Software Developers Salary

Median Salary
$135,980
per year
Hourly Rate
$65.38
per hour
Employment
1,687,890
jobs in the U.S.

Salary Distribution

10th percentile
$82,460
25th percentile
$105,210
Median
$135,980
75th percentile
$171,980
90th percentile
$214,670

💰 Software Developers Salary by State

StateMedianvs. National
California$174,410+28.3%
Washington$166,540+22.5%
New York$166,180+22.2%
Massachusetts$165,210+21.5%
Oregon$142,720+5.0%
New Hampshire$139,720+2.8%
Maryland$138,680+2.0%
Colorado$138,390+1.8%
District of Columbia$136,880+0.7%
Virginia$136,460+0.4%
New Jersey$135,940-0.0%
North Carolina$134,710-0.9%
Connecticut$134,120-1.4%
Delaware$133,020-2.2%
Texas$132,150-2.8%
Illinois$132,110-2.8%
Idaho$131,590-3.2%
Georgia$131,010-3.7%
Florida$130,980-3.7%
Rhode Island$130,590-4.0%
Minnesota$130,050-4.4%
Arizona$129,690-4.6%
South Carolina$129,450-4.8%
Nevada$128,810-5.3%
Utah$128,810-5.3%
Pennsylvania$126,550-6.9%
Missouri$126,120-7.3%
Michigan$125,570-7.7%
Vermont$125,280-7.9%
New Mexico$124,520-8.4%
Hawaii$124,040-8.8%
Maine$123,120-9.5%
Wisconsin$122,660-9.8%
Alabama$122,540-9.9%
Tennessee$122,430-10.0%
Montana$121,990-10.3%
West Virginia$121,000-11.0%
Oklahoma$118,100-13.1%
Wyoming$115,170-15.3%
Iowa$114,890-15.5%
Ohio$114,090-16.1%
Kansas$113,420-16.6%
Nebraska$110,900-18.4%
Kentucky$109,010-19.8%
Indiana$105,920-22.1%
North Dakota$105,600-22.3%
Arkansas$104,490-23.2%
Louisiana$102,800-24.4%
South Dakota$96,310-29.2%
Mississippi$95,330-29.9%

