
Java Spring & JavaScript - Chicago, IL - 5 Years
Salary Report
Information Technology Job
Java
Spring Framework and
JavaScript
Development
United States Location
Chicago - Gary - Kenosha
IL - IN - WI
USA Metropolitan Area
Competitive Position® Salary Report
Data Observed 5/1/21 to 4/30/22
Salary Average
$119,091
Experience Requirement
5 Years
Raise +1 Year
$5,200 at 4.37%
Salary and Number of Jobs

About Salary and Jobs
Salary Range :
At required Experience of 5 Years: $119,091 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $99,813 & $138,370; and, 5% of Jobs top $166,146.
Number of Jobs :
Most Jobs are available closest to the Salary Average.
Fewer Jobs are available at Lower and Higher Salaries.
Salary End Points :
$26,400 = annual salary at $15 per hour working between: 44 weeks at 40 hours a week, to, 52 weeks at 34 hours a week.
$365,834 = annual salary for the highest paying IT Job in the highest paying US City at the Top 2.5% Experience and Top 2.5% Salary.
Job Market :
Job offers, publicly posted in want ads by employers, were observed and measured from 5/1/21 to 4/30/22.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Top Salaries
Top Percentile of Job market | Top Salary |
---|---|
2.5% | $175,185 |
5% | $166,146 |
10% | $155,738 |
25% | $138,370 |
33% | $131,270 |
50% | $119,091 |
Top Percentile of Job Market =
Number of Jobs Above the Top Salary
÷
Number of all Jobs at 5 Years Experience.
Salary Range and Jobs
Percentage of Jobs within Salary Lows and Highs
Percent of Job Market | Salary Range | |
---|---|---|
Low Salary | High Salary | |
10% | $115,500 | $122,682 |
25% | $109,985 | $128,198 |
33% | $106,912 | $131,270 |
50% | $99,813 | $138,370 |
67% | $91,244 | $146,939 |
95% | $62,997 | $175,185 |
Salary Average =
$119,091
Mid Point between each Low/High pair.
Percent of Job Market =
Number of Jobs with Salary between Low/High pair
÷
Number of all Jobs at 5 Years Experience.
Salary and Experience

Salary ±1 Year
Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
---|---|---|
4 Years | $112,913 | $6,178 at 5.47% |
5 Years | $119,091 | $5,200 at 4.37% |
6 Years | $124,291 | $4,489 at 3.61% |
About Salary and Experience
Salary by Year :
Salary is lowest at entry level, increases rapidly with the first years of experience and approaches a ceiling as experience matures.
Salary and Experience Range :
Salary average rises with experience: $74,623 at the low experience of 8 Months; $120,917 at the average experience of 5 Years and 4 Months; and, $139,687 at the top experience of 10 Years and 1 Month.
Experience End Points :
0 = Entry Level.
14 Years and 4 Months = Top 2.5% Experience in the IT Job with the highest required experience in the USA.
Job Market :
Job offers, publicly posted in want ads by employers, were observed and measured from 5/1/21 to 4/30/22.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Salary by Year
Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
---|---|---|
1 Year | $81,160 | $14,230 at 17.53% |
2 Years | $95,390 | $9,912 at 10.39% |
3 Years | $105,302 | $7,611 at 7.23% |
4 Years | $112,913 | $6,178 at 5.47% |
5 Years | $119,091 | $5,200 at 4.37% |
6 Years | $124,291 | $4,489 at 3.61% |
7 Years | $128,780 | $3,948 at 3.07% |
8 Years | $132,728 | $3,525 at 2.66% |
9 Years | $136,253 | $3,182 at 2.34% |
10 Years | $139,435 | $2,900 at 2.08% |
Salary and Experience Range
95% of Jobs require Experience between the Low and Top
Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year | |
---|---|---|---|
Low | 8 Months | $74,623 | $16,670 at 22.34% |
Average | 5 Years and 4 Months | $120,917 | $4,939 at 4.08% |
Top | 10 Years and 1 Month | $139,687 | $2,879 at 2.06% |
Qualifications
Description
Application development, using Java programming language on Spring Framework with JavaScript web client interaction, is the position's primary responsibility.
Skills
The qualifications of this information technology Job:
- Java;
- Spring Framework;
- JavaScript;
-
- Software-Application Developer,
-
Agile, Application (App), Back End, Big Data, Cloud, .Net, Embedded, Front End, Full Stack, Machine Learning, Mobile, Portal, Software (SW), User Interface (UI), User Experience (UX) or Web,
and
Analyst, Architect, Developer, Engineer, Lead or Programmer.
Characteristics
A+ Skills
Additional IT skills requested in some job descriptions:
- Project Lead,
- Development Manager, Lead Developer, Project Lead, Project Manager, Project Supervisor, Team Lead, Team Supervisor or Technical Lead,
- 3.4% of job descriptions;
- Master of Arts/Science or Ph.D. Graduate Degree,
- 5.4% of job descriptions;
- Bachelor of Arts/Science Degree,
- 53.9% of job descriptions;
- Financial Sector,
- Asset Management, Banking, Brokerage, Commodity Trading, Derivative Trading, Equity Trading, Finance, Insurance, Investment, Securities Trading, Stock Market or Wall Street,
- 13.4% of job descriptions;
- Git,
- 36.2% of job descriptions;
- Jira,
- 7.4% of job descriptions;
- Junit,
- 12.8% of job descriptions;
- JSP (JavaServer Pages),
- 3.7% of job descriptions;
- Hibernate,
- 38.8% of job descriptions;
- CSS (Cascading Style Sheets),
- 17.9% of job descriptions;
- React,
- 40.8% of job descriptions;
- AWS (Amazon Web Services),
- 45% of job descriptions.
Location
Chicago, IL
- Illinois,
- Addison, Arlington Heights, Aurora, Batavia, Barrington, Berwyn, Bollingbrook, Boone, Buffalo Grove, Burbank, Calumet City, Carol Stream, Carpentersville, Chicago Heights, Chicago, Cicero, Cook County, Crystal Lake, De Kalb County, De Kalb, Deerfield, Des Plaines, Downers Grove, DuPage County, East Chicago, Elgin, Elk Grove, Elk Grove Village, Elmhurst, Evanston, Geneva, Glendale Heights, Glenview, Grundy County, Hanover Park, Harvard, Harvey, Highland Park, Hines, Hinsdale, Hoffman Estates, Homewood, Itasca, Joliet, Kane County, Kankakee County, Kendall County, Lake County, Lake Forest, Lansing, Libertyville, Lincolnshire, Lombard, Maywood, McHenry County, Morris, Mount Prospect, Mundelein, Naperville, Niles, Norridge, North Chicago, Northbrook, Oak Brook, Oak Forest, Oak Lawn, Oak Park, Ogle, Orland Park, Palatine, Park Forest, Park Ridge, Plano, Riverside, Riverwoods, Rochelle, Rockford, Rolling, Romeoville, Rosemont, Schaumburg, Schiller Park, Skokie, St Charles, Streamwood, Tinley Park, Vernon Hills, Warrenville, Waukegan, Westchester, Wheaton, Wheeling, Will County, Wilmette, Winebago, Wood Dale and Woodridge;
- Indiana,
- Cedar Lake, Crown Point, East Chicago, Gary, Hammond, Hobart, Lake County, Lake, Merrilvilee, Merrilville, Portage, Porter County, and Valparaiso;
- Wisconsin,
- Kenosha County and Kenosha.
These locations are all included in the Chicago, IL metropolitan area as defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB).