15 Series · SOC 15-1252
Software Developers Salary
National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).
- $135,980
- Median / year
- $214,670
- Top 10% earn
- +15.8%
- Growth '23–'33
- 1,687,890
- US workers
Software Developers earn a median of $135,980 per year.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $135,980, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $82,460 (10th percentile) to $214,670 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 1,687,890 US workers. California pays the most ($174,410), since pay varies by state and metro area.
The pay verdict
Software Developers earn a median of $135,980, putting them among the better-paid US occupations and higher than 94% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Computer and Mathematical, it ranks #3 of 21 by median pay. Employment is projected to grow 15.8% by 2033.
- $135,980
- Median annual wage
- Top 6%
- of 825 US occupations with published wages
- #3 of 21
- in Computer and Mathematical
- 2.6×
- 90th-to-10th pay spread
Highest-paying state: California at $174,410. Typical entry-level education: Bachelor's degree.
Software Developers (SOC 15-1252) pays a national median of $135,980 per year according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey released in May 2025. Full-range compensation stretches from $82,460 at the 10th percentile to $214,670 at the 90th, with a mean of $148,100 indicating a right-skew where top earners pull the average above the midpoint. An estimated 1,687,890 Americans work in this occupation across 51 reporting states and 500 metro areas.
BLS Employment Projections forecast a +15.8% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which the agency classifies as much faster than average relative to the 5% all-occupations baseline. About 115,200 openings are projected per year, combining new positions with replacement needs from retirements and occupation-switchers. Typical entry-level preparation is Bachelor's degree. The BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) and Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII) produce a workplace-safety grade of A for this role, with a fatality rate of 0.1 per 100,000 and injury rate of 0.1 per 100.
Geographic variation matters as much as the headline median. California pays the highest state median at $174,410, which is +28% above the national figure. The top metro is San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA at $213,110 - metro premiums typically reflect higher cost of living, industry concentration, or specialized employer demand. When using this page for negotiation or career planning, pair the national median with the state and metro rows below, remember that BLS wages exclude benefits, bonuses, and overtime, and revisit after each May OEWS release since percentiles shift with cost-of-living cycles and industry demand. See our methodology for exactly how these figures are sourced, computed, and verified.
BLS OEWS May 2025 1,687,890 jobs Median $135,980/yr
Median Salary
$135,980
per year
Median Hourly
$65.38/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$148,100
average
Employment
1,687,890
jobs nationwide
How does this pay compare nationally?
Where Software Developers pay sits nationally
Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median
$135,980 Top 6% higher than 94% of 825 US occupations
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US occupations. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · May 2025
Does this job pay well and grow?
Each dot is a 15-series occupation, placed by projected 2024–2034 growth and median pay. The highlighted dot is Software Developers; the upper-right quadrant is the sweet spot (high pay + fast growth).
Among 21 15-series occupations with growth data, Software Developers sits on the faster-growing side at +15.8% growth and $135,980 median pay.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).
Job Outlook (2024–2034)
Projected Growth
+15.8%
Much faster than average
Annual Openings
115,200
per year (projected)
Typical Education
Bachelor's degree
Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034
Workplace Safety
All safety ratings → A
Very Safe
Safety Grade (BLS 2023)
Fatality Rate
0.1/100K
Injury Rate
0.1/100
Danger Index
0.5/100
Source: BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) & Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII), 2023
Career Intelligence
Skills, knowledge, and tasks most important for Software Developers roles, ranked by importance. Source: O*NET.
Top Skills
Programming 4.0
Critical Thinking 3.9
Judgment and Decision Making 3.6
Reading Comprehension 3.5
Active Learning 3.5
Systems Analysis 3.5
Active Listening 3.4
Complex Problem Solving 3.4
Technology Design 3.4
Systems Evaluation 3.4
Knowledge Areas
Computers and Electronics 4.8
Mathematics 3.6
Customer and Personal Service 3.6
English Language 3.3
Education and Training 2.8
Engineering and Technology 2.8
Design 2.7
Telecommunications 2.6
Public Safety and Security 2.6
Production and Processing 2.5
Key Tasks
- ▸ Monitor functioning of equipment to ensure system operates in conformance with specifications.
- ▸ Analyze user needs and software requirements to determine feasibility of design within time and cost constraints.
- ▸ Develop or direct software system testing or validation procedures, programming, or documentation.
- ▸ Confer with systems analysts, engineers, programmers and others to design systems and to obtain information on project limitations and capabilities, performance requirements and interfaces.
- ▸ Coordinate installation of software system.
- ▸ Modify existing software to correct errors, adapt it to new hardware, or upgrade interfaces and improve performance.
- ▸ Prepare reports or correspondence concerning project specifications, activities, or status.
- ▸ Analyze information to determine, recommend, and plan installation of a new system or modification of an existing system.
- ▸ Store, retrieve, and manipulate data for analysis of system capabilities and requirements.
