a Java programmer earn, depending on the city

Java Junior salary, as well as Middle Java developer salary or Senior Java developer salary, depends on the city where the office of the employing company is located. 

 

Factors of influence of the location on the level of salary are standard:

• Standard of living.
• Office location (center, suburbs).
• Prices for services.
• Company size.
• Location of a city in the country.
• Price index.

It follows that in large cities with dense buildings, with high prices for food, rent, and logistics, the average salary of a Java programmer is higher than in a similar company in a provincial city. This theory is confirmed by the Jobs.Dou study:

 

How much does a Java developer earn abroad

When we talk about a Java developer salary, we often forget that it primarily depends on the region of work. As you know, the highest salary index is in the USA, followed by Western Europe, Israel, and other developed countries. We are at the bottom of the ranking, competing with Eastern Europe and ahead of China, India, and Africa.

 

Pay attention to the graph:

 

 

The average annual salary of a Java developer in Ukraine is $25,000. This is more than 2 times lower than in the USA and almost 3 times lower than in Switzerland. Such data once again confirm the industry's poor development and the country's poor economic state. That is why most leading experts are eager to leave the country or get a job in a foreign company remotely.

Java programmer salary compared to other languages

How much does a Java developer earn if we compare their income with specialists in other fields? We have studied this question in detail – the results, let's say, are not very good. 

 

The thing is that Java is a relatively old development language that had its peak popularity in 2010. Later there were progressive frameworks and technologies which displaced the old language from the segment's leaders. 

 

Currently, the supply of Java development services exceeds the demand, which negatively impacts how much a Java developer earns. Salary chart for clarity:

 

Which positions are starting to significantly increase Java programmer salary

The Java programmer's salary increases as the specialist's career progresses. The more experience and the more projects completed, the higher the income. 

 

Interestingly enough, the progression of Java salary increases is non-linear and has a wave-like vector. From the graph below, we can see that a significant increase appears when moving between the Junior and Middle levels. Then the gap shrinks, up to almost complete stagnation of salary growth. 

 

Conclusion

If you like the digital industry, have experience with modern syntax and want a good salary, we invite you to visit a specialized resource for a job search. At JOBITT, you'll find the best JAVA developer jobs on the Ukrainian job market. Only here can you choose the best employment option and work in the office, remotely, or even abroad!