Software Developers salary
The median pay for software developers in the United States is $135,980 a year. About 1,687,890 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $82,460
- 25th percentile
- $105,210
- Median percentile
- $135,980
- 75th percentile
- $171,980
- 90th percentile
- $214,670
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- California $174,410
- Washington $166,540
- New York $166,180
- Massachusetts $165,210
- Oregon $142,720
- New Hampshire $139,720
- Maryland $138,680
- Colorado $138,390
- District of Columbia $136,880
- Virginia $136,460
- New Jersey $135,940
- North Carolina $134,710
- Connecticut $134,120
- Delaware $133,020
- Texas $132,150
- Illinois $132,110
- Idaho $131,590
- Georgia $131,010
- Florida $130,980
- Rhode Island $130,590
- Minnesota $130,050
- Arizona $129,690
- South Carolina $129,450
- Nevada $128,810
- Utah $128,810
- Pennsylvania $126,550
- Missouri $126,120
- Michigan $125,570
- Vermont $125,280
- New Mexico $124,520
- Hawaii $124,040
- Maine $123,120
- Wisconsin $122,660
- Alabama $122,540
- Tennessee $122,430
- Montana $121,990
- West Virginia $121,000
- Oklahoma $118,100
- Wyoming $115,170
- Iowa $114,890
- Ohio $114,090
- Kansas $113,420
- Nebraska $110,900
- Kentucky $109,010
- Indiana $105,920
- North Dakota $105,600
- Arkansas $104,490
- Louisiana $102,800
- South Dakota $96,310
- Mississippi $95,330
By metro area
- San Jose, CA $213,110
- San Francisco, CA $186,640
- Seattle, WA $167,280
- New York, NY $166,830
- Boston, MA $166,090
- Boulder, CO $164,560
- San Diego, CA $163,270
- Bridgeport, CT $162,650
- Manchester, NH $162,090
- Los Angeles, CA $160,920
- Oxnard, CA $159,430
- Santa Maria, CA $158,290
- Santa Cruz, CA $156,910
- Portland, OR $156,000
- Washington, DC $154,930
- Pittsfield, MA $154,860
- Napa, CA $153,130
- Santa Rosa, CA $148,630
- Worcester, MA $146,950
- Bremerton, WA $146,200
- Kiryas Joel, NY $145,830
- Sacramento, CA $139,640
- Baltimore, MD $138,900
- Stockton, CA $138,550
- Denver, CO $137,610
- Vallejo, CA $136,930
- Charlotte, NC $135,920
- Durham, NC $135,620
- Salinas, CA $135,160
- San Luis Obispo, CA $135,020
- Punta Gorda, FL $134,510
- Rochester, MN $134,450
- Chicago, IL $134,380
- Asheville, NC $134,350
- Colorado Springs, CO $134,280
- Austin, TX $134,120
- Fort Collins, CO $133,990
- Kahului, HI $133,870
- Barnstable Town, MA $133,690
- Dallas, TX $133,290
- Winchester, VA $133,290
- Riverside, CA $133,270
- New Haven, CT $133,040
- Philadelphia, PA $133,040
- Atlanta, GA $132,960
- Lexington Park, MD $132,850
- Raleigh, NC $132,770
- Sebastian, FL $132,720
- Miami, FL $132,650
- Hartford, CT $132,520
- Kokomo, IN $132,390
- Charleston, SC $132,150
- Merced, CA $132,120
- Richmond, VA $132,120
- Yuba City, CA $132,120
- Glens Falls, NY $132,040
- Wenatchee, WA $131,970
- North Port, FL $131,890
- Palm Bay, FL $131,760
- Phoenix, AZ $131,750
- Salem, OR $131,620
- Boise City, ID $131,590
- Chico, CA $131,360
- Waterbury, CT $131,290
- Provo, UT $131,210
- Minneapolis, MN $130,920
- Detroit, MI $130,760
- Naples, FL $130,730
- Providence, RI $130,690
- Spokane, WA $130,690
- Crestview, FL $130,640
- Madison, WI $130,630
- Rocky Mount, NC $130,600
- Peoria, IL $130,590
- Carson City, NV $130,500
- Tampa, FL $130,450
- Bakersfield, CA $130,330
- Jacksonville, FL $130,330
- Kenosha, WI $130,330
- Pinehurst, NC $130,240
- Jackson, MI $130,220
- Grants Pass, OR $130,120
- Longview, WA $130,000
- Las Vegas, NV $129,940
- Medford, OR $129,690
- Orlando, FL $129,620
- Salt Lake City, UT $129,600
- Greeley, CO $129,480
- Ames, IA $129,440
- Houston, TX $129,440
- Redding, CA $129,230
- Syracuse, NY $129,100
- Virginia Beach, VA $129,090
- Fresno, CA $129,060
- Bend, OR $129,030
- St. Louis, MO $129,030
- Trenton, NJ $128,770
- Portland, ME $128,710
- Sherman, TX $128,630
- Wildwood, FL $128,560
- Charlottesville, VA $128,520
- Port St. Lucie, FL $128,510
- Binghamton, NY $128,460
- San Antonio, TX $128,430
- Bellingham, WA $128,250
- Huntsville, AL $128,080
- Albany, NY $127,910
- Buffalo, NY $127,850
- Kennewick, WA $127,800
- Springfield, MA $127,740
- Burlington, NC $127,570
- El Paso, TX $127,310
- Odessa, TX $127,080
- Burlington, VT $126,940
- Cape Coral, FL $126,940
- Coeur d'Alene, ID $126,870
- Ann Arbor, MI $126,830
- Amherst Town, MA $126,670
- Atlantic City, NJ $126,670
- Nashville, TN $126,610