United States
Software Developers salary in the United States
Median annual pay
$133,080
Software Developers in the United States earn a median of $133,080 a year, about $63.98 an hour.
Median
$133,080
per year
Hourly
$63.98
as published
Mean
$144,570
pulled up by top earners
Workers
1,654,440
in this occupation
Where it pays more in the United States
Median pay for this occupation by area, highest-employing first.
| Area | Type | Median | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | State | $170,910 | +28% |
| Texas | State | $130,500 | -2% |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | Metro | $161,970 | +22% |
| New York | State | $161,260 | +21% |
| Washington | State | $166,910 | +25% |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | Metro | $208,270 | +56% |
| Virginia | State | $134,470 | +1% |
| Florida | State | $126,550 | -5% |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | Metro | $174,910 | +31% |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | Metro | $169,340 | +27% |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | Metro | $150,880 | +13% |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | Metro | $131,490 | -1% |
| North Carolina | State | $131,000 | -2% |
| New Jersey | State | $132,400 | -1% |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | Metro | $155,330 | +17% |
| Illinois | State | $127,770 | -4% |
| Massachusetts | State | $150,520 | +13% |
| Colorado | State | $134,540 | +1% |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | Metro | $154,240 | +16% |
| Georgia | State | $128,920 | -3% |
| Pennsylvania | State | $123,740 | -7% |
| Ohio | State | $107,690 | -19% |
| Michigan | State | $107,820 | -19% |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | Metro | $130,030 | -2% |
| Minnesota | State | $124,540 | -6% |
Regional figures come from the same release as the national one. Where an area is missing, the source suppressed it for sample-size reasons rather than reporting an unreliable estimate.
How United States measured this
Employer payroll survey of ~1.1m establishments
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 · Public domain (US Government work)
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