- ▸ Design, develop and modify software systems, using scientific analysis and mathematical models to predict and measure outcomes and consequences of design.
Source: O*NET Online, National Center for O*NET Development. Data represents typical importance ratings for this occupation.
Salary Range
Annual Salary Distribution
Hourly Rate Distribution
10th Percentile
$82,460
25th Percentile
$105,210
Median
$135,980
75th Percentile
$171,980
90th Percentile
$214,670
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | $174,410 | +28% above national |
| 2 | Washington | $166,540 | +22% above national |
| 3 | New York | $166,180 | +22% above national |
| 4 | Massachusetts | $165,210 | +21% above national |
| 5 | Oregon | $142,720 | +5% above national |
| 6 | New Hampshire | $139,720 | +3% above national |
| 7 | Maryland | $138,680 | +2% above national |
| 8 | Colorado | $138,390 | +2% above national |
| 9 | District of Columbia | $136,880 | +1% above national |
| 10 | Virginia | $136,460 | same as national |
| 11 | New Jersey | $135,940 | same as national |
| 12 | North Carolina | $134,710 | 1% below national |
| 13 | Connecticut | $134,120 | 1% below national |
| 14 | Delaware | $133,020 | 2% below national |
| 15 | Texas | $132,150 | 3% below national |
| 16 | Illinois | $132,110 | 3% below national |
| 17 | Idaho | $131,590 | 3% below national |
| 18 | Georgia | $131,010 | 4% below national |
| 19 | Florida | $130,980 | 4% below national |
| 20 | Rhode Island | $130,590 | 4% below national |
| 21 | Minnesota | $130,050 | 4% below national |
| 22 | Arizona | $129,690 | 5% below national |
| 23 | South Carolina | $129,450 | 5% below national |
| 24 | Nevada | $128,810 | 5% below national |
| 25 | Utah | $128,810 | 5% below national |
| 26 | Pennsylvania | $126,550 | 7% below national |
| 27 | Missouri | $126,120 | 7% below national |
| 28 | Michigan | $125,570 | 8% below national |
| 29 | Vermont | $125,280 | 8% below national |
| 30 | New Mexico | $124,520 | 8% below national |
| 31 | Hawaii | $124,040 | 9% below national |
| 32 | Maine | $123,120 | 9% below national |
| 33 | Wisconsin | $122,660 | 10% below national |
| 34 | Alabama | $122,540 | 10% below national |
| 35 | Tennessee | $122,430 | 10% below national |
| 36 | Montana | $121,990 | 10% below national |
| 37 | West Virginia | $121,000 | 11% below national |
| 38 | Oklahoma | $118,100 | 13% below national |
| 39 | Wyoming | $115,170 | 15% below national |
| 40 | Iowa | $114,890 | 16% below national |
| 41 | Ohio | $114,090 | 16% below national |
| 42 | Kansas | $113,420 | 17% below national |
| 43 | Nebraska | $110,900 | 18% below national |
| 44 | Kentucky | $109,010 | 20% below national |
| 45 | Indiana | $105,920 | 22% below national |
| 46 | North Dakota | $105,600 | 22% below national |
| 47 | Arkansas | $104,490 | 23% below national |
| 48 | Louisiana | $102,800 | 24% below national |
| 49 | South Dakota | $96,310 | 29% below national |
| 50 | Mississippi | $95,330 | 30% below national |
| 51 | Puerto Rico | $79,380 | 42% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $213,110 | +57% above national |
| 2 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $186,640 | +37% above national |
| 3 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $167,280 | +23% above national |
| 4 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $166,830 | +23% above national |
| 5 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $166,090 | +22% above national |
| 6 | Boulder, CO | $164,560 | +21% above national |
| 7 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $163,270 | +20% above national |
| 8 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $162,650 | +20% above national |
| 9 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | $162,090 | +19% above national |
| 10 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $160,920 | +18% above national |
| 11 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $159,430 | +17% above national |
| 12 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $158,290 | +16% above national |
| 13 | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $156,910 | +15% above national |
| 14 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $156,000 | +15% above national |
| 15 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $154,930 | +14% above national |
| 16 | Pittsfield, MA | $154,860 | +14% above national |
| 17 | Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area | $154,710 | +14% above national |
| 18 | Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | $154,340 | +14% above national |
| 19 | Napa, CA | $153,130 | +13% above national |
| 20 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $148,630 | +9% above national |
| 21 | Worcester, MA | $146,950 | +8% above national |
| 22 | Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $146,200 | +8% above national |
| 23 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $145,830 | +7% above national |
| 24 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $139,640 | +3% above national |
| 25 | North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $139,040 | +2% above national |
| 26 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $138,900 | +2% above national |
| 27 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | $138,550 | +2% above national |
| 28 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $137,610 | +1% above national |
| 29 | Vallejo, CA | $136,930 | +1% above national |
| 30 | South Florida nonmetropolitan area | $136,850 | +1% above national |
| 31 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $135,920 | same as national |
| 32 | Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $135,710 | same as national |
| 33 | Connecticut nonmetropolitan area | $135,690 | same as national |
| 34 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $135,620 | same as national |
| 35 | Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $135,500 | same as national |