🏙️ Software Developers Salary by Metro Area

Metro AreaMedianvs. National
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$213,110+56.7%
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$186,640+37.3%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$167,280+23.0%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$166,830+22.7%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$166,090+22.1%
Boulder, CO$164,560+21.0%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$163,270+20.1%
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$162,650+19.6%
Manchester-Nashua, NH$162,090+19.2%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$160,920+18.3%
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$159,430+17.2%
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$158,290+16.4%
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$156,910+15.4%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$156,000+14.7%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$154,930+13.9%
Pittsfield, MA$154,860+13.9%
Napa, CA$153,130+12.6%
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$148,630+9.3%
Worcester, MA$146,950+8.1%
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$146,200+7.5%
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$145,830+7.2%
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$139,640+2.7%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$138,900+2.1%
Stockton-Lodi, CA$138,550+1.9%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$137,610+1.2%
Vallejo, CA$136,930+0.7%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$135,920-0.0%
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$135,620-0.3%
Salinas, CA$135,160-0.6%
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$135,020-0.7%
Punta Gorda, FL$134,510-1.1%
Rochester, MN$134,450-1.1%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$134,380-1.2%
Asheville, NC$134,350-1.2%
Colorado Springs, CO$134,280-1.3%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$134,120-1.4%
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$133,990-1.5%
Kahului-Wailuku, HI$133,870-1.6%
Barnstable Town, MA$133,690-1.7%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$133,290-2.0%
Winchester, VA-WV$133,290-2.0%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$133,270-2.0%
New Haven, CT$133,040-2.2%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$133,040-2.2%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$132,960-2.2%
Lexington Park, MD$132,850-2.3%
Raleigh-Cary, NC$132,770-2.4%
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$132,720-2.4%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$132,650-2.4%
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$132,520-2.5%
Kokomo, IN$132,390-2.6%
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$132,150-2.8%
Merced, CA$132,120-2.8%
Richmond, VA$132,120-2.8%
Yuba City, CA$132,120-2.8%
Glens Falls, NY$132,040-2.9%
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$131,970-2.9%
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$131,890-3.0%
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$131,760-3.1%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$131,750-3.1%
Salem, OR$131,620-3.2%
Boise City, ID$131,590-3.2%
Chico, CA$131,360-3.4%
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$131,290-3.4%
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$131,210-3.5%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$130,920-3.7%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$130,760-3.8%
Naples-Marco Island, FL$130,730-3.9%
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$130,690-3.9%
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$130,690-3.9%
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$130,640-3.9%
Madison, WI$130,630-3.9%
Rocky Mount, NC$130,600-4.0%
Peoria, IL$130,590-4.0%
Carson City, NV$130,500-4.0%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$130,450-4.1%
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$130,330-4.2%
Jacksonville, FL$130,330-4.2%
Kenosha, WI$130,330-4.2%
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC$130,240-4.2%
Jackson, MI$130,220-4.2%
Grants Pass, OR$130,120-4.3%
Longview-Kelso, WA$130,000-4.4%
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$129,940-4.4%
Medford, OR$129,690-4.6%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$129,620-4.7%
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$129,600-4.7%
Greeley, CO$129,480-4.8%
Ames, IA$129,440-4.8%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$129,440-4.8%
Redding, CA$129,230-5.0%
Syracuse, NY$129,100-5.1%
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$129,090-5.1%
Fresno, CA$129,060-5.1%
Bend, OR$129,030-5.1%
St. Louis, MO-IL$129,030-5.1%
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$128,770-5.3%
Portland-South Portland, ME$128,710-5.3%
Sherman-Denison, TX$128,630-5.4%
Wildwood-The Villages, FL$128,560-5.5%
Charlottesville, VA$128,520-5.5%
Port St. Lucie, FL$128,510-5.5%
Binghamton, NY$128,460-5.5%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$128,430-5.6%
Bellingham, WA$128,250-5.7%
Huntsville, AL$128,080-5.8%
