Web Developers Salary

National and city-level salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025
$92,650
Median Salary
70,190
Total Employed
$98,770
Mean Salary

National Salary Range

$48,100 Median: $92,650 $162,290
P10: $48,100 P25: $64,230 P75: $126,230 P90: $162,290

How Much Do Web Developers Make?

The national median salary for web developers is $92,650, with a salary spread of $114,190 from the 10th to 90th percentile -- a 123% range that reflects differences in experience, location, and industry. The mean salary of $98,770 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 $166,670.

Highest Paying Cities

$166,670
$130,440
$117,090
Olympia, WA
$111,560
$108,550
$108,520
$107,590
$107,290

Where the Jobs Are

3,470
1,660
1,130
1,060

Salary by Metro Area

City Median P25 P75 Employment
San Jose, CA$166,670$122,680$215,9601,130
San Francisco, CA$152,450$115,170$179,9501,420
Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV$134,350$106,220$165,6903,840
Seattle, WA$130,440$101,090$131,9003,470
Richmond, VA$117,090$88,100$129,020--
Olympia, WA$111,560$111,560$111,560290
Detroit, MI$108,550$74,600$138,540870
Boston, MA-NH$108,520$81,740$146,6901,450
Baltimore, MD$107,590$81,660$127,130790
Los Angeles, CA$107,290$82,170$146,8502,310
Minneapolis, MN-WI$106,890$85,760$135,840800
Trenton, NJ$106,730$87,950$127,030110
St. Louis, MO-IL$106,360$82,430$125,470490
Vallejo, CA$106,190$86,950$132,47040
New York, NY-NJ$104,820$67,080$137,8504,200
Provo, UT$103,970$78,470$131,220520
Santa Rosa, CA$103,530$76,050$142,040--
Virginia Beach, VA-NC$103,440$81,300$133,300400
Winchester, VA-WV$102,380$81,490$129,94030
Charlotte, NC-SC$101,980$81,850$132,000510
Charlottesville, VA$101,210$78,870$125,680130
Winston, NC$100,240$81,940$124,740--
Evansville, IN$99,720$68,470$132,18070
Sacramento, CA$98,560$77,220$131,930190
San Diego, CA$98,300$79,250$135,570520
Providence, RI-MA$98,140$85,680$104,910410
Durham, NC$96,880$75,910$116,840160
Chicago, IL-IN$96,870$79,140$117,1002,790
Dallas, TX$96,740$70,980$126,9001,660
Augusta, GA-SC$95,700$72,270$101,26070
Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD$94,570$75,070$118,600810
Binghamton, NY$94,080$53,080$139,92030
Atlanta, GA$93,590$64,650$120,290990
Bridgeport, CT$93,550$69,470$111,340--
Hartford, CT$93,000$62,800$119,140--
Spokane, WA$92,310$77,990$121,260150
Denver, CO$92,060$82,850$117,190900
Kennewick, WA$91,870$76,330$113,83040
Greensboro, NC$91,730$76,200$100,350100
Wilmington, NC$91,480$61,430$122,540--
Roanoke, VA$91,390$76,390$125,08050
State College, PA$91,300$80,170$97,89040
Lexington, KY$91,260$66,000$98,83070
New Haven, CT$89,800$83,240$107,690120
Kansas City, MO-KS$89,420$64,990$125,320520
Baton Rouge, LA$89,350$89,350$89,350240
Houston, TX$89,040$61,170$117,7001,060
Ann Arbor, MI$89,000$58,590$115,320100
Salt Lake City, UT$88,770$67,160$124,130--
Bakersfield, CA$88,240$69,470$125,65040
Bremerton, WA$87,990$69,250$133,71060
Omaha, NE-IA$87,920$61,360$103,550100
Blacksburg, VA$86,680$66,310$95,94050
Champaign, IL$85,880$69,830$108,64070
Albany, NY$85,070$52,400$107,560140
Austin, TX$84,960$64,340$122,900800
Burlington, VT$84,550$78,010$103,90040
Reno, NV$84,220$71,030$107,07060
Manchester, NH$84,170$62,490$128,89090
Columbus, OH$83,860$64,000$109,580350
Springfield, MA$83,860$69,920$98,06040
Orlando, FL$83,820$47,920$116,080650
Harrisburg, PA$83,560$69,120$104,470100
Buffalo, NY$83,550$58,580$121,100100
Madison, WI$83,500$65,900$104,880230
Jackson, MS$83,160$64,670$104,01060
Huntsville, AL$82,860$59,310$95,770130
Indianapolis, IN$82,820$65,990$104,580300
Waterbury, CT$82,750$61,810$97,48050
Charleston, SC$82,740$58,670$97,02070
Gainesville, FL$82,730$82,730$82,73070
Pittsburgh, PA$82,560$57,530$95,890310
Oklahoma City, OK$82,490$54,760$100,420200
Raleigh, NC$82,250$54,450$124,990430
Lincoln, NE$81,630$65,300$94,77070
Santa Cruz, CA$81,350$59,220$122,47040
Kalamazoo, MI$81,130$55,700$99,91030
Columbia, MO$81,050$66,780$108,12030
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$80,910$64,790$105,810280