| 36 | Salinas, CA | $135,160 | 1% below national |
| 37 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $135,020 | 1% below national |
| 38 | Punta Gorda, FL | $134,510 | 1% below national |
| 39 | Rochester, MN | $134,450 | 1% below national |
| 40 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $134,380 | 1% below national |
| 41 | Asheville, NC | $134,350 | 1% below national |
| 42 | Colorado Springs, CO | $134,280 | 1% below national |
| 43 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $134,120 | 1% below national |
| 44 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $133,990 | 1% below national |
| 45 | Kahului-Wailuku, HI | $133,870 | 2% below national |
| 46 | Western Washington nonmetropolitan area | $133,750 | 2% below national |
| 47 | North Florida nonmetropolitan area | $133,710 | 2% below national |
| 48 | Barnstable Town, MA | $133,690 | 2% below national |
| 49 | West Montana nonmetropolitan area | $133,400 | 2% below national |
| 50 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $133,290 | 2% below national |
| 51 | Winchester, VA-WV | $133,290 | 2% below national |
| 52 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $133,270 | 2% below national |
| 53 | New Haven, CT | $133,040 | 2% below national |
| 54 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $133,040 | 2% below national |
| 55 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $132,960 | 2% below national |
| 56 | Lexington Park, MD | $132,850 | 2% below national |
| 57 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $132,770 | 2% below national |
| 58 | Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | $132,720 | 2% below national |
| 59 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $132,650 | 2% below national |
| 60 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $132,520 | 3% below national |
| 61 | Kokomo, IN | $132,390 | 3% below national |
| 62 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $132,150 | 3% below national |
| 63 | Merced, CA | $132,120 | 3% below national |
| 64 | Richmond, VA | $132,120 | 3% below national |
| 65 | Yuba City, CA | $132,120 | 3% below national |
| 66 | Glens Falls, NY | $132,040 | 3% below national |
| 67 | Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | $131,970 | 3% below national |
| 68 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $131,890 | 3% below national |
| 69 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $131,760 | 3% below national |
| 70 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $131,750 | 3% below national |
| 71 | Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $131,670 | 3% below national |
| 72 | Salem, OR | $131,620 | 3% below national |
| 73 | Boise City, ID | $131,590 | 3% below national |
| 74 | Chico, CA | $131,360 | 3% below national |
| 75 | Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $131,290 | 3% below national |
| 76 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $131,210 | 4% below national |
| 77 | North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $131,110 | 4% below national |
| 78 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $130,920 | 4% below national |
| 79 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $130,760 | 4% below national |
| 80 | Naples-Marco Island, FL | $130,730 | 4% below national |
| 81 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $130,690 | 4% below national |
| 82 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $130,690 | 4% below national |
| 83 | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $130,640 | 4% below national |
| 84 | Madison, WI | $130,630 | 4% below national |
| 85 | Rocky Mount, NC | $130,600 | 4% below national |
| 86 | Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area | $130,600 | 4% below national |
| 87 | Peoria, IL | $130,590 | 4% below national |
| 88 | Carson City, NV | $130,500 | 4% below national |
| 89 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $130,450 | 4% below national |
| 90 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $130,330 | 4% below national |
| 91 | Jacksonville, FL | $130,330 | 4% below national |
| 92 | Kenosha, WI | $130,330 | 4% below national |
| 93 | Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | $130,240 | 4% below national |
| 94 | Jackson, MI | $130,220 | 4% below national |
| 95 | Grants Pass, OR | $130,120 | 4% below national |
| 96 | Longview-Kelso, WA | $130,000 | 4% below national |
| 97 | Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $129,990 | 4% below national |
| 98 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $129,940 | 4% below national |
| 99 | Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $129,930 | 4% below national |
| 100 | Medford, OR | $129,690 | 5% below national |
| 101 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $129,620 | 5% below national |
| 102 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $129,600 | 5% below national |
| 103 | Greeley, CO | $129,480 | 5% below national |
| 104 | Ames, IA | $129,440 | 5% below national |
| 105 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $129,440 | 5% below national |
| 106 | Redding, CA | $129,230 | 5% below national |
| 107 | Syracuse, NY | $129,100 | 5% below national |
| 108 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $129,090 | 5% below national |
| 109 | Fresno, CA | $129,060 | 5% below national |
| 110 | Bend, OR | $129,030 | 5% below national |
| 111 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $129,030 | 5% below national |
| 112 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $128,770 | 5% below national |
| 113 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $128,710 | 5% below national |
| 114 | Sherman-Denison, TX | $128,630 | 5% below national |
| 115 | Wildwood-The Villages, FL | $128,560 | 5% below national |
| 116 | Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $128,530 | 5% below national |
