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The qualifications that you need to start a career as a COBOL developer include a bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer programming, or a related field. Become proficient in the COBOL programming language and practice creating various business applications using it. You may practice on your own or complete a COBOL training course. Since companies use COBOL in different ways, most employers provide on-the-job training.

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Top Types Of Cobol Developer Jobs

List of the top 10 highest paying Cobol Developer positions in 2026, with salary ranges, according to ZipRecruiter.

  • Cobol Engineer

    Salary range: $100,000 - $180,000

    Cobol Engineer is a typical job search query Most salaries for Cobol Engineer jobs pay between $100,000 (25th percentile) and $180,000 (75th percentile) annually. Take a look at the variety of open positions nationwide for Cobol Engineer job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter.

  • Cobol Developer Contract

    Salary range: $100,500 - $136,000

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  • Cobol

    Salary range: $100,500 - $136,000

    COBOL, short for Common Business-Oriented Language, is a computer programming language that’s used mainly in commerce and for business applications. COBOL was created to be able to work across platforms and operating systems. Although it was first released in 1959, it remains in wide use, especially in legacy software run on mainframe computers. Although COBOL is slowly being phased out as companies and government agencies migrate programs from mainframes to new platforms, and write the new programs in different languages, there are still significant industries and fields, such as banking, finance, and infrastructure, that rely on COBOL.

  • Remote Cobol Developer

    Salary range: $100,500 - $136,000

    Remote Cobol Developer is a typical job search query Most salaries for Remote Cobol Developer jobs pay between $100,500 (25th percentile) and $136,000 (75th percentile) annually. Currently, there are not many open positions nationwide for Remote Cobol Developer job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter. You can take a look at what is available and find similar job searches in this list.

  • Remote Cobol Programmer Trainee

    Salary range: $90,000 - $140,500

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  • Java Mainframe Developer

    Salary range: $98,000 - $126,000

    Java Mainframe Developer is a more unusual job search query but still may give you interesting job results. Most salaries for Java Mainframe Developer jobs pay between $98,000 (25th percentile) and $126,000 (75th percentile) annually. Currently, there are not many open positions nationwide for Java Mainframe Developer job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter. You can take a look at what is available and find similar job searches in this list.

  • Mainframe Programmer Contract

    Salary range: $98,000 - $131,500

    Mainframe Programmer Contract is a more unusual job search query but still may give you interesting job results. Most salaries for Mainframe Programmer Contract jobs pay between $98,000 (25th percentile) and $131,500 (75th percentile) annually. Currently, there are not many open positions nationwide for Mainframe Programmer Contract job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter. You can take a look at what is available and find similar job searches in this list.

  • Remote Jcl Mainframe

    Salary range: $98,000 - $126,000

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  • Ibm Mainframe Cobol

    Salary range: $98,000 - $126,000

    Ibm Mainframe Cobol is a more unusual job search query but still may give you interesting job results. Most salaries for Ibm Mainframe Cobol jobs pay between $98,000 (25th percentile) and $126,000 (75th percentile) annually. Currently, there are not many open positions nationwide for Ibm Mainframe Cobol job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter. You can take a look at what is available and find similar job searches in this list.

  • Mainframe Cobol Db2 Cics Jcl Vsam

    Salary range: $98,000 - $126,000

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