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Top 15 cities for software developers by average salary
| San Jose, CA | $221,710 |
|---|---|
| San Francisco, CA | $193,430 |
| Seattle, WA | $174,920 |
| Oxnard, CA | $174,020 |
| Boulder, CO | $166,480 |
| New York, NY | $165,870 |
| Bridgeport, CT | $163,540 |
| San Diego, CA | $163,300 |
| Boston, MA | $162,440 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $161,900 |
| Pittsfield, MA | $161,080 |
| Santa Maria, CA | $158,220 |
| San Luis Obispo, CA | $155,770 |
| Napa, CA | $154,740 |
| Portland, OR | $154,200 |
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Software Developers salary by state
California pays software developers the most statewide, $186,770 a year on average. Statewide columns cover every employer in the state; city columns cover the metro areas we publish.
| State | Statewide average | Statewide median | Jobs | Metros | Highest city average | Lowest city average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | $186,770 | $174,410 | 284,390 | 24 | $221,710 | $122,860 |
| Washington | $171,040 | $166,540 | 107,030 | 11 | $174,920 | $120,160 |
| New York | $163,820 | $166,180 | 113,510 | 12 | $165,870 | $117,190 |
| Massachusetts | $161,730 | $165,210 | 48,190 | 6 | $162,440 | $133,220 |
| Maryland | $151,560 | $138,680 | 31,350 | 4 | $153,910 | $118,410 |
| Colorado | $150,940 | $138,390 | 43,320 | 7 | $166,480 | $128,090 |
| Oregon | $149,060 | $142,720 | 21,830 | 8 | $154,200 | $120,990 |
| Virginia | $146,340 | $136,460 | 88,280 | 9 | $139,340 | $118,360 |
| New Hampshire | $144,530 | $139,720 | 10,840 | 1 | $153,810 | $153,810 |
| Washington, D.C. | $144,430 | $136,880 | 6,120 | 1 | $153,100 | $153,100 |
| New Jersey | $143,800 | $135,940 | 51,570 | 3 | $132,620 | $125,080 |
| Connecticut | $141,260 | $134,120 | 13,660 | 5 | $163,540 | $128,800 |
| Delaware | $138,110 | $133,020 | 3,380 | 1 | $121,730 | $121,730 |
| Nevada | $137,350 | $128,810 | 4,520 | 3 | $139,010 | $129,080 |
| Florida | $137,010 | $130,980 | 87,890 | 22 | $144,730 | $113,770 |
| North Carolina | $136,940 | $134,710 | 58,470 | 15 | $148,390 | $101,350 |
| Illinois | $136,540 | $132,110 | 56,310 | 8 | $141,640 | $113,920 |
| Texas | $136,450 | $132,150 | 163,880 | 24 | $143,630 | $105,850 |
| South Carolina | $136,240 | $129,450 | 13,230 | 7 | $138,790 | $119,340 |
| Vermont | $136,100 | $125,280 | 1,740 | 1 | $130,510 | $130,510 |
| Hawaii | $134,600 | $124,040 | 1,600 | 2 | $151,500 | $128,320 |
| Idaho | $134,370 | $131,590 | 5,750 | 6 | $136,130 | $112,190 |
| Montana | $133,550 | $121,990 | 2,160 | 3 | $138,960 | $110,210 |
| Arizona | $132,530 | $129,690 | 38,050 | 7 | $135,520 | $111,350 |
| Georgia | $132,150 | $131,010 | 49,700 | 13 | $135,870 | $110,320 |
| Utah | $129,860 | $128,810 | 31,940 | 5 | $133,750 | $110,820 |
| Rhode Island | $129,080 | $130,590 | 5,070 | 1 | $131,360 | $131,360 |
| Maine | $129,040 | $123,120 | 2,790 | 3 | $131,230 | $117,410 |
| Pennsylvania | $128,110 | $126,550 | 55,920 | 16 | $136,050 | $106,820 |
| Minnesota | $127,530 | $130,050 | 35,890 | 5 | $138,520 | $103,330 |
| New Mexico | $126,620 | $124,520 | 3,960 | 4 | $131,190 | $115,330 |
| Missouri | $123,810 | $126,120 | 20,020 | 7 | $126,090 | $104,090 |
| Wyoming | $123,360 | $115,170 | 1,510 | 2 | $120,380 | $112,320 |
| Alabama | $122,840 | $122,540 | 17,450 | 11 | $127,280 | $105,600 |
| Michigan | $122,720 | $125,570 | 43,460 | 15 | $128,280 | $96,320 |