| 117 | Charlottesville, VA | $128,520 | 5% below national |
| 118 | Port St. Lucie, FL | $128,510 | 5% below national |
| 119 | Binghamton, NY | $128,460 | 6% below national |
| 120 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $128,430 | 6% below national |
| 121 | Bellingham, WA | $128,250 | 6% below national |
| 122 | Huntsville, AL | $128,080 | 6% below national |
| 123 | Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $128,050 | 6% below national |
| 124 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $127,910 | 6% below national |
| 125 | Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $127,860 | 6% below national |
| 126 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $127,850 | 6% below national |
| 127 | Kennewick-Richland, WA | $127,800 | 6% below national |
| 128 | Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $127,770 | 6% below national |
| 129 | Springfield, MA | $127,740 | 6% below national |
| 130 | Burlington, NC | $127,570 | 6% below national |
| 131 | Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $127,550 | 6% below national |
| 132 | El Paso, TX | $127,310 | 6% below national |
| 133 | Odessa, TX | $127,080 | 7% below national |
| 134 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $126,940 | 7% below national |
| 135 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $126,940 | 7% below national |
| 136 | Coeur d'Alene, ID | $126,870 | 7% below national |
| 137 | Ann Arbor, MI | $126,830 | 7% below national |
| 138 | Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $126,670 | 7% below national |
| 139 | Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $126,670 | 7% below national |
| 140 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $126,610 | 7% below national |
| 141 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $126,460 | 7% below national |
| 142 | Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $126,390 | 7% below national |
| 143 | Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $126,310 | 7% below national |
| 144 | Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area | $126,240 | 7% below national |
| 145 | Midland, TX | $126,190 | 7% below national |
| 146 | Visalia, CA | $126,170 | 7% below national |
| 147 | Bozeman, MT | $126,110 | 7% below national |
| 148 | Battle Creek, MI | $126,050 | 7% below national |
| 149 | El Centro, CA | $125,930 | 7% below national |
| 150 | Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $125,870 | 7% below national |
| 151 | Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $125,760 | 8% below national |
| 152 | Reno, NV | $125,710 | 8% below national |
| 153 | Corvallis, OR | $125,650 | 8% below national |
| 154 | Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area | $125,650 | 8% below national |
| 155 | Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | $125,590 | 8% below national |
| 156 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $125,580 | 8% below national |
| 157 | Birmingham, AL | $125,410 | 8% below national |
| 158 | Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $125,360 | 8% below national |
| 159 | Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $125,270 | 8% below national |
| 160 | Omaha, NE-IA | $125,220 | 8% below national |
| 161 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $125,190 | 8% below national |
| 162 | Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $125,010 | 8% below national |
| 163 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $124,990 | 8% below national |
| 164 | Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $124,740 | 8% below national |
| 165 | Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $124,560 | 8% below national |
| 166 | Homosassa Springs, FL | $124,540 | 8% below national |
| 167 | Pittsburgh, PA | $124,500 | 8% below national |
| 168 | Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $124,470 | 8% below national |
| 169 | Bay City, MI | $124,420 | 9% below national |
| 170 | Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $124,340 | 9% below national |
| 171 | Kingston, NY | $124,300 | 9% below national |
| 172 | Albany, GA | $124,230 | 9% below national |
| 173 | Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $124,160 | 9% below national |
| 174 | Winston-Salem, NC | $124,130 | 9% below national |
| 175 | Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $124,090 | 9% below national |
| 176 | Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $124,060 | 9% below national |
| 177 | Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $124,010 | 9% below national |
| 178 | Twin Falls, ID | $124,000 | 9% below national |
| 179 | Grand Junction, CO | $123,990 | 9% below national |
| 180 | Vineland, NJ | $123,920 | 9% below national |
| 181 | Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $123,780 | 9% below national |
| 182 | Tyler, TX | $123,760 | 9% below national |
| 183 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $123,730 | 9% below national |
| 184 | Wilmington, NC | $123,730 | 9% below national |
| 185 | Tucson, AZ | $123,710 | 9% below national |
| 186 | Albuquerque, NM | $123,700 | 9% below national |
| 187 | Greenville, NC | $123,680 | 9% below national |
| 188 | Corpus Christi, TX | $123,580 | 9% below national |
| 189 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $123,510 | 9% below national |
| 190 | Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $123,490 | 9% below national |
| 191 | Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $123,470 | 9% below national |
| 192 | Idaho Falls, ID | $123,450 | 9% below national |
| 193 | Columbia, SC | $123,380 | 9% below national |
| 194 | Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $123,380 | 9% below national |
| 195 | Bloomington, IL | $123,320 | 9% below national |
| 196 | Killeen-Temple, TX | $123,320 | 9% below national |
| 197 | Savannah, GA | $123,220 | 9% below national |
