Software Developers Salary

National and city-level salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025
$135,980
Median Salary
1,687,890
Total Employed
$148,100
Mean Salary

National Salary Range

$82,460 Median: $135,980 $214,670
P10: $82,460 P25: $105,210 P75: $171,980 P90: $214,670

How Much Do Software Developers Make?

The national median salary for software developers is $135,980, with a salary spread of $132,210 from the 10th to 90th percentile -- a 97% range that reflects differences in experience, location, and industry. The mean salary of $148,100 is higher than the median, indicating that top earners pull the average upward. The highest-paying metro area is San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA, where the median reaches $213,110.

Highest Paying Cities

$213,110
$167,280
$166,830
$166,090
$164,560
$163,270
$162,650
$162,090
$160,920

Where the Jobs Are

121,000
92,770
87,350
67,030
42,310
36,300

Salary by Metro Area

City Median P25 P75 Employment
San Jose, CA$213,110$173,650$226,08087,350
San Francisco, CA$186,640$163,500$219,67069,030
Seattle, WA$167,280$132,800$211,86092,770
New York, NY-NJ$166,830$130,650$205,970121,000
Boston, MA-NH$166,090$131,880$183,74042,310
Boulder, CO$164,560$129,210$206,6507,130
San Diego, CA$163,270$128,590$193,98020,610
Bridgeport, CT$162,650$124,970$204,0703,090
Manchester, NH$162,090$125,790$173,5604,370
Los Angeles, CA$160,920$127,530$191,54055,540
Oxnard, CA$159,430$127,170$173,3302,170
Santa Maria, CA$158,290$127,490$173,6601,680
Santa Cruz, CA$156,910$124,210$175,720540
Portland, OR-WA$156,000$126,220$174,05018,260
Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV$154,930$123,720$176,23069,060
Pittsfield, MA$154,860$122,610$195,290280
Napa, CA$153,130$120,430$178,420130
Santa Rosa, CA$148,630$116,890$172,290560
Worcester, MA$146,950$120,330$167,2901,800
Bremerton, WA$146,200$103,220$170,410690
Kiryas Joel, NY$145,830$112,210$175,3901,010
Sacramento, CA$139,640$126,650$170,2407,460
Baltimore, MD$138,900$105,670$200,91016,850
Stockton, CA$138,550$120,540$177,200570
Denver, CO$137,610$123,640$171,35027,010
Vallejo, CA$136,930$108,550$169,390330
Charlotte, NC-SC$135,920$107,680$165,05020,820
Durham, NC$135,620$128,290$168,7209,790
Salinas, CA$135,160$104,190$165,090290
San Luis Obispo, CA$135,020$98,620$166,280520
Punta Gorda, FL$134,510$107,580$155,680280
Rochester, MN$134,450$109,270$169,0601,840
Chicago, IL-IN$134,380$104,530$167,65040,370
Asheville, NC$134,350$97,630$167,550780
Colorado Springs, CO$134,280$106,300$166,8604,850
Austin, TX$134,120$104,000$168,73031,960
Fort Collins, CO$133,990$103,070$169,4701,820
Kahului, HI$133,870$84,300$203,490110
Barnstable Town, MA$133,690$109,100$165,860210
Dallas, TX$133,290$105,660$164,10067,030
Winchester, VA-WV$133,290$104,350$141,330350
Riverside, CA$133,270$101,780$163,6104,150
New Haven, CT$133,040$104,160$164,3401,190
Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD$133,040$103,920$165,14028,480
Atlanta, GA$132,960$104,640$164,20036,300
Lexington Park, MD$132,850$103,920$170,700720
Raleigh, NC$132,770$103,480$166,65012,580
Sebastian, FL$132,720$98,960$163,890190
Miami, FL$132,650$102,710$165,71018,900
Hartford, CT$132,520$105,750$161,2906,010
Kokomo, IN$132,390$101,850$155,75060
Charleston, SC$132,150$101,880$163,7002,050
Merced, CA$132,120$102,220$164,99080
Richmond, VA$132,120$107,430$165,6907,680
Yuba City, CA$132,120$101,750$165,97080
Glens Falls, NY$132,040$94,100$161,100150
Wenatchee, WA$131,970$102,180$159,220160