| Wisconsin | $122,620 | $122,660 | 21,730 | 13 | $132,090 | $108,380 |
| Kentucky | $120,730 | $109,010 | 7,660 | 6 | $128,480 | $102,040 |
| Tennessee | $120,560 | $122,430 | 19,030 | 10 | $124,600 | $105,830 |
| Ohio | $119,860 | $114,090 | 44,790 | 12 | $123,630 | $108,080 |
| Iowa | $118,780 | $114,890 | 9,040 | 8 | $126,610 | $104,200 |
| Oklahoma | $118,510 | $118,100 | 6,880 | 4 | $120,670 | $104,100 |
| West Virginia | $118,410 | $121,000 | 2,650 | 6 | $120,290 | $100,290 |
| Kansas | $116,560 | $113,420 | 13,580 | 4 | $113,070 | $106,460 |
| Nebraska | $115,590 | $110,900 | 7,260 | 3 | $119,910 | $90,080 |
| Indiana | $113,980 | $105,920 | 14,130 | 12 | $128,620 | $101,210 |
| Arkansas | $109,590 | $104,490 | 6,050 | 5 | $122,200 | $102,670 |
| Louisiana | $108,270 | $102,800 | 4,080 | 10 | $122,720 | $95,960 |
| North Dakota | $107,000 | $105,600 | 1,450 | 4 | $109,360 | $94,150 |
| Alaska | n/a | n/a | 530 | 2 | $106,080 | $105,890 |
| South Dakota | $104,790 | $96,310 | 2,380 | 2 | $106,340 | $103,080 |
| Mississippi | $99,840 | $95,330 | 1,880 | 2 | $108,640 | $101,070 |
| Puerto Rico | $80,980 | $79,380 | 2,020 | 2 | $87,490 | $78,480 |
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Software Developers salary in every city we cover
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| Metro area | Average | Median | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | $221,710 | $213,110 | $106.59 | 87,350 |
| San Francisco, CA | $193,430 | $186,640 | $93.00 | 69,030 |
| Seattle, WA | $174,920 | $167,280 | $84.09 | 92,770 |
| Oxnard, CA | $174,020 | $159,430 | $83.66 | 2,170 |
| Boulder, CO | $166,480 | $164,560 | $80.04 | 7,130 |
| New York, NY | $165,870 | $166,830 | $79.75 | 121,000 |
| Bridgeport, CT | $163,540 | $162,650 | $78.63 | 3,090 |
| San Diego, CA | $163,300 | $163,270 | $78.51 | 20,610 |
| Boston, MA | $162,440 | $166,090 | $78.10 | 42,310 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $161,900 | $160,920 | $77.84 | 55,540 |
| Pittsfield, MA | $161,080 | $154,860 | $77.44 | 280 |
| Santa Maria, CA | $158,220 | $158,290 | $76.07 | 1,680 |
| San Luis Obispo, CA | $155,770 | $135,020 | $74.89 | 520 |
| Napa, CA | $154,740 | $153,130 | $74.40 | 130 |
| Portland, OR | $154,200 | $156,000 | $74.14 | 18,260 |
| Santa Cruz, CA | $153,930 | $156,910 | $74.01 | 540 |
| Baltimore, MD | $153,910 | $138,900 | $73.99 | 16,850 |
| Manchester, NH | $153,810 | $162,090 | $73.95 | 4,370 |
| Bakersfield, CA | $153,610 | $130,330 | $73.85 | 740 |
| Washington, DC | $153,100 | $154,930 | $73.61 | 69,060 |
| Sacramento, CA | $152,930 | $139,640 | $73.53 | 7,460 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | $152,280 | $148,630 | $73.21 | 560 |
| Kahului, HI | $151,500 | $133,870 | $72.84 | 110 |
| Denver, CO | $149,400 | $137,610 | $71.83 | 27,010 |
| Kiryas Joel, NY | $148,910 | $145,830 | $71.59 | 1,010 |
| Durham, NC | $148,390 | $135,620 | $71.34 | 9,790 |
| Stockton, CA | $147,640 | $138,550 | $70.98 | 570 |
| Greeley, CO | $147,060 | $129,480 | $70.70 | 560 |
| Miami, FL | $144,730 | $132,650 | $69.58 | 18,900 |
| Fort Collins, CO | $144,720 | $133,990 | $69.58 | 1,820 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $144,420 | $134,280 | $69.43 | 4,850 |
| Worcester, MA | $144,360 | $146,950 | $69.40 | 1,800 |
| Austin, TX | $143,630 | $134,120 | $69.05 | 31,960 |
| Lexington Park, MD | $142,960 | $132,850 | $68.73 | 720 |
| Vallejo, CA | $142,170 | $136,930 | $68.35 | 330 |
| Asheville, NC | $142,150 | $134,350 | $68.34 | 780 |
| Chicago, IL | $141,640 | $134,380 | $68.10 | 40,370 |
| Amherst, MA | $141,420 | $126,670 | $67.99 | 260 |
| Bremerton, WA | $141,130 | $146,200 | $67.85 | 690 |
| Barnstable, MA | $140,860 | $133,690 | $67.72 | 210 |
| Salinas, CA | $140,500 | $135,160 | $67.55 | 290 |
| Longview, WA | $139,760 | $130,000 | $67.19 | 150 |
| Riverside, CA | $139,570 | $133,270 | $67.10 | 4,150 |
| Richmond, VA | $139,340 | $132,120 | $66.99 | 7,680 |
| Charlotte, NC | $139,030 | $135,920 | $66.84 | 20,820 |
| Las Vegas, NV | $139,010 | $129,940 | $66.83 | 2,900 |
| Bozeman, MT | $138,960 | $126,110 | $66.81 | 510 |
| Dallas, TX | $138,810 | $133,290 | $66.74 | 67,030 |
| Hilton Head Island, SC | $138,790 | $125,760 | $66.72 | 260 |
| Charleston, SC | $138,730 | $132,150 | $66.70 | 2,050 |
| Carson City, NV | $138,680 | $130,500 | $66.67 | 90 |
| Rochester, MN | $138,520 | $134,450 | $66.60 | 1,840 |
| Bend, OR | $138,150 | $129,030 | $66.42 | 690 |
| Sarasota, FL | $138,020 | $131,890 | $66.36 | 1,680 |
| Merced, CA | $137,840 | $132,120 | $66.27 | 80 |
| Naples, FL | $137,710 | $130,730 | $66.21 | 720 |
| Raleigh, NC | $136,640 | $132,770 | $65.69 | 12,580 |
| Boise, ID | $136,130 | $131,590 | $65.45 | 3,240 |
| Ithaca, NY | $136,090 | $122,730 | $65.43 | 310 |
| Yuba City, CA | $136,090 | $132,120 | $65.43 | 80 |
| Philadelphia, PA | $136,050 | $133,040 | $65.41 | 28,480 |
| Atlanta, GA | $135,870 | $132,960 | $65.32 | 36,300 |
| Grants Pass, OR | $135,760 | $130,120 | $65.27 | 80 |
| Phoenix, AZ | $135,520 | $131,750 | $65.15 | 29,380 |
| Chico, CA | $135,490 | $131,360 | $65.14 | 150 |
| New Haven, CT | $135,420 | $133,040 | $65.11 | 1,190 |
| Kennewick, WA | $135,150 | $127,800 | $64.98 | 820 |
| Spokane, WA | $135,110 | $130,690 | $64.96 | 1,840 |
| Punta Gorda, FL | $134,580 | $134,510 | $64.70 | 280 |
| Hartford, CT | $134,570 | $132,520 | $64.70 | 6,010 |
| Palm Bay, FL | $133,920 | $131,760 | $64.38 | 5,030 |
| Glens Falls, NY | $133,870 | $132,040 | $64.36 | 150 |
| Provo, UT | $133,750 | $131,210 | $64.30 | 7,870 |
| Tampa, FL | $133,630 | $130,450 | $64.24 | 14,230 |
| Waterbury, CT | $133,600 | $131,290 | $64.23 | 730 |
| Wildwood, FL | $133,500 | $128,560 | $64.18 | 130 |
| Springfield, MA | $133,220 | $127,740 | $64.05 | 650 |
| Houston, TX | $133,130 | $129,440 | $64.01 | 22,940 |
| Sebastian, FL | $133,080 | $132,720 | $63.98 | 190 |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | $133,040 | $128,510 | $63.96 | 420 |
| Wenatchee, WA | $132,950 | $131,970 | $63.92 | 160 |
| Trenton, NJ | $132,620 | $128,770 | $63.76 | 3,390 |
| Orlando, FL | $132,350 | $129,620 | $63.63 | 13,440 |
| Midland, TX | $132,250 | $126,190 | $63.58 | 400 |
| Kenosha, WI | $132,090 | $130,330 | $63.50 | 410 |
| Grand Junction, CO | $132,020 | $123,990 | $63.47 | 170 |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | $131,950 | $126,870 | $63.44 | 310 |
| Fresno, CA | $131,810 | $129,060 | $63.37 | 740 |
| Salem, OR | $131,570 | $131,620 | $63.26 | 970 |
| Medford, OR | $131,500 | $129,690 | $63.22 | 330 |
| Wilmington, NC | $131,450 | $123,730 | $63.20 | 880 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | $131,400 | $129,600 | $63.17 | 19,040 |
| Charlottesville, VA | $131,360 | $128,520 | $63.16 | 1,390 |
| Providence, RI | $131,360 | $130,690 | $63.15 | 5,020 |
