What are the main factors that influence a J2EE Architect's salary?

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

How does experience change A J2EE Architect's salary?

A J2EE Architect's salary grows with experience: starting around $58,146 for beginners, reaching about $87,892 at mid-level, and approach $125,860 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a J2EE Architect?

J2EE Architect salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for J2EE Architect roles are District of Columbia $122,133, California $121,670, Massachusetts $120,048. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of J2EE Architect roles make?

Salaries for J2EE Architect level roles vary by specialization: J2EE Consultant: $175,694; IS Architect: $162,891; Architect Manager: $143,744; Architect V: $131,558; J2ee Developer: $127,226.

J2EE Architect Salary in the United States

How much does a J2EE Architect make in the United States? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a J2EE Architect in the United States is $110,308 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $53.

However, a J2EE Architect's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $120,628
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $105,061 to $115,710
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $100,284

10% $100,284

50% (Median) $110,308

90% $120,628

J2EE Architect Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$115,710	$9,643	$2,225	$56
Average	$110,308	$9,192	$2,121	$53
25th Percentile	$105,061	$8,755	$2,020	$51

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Key Factors That Influence J2EE Architect Salaries

A J2EE Architect'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 J2EE Architect Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a J2EE Architect'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): $58,146
Early Career (1-2 years): $80,382
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $87,892
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $109,182
Expert (over 8 years): $125,860

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Employee Relocation Representative I	less than 1 year	$58,146
Employee Relocation Representative II	1-2 years	$80,382
Employee Relocation Representative III	2-4 years	$87,892
J2EE Architect	5-8 years	$109,182
Employee Relocation Manager	over 8 years	$125,860

How Do J2EE Architect 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 J2EE Architects. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $122,133.
California: $121,670.
Massachusetts: $120,048.

District of Columbia $122,133 California $121,670 Massachusetts $120,048 Washington $119,607 New Jersey $119,563 Alaska $119,408 Connecticut $117,886 New York $117,268

Hawaii $115,294 Rhode Island $114,367 Maryland $113,739 Minnesota $112,878 Colorado $112,547 Illinois $112,437 Oregon $112,018 Delaware $111,709

New Hampshire $111,515 Virginia $111,080 Pennsylvania $109,812 Nevada $109,172 North Dakota $108,962 Michigan $108,631 Wisconsin $108,510 Vermont $108,267

Texas $107,594 Maine $107,550 Arizona $107,484 Ohio $107,407 Georgia $106,392 Indiana $105,885 Wyoming $105,785 Utah $105,631

Iowa $105,565 Kansas $105,035 Louisiana $104,881 North Carolina $104,826 Missouri $104,804 Florida $104,373 Montana $104,142 Nebraska $103,921

Kentucky $103,800 South Carolina $103,359 Tennessee $103,083 Idaho $102,973 New Mexico $102,167 Oklahoma $101,991 Alabama $101,340 South Dakota $100,248

Arkansas $99,652 West Virginia $99,332 Mississippi $98,373

Top Paying Cities for J2EE Architect

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: $139,131
San Francisco: $137,608
Oakland: $134,708