North Port, FL$131,890$105,300$166,2801,680
Palm Bay, FL$131,760$101,910$163,0405,030
Phoenix, AZ$131,750$104,230$163,37029,380
Salem, OR$131,620$103,470$154,380970
Boise City, ID$131,590$99,990$161,3503,240
Chico, CA$131,360$101,610$167,490150
Waterbury, CT$131,290$101,670$162,530730
Provo, UT$131,210$99,500$164,5607,870
Minneapolis, MN-WI$130,920$103,040$161,61027,410
Detroit, MI$130,760$101,850$153,27024,870
Naples, FL$130,730$114,400$163,990720
Providence, RI-MA$130,690$101,950$159,5405,020
Spokane, WA$130,690$103,000$158,6201,840
Crestview, FL$130,640$100,510$162,5401,380
Madison, WI$130,630$101,970$161,0506,720
Rocky Mount, NC$130,600$98,250$159,790120
Peoria, IL$130,590$107,280$158,0601,650
Carson City, NV$130,500$104,290$174,15090
Tampa, FL$130,450$100,450$165,43014,230
Bakersfield, CA$130,330$104,390$165,520740
Jacksonville, FL$130,330$101,540$159,2507,200
Kenosha, WI$130,330$103,210$159,040410
Pinehurst, NC$130,240$95,680$130,240200
Jackson, MI$130,220$102,500$160,400390
Grants Pass, OR$130,120$96,990$165,69080
Longview, WA$130,000$99,340$172,490150
Las Vegas, NV$129,940$99,250$169,0002,900
Medford, OR$129,690$96,750$159,920330
Orlando, FL$129,620$103,360$162,86013,440
Salt Lake City, UT$129,600$102,560$160,74019,040
Greeley, CO$129,480$99,420$169,200560
Ames, IA$129,440$100,120$147,690470
Houston, TX$129,440$101,190$159,45022,940
Redding, CA$129,230$98,340$167,200160
Syracuse, NY$129,100$102,280$163,6902,180
Virginia Beach, VA-NC$129,090$99,230$160,5507,160
Fresno, CA$129,060$100,650$161,650740
Bend, OR$129,030$102,210$163,520690
St. Louis, MO-IL$129,030$101,670$156,3209,820
Trenton, NJ$128,770$101,440$159,7903,390
Portland, ME$128,710$96,940$166,3301,460
Sherman, TX$128,630$101,320$152,880120
Wildwood, FL$128,560$99,900$160,300130
Charlottesville, VA$128,520$100,850$161,7201,390
Port St. Lucie, FL$128,510$97,420$163,280420
Binghamton, NY$128,460$102,690$161,3801,070
San Antonio, TX$128,430$101,000$154,7908,010
Bellingham, WA$128,250$97,760$157,080640
Huntsville, AL$128,080$100,320$162,2607,030
Albany, NY$127,910$96,890$161,1203,280
Buffalo, NY$127,850$99,270$157,5503,960
Kennewick, WA$127,800$97,770$164,660820
Springfield, MA$127,740$106,280$153,960650
Burlington, NC$127,570$98,690$156,880270
El Paso, TX$127,310$95,160$135,4701,360
Odessa, TX$127,080$100,820$149,640110
Burlington, VT$126,940$100,430$159,490770
Cape Coral, FL$126,940$91,020$149,2501,330
Coeur d'Alene, ID$126,870$84,180$162,890310
Ann Arbor, MI$126,830$101,100$141,6102,740
Amherst Town, MA$126,670$106,330$167,100260
Atlantic City, NJ$126,670$89,800$155,620540
Nashville, TN$126,610$99,030$140,1707,750
Des Moines, IA$126,460$101,550$140,3904,240
Midland, TX$126,190$100,930$160,260400
Visalia, CA$126,170$99,000$157,670230
Bozeman, MT$126,110$103,400$168,560510
Battle Creek, MI$126,050$98,220$141,570190
El Centro, CA$125,930$98,430$166,71070
Hilton Head Island, SC$125,760$100,000$171,670260
Reno, NV$125,710$103,630$164,6701,200
Corvallis, OR$125,650$89,150$145,050320
Prescott Valley, AZ$125,590$91,380$138,610210
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$125,580$98,140$139,5102,270
Birmingham, AL$125,410$87,720$143,7203,830
Omaha, NE-IA$125,220$100,120$137,1503,920
Greensboro, NC$125,190$100,170$149,1901,710
Kansas City, MO-KS$124,990$97,560$139,82012,160
Homosassa Springs, FL$124,540$93,740$164,28090
Pittsburgh, PA$124,500$95,560$155,77010,320
Beaumont, TX$124,470$97,050$156,020420
Bay City, MI$124,420$94,640$135,21090
Kingston, NY$124,300$100,030$156,270230
Albany, GA$124,230$100,220$132,610290
Winston, NC$124,130$97,060$148,7901,050
Olympia, WA$124,060$105,850$146,7101,920
Twin Falls, ID$124,000$89,440$155,200120
Grand Junction, CO$123,990$93,300$157,060170
Vineland, NJ$123,920$101,130$148,47080
Norwich, CT$123,780$92,380$162,9901,060
Tyler, TX$123,760$100,170$143,520320
Milwaukee, WI$123,730$99,990$138,5906,170
Wilmington, NC$123,730$98,170$158,410880
Tucson, AZ$123,710$97,560$153,4304,060
Albuquerque, NM$123,700$99,780$159,7802,280
Greenville, NC$123,680$95,620$139,410230
Corpus Christi, TX$123,580$95,350$156,570520
Lexington, KY$123,510$97,680$156,1801,430
Idaho Falls, ID$123,450$82,950$153,540530
Columbia, SC$123,380$90,120$148,2302,070
Bloomington, IL$123,320$98,000$148,0101,570
Killeen, TX$123,320$93,920$147,130470
Savannah, GA$123,220$98,010$152,240440
Jacksonville, NC$123,110$96,290$153,350140
Waco, TX$123,080$94,420$148,430490
Charleston, WV$122,980$84,290$136,370350
Gainesville, FL$122,950$98,210$152,080580
Allentown, PA-NJ$122,930$97,160$153,3601,770
Fayetteville, NC$122,900$95,720$154,300420
Hagerstown, MD-WV$122,830$82,170$135,750530
Pueblo, CO$122,780$92,370$158,080150
Rochester, NY$122,770$99,640$151,5404,650
Ithaca, NY$122,730$95,160$158,890310
Hickory, NC$122,540$89,610$159,370420
Mobile, AL$122,540$87,320$151,9301,050
Oklahoma City, OK$122,390$96,520$153,8803,820
Columbus, OH$122,340$100,010$140,2609,880
Lakeland, FL$122,200$97,290$136,730990
Albany, OR$122,030$96,380$139,570100
Deltona, FL$122,000$97,580$159,360860
Cheyenne, WY$121,990$92,400$129,640540
Gainesville, GA$121,940$97,490$147,170290
Sumter, SC$121,880$95,840$158,42050
Tallahassee, FL$121,800$94,670$153,9501,320
Greenville, SC$121,790$93,260$165,9702,070
Knoxville, TN$121,750$85,080$144,9902,390
Yuma, AZ$121,610$85,200$136,280230
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$121,420$95,600$138,6709,900
Daphne, AL$121,320$83,260$151,450340
Panama City, FL$121,150$95,470$151,170400
Roanoke, VA$121,110$90,270$141,260770
Eugene, OR$121,050$95,190$143,300810
Lake Charles, LA$120,940$86,980$154,180100
Reading, PA$120,920$93,520$136,210640
Macon, GA$120,410$92,310$132,430230
Auburn, AL$120,310$77,990$153,220290
Urban Honolulu, HI$120,230$80,790$155,2201,290
Scranton, PA$119,960$93,020$140,830730
Augusta, GA-SC$119,780$95,560$157,800910
Modesto, CA$119,770$98,250$138,070300
Pocatello, ID$119,430$80,020$147,36090
Watertown, NY$119,350$95,580$132,31080
Harrisonburg, VA$119,250$97,580$137,210220
Hammond, LA$118,590$95,430$154,27060
Warner Robins, GA$118,520$97,310$150,340250
Springfield, OH$118,150$94,380$133,00080
Weirton, WV-OH$118,130$87,820$147,54050
Kalamazoo, MI$118,100$85,460$130,570430
Rome, GA$118,030$94,700$135,420140
Lewiston, ME$117,700$96,230$157,710150
Hot Springs, AR$117,610$94,740$128,78060
Kankakee, IL$116,550$83,560$139,53060
Amarillo, TX$116,530$93,130$134,480320
Texarkana, TX-AR$116,490$89,940$151,81080
Salisbury, MD$116,380$95,270$148,78090
Florence, AL$116,260$78,180$147,310130
Columbus, GA-AL$116,150$100,130$132,5101,050
McAllen, TX$116,120$86,410$136,790400
Sebring, FL$116,110$101,040$136,64050
Sierra Vista, AZ$115,890$86,250$140,450280
Davenport, IA-IL$115,780$99,010$135,0301,220
Staunton, VA$115,610$87,840$148,780140
Dothan, AL$115,580$80,760$135,330160
Dalton, GA$115,480$93,660$147,680280
Kingsport, TN-VA$115,310$84,690$131,180430
Lubbock, TX$115,190$89,310$136,270340
Yakima, WA$115,170$81,660$146,850170
Walla Walla, WA$114,920$88,100$155,81090
Lake Havasu City, AZ$114,750$88,310$131,410110
Lima, OH$114,600$91,560$154,460140
York, PA$114,600$95,180$152,050720