| Portland, ME | $131,230 | $128,710 | $63.09 | 1,460 |
| Olympia, WA | $131,210 | $124,060 | $63.08 | 1,920 |
| Farmington, NM | $131,190 | $113,780 | $63.07 | 50 |
| Sherman, TX | $131,130 | $128,630 | $63.05 | 120 |
| Syracuse, NY | $130,980 | $129,100 | $62.97 | 2,180 |
| Crestview, FL | $130,640 | $130,640 | $62.81 | 1,380 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $130,520 | $130,330 | $62.75 | 7,200 |
| Burlington, VT | $130,510 | $126,940 | $62.75 | 770 |
| Bellingham, WA | $130,430 | $128,250 | $62.71 | 640 |
| Minneapolis, MN | $130,410 | $130,920 | $62.70 | 27,410 |
| Idaho Falls, ID | $130,190 | $123,450 | $62.59 | 530 |
| San Antonio, TX | $130,080 | $128,430 | $62.54 | 8,010 |
| Redding, CA | $129,870 | $129,230 | $62.44 | 160 |
| Peoria, IL | $129,350 | $130,590 | $62.19 | 1,650 |
| Virginia Beach, VA | $129,340 | $129,090 | $62.18 | 7,160 |
| Vineland, NJ | $129,240 | $123,920 | $62.14 | 80 |
| Binghamton, NY | $129,210 | $128,460 | $62.12 | 1,070 |
| Hickory, NC | $129,200 | $122,540 | $62.11 | 420 |
| Bloomington, IL | $129,190 | $123,320 | $62.11 | 1,570 |
| Albany, NY | $129,180 | $127,910 | $62.11 | 3,280 |
| Reno, NV | $129,080 | $125,710 | $62.06 | 1,200 |
| Odessa, TX | $129,030 | $127,080 | $62.03 | 110 |
| Madison, WI | $129,020 | $130,630 | $62.03 | 6,720 |
| Greenville, SC | $128,890 | $121,790 | $61.96 | 2,070 |
| Norwich, CT | $128,800 | $123,780 | $61.92 | 1,060 |
| Kokomo, IN | $128,620 | $132,390 | $61.84 | 60 |
| Buffalo, NY | $128,580 | $127,850 | $61.82 | 3,960 |
| Kingston, NY | $128,560 | $124,300 | $61.81 | 230 |
| Lexington, KY | $128,480 | $123,510 | $61.77 | 1,430 |
| Twin Falls, ID | $128,400 | $124,000 | $61.73 | 120 |
| Honolulu, HI | $128,320 | $120,230 | $61.69 | 1,290 |
| El Centro, CA | $128,310 | $125,930 | $61.69 | 70 |
| Jackson, MI | $128,280 | $130,220 | $61.67 | 390 |
| Detroit, MI | $128,200 | $130,760 | $61.63 | 24,870 |
| Pueblo, CO | $128,090 | $122,780 | $61.58 | 150 |
| Homosassa Springs, FL | $127,870 | $124,540 | $61.47 | 90 |
| Albuquerque, NM | $127,600 | $123,700 | $61.35 | 2,280 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | $127,370 | $123,580 | $61.24 | 520 |
| Huntsville, AL | $127,280 | $128,080 | $61.19 | 7,030 |
| Beaumont, TX | $127,210 | $124,470 | $61.16 | 420 |
| Burlington, NC | $127,100 | $127,570 | $61.10 | 270 |
| Bowling Green, KY | $126,820 | $100,650 | $60.97 | 200 |
| Sumter, SC | $126,690 | $121,880 | $60.91 | 50 |
| Visalia, CA | $126,630 | $126,170 | $60.88 | 230 |
| Ames, IA | $126,610 | $129,440 | $60.87 | 470 |
| Fort Myers, FL | $126,530 | $126,940 | $60.83 | 1,330 |
| Rocky Mount, NC | $126,520 | $130,600 | $60.83 | 120 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $126,430 | $124,500 | $60.78 | 10,320 |
| Greensboro, NC | $126,400 | $125,190 | $60.77 | 1,710 |
| Deltona, FL | $126,320 | $122,000 | $60.73 | 860 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | $126,090 | $126,830 | $60.62 | 2,740 |
| Tyler, TX | $126,090 | $123,760 | $60.62 | 320 |
| St. Louis, MO | $126,090 | $129,030 | $60.62 | 9,820 |
| Winchester, VA | $126,010 | $133,290 | $60.58 | 350 |
| Jacksonville, NC | $125,900 | $123,110 | $60.53 | 140 |
| Corvallis, OR | $125,280 | $125,650 | $60.23 | 320 |
| Atlantic City, NJ | $125,080 | $126,670 | $60.13 | 540 |
| Salisbury, MD | $124,920 | $116,380 | $60.06 | 90 |
| Santa Fe, NM | $124,810 | $112,380 | $60.01 | 180 |
| Pocatello, ID | $124,710 | $119,430 | $59.96 | 90 |