San Jose, CA $139,131

San Francisco, CA $137,608

Oakland, CA $134,708

New York, NY $127,008

Paramus, NJ $125,463

Queens Village, NY $125,458

Passaic, NJ $125,353

Bergenfield, NJ $125,343

Stamford, CT $125,100

Huntington, NY $125,055

Newark, NJ $124,240

Bridgeport, CT $124,007

Vallejo, CA $123,788

New Brunswick, NJ $123,744

Petaluma, CA $123,677

Middlesex, NJ $123,468

Somerset, NJ $123,391

Santa Cruz, CA $123,247

Boston, MA $122,574

Monterey, CA $122,187

Seattle, WA $121,934

Santa Rosa, CA $121,912

Los Angeles, CA $121,879

Juneau, AK $121,593

Washington, DC $121,471

Orange, CA $121,078

Santa Ana, CA $120,787

Long Beach, CA $120,677

Anaheim, CA $120,655

Anchorage, AK $120,600

Santa Maria, CA $120,269

Everett, WA $120,247

Danbury, CT $119,858

Bremerton, WA $119,706

Tacoma, WA $119,309

New Suffolk, NY $119,307

Sacramento, CA $119,276

Santa Barbara, CA $119,155

San Diego, CA $119,033

Trenton, NJ $119,033

Brockton, MA $118,912

Fairbanks, AK $118,642

Lompoc, CA $118,360

Lowell, MA $118,271

Ventura, CA $118,250

Nashua, NH $118,228

Stockton, CA $118,217

Modesto, CA $117,412

Poughkeepsie, NY $117,169

Olympia, WA $116,960

Kennewick, WA $116,960

New Haven, CT $116,915

Lawrence, MA $116,518

Hartford, CT $116,408

Riverside, CA $116,386

New Bedford, MA $116,276

Richland, WA $116,276

Bakersfield, CA $116,121

San Bernardino, CA $116,077

New Britain, CT $116,066

Atlantic City, NJ $116,066

New London, CT $116,022

Norwich, CT $115,989

Portsmouth, NH $115,967

Boulder, CO $115,733

Portland, OR $115,581

Worcester, MA $115,570

Minneapolis, MN $115,228

Philadelphia, PA $115,073

Honolulu, HI $114,709

Saint Paul, MN $114,656

Vineland, NJ $114,632

Providence, RI $114,312

Chicago, IL $113,992

Bellingham, WA $113,860

Springfield, MA $113,772

Baltimore, MD $113,739

Chico, CA $113,463

Pittsfield, MA $113,165

Manchester, NH $112,955

Spokane, WA $112,470

Denver, CO $112,459

Albany, NY $111,941

Troy, NY $111,896

Nassau, NY $111,778

Schenectady, NY $111,665

Wilmington, DE $111,577

Burlington, VT $111,422

Salem, OR $111,378

Portland, ME $111,036

Yakima, WA $110,926

Rochester, MN $110,584

Reno, NV $110,529

Fresno, CA $110,529

Milwaukee, WI $110,429

Detroit, MI $110,319

Ann Arbor, MI $110,300

Allentown, PA $110,286

Colorado Springs, CO $110,098

Syracuse, NY $110,043

Carson City, NV $110,043

Houston, TX $109,889

Eugene, OR $109,834

Gary, IN $109,701

Springfield, OR $109,613

Bismarck, ND $109,591

Galveston, TX $109,514

Medford, OR $109,348

Fort Collins, CO $109,304

Concord, NH $109,249

Austin, TX $109,216

Mesa, AZ $108,984

Reading, PA $108,973

Phoenix, AZ $108,962

Dallas, TX $108,929

Saint Cloud, MN $108,823

Madison, WI $108,675

Utica, NY $108,378

Rochester, NY $108,201

Des Moines, IA $108,190

Raleigh, NC $108,179

Atlanta, GA $108,014

Battle Creek, MI $107,981

Salt Lake City, UT $107,947

Lancaster, PA $107,782

Harrisburg, PA $107,628

Kansas City, MO $107,517

Kansas City, KS $107,495

Champaign, IL $107,495

Fort Worth, TX $107,484

Columbus, OH $107,465

Boca Raton, FL $107,440

Pittsburgh, PA $107,396

Richmond, VA $107,352

Indianapolis, IN $107,330

Cleveland, OH $107,319

Las Vegas, NV $107,186

Cincinnati, OH $107,186

Petersburg, VA $107,021

Huntsville, AL $106,855

Lansing, MI $106,781

Lebanon, PA $106,767

Pueblo, CO $106,756

Appleton, WI $106,723

Buffalo, NY $106,679

Dayton, OH $106,646

Racine, WI $106,624

Charlotte, NC $106,613

Saint Louis, MO $106,580

York, PA $106,513

Elkhart, IN $106,513

Gastonia, NC $106,492

Billings, MT $106,466

Beaumont, TX $106,436

Lorain, OH $106,414

Benton Harbor, MI $106,392

Toledo, OH $106,370

Binghamton, NY $106,315

Rock Hill, SC $106,304

Rockford, IL $106,249

Springfield, IL $106,205

Elyria, OH $106,194