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$127,910-5.9%
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$127,850-6.0%
Kennewick-Richland, WA$127,800-6.0%
Springfield, MA$127,740-6.1%
Burlington, NC$127,570-6.2%
El Paso, TX$127,310-6.4%
Odessa, TX$127,080-6.5%
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$126,940-6.6%
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$126,940-6.6%
Coeur d'Alene, ID$126,870-6.7%
Ann Arbor, MI$126,830-6.7%
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$126,670-6.8%
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$126,670-6.8%
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$126,610-6.9%
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$126,460-7.0%
Midland, TX$126,190-7.2%
Visalia, CA$126,170-7.2%
Bozeman, MT$126,110-7.3%
Battle Creek, MI$126,050-7.3%
El Centro, CA$125,930-7.4%
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$125,760-7.5%
Reno, NV$125,710-7.6%
Corvallis, OR$125,650-7.6%
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$125,590-7.6%
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$125,580-7.6%
Birmingham, AL$125,410-7.8%
Omaha, NE-IA$125,220-7.9%
Greensboro-High Point, NC$125,190-7.9%
Kansas City, MO-KS$124,990-8.1%
Homosassa Springs, FL$124,540-8.4%
Pittsburgh, PA$124,500-8.4%
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$124,470-8.5%
Bay City, MI$124,420-8.5%
Kingston, NY$124,300-8.6%
Albany, GA$124,230-8.6%
Winston-Salem, NC$124,130-8.7%
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$124,060-8.8%
Twin Falls, ID$124,000-8.8%
Grand Junction, CO$123,990-8.8%
Vineland, NJ$123,920-8.9%
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$123,780-9.0%
Tyler, TX$123,760-9.0%
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$123,730-9.0%
Wilmington, NC$123,730-9.0%
Tucson, AZ$123,710-9.0%
Albuquerque, NM$123,700-9.0%
Greenville, NC$123,680-9.0%
Corpus Christi, TX$123,580-9.1%
Lexington-Fayette, KY$123,510-9.2%
Idaho Falls, ID$123,450-9.2%
Columbia, SC$123,380-9.3%
Bloomington, IL$123,320-9.3%
Killeen-Temple, TX$123,320-9.3%
Savannah, GA$123,220-9.4%
Jacksonville, NC$123,110-9.5%
Waco, TX$123,080-9.5%
Charleston, WV$122,980-9.6%
Gainesville, FL$122,950-9.6%
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$122,930-9.6%
Fayetteville, NC$122,900-9.6%
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$122,830-9.7%
Pueblo, CO$122,780-9.7%
Rochester, NY$122,770-9.7%
Ithaca, NY$122,730-9.7%
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$122,540-9.9%
Mobile, AL$122,540-9.9%
Oklahoma City, OK$122,390-10.0%
Columbus, OH$122,340-10.0%
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$122,200-10.1%
Albany, OR$122,030-10.3%
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$122,000-10.3%
Cheyenne, WY$121,990-10.3%
Gainesville, GA$121,940-10.3%
Sumter, SC$121,880-10.4%
Tallahassee, FL$121,800-10.4%
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$121,790-10.4%
Knoxville, TN$121,750-10.5%
Yuma, AZ$121,610-10.6%
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$121,420-10.7%
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$121,320-10.8%
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$121,150-10.9%
Roanoke, VA$121,110-10.9%
Eugene-Springfield, OR$121,050-11.0%
Lake Charles, LA$120,940-11.1%
Reading, PA$120,920-11.1%
Macon-Bibb County, GA$120,410-11.5%
Auburn-Opelika, AL$120,310-11.5%
Urban Honolulu, HI$120,230-11.6%
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$119,960-11.8%
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$119,780-11.9%
Modesto, CA$119,770-11.9%
Pocatello, ID$119,430-12.2%
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY$119,350-12.2%
Harrisonburg, VA$119,250-12.3%
Hammond, LA$118,590-12.8%
Warner Robins, GA$118,520-12.8%
Springfield, OH$118,150-13.1%
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH$118,130-13.1%
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$118,100-13.1%
Rome, GA$118,030-13.2%
Lewiston-Auburn, ME$117,700-13.4%
Hot Springs, AR$117,610-13.5%
Kankakee, IL$116,550-14.3%
Amarillo, TX$116,530-14.3%
Texarkana, TX-AR$116,490-14.3%
Salisbury, MD$116,380-14.4%
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$116,260-14.5%
Columbus, GA-AL$116,150-14.6%
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$116,120-14.6%
Sebring, FL$116,110-14.6%
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ$115,890-14.8%
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$115,780-14.9%
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA$115,610-15.0%
Dothan, AL$115,580-15.0%
Dalton, GA$115,480-15.1%
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$115,310-15.2%
Lubbock, TX$115,190-15.3%
Yakima, WA$115,170-15.3%
Walla Walla, WA$114,920-15.5%
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ$114,750-15.6%
Lima, OH$114,600-15.7%
York-Hanover, PA$114,600-15.7%
Spartanburg, SC$114,460-15.8%
Cedar Rapids, IA$114,340-15.9%
Fort Smith, AR-OK$114,140-16.1%
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$113,970-16.2%
Farmington, NM$113,780-16.3%
Flagstaff, AZ$113,580-16.5%
Utica-Rome, NY$113,390-16.6%
St. George, UT$113,240-16.7%
Ocala, FL$112,780-17.1%
Santa Fe, NM$112,380-17.4%
Wheeling, WV-OH$112,340-17.4%