| 198 | Jacksonville, NC | $123,110 | 9% below national |
| 199 | Waco, TX | $123,080 | 9% below national |
| 200 | Maryland nonmetropolitan area | $123,010 | 10% below national |
| 201 | Charleston, WV | $122,980 | 10% below national |
| 202 | Gainesville, FL | $122,950 | 10% below national |
| 203 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $122,930 | 10% below national |
| 204 | Fayetteville, NC | $122,900 | 10% below national |
| 205 | Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $122,830 | 10% below national |
| 206 | Pueblo, CO | $122,780 | 10% below national |
| 207 | Rochester, NY | $122,770 | 10% below national |
| 208 | East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $122,760 | 10% below national |
| 209 | Ithaca, NY | $122,730 | 10% below national |
| 210 | Arizona nonmetropolitan area | $122,620 | 10% below national |
| 211 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $122,540 | 10% below national |
| 212 | Mobile, AL | $122,540 | 10% below national |
| 213 | Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $122,510 | 10% below national |
| 214 | Oklahoma City, OK | $122,390 | 10% below national |
| 215 | South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $122,390 | 10% below national |
| 216 | Columbus, OH | $122,340 | 10% below national |
| 217 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $122,200 | 10% below national |
| 218 | Albany, OR | $122,030 | 10% below national |
| 219 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $122,000 | 10% below national |
| 220 | Cheyenne, WY | $121,990 | 10% below national |
| 221 | Gainesville, GA | $121,940 | 10% below national |
| 222 | Sumter, SC | $121,880 | 10% below national |
| 223 | Tallahassee, FL | $121,800 | 10% below national |
| 224 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $121,790 | 10% below national |
| 225 | Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $121,780 | 10% below national |
| 226 | Knoxville, TN | $121,750 | 10% below national |
| 227 | Yuma, AZ | $121,610 | 11% below national |
| 228 | Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $121,610 | 11% below national |
| 229 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $121,420 | 11% below national |
| 230 | Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $121,320 | 11% below national |
| 231 | Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $121,150 | 11% below national |
| 232 | Roanoke, VA | $121,110 | 11% below national |
| 233 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $121,050 | 11% below national |
| 234 | Lake Charles, LA | $120,940 | 11% below national |
| 235 | Reading, PA | $120,920 | 11% below national |
| 236 | Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $120,530 | 11% below national |
| 237 | Macon-Bibb County, GA | $120,410 | 11% below national |
| 238 | Auburn-Opelika, AL | $120,310 | 12% below national |
| 239 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $120,230 | 12% below national |
| 240 | North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $120,020 | 12% below national |
| 241 | West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $120,010 | 12% below national |
| 242 | South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $120,010 | 12% below national |
| 243 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $119,960 | 12% below national |
| 244 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $119,780 | 12% below national |
| 245 | Modesto, CA | $119,770 | 12% below national |
| 246 | South Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $119,740 | 12% below national |
| 247 | Alaska nonmetropolitan area | $119,540 | 12% below national |
| 248 | Pocatello, ID | $119,430 | 12% below national |
| 249 | Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | $119,350 | 12% below national |
| 250 | Harrisonburg, VA | $119,250 | 12% below national |
| 251 | East Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $118,950 | 13% below national |
| 252 | North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $118,600 | 13% below national |
| 253 | Hammond, LA | $118,590 | 13% below national |
| 254 | Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $118,570 | 13% below national |
| 255 | Warner Robins, GA | $118,520 | 13% below national |
| 256 | Springfield, OH | $118,150 | 13% below national |
| 257 | Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | $118,130 | 13% below national |
| 258 | Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area | $118,110 | 13% below national |
| 259 | Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $118,100 | 13% below national |
| 260 | Rome, GA | $118,030 | 13% below national |
| 261 | Lewiston-Auburn, ME | $117,700 | 13% below national |
| 262 | Hot Springs, AR | $117,610 | 14% below national |
| 263 | Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $117,470 | 14% below national |
| 264 | South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $117,260 | 14% below national |
| 265 | Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $117,140 | 14% below national |
| 266 | Kankakee, IL | $116,550 | 14% below national |
| 267 | Amarillo, TX | $116,530 | 14% below national |
| 268 | Texarkana, TX-AR | $116,490 | 14% below national |
| 269 | Salisbury, MD | $116,380 | 14% below national |
| 270 | East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $116,370 | 14% below national |
| 271 | Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | $116,260 | 15% below national |
| 272 | Columbus, GA-AL | $116,150 | 15% below national |
| 273 | Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $116,140 | 15% below national |
| 274 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $116,120 | 15% below national |
| 275 | Sebring, FL | $116,110 | 15% below national |
| 276 | Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $116,060 | 15% below national |