Fargo, ND $106,194

Flagstaff, AZ $106,116

Fort Lauderdale, FL $106,050

Duluth, MN $105,984

Miami, FL $105,984

Grand Forks, ND $105,907

Cheyenne, WY $105,907

Bangor, ME $105,664

Cedar Rapids, IA $105,543

Durham, NC $105,496

Louisville, KY $105,488

Grand Rapids, MI $105,465

Hialeah, FL $105,454

Casper, WY $105,300

Scranton, PA $105,168

New Orleans, LA $105,135

Virginia Beach, VA $105,124

Akron, OH $105,068

Peoria, IL $104,925

Sarasota, FL $104,903

Nashville, TN $104,826

Omaha, NE $104,826

Green Bay, WI $104,826

Baton Rouge, LA $104,771

Charleston, SC $104,748

Davenport, IA $104,693

Jamestown, NY $104,693

Tucson, AZ $104,638

Saint Petersburg, FL $104,572

Tampa, FL $104,550

Evansville, IN $104,484

Port Arthur, TX $104,484

Bradenton, FL $104,440

Santa Fe, NM $104,241

Orlando, FL $104,043

Clearwater, FL $104,009

La Crosse, WI $103,778

Canton, OH $103,778

Albuquerque, NM $103,712

Newport News, VA $103,701

High Point, NC $103,667

Ogden, UT $103,623

Corpus Christi, TX $103,535

Norfolk, VA $103,469

Laramie, WY $103,469

Rock Island, IL $103,403

Saginaw, MI $103,381

Jacksonville, FL $103,370

Salisbury, NC $103,348

Boise, ID $103,326

Moline, IL $103,270

Fort Myers, FL $103,237

Memphis, TN $103,215

Tulsa, OK $103,160

Waterloo, IA $103,094

Spartanburg, SC $102,984

Lincoln, NE $102,928

Fort Wayne, IN $102,906

Provo, UT $102,895

Cedar Falls, IA $102,763

San Antonio, TX $102,719

Greensboro, NC $102,675

South Bend, IN $102,664

Savannah, GA $102,542

Muskegon, MI $102,498

Birmingham, AL $102,487

Winston Salem, NC $102,433

Lake Charles, LA $102,167

Anderson, IN $102,145

Lexington, KY $102,112

Augusta, GA $102,079

Greenville, SC $102,079

Lima, OH $101,991

Wichita, KS $101,980

Tuscaloosa, AL $101,980

Columbia, SC $101,880

Springfield, OH $101,858

Asheville, NC $101,682

Bloomington, IN $101,605

Knoxville, TN $101,208

Shreveport, LA $101,197

Wilmington, NC $101,053

Roanoke, VA $101,053

Topeka, KS $100,855

Frankfort, KY $100,842

Oklahoma City, OK $100,766

Chillicothe, OH $100,722

Longview, TX $100,711

Melbourne, FL $100,700

Sioux Falls, SD $100,524

Mobile, AL $100,513

Terre Haute, IN $100,469

Altoona, PA $100,402

Amarillo, TX $100,325

Killeen, TX $100,292

Fayetteville, AR $100,204

Chattanooga, TN $100,171

Sioux City, IA $100,071

Idaho Falls, ID $100,049

Lynchburg, VA $99,961

Gainesville, FL $99,818

Portsmouth, OH $99,763

Little Rock, AR $99,740

Lafayette, LA $99,696

Youngstown, OH $99,696

Daytona Beach, FL $99,630

Clarksville, TN $99,619

Pensacola, FL $99,608

Temple, TX $99,600

Hopkinsville, KY $99,277

Erie, PA $99,255

Florence, SC $99,211

Charleston, WV $99,035

Great Falls, MT $98,979

Macon, GA $98,825

Tallahassee, FL $98,814

Fayetteville, NC $98,792

Waco, TX $98,770

Helena, MT $98,693

Pine Bluff, AR $98,651

Vincennes, IN $98,516

Lubbock, TX $98,472

Alamogordo, NM $98,406

Twin Falls, ID $98,306

Rapid City, SD $98,273

Jackson, MS $98,075

Huntington, WV $98,067

Greenville, MS $98,064

Parkersburg, WV $97,951

Montgomery, AL $97,931

Wichita Falls, TX $97,821

Springfield, MO $97,821

Biloxi, MS $97,766

Monroe, LA $97,656

Johnstown, PA $97,578

Sumter, SC $97,534

Columbus, GA $97,523

Pascagoula, MS $97,314

Abilene, TX $97,314

Kingsport, TN $97,027

Albany, GA $97,027

Gulfport, MS $96,994

Alexandria, LA $96,630

Fort Smith, AR $96,354

El Paso, TX $96,056

Las Cruces, NM $95,560

Harlingen, TX $95,280

Pocatello, ID $95,262

Florence, AL $95,119

Brownsville, TX $95,097

Mcallen, TX $94,865

Dothan, AL $94,710

Columbus, MS $94,055

Altus, OK $93,541

Lawton, OK $93,332

Pierre, SD $92,934