| Augusta, GA | $124,680 | $119,780 | $59.94 | 910 |
| Nashville, TN | $124,600 | $126,610 | $59.90 | 7,750 |
| Fayetteville, NC | $124,580 | $122,900 | $59.89 | 420 |
| Tallahassee, FL | $124,470 | $121,800 | $59.84 | 1,320 |
| Allentown, PA | $124,420 | $122,930 | $59.82 | 1,770 |
| Utica, NY | $124,370 | $113,390 | $59.79 | 610 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | $124,370 | $124,130 | $59.80 | 1,050 |
| Tucson, AZ | $124,160 | $123,710 | $59.69 | 4,060 |
| Gainesville, FL | $123,800 | $122,950 | $59.52 | 580 |
| Lebanon, PA | $123,670 | $107,810 | $59.46 | 90 |
| Columbus, OH | $123,630 | $122,340 | $59.44 | 9,880 |
| Rochester, NY | $123,620 | $122,770 | $59.44 | 4,650 |
| Warner Robins, GA | $123,420 | $118,520 | $59.34 | 250 |
| St. George, UT | $123,400 | $113,240 | $59.33 | 590 |
| Birmingham, AL | $123,020 | $125,410 | $59.14 | 3,830 |
| York, PA | $123,010 | $114,600 | $59.14 | 720 |
| Des Moines, IA | $122,980 | $126,460 | $59.13 | 4,240 |
| Modesto, CA | $122,860 | $119,770 | $59.07 | 300 |
| Houma, LA | $122,720 | $102,970 | $59.00 | 50 |
| Cincinnati, OH | $122,700 | $121,420 | $58.99 | 9,900 |
| Memphis, TN | $122,600 | $125,580 | $58.94 | 2,270 |
| Savannah, GA | $122,580 | $123,220 | $58.93 | 440 |
| Eugene, OR | $122,570 | $121,050 | $58.93 | 810 |
| Killeen, TX | $122,560 | $123,320 | $58.92 | 470 |
| Pinehurst, NC | $122,500 | $130,240 | $58.89 | 200 |
| Panama City, FL | $122,350 | $121,150 | $58.82 | 400 |
| Prescott Valley, AZ | $122,270 | $125,590 | $58.78 | 210 |
| Columbia, SC | $122,260 | $123,380 | $58.78 | 2,070 |
| Hot Springs, AR | $122,200 | $117,610 | $58.75 | 60 |
| Blacksburg, VA | $122,180 | $111,630 | $58.74 | 590 |
| Harrisonburg, VA | $122,060 | $119,250 | $58.68 | 220 |
| Kansas City, MO | $121,940 | $124,990 | $58.63 | 12,160 |
| Texarkana, TX | $121,920 | $116,490 | $58.62 | 80 |
| Dover, DE | $121,730 | $107,530 | $58.52 | 250 |
| Mount Vernon, WA | $121,700 | $106,640 | $58.51 | 270 |
| Battle Creek, MI | $121,680 | $126,050 | $58.50 | 190 |
| Sebring, FL | $121,430 | $116,110 | $58.38 | 50 |
| Waco, TX | $121,420 | $123,080 | $58.38 | 490 |
| El Paso, TX | $121,370 | $127,310 | $58.35 | 1,360 |
| Walla Walla, WA | $121,190 | $114,920 | $58.27 | 90 |
| Greenville, NC | $121,050 | $123,680 | $58.20 | 230 |
| Lewiston, ME | $121,000 | $117,700 | $58.17 | 150 |
| Albany, OR | $120,990 | $122,030 | $58.17 | 100 |
| Florence, SC | $120,970 | $108,460 | $58.16 | 250 |
| Staunton, VA | $120,690 | $115,610 | $58.03 | 140 |
| Gainesville, GA | $120,690 | $121,940 | $58.02 | 290 |
| Milwaukee, WI | $120,680 | $123,730 | $58.02 | 6,170 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $120,670 | $122,390 | $58.02 | 3,820 |
| Louisville, KY | $120,560 | $110,270 | $57.96 | 2,770 |
| Cheyenne, WY | $120,380 | $121,990 | $57.88 | 540 |
| Dalton, GA | $120,370 | $115,480 | $57.87 | 280 |
| Hammond, LA | $120,330 | $118,590 | $57.85 | 60 |
| Weirton, WV | $120,290 | $118,130 | $57.83 | 50 |
| Daphne, AL | $120,280 | $121,320 | $57.83 | 340 |
| Yakima, WA | $120,160 | $115,170 | $57.77 | 170 |
| Owensboro, KY | $120,070 | $102,010 | $57.73 | 90 |
| Morgantown, WV | $120,060 | $108,950 | $57.72 | 330 |
| Macon, GA | $119,940 | $120,410 | $57.66 | 230 |
| Mobile, AL | $119,940 | $122,540 | $57.66 | 1,050 |
| Omaha, NE | $119,910 | $125,220 | $57.65 | 3,920 |
| Lakeland, FL | $119,900 | $122,200 | $57.65 | 990 |
| Lima, OH | $119,820 | $114,600 | $57.61 | 140 |