Topeka, KS$111,870-17.7%
Niles, MI$111,720-17.8%
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$111,630-17.9%
Laredo, TX$111,450-18.0%
Cleveland, OH$111,310-18.1%
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$110,780-18.5%
Montgomery, AL$110,620-18.6%
Decatur, IL$110,300-18.9%
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$110,270-18.9%
Ogden, UT$109,880-19.2%
Lynchburg, VA$109,840-19.2%
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$109,470-19.5%
Lafayette, LA$109,010-19.8%
Morgantown, WV$108,950-19.9%
Tulsa, OK$108,730-20.0%
Minot, ND$108,470-20.2%
Florence, SC$108,460-20.2%
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$108,430-20.3%
Wichita Falls, TX$108,260-20.4%
Sandusky, OH$108,250-20.4%
Youngstown-Warren, OH$107,990-20.6%
Lebanon, PA$107,810-20.7%
Terre Haute, IN$107,770-20.7%
Decatur, AL$107,740-20.8%
Iowa City, IA$107,680-20.8%
Rockford, IL$107,640-20.8%
Dover, DE$107,530-20.9%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$107,520-20.9%
Las Cruces, NM$107,300-21.1%
Lawton, OK$107,240-21.1%
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$106,990-21.3%
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$106,950-21.3%
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$106,910-21.4%
Athens-Clarke County, GA$106,870-21.4%
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$106,870-21.4%
Chattanooga, TN-GA$106,750-21.5%
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$106,640-21.6%
Longview, TX$106,360-21.8%
Chambersburg, PA$106,200-21.9%
Champaign-Urbana, IL$106,080-22.0%
Bismarck, ND$106,020-22.0%
Fargo, ND-MN$105,980-22.1%
Wichita, KS$105,980-22.1%
Joplin, MO-KS$105,960-22.1%
Janesville-Beloit, WI$105,670-22.3%
Valdosta, GA$105,640-22.3%
Canton-Massillon, OH$105,500-22.4%
Akron, OH$105,430-22.5%
Dubuque, IA$105,360-22.5%
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$105,130-22.7%
Lawrence, KS$104,990-22.8%
Columbus, IN$104,880-22.9%
Tuscaloosa, AL$104,870-22.9%
Lancaster, PA$104,740-23.0%
Springfield, IL$104,550-23.1%
Eau Claire, WI$104,490-23.2%
Toledo, OH$104,360-23.3%
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$104,240-23.3%
Bangor, ME$104,140-23.4%
Fond du Lac, WI$104,140-23.4%
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$104,070-23.5%
Anchorage, AK$104,030-23.5%
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$104,000-23.5%
Abilene, TX$103,760-23.7%
State College, PA$103,620-23.8%
Duluth, MN-WI$103,500-23.9%
Johnson City, TN$103,320-24.0%
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA$103,170-24.1%
Green Bay, WI$103,160-24.1%
Casper, WY$103,000-24.3%
St. Cloud, MN$103,000-24.3%
Appleton, WI$102,970-24.3%
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$102,970-24.3%
Cleveland, TN$102,600-24.5%
Morristown, TN$102,390-24.7%
Springfield, MO$102,350-24.7%
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$102,110-24.9%
Owensboro, KY$102,010-25.0%
Manhattan, KS$101,960-25.0%
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$101,940-25.0%
College Station-Bryan, TX$101,910-25.1%
Baton Rouge, LA$101,900-25.1%
Flint, MI$101,750-25.2%
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$101,710-25.2%
Lincoln, NE$101,690-25.2%
Altoona, PA$101,670-25.2%
Fort Wayne, IN$101,560-25.3%
Erie, PA$101,550-25.3%
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$101,530-25.3%
Saginaw, MI$101,430-25.4%
Sheboygan, WI$101,380-25.4%
Lewiston, ID-WA$101,310-25.5%
Fairbanks-College, AK$101,260-25.5%
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$101,220-25.6%
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$101,150-25.6%
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$101,040-25.7%
Columbia, MO$101,020-25.7%
Beckley, WV$100,840-25.8%
Logan, UT-ID$100,740-25.9%
Bowling Green, KY$100,650-26.0%
Mankato, MN$100,630-26.0%
Gettysburg, PA$100,560-26.0%
Billings, MT$100,440-26.1%
Johnstown, PA$100,340-26.2%
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL$100,220-26.3%
Bloomington, IN$99,990-26.5%
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$99,750-26.6%
Mansfield, OH$99,560-26.8%
Muncie, IN$99,380-26.9%
Helena, MT$99,370-26.9%
Anniston-Oxford, AL$99,260-27.0%
Paducah, KY-IL$99,260-27.0%
Wausau, WI$98,650-27.5%
St. Joseph, MO-KS$98,570-27.5%
Evansville, IN$98,560-27.5%
Michigan City-La Porte, IN$98,510-27.6%
Monroe, MI$98,270-27.7%
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$97,120-28.6%
Jackson, MS$96,990-28.7%
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$96,680-28.9%
Clarksville, TN-KY$96,650-28.9%
Jackson, TN$96,540-29.0%
Grand Island, NE$96,260-29.2%
Goldsboro, NC$96,140-29.3%
Elizabethtown, KY$95,980-29.4%
Traverse City, MI$95,860-29.5%
San Angelo, TX$95,580-29.7%
Alexandria, LA$95,510-29.8%
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$95,500-29.8%
Enid, OK$94,830-30.3%
Monroe, LA$94,580-30.4%
Williamsport, PA$93,960-30.9%
Grand Forks, ND-MN$92,120-32.3%
Rapid City, SD$91,840-32.5%
Jonesboro, AR$84,990-37.5%
Midland, MI$83,730-38.4%
Puerto Rico$79,380-41.6%
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$79,380-41.6%
Aguadilla, PR$77,840-42.8%
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Data reflects the most recent annual survey.