| 277 | Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | $115,890 | 15% below national |
| 278 | Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $115,890 | 15% below national |
| 279 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $115,780 | 15% below national |
| 280 | Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | $115,610 | 15% below national |
| 281 | Dothan, AL | $115,580 | 15% below national |
| 282 | Dalton, GA | $115,480 | 15% below national |
| 283 | Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $115,310 | 15% below national |
| 284 | Lubbock, TX | $115,190 | 15% below national |
| 285 | Yakima, WA | $115,170 | 15% below national |
| 286 | Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $115,170 | 15% below national |
| 287 | Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $115,170 | 15% below national |
| 288 | Walla Walla, WA | $114,920 | 15% below national |
| 289 | Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | $114,750 | 16% below national |
| 290 | Lima, OH | $114,600 | 16% below national |
| 291 | York-Hanover, PA | $114,600 | 16% below national |
| 292 | Spartanburg, SC | $114,460 | 16% below national |
| 293 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $114,340 | 16% below national |
| 294 | Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $114,280 | 16% below national |
| 295 | Fort Smith, AR-OK | $114,140 | 16% below national |
| 296 | Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $113,970 | 16% below national |
| 297 | Farmington, NM | $113,780 | 16% below national |
| 298 | Flagstaff, AZ | $113,580 | 16% below national |
| 299 | Utica-Rome, NY | $113,390 | 17% below national |
| 300 | St. George, UT | $113,240 | 17% below national |
| 301 | Ocala, FL | $112,780 | 17% below national |
| 302 | Santa Fe, NM | $112,380 | 17% below national |
| 303 | Wheeling, WV-OH | $112,340 | 17% below national |
| 304 | Topeka, KS | $111,870 | 18% below national |
| 305 | Niles, MI | $111,720 | 18% below national |
| 306 | Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $111,630 | 18% below national |
| 307 | Laredo, TX | $111,450 | 18% below national |
| 308 | Cleveland, OH | $111,310 | 18% below national |
| 309 | Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $111,200 | 18% below national |
| 310 | Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $111,200 | 18% below national |
| 311 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $110,780 | 19% below national |
| 312 | Montgomery, AL | $110,620 | 19% below national |
| 313 | Decatur, IL | $110,300 | 19% below national |
| 314 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $110,270 | 19% below national |
| 315 | Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $110,120 | 19% below national |
| 316 | Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area | $110,000 | 19% below national |
| 317 | South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $109,990 | 19% below national |
| 318 | Ogden, UT | $109,880 | 19% below national |
| 319 | Lynchburg, VA | $109,840 | 19% below national |
| 320 | Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $109,580 | 19% below national |
| 321 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $109,470 | 19% below national |
| 322 | South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $109,330 | 20% below national |
| 323 | High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area | $109,170 | 20% below national |
| 324 | Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | $109,110 | 20% below national |
| 325 | Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $109,040 | 20% below national |
| 326 | Lafayette, LA | $109,010 | 20% below national |
| 327 | Morgantown, WV | $108,950 | 20% below national |
| 328 | Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $108,820 | 20% below national |
| 329 | Tulsa, OK | $108,730 | 20% below national |
| 330 | Minot, ND | $108,470 | 20% below national |
| 331 | Florence, SC | $108,460 | 20% below national |
| 332 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $108,430 | 20% below national |
| 333 | Wichita Falls, TX | $108,260 | 20% below national |
| 334 | Sandusky, OH | $108,250 | 20% below national |
| 335 | Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $108,230 | 20% below national |
| 336 | Youngstown-Warren, OH | $107,990 | 21% below national |
| 337 | Lebanon, PA | $107,810 | 21% below national |
| 338 | Terre Haute, IN | $107,770 | 21% below national |
| 339 | Decatur, AL | $107,740 | 21% below national |
| 340 | Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $107,710 | 21% below national |
| 341 | Iowa City, IA | $107,680 | 21% below national |
| 342 | Rockford, IL | $107,640 | 21% below national |
| 343 | Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $107,610 | 21% below national |
| 344 | Dover, DE | $107,530 | 21% below national |
| 345 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $107,520 | 21% below national |
| 346 | Las Cruces, NM | $107,300 | 21% below national |
| 347 | Lawton, OK | $107,240 | 21% below national |
| 348 | Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $106,990 | 21% below national |
| 349 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $106,950 | 21% below national |
| 350 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $106,910 | 21% below national |
| 351 | Athens-Clarke County, GA | $106,870 | 21% below national |
| 352 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $106,870 | 21% below national |
| 353 | Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $106,820 | 21% below national |
| 354 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $106,750 | 21% below national |
| 355 | Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | $106,640 | 22% below national |
| 356 | North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) | $106,570 | 22% below national |
| 357 | West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $106,460 | 22% below national |