| Flagstaff, AZ | $119,710 | $113,580 | $57.55 | 110 |
| Cleveland, OH | $119,610 | $111,310 | $57.51 | 8,460 |
| Albany, GA | $119,550 | $124,230 | $57.48 | 290 |
| Spartanburg, SC | $119,340 | $114,460 | $57.38 | 440 |
| Scranton, PA | $119,240 | $119,960 | $57.33 | 730 |
| Bay City, MI | $119,200 | $124,420 | $57.31 | 90 |
| Dayton, OH | $119,200 | $106,910 | $57.31 | 3,910 |
| Reading, PA | $119,170 | $120,920 | $57.29 | 640 |
| Columbus, GA | $119,100 | $116,150 | $57.26 | 1,050 |
| Charleston, WV | $118,850 | $122,980 | $57.14 | 350 |
| Lake Charles, LA | $118,790 | $120,940 | $57.11 | 100 |
| Lynchburg, VA | $118,720 | $109,840 | $57.08 | 510 |
| Yuma, AZ | $118,690 | $121,610 | $57.06 | 230 |
| Sierra Vista, AZ | $118,650 | $115,890 | $57.04 | 280 |
| Billings, MT | $118,620 | $100,440 | $57.03 | 250 |
| Knoxville, TN | $118,450 | $121,750 | $56.95 | 2,390 |
| Hagerstown, MD | $118,410 | $122,830 | $56.93 | 530 |
| Roanoke, VA | $118,360 | $121,110 | $56.91 | 770 |
| New Orleans, LA | $118,330 | $106,950 | $56.89 | 940 |
| Eau Claire, WI | $118,220 | $104,490 | $56.84 | 440 |
| La Crosse, WI | $118,080 | $102,110 | $56.77 | 380 |
| Ogden, UT | $117,940 | $109,880 | $56.70 | 2,840 |
| Ocala, FL | $117,750 | $112,780 | $56.61 | 380 |
| Amarillo, TX | $117,690 | $116,530 | $56.58 | 320 |
| Auburn, AL | $117,680 | $120,310 | $56.58 | 290 |
| Davenport, IA | $117,680 | $115,780 | $56.58 | 1,220 |
| Bangor, ME | $117,410 | $104,140 | $56.45 | 110 |
| Harrisburg, PA | $117,230 | $109,470 | $56.36 | 2,580 |
| Sandusky, OH | $117,220 | $108,250 | $56.36 | 90 |
| Watertown, NY | $117,190 | $119,350 | $56.34 | 80 |
| Dothan, AL | $116,830 | $115,580 | $56.17 | 160 |
| Waterloo, IA | $116,630 | $113,970 | $56.07 | 280 |
| Tulsa, OK | $116,570 | $108,730 | $56.04 | 1,960 |
| Wichita Falls, TX | $116,530 | $108,260 | $56.02 | 70 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | $116,430 | $114,340 | $55.98 | 1,250 |
| Rome, GA | $116,430 | $118,030 | $55.97 | 140 |
| Longview, TX | $116,290 | $106,360 | $55.91 | 320 |
| Wheeling, WV | $116,050 | $112,340 | $55.79 | 60 |
| McAllen, TX | $116,020 | $116,120 | $55.78 | 400 |
| Appleton, WI | $116,010 | $102,970 | $55.77 | 570 |
| Montgomery, AL | $116,010 | $110,620 | $55.77 | 780 |
| Kalamazoo, MI | $115,950 | $118,100 | $55.75 | 430 |
| Springfield, IL | $115,900 | $104,550 | $55.72 | 660 |
| Springfield, OH | $115,850 | $118,150 | $55.70 | 80 |
| Kankakee, IL | $115,700 | $116,550 | $55.63 | 60 |
| Decatur, AL | $115,630 | $107,740 | $55.59 | 160 |
| Dubuque, IA | $115,590 | $105,360 | $55.57 | 330 |
| Rockford, IL | $115,370 | $107,640 | $55.47 | 380 |
| Las Cruces, NM | $115,330 | $107,300 | $55.45 | 300 |
| Florence, AL | $115,280 | $116,260 | $55.42 | 130 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | $115,260 | $104,870 | $55.41 | 290 |
| Janesville, WI | $115,220 | $105,670 | $55.39 | 280 |
| Lubbock, TX | $115,070 | $115,190 | $55.32 | 340 |
| Champaign, IL | $114,930 | $106,080 | $55.26 | 670 |
| Lancaster, PA | $114,920 | $104,740 | $55.25 | 850 |
| Akron, OH | $114,800 | $105,430 | $55.19 | 2,240 |
| Laredo, TX | $114,740 | $111,450 | $55.16 | 130 |
| Brunswick, GA | $114,650 | $103,170 | $55.12 | 50 |
| Kingsport, TN | $114,240 | $115,310 | $54.92 | 430 |
| Indianapolis, IN | $114,120 | $106,870 | $54.87 | 7,140 |
| Toledo, OH | $114,110 | $104,360 | $54.86 | 880 |
| Decatur, IL | $113,920 | $110,300 | $54.77 | 70 |