Spartanburg, SC$114,460$89,270$134,280440
Cedar Rapids, IA$114,340$84,310$140,0101,250
Fort Smith, AR-OK$114,140$78,650$124,430200
Waterloo, IA$113,970$90,130$137,090280
Farmington, NM$113,780$101,830$157,22050
Flagstaff, AZ$113,580$94,790$137,610110
Utica, NY$113,390$96,720$161,270610
St. George, UT$113,240$80,750$156,250590
Ocala, FL$112,780$95,280$134,870380
Santa Fe, NM$112,380$87,920$148,480180
Wheeling, WV-OH$112,340$85,790$141,99060
Topeka, KS$111,870$79,240$130,1201,500
Niles, MI$111,720$94,580$125,570160
Blacksburg, VA$111,630$87,310$153,800590
Laredo, TX$111,450$98,400$135,730130
Cleveland, OH$111,310$98,370$132,1508,460
Huntington, WV-KY-OH$110,780$78,730$131,220280
Montgomery, AL$110,620$80,380$138,190780
Decatur, IL$110,300$84,990$132,22070
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$110,270$93,190$135,3802,770
Ogden, UT$109,880$86,670$143,7002,840
Lynchburg, VA$109,840$89,190$141,380510
Harrisburg, PA$109,470$93,830$132,0802,580
Lafayette, LA$109,010$80,960$120,860660
Morgantown, WV$108,950$96,880$163,360330
Tulsa, OK$108,730$87,570$133,5901,960
Minot, ND$108,470$64,150$109,11050
Florence, SC$108,460$92,630$135,920250
Pensacola, FL$108,430$81,530$127,7401,000
Wichita Falls, TX$108,260$95,580$139,01070
Sandusky, OH$108,250$93,750$132,30090
Youngstown, OH$107,990$82,880$136,850260
Lebanon, PA$107,810$85,230$154,38090
Terre Haute, IN$107,770$80,550$124,780110
Decatur, AL$107,740$82,110$138,710160
Iowa City, IA$107,680$86,430$134,790690
Rockford, IL$107,640$84,320$134,900380
Dover, DE$107,530$98,270$149,380250
Grand Rapids, MI$107,520$82,720$133,7604,310
Las Cruces, NM$107,300$82,240$136,090300
Lawton, OK$107,240$65,480$132,01080
Brownsville, TX$106,990$79,880$131,930310
New Orleans, LA$106,950$94,470$128,930940
Dayton, OH$106,910$90,020$136,0903,910
Athens, GA$106,870$95,490$132,960150
Indianapolis, IN$106,870$83,990$135,0607,140
Chattanooga, TN-GA$106,750$81,750$133,280990
Mount Vernon, WA$106,640$101,630$135,570270
Longview, TX$106,360$93,520$132,310320
Chambersburg, PA$106,200$83,760$132,520200
Champaign, IL$106,080$89,440$135,730670
Bismarck, ND$106,020$90,650$126,510390
Fargo, ND-MN$105,980$78,870$127,960860
Wichita, KS$105,980$79,890$129,1802,040
Joplin, MO-KS$105,960$77,200$133,440120
Janesville, WI$105,670$89,980$135,400280
Valdosta, GA$105,640$76,830$129,68070
Canton, OH$105,500$83,200$130,120480
Akron, OH$105,430$85,270$133,4102,240
Dubuque, IA$105,360$89,160$135,480330
Fayetteville, AR$105,130$81,480$128,5702,490
Lawrence, KS$104,990$82,940$132,610410
Columbus, IN$104,880$98,920$123,680280
Tuscaloosa, AL$104,870$77,590$134,800290
Lancaster, PA$104,740$87,470$131,350850
Springfield, IL$104,550$83,260$133,820660
Eau Claire, WI$104,490$94,620$133,150440
Toledo, OH$104,360$84,560$133,110880
Gulfport, MS$104,240$77,350$137,620300
Bangor, ME$104,140$91,200$153,190110
Fond du Lac, WI$104,140$86,040$128,780100
Little Rock, AR$104,070$83,010$127,9601,590
Anchorage, AK$104,030$87,360$128,420320
Oshkosh, WI$104,000$95,350$130,980600
Abilene, TX$103,760$76,030$130,300250
State College, PA$103,620$88,750$132,160450
Duluth, MN-WI$103,500$88,020$128,870460
Johnson City, TN$103,320$76,400$125,260300
Brunswick, GA$103,170$96,320$125,50050
Green Bay, WI$103,160$85,820$129,270860
Casper, WY$103,000$70,580$129,290150
St. Cloud, MN$103,000$83,450$125,580420
Appleton, WI$102,970$82,240$133,020570
Houma, LA$102,970$82,490$126,18050
Cleveland, TN$102,600$79,060$128,040110
Morristown, TN$102,390$80,060$128,36050
Springfield, MO$102,350$76,540$128,690690