| 358 | Longview, TX | $106,360 | 22% below national |
| 359 | Chambersburg, PA | $106,200 | 22% below national |
| 360 | Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $106,150 | 22% below national |
| 361 | Champaign-Urbana, IL | $106,080 | 22% below national |
| 362 | Bismarck, ND | $106,020 | 22% below national |
| 363 | Fargo, ND-MN | $105,980 | 22% below national |
| 364 | Wichita, KS | $105,980 | 22% below national |
| 365 | Joplin, MO-KS | $105,960 | 22% below national |
| 366 | Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $105,910 | 22% below national |
| 367 | Janesville-Beloit, WI | $105,670 | 22% below national |
| 368 | Valdosta, GA | $105,640 | 22% below national |
| 369 | Central East New York nonmetropolitan area | $105,620 | 22% below national |
| 370 | Canton-Massillon, OH | $105,500 | 22% below national |
| 371 | Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $105,470 | 22% below national |
| 372 | Akron, OH | $105,430 | 22% below national |
| 373 | Dubuque, IA | $105,360 | 23% below national |
| 374 | Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $105,140 | 23% below national |
| 375 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $105,130 | 23% below national |
| 376 | Lawrence, KS | $104,990 | 23% below national |
| 377 | East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $104,920 | 23% below national |
| 378 | Columbus, IN | $104,880 | 23% below national |
| 379 | Tuscaloosa, AL | $104,870 | 23% below national |
| 380 | North Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $104,760 | 23% below national |
| 381 | Lancaster, PA | $104,740 | 23% below national |
| 382 | Springfield, IL | $104,550 | 23% below national |
| 383 | Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $104,540 | 23% below national |
| 384 | Eau Claire, WI | $104,490 | 23% below national |
| 385 | Toledo, OH | $104,360 | 23% below national |
| 386 | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $104,240 | 23% below national |
| 387 | Bangor, ME | $104,140 | 23% below national |
| 388 | Fond du Lac, WI | $104,140 | 23% below national |
| 389 | Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $104,130 | 23% below national |
| 390 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $104,070 | 23% below national |
| 391 | Anchorage, AK | $104,030 | 23% below national |
| 392 | Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $104,000 | 24% below national |
| 393 | Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $103,990 | 24% below national |
| 394 | Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $103,910 | 24% below national |
| 395 | Abilene, TX | $103,760 | 24% below national |
| 396 | South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $103,760 | 24% below national |
| 397 | State College, PA | $103,620 | 24% below national |
| 398 | West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $103,580 | 24% below national |
| 399 | Duluth, MN-WI | $103,500 | 24% below national |
| 400 | West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $103,500 | 24% below national |
| 401 | Johnson City, TN | $103,320 | 24% below national |
| 402 | North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $103,250 | 24% below national |
| 403 | Brunswick-St. Simons, GA | $103,170 | 24% below national |
| 404 | Green Bay, WI | $103,160 | 24% below national |
| 405 | East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $103,100 | 24% below national |
| 406 | Casper, WY | $103,000 | 24% below national |
| 407 | St. Cloud, MN | $103,000 | 24% below national |
| 408 | Appleton, WI | $102,970 | 24% below national |
| 409 | Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | $102,970 | 24% below national |
| 410 | Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $102,870 | 24% below national |
| 411 | Cleveland, TN | $102,600 | 25% below national |
| 412 | Morristown, TN | $102,390 | 25% below national |
| 413 | Springfield, MO | $102,350 | 25% below national |
| 414 | Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $102,310 | 25% below national |
| 415 | La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $102,110 | 25% below national |
| 416 | Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $102,020 | 25% below national |
| 417 | Owensboro, KY | $102,010 | 25% below national |
| 418 | Manhattan, KS | $101,960 | 25% below national |
| 419 | Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | $101,940 | 25% below national |
| 420 | College Station-Bryan, TX | $101,910 | 25% below national |
| 421 | Baton Rouge, LA | $101,900 | 25% below national |
| 422 | Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $101,760 | 25% below national |
| 423 | Flint, MI | $101,750 | 25% below national |
| 424 | Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $101,710 | 25% below national |
| 425 | Lincoln, NE | $101,690 | 25% below national |
| 426 | Altoona, PA | $101,670 | 25% below national |
| 427 | Fort Wayne, IN | $101,560 | 25% below national |
| 428 | Erie, PA | $101,550 | 25% below national |
| 429 | Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | $101,530 | 25% below national |
| 430 | Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $101,530 | 25% below national |
| 431 | Saginaw, MI | $101,430 | 25% below national |
| 432 | Sheboygan, WI | $101,380 | 25% below national |
| 433 | Lewiston, ID-WA | $101,310 | 25% below national |
| 434 | Fairbanks-College, AK | $101,260 | 26% below national |
| 435 | Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | $101,220 | 26% below national |
| 436 | West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $101,210 | 26% below national |
| 437 | Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $101,150 | 26% below national |
| 438 | Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $101,150 | 26% below national |
| 439 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $101,040 | 26% below national |