| Oshkosh, WI | $113,840 | $104,000 | $54.73 | 600 |
| Pensacola, FL | $113,770 | $108,430 | $54.70 | 1,000 |
| Grand Rapids, MI | $113,720 | $107,520 | $54.67 | 4,310 |
| Chattanooga, TN | $113,620 | $106,750 | $54.63 | 990 |
| Chambersburg, PA | $113,550 | $106,200 | $54.59 | 200 |
| Athens, GA | $113,440 | $106,870 | $54.54 | 150 |
| Canton, OH | $113,260 | $105,500 | $54.45 | 480 |
| Iowa City, IA | $113,220 | $107,680 | $54.43 | 690 |
| Youngstown, OH | $113,200 | $107,990 | $54.42 | 260 |
| Lawrence, KS | $113,070 | $104,990 | $54.36 | 410 |
| State College, PA | $112,920 | $103,620 | $54.29 | 450 |
| Bloomington, IN | $112,750 | $99,990 | $54.21 | 220 |
| Duluth, MN | $112,370 | $103,500 | $54.03 | 460 |
| Casper, WY | $112,320 | $103,000 | $54.00 | 150 |
| Green Bay, WI | $112,190 | $103,160 | $53.94 | 860 |
| Lewiston, ID | $112,190 | $101,310 | $53.94 | 70 |
| Niles, MI | $112,090 | $111,720 | $53.89 | 160 |
| Sheboygan, WI | $111,770 | $101,380 | $53.73 | 190 |
| Fond du Lac, WI | $111,670 | $104,140 | $53.69 | 100 |
| Racine, WI | $111,580 | $101,220 | $53.64 | 300 |
| Lake Havasu City, AZ | $111,350 | $114,750 | $53.53 | 110 |
| Cleveland, TN | $111,240 | $102,600 | $53.48 | 110 |
| Topeka, KS | $111,150 | $111,870 | $53.44 | 1,500 |
| Logan, UT | $110,820 | $100,740 | $53.28 | 960 |
| Johnstown, PA | $110,450 | $100,340 | $53.10 | 140 |
| Valdosta, GA | $110,320 | $105,640 | $53.04 | 70 |
| Helena, MT | $110,210 | $99,370 | $52.99 | 310 |
| Columbia, MO | $110,170 | $101,020 | $52.97 | 530 |
| St. Cloud, MN | $109,920 | $103,000 | $52.84 | 420 |
| Fayetteville, AR | $109,750 | $105,130 | $52.77 | 2,490 |
| Brownsville, TX | $109,640 | $106,990 | $52.71 | 310 |
| Clarksville, TN | $109,420 | $96,650 | $52.61 | 310 |
| Huntington, WV | $109,390 | $110,780 | $52.59 | 280 |
| College Station, TX | $109,360 | $101,910 | $52.58 | 620 |
| Bismarck, ND | $109,360 | $106,020 | $52.58 | 390 |
| Little Rock, AR | $109,110 | $104,070 | $52.46 | 1,590 |
| Fargo, ND | $108,900 | $105,980 | $52.36 | 860 |
| Gulfport, MS | $108,640 | $104,240 | $52.23 | 300 |
| Wausau, WI | $108,380 | $98,650 | $52.11 | 190 |
| Mansfield, OH | $108,080 | $99,560 | $51.96 | 90 |
| Fort Smith, AR | $107,990 | $114,140 | $51.92 | 200 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | $107,900 | $101,560 | $51.88 | 810 |
| Altoona, PA | $107,890 | $101,670 | $51.87 | 180 |
| Gettysburg, PA | $107,840 | $100,560 | $51.85 | 50 |
| Columbus, IN | $107,720 | $104,880 | $51.79 | 280 |
| Joplin, MO | $107,690 | $105,960 | $51.77 | 120 |
| Muskegon, MI | $107,620 | $101,940 | $51.74 | 90 |
| Cape Girardeau, MO | $107,610 | $100,220 | $51.74 | 90 |
| Slidell, LA | $107,450 | $101,530 | $51.66 | 270 |
| Wichita, KS | $107,440 | $105,980 | $51.65 | 2,040 |
| Flint, MI | $107,400 | $101,750 | $51.64 | 260 |
| Erie, PA | $107,390 | $101,550 | $51.63 | 390 |
| Terre Haute, IN | $106,850 | $107,770 | $51.37 | 110 |
| Williamsport, PA | $106,820 | $93,960 | $51.36 | 120 |
| Morristown, TN | $106,820 | $102,390 | $51.36 | 50 |
| Abilene, TX | $106,580 | $103,760 | $51.24 | 250 |
| Jackson, TN | $106,490 | $96,540 | $51.20 | 130 |
| Manhattan, KS | $106,460 | $101,960 | $51.18 | 350 |
| Sioux Falls, SD | $106,340 | $101,040 | $51.13 | 1,400 |
| Springfield, MO | $106,280 | $102,350 | $51.10 | 690 |
| Fairbanks, AK | $106,080 | $101,260 | $51.00 | 70 |
| Lincoln, NE | $105,970 | $101,690 | $50.95 | 1,530 |