J2EE Architect Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For J2EE Architect roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 50% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Healthcare and Construction sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 25% above the average. In contrast, J2EE Architect positions in Hospitality & Leisure or Retail & Wholesale typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view J2EE Architect as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a J2EE Architect

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Healthcare	$137,885	$66.0	25%
Construction	$132,370	$64.0	20%
Pharmaceuticals	$132,370	$64.0	20%
Energy & Utilities	$126,854	$61.0	15%
Software & Networking	$126,854	$61.0	15%

How Education impacts a J2EE Architect's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many J2EE Architect professionals enter the field with a Associate's 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 J2EE Architect with a Associate's is between $102,743 and $109,471.

J2EE Architect Salaries by Degree Level

$111,900
$110,600
$109,300
$108,000
$106,700
$105,400
$104,100
$102,800

Typical Education for J2EE Architect
Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Degree	8.3%
High School	75%
Associate's Degree	8.3%
Bachelor's Degree	75%
Master's Degree or MBA	16.7%
JD, MD, PhD or Equivalent	0%

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J2EE Architect Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a J2EE Architect'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.

$105,061

Average $110,308/year

$115,710

$8,755

Average $9,192/month

$9,643

$2,020

Average $2,121/week

$2,225

$51

Average $53/hour

$56

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$115,710	$9,643	$2,225	$56
Average	$110,308	$9,192	$2,121	$53
25th Percentile	$105,061	$8,755	$2,020	$51

Salary Trends for J2EE Architect

Salaries for a J2EE Architect can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $106,904 in 2023 to around $102,766 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of J2EE Architect salary trends, click here.

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Common company salaries for J2EE Architect

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C $128,509/per year

C R Bard Inc Biotechnology United States

H $124,697/per year

Henry Schein Canada Biotechnology United States

N $123,899/per year

Nordex Inc Biotechnology United States

N $120,416/per year

Nipro Corp Biotechnology United States

E $115,870/per year

Enovis Biotechnology United States

A $114,553/per year

Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy Biotechnology United States

M $112,110/per year

MiniMed Inc Biotechnology United States

L $111,500/per year

Labcorp Drug Development Biotechnology United States

L $110,229/per year

Life Technologies Corp Biotechnology United States

Z $106,224/per year

Zimmer Biomet Biotechnology United States

P $103,077/per year

Promontory Therapeutics Biotechnology United States

S $102,181/per year

Steris PLC Biotechnology United States

G $97,274/per year

Gavin Conferences Pty Ltd Biotechnology United States

E $94,764/per year

Endeavor BioMedicines Biotechnology United States

R $94,402/per year

Replay Holdings LLC Biotechnology United States

P $94,235/per year

Pleno Inc Biotechnology United States

S $93,666/per year

Simulaids Inc Biotechnology United States

N $88,880/per year

NOIRLab/CAS Biotechnology United States

O $86,468/per year

Onward Technology Biotechnology United States

L $84,895/per year

LED Medical Diagnostics Inc Biotechnology United States

E $84,682/per year

Eyeco Ltd Biotechnology United States

P $84,523/per year

Paerosol Biotechnology United States

I $83,525/per year

IONIQ Sciences Inc Biotechnology United States

S $82,815/per year

Stateside PPE Biotechnology United States

D $82,041/per year

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