La Crosse, WI-MN$102,110$84,710$133,590380
Owensboro, KY$102,010$93,300$143,96090
Manhattan, KS$101,960$77,080$131,300350
Muskegon, MI$101,940$81,420$127,45090
College Station, TX$101,910$79,960$134,830620
Baton Rouge, LA$101,900$85,020$122,200980
Flint, MI$101,750$81,860$128,890260
Elkhart, IN$101,710$78,810$129,700230
Lincoln, NE$101,690$81,160$127,3201,530
Altoona, PA$101,670$82,480$125,500180
Fort Wayne, IN$101,560$78,220$132,590810
Erie, PA$101,550$84,990$129,430390
Slidell, LA$101,530$81,400$123,700270
Saginaw, MI$101,430$83,000$123,740230
Sheboygan, WI$101,380$93,140$126,200190
Lewiston, ID-WA$101,310$79,560$135,39070
Fairbanks, AK$101,260$62,190$126,15070
Racine, WI$101,220$79,680$129,340300
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$101,150$80,790$123,700230
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$101,040$79,070$123,5801,400
Columbia, MO$101,020$83,170$127,640530
Beckley, WV$100,840$77,590$123,51040
Logan, UT-ID$100,740$79,760$134,570960
Bowling Green, KY$100,650$83,810$146,980200
Mankato, MN$100,630$79,870$123,740160
Gettysburg, PA$100,560$89,890$124,36050
Billings, MT$100,440$82,600$150,780250
Johnstown, PA$100,340$78,410$131,700140
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL$100,220$87,930$124,20090
Bloomington, IN$99,990$82,250$131,090220
Lafayette, IN$99,750$78,670$123,570490
Mansfield, OH$99,560$73,470$129,80090
Muncie, IN$99,380$79,750$119,870120
Helena, MT$99,370$80,200$132,100310
Anniston, AL$99,260$72,890$135,11090
Paducah, KY-IL$99,260$81,230$128,490140
Wausau, WI$98,650$80,380$126,660190
St. Joseph, MO-KS$98,570$83,600$120,95090
Evansville, IN$98,560$78,810$125,370290
Michigan City, IN$98,510$78,830$126,98070
Monroe, MI$98,270$79,410$129,530100
Lansing, MI$97,120$81,930$115,1803,020
Jackson, MS$96,990$75,490$124,590550
Shreveport, LA$96,680$81,190$120,140260
Clarksville, TN-KY$96,650$78,820$130,610310
Jackson, TN$96,540$79,780$125,620130
Grand Island, NE$96,260$72,880$100,50050
Goldsboro, NC$96,140$76,460$124,71050
Elizabethtown, KY$95,980$78,630$121,150180
Traverse City, MI$95,860$81,170$126,590140
San Angelo, TX$95,580$76,340$125,270130
Alexandria, LA$95,510$81,370$119,47050
South Bend, IN-MI$95,500$76,010$125,260350
Enid, OK$94,830$77,300$123,87050
Monroe, LA$94,580$92,730$94,590140
Williamsport, PA$93,960$84,540$121,640120
Grand Forks, ND-MN$92,120$63,460$117,620130
Rapid City, SD$91,840$81,590$123,920270
Jonesboro, AR$84,990$65,000$124,990130
Midland, MI$83,730$70,190$120,210160
San Juan, PR$79,380$63,700$92,6101,440
Aguadilla, PR$77,840$70,370$98,710270

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the average software developers salary?
The national median salary for software developers is $135,980 as of May 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The mean (average) salary is $148,100. Salaries range from $82,460 at the 10th percentile to $214,670 at the 90th percentile.
Where do software developers earn the most?
The highest-paying metro areas for software developers are San Jose, CA ($213,110), San Francisco, CA ($186,640), Seattle, WA ($167,280). These figures reflect median salaries from BLS government data.
How many software developers jobs are there in the U.S.?
There are approximately 1,687,890 software developers employed across the United States as of May 2025, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025 OEWS. This data reflects occupational employment and wage estimates and may not capture total compensation including equity, bonuses, or benefits.