| Anchorage, AK | $105,890 | $104,030 | $50.91 | 320 |
| San Angelo, TX | $105,850 | $95,580 | $50.89 | 130 |
| Johnson City, TN | $105,830 | $103,320 | $50.88 | 300 |
| Anniston, AL | $105,600 | $99,260 | $50.77 | 90 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | $105,470 | $101,900 | $50.71 | 980 |
| Saginaw, MI | $105,100 | $101,430 | $50.53 | 230 |
| Elkhart, IN | $105,090 | $101,710 | $50.52 | 230 |
| Muncie, IN | $105,030 | $99,380 | $50.49 | 120 |
| Michigan City, IN | $105,000 | $98,510 | $50.48 | 70 |
| Lafayette, LA | $105,000 | $109,010 | $50.48 | 660 |
| Lawton, OK | $104,490 | $107,240 | $50.24 | 80 |
| Evansville, IN | $104,270 | $98,560 | $50.13 | 290 |
| Sioux City, IA | $104,200 | $101,150 | $50.10 | 230 |
| Lansing, MI | $104,190 | $97,120 | $50.09 | 3,020 |
| Enid, OK | $104,100 | $94,830 | $50.05 | 50 |
| St. Joseph, MO | $104,090 | $98,570 | $50.04 | 90 |
| Lafayette, IN | $103,580 | $99,750 | $49.80 | 490 |
| Monroe, MI | $103,540 | $98,270 | $49.78 | 100 |
| Mankato, MN | $103,330 | $100,630 | $49.68 | 160 |
| Rapid City, SD | $103,080 | $91,840 | $49.56 | 270 |
| Shreveport, LA | $102,980 | $96,680 | $49.51 | 260 |
| Paducah, KY | $102,960 | $99,260 | $49.50 | 140 |
| Jonesboro, AR | $102,670 | $84,990 | $49.36 | 130 |
| Traverse City, MI | $102,450 | $95,860 | $49.26 | 140 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | $102,040 | $95,980 | $49.06 | 180 |
| Goldsboro, NC | $101,350 | $96,140 | $48.73 | 50 |
| Minot, ND | $101,250 | $108,470 | $48.68 | 50 |
| South Bend, IN | $101,210 | $95,500 | $48.66 | 350 |
| Jackson, MS | $101,070 | $96,990 | $48.59 | 550 |
| Beckley, WV | $100,290 | $100,840 | $48.22 | 40 |
| Alexandria, LA | $100,290 | $95,510 | $48.22 | 50 |
| Midland, MI | $96,320 | $83,730 | $46.31 | 160 |
| Monroe, LA | $95,960 | $94,580 | $46.14 | 140 |
| Grand Forks, ND | $94,150 | $92,120 | $45.27 | 130 |
| Grand Island, NE | $90,080 | $96,260 | $43.31 | 50 |
| Aguadilla, PR | $87,490 | $77,840 | $42.06 | 270 |
| San Juan, PR | $78,480 | $79,380 | $37.73 | 1,440 |
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Software Developers salary: questions
Where do software developers make the most money?
In San Jose, CA, with an average of $221,710 a year, among the 377 metro areas we cover.
What is the average software developers salary in the U.S.?
$148,100 a year nationwide (BLS OEWS national estimates, May 2025); the median is $135,980, so half of software developers earn more than that and half less.
What salary should software developers ask for?
Start from the figures for your city: the middle half of software developers nationwide earn between $105,210 (25th percentile) and $171,980 (75th percentile). Newer workers usually start near the 25th percentile and experienced ones can ask for the 75th; each city page shows the local range. See how to read salary percentiles.
Which state pays software developers the most?
California, with a statewide average of $186,770 a year (BLS state estimates, May 2025).
Where is software developers pay the lowest?
San Juan, PR, at $78,480 a year on average. Lower pay often comes with lower prices: check the cost of living on each city page.
Sources and how to read this page
- Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 15-1252.
- U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
- Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
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