| 440 | Columbia, MO | $101,020 | 26% below national |
| 441 | Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $101,010 | 26% below national |
| 442 | Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $100,900 | 26% below national |
| 443 | Beckley, WV | $100,840 | 26% below national |
| 444 | Logan, UT-ID | $100,740 | 26% below national |
| 445 | Bowling Green, KY | $100,650 | 26% below national |
| 446 | Mankato, MN | $100,630 | 26% below national |
| 447 | Gettysburg, PA | $100,560 | 26% below national |
| 448 | Billings, MT | $100,440 | 26% below national |
| 449 | Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $100,410 | 26% below national |
| 450 | Johnstown, PA | $100,340 | 26% below national |
| 451 | Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $100,280 | 26% below national |
| 452 | Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | $100,220 | 26% below national |
| 453 | Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $100,150 | 26% below national |
| 454 | Bloomington, IN | $99,990 | 26% below national |
| 455 | Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $99,990 | 26% below national |
| 456 | Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $99,930 | 27% below national |
| 457 | Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $99,750 | 27% below national |
| 458 | Kansas nonmetropolitan area | $99,620 | 27% below national |
| 459 | Mansfield, OH | $99,560 | 27% below national |
| 460 | Muncie, IN | $99,380 | 27% below national |
| 461 | Helena, MT | $99,370 | 27% below national |
| 462 | Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $99,350 | 27% below national |
| 463 | Anniston-Oxford, AL | $99,260 | 27% below national |
| 464 | Paducah, KY-IL | $99,260 | 27% below national |
| 465 | Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $99,050 | 27% below national |
| 466 | Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $99,020 | 27% below national |
| 467 | West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $98,880 | 27% below national |
| 468 | Wausau, WI | $98,650 | 27% below national |
| 469 | St. Joseph, MO-KS | $98,570 | 28% below national |
| 470 | Evansville, IN | $98,560 | 28% below national |
| 471 | Michigan City-La Porte, IN | $98,510 | 28% below national |
| 472 | Monroe, MI | $98,270 | 28% below national |
| 473 | North Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $97,860 | 28% below national |
| 474 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $97,120 | 29% below national |
| 475 | Jackson, MS | $96,990 | 29% below national |
| 476 | West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $96,990 | 29% below national |
| 477 | Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $96,680 | 29% below national |
| 478 | Clarksville, TN-KY | $96,650 | 29% below national |
| 479 | Jackson, TN | $96,540 | 29% below national |
| 480 | Grand Island, NE | $96,260 | 29% below national |
| 481 | Goldsboro, NC | $96,140 | 29% below national |
| 482 | Elizabethtown, KY | $95,980 | 29% below national |
| 483 | Traverse City, MI | $95,860 | 30% below national |
| 484 | San Angelo, TX | $95,580 | 30% below national |
| 485 | Alexandria, LA | $95,510 | 30% below national |
| 486 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $95,500 | 30% below national |
| 487 | Enid, OK | $94,830 | 30% below national |
| 488 | Monroe, LA | $94,580 | 30% below national |
| 489 | Williamsport, PA | $93,960 | 31% below national |
| 490 | Grand Forks, ND-MN | $92,120 | 32% below national |
| 491 | Rapid City, SD | $91,840 | 32% below national |
| 492 | Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $91,110 | 33% below national |
| 493 | Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $90,660 | 33% below national |
| 494 | Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $89,240 | 34% below national |
| 495 | East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $86,070 | 37% below national |
| 496 | Jonesboro, AR | $84,990 | 37% below national |
| 497 | Midland, MI | $83,730 | 38% below national |
| 498 | Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $81,950 | 40% below national |
| 499 | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $79,380 | 42% below national |
| 500 | Aguadilla, PR | $77,840 | 43% below national |
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Frequently Asked Questions
How much does a Software Developers make? ▼
The median annual salary for Software Developers is $135,980 ($65.38/hour). The salary range spans from $82,460 at the 10th percentile to $214,670 at the 90th percentile.
What state pays Software Developers the most? ▼
California pays the highest median salary for Software Developers at $174,410/year, which is +28% above the national median.
What education do you need to become a Software Developers? ▼
The typical entry-level education for Software Developers is Bachelor's degree.
How dangerous is being a Software Developers? ▼
Software Developers has a safety grade of A (Very Safe) based on BLS data. The fatality rate is 0.1 per 100,000 workers and the injury rate is 0.1 per 100 workers.
Is Software Developers a good career? ▼
Employment for Software Developers is projected to grow 15.8% from 2024 to 2034, which is much faster than average. About 115,200 openings are projected each year.
How does Software Developers pay vary by state? ▼
Software Developers salaries vary significantly by state. The highest-paying state is California at $174,410/year, while Arkansas pays the least at $104,490/year. BLS data covers 51 states and territories.
Which metro areas pay the most for Software Developers? ▼
The highest-paying metro area for Software Developers is San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA at $213,110/year. BLS reports wage data for 500 metro areas for this occupation, with pay varying based on local demand and cost of living.
What to do with this data
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