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$80,870$67,510$108,72090
Worcester, MA$80,840$68,650$111,610120
Knoxville, TN$80,710$62,820$114,440200
Lancaster, PA$80,710$72,260$92,53060
Barnstable Town, MA$80,460$62,050$95,93030
Grand Rapids, MI$80,400$56,900$102,980160
Rochester, NY$79,930$63,310$97,350140
Colorado Springs, CO$79,840$47,720$110,21080
North Port, FL$79,760$56,840$104,520--
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$79,690$58,220$106,900180
Asheville, NC$79,530$60,870$101,79060
Columbus, GA-AL$79,420$65,680$83,70040
Boise City, ID$79,290$61,240$93,360110
Morgantown, WV$79,190$63,060$79,190250
Palm Bay, FL$79,170$64,600$108,300--
Tulsa, OK$79,130$61,120$101,12090
Grand Forks, ND-MN$79,100$65,190$82,75030
Tucson, AZ$79,060$60,320$180,010170
Nashville, TN$78,990$57,710$133,550790
Las Vegas, NV$78,930$52,990$121,240230
Tampa, FL$78,910$59,700$103,280470
Green Bay, WI$78,520$61,590$104,81040
Tallahassee, FL$78,490$64,640$82,38090
Waterloo, IA$78,140$61,370$98,99030
Lawrence, KS$78,080$63,780$123,90040
Eugene, OR$78,060$59,790$85,06090
Albuquerque, NM$77,920$65,680$96,53050
Amherst Town, MA$77,830$66,200$100,81040
San Antonio, TX$77,730$57,400$111,590270
Akron, OH$77,690$62,580$104,270110
Syracuse, NY$77,670$36,310$105,800120
Fresno, CA$77,600$55,950$102,67060
Topeka, KS$77,570$57,340$92,55040
Oshkosh, WI$76,650$57,050$103,57050
Allentown, PA-NJ$76,240$61,520$94,83090
Phoenix, AZ$76,230$59,170$99,510750
Fort Collins, CO$75,870$48,280$99,560--
Kingsport, TN-VA$75,670$52,930$97,41040
Greenville, SC$75,390$56,390$98,990110
Toledo, OH$75,380$64,550$98,98080
New Orleans, LA$75,340$54,460$90,360--
Scranton, PA$74,960$53,170$89,96050
Portland, OR-WA$73,920$56,150$119,490850
Lansing, MI$73,890$60,110$98,92060
Cape Coral, FL$73,290$64,170$86,820100
Mobile, AL$73,260$52,030$86,16040
Deltona, FL$72,420$56,100$92,39040
Riverside, CA$72,400$41,490$114,890290
Fort Wayne, IN$72,180$62,060$84,84050
Dayton, OH$69,230$57,470$96,680150
South Bend, IN-MI$69,090$48,210$82,36040
Pensacola, FL$68,850$49,290$91,86050
Kiryas Joel, NY$67,600$58,760$90,98050
Tuscaloosa, AL$67,310$55,670$80,08050
Montgomery, AL$66,900$50,060$81,08090
Fargo, ND-MN$66,860$60,580$84,340--
Lakeland, FL$66,770$55,720$90,88050
Birmingham, AL$66,640$50,000$83,880200
Ogden, UT$64,880$49,970$87,110120
El Paso, TX$64,490$45,070$88,720--
Salem, OR$64,460$62,400$90,80090
St. George, UT$63,520$51,620$88,82030
Medford, OR$62,990$49,520$80,42030
Atlantic City, NJ$62,790$61,170$96,61040
Wichita, KS$62,690$52,000$87,64080
Davenport, IA-IL$62,520$51,350$91,38050
Longview, TX$62,470$50,620$105,24040
Corpus Christi, TX$61,980$50,810$89,28030
Des Moines, IA$61,960$57,770$90,300150
Appleton, WI$61,110$53,040$98,59040
Cedar Rapids, IA$60,700$56,700$73,67060
Little Rock, AR$60,010$49,480$85,700120
Chattanooga, TN-GA$58,060$53,490$75,990100
Logan, UT-ID$57,900$41,580$74,55030
Bend, OR$57,180$49,020$84,18070
McAllen, TX$56,070$44,820$71,44050
Daphne, AL$56,030$38,950$80,86030
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$54,300$46,930$62,280140
Fayetteville, AR$54,120$47,360$63,56080
Rapid City, SD$52,600$47,590$59,92060
Lubbock, TX$50,610$47,120$84,740--
Stockton, CA$50,300$41,940$99,650--
San Juan, PR$47,250$36,600$72,400190
San Luis Obispo, CA$42,530$34,320$84,39060

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the average web developers salary?
The national median salary for web developers is $92,650 as of May 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The mean (average) salary is $98,770. Salaries range from $48,100 at the 10th percentile to $162,290 at the 90th percentile.
Where do web developers earn the most?
The highest-paying metro areas for web developers are San Jose, CA ($166,670), San Francisco, CA ($152,450), Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV ($134,350). These figures reflect median salaries from BLS government data.
How many web developers jobs are there in the U.S.?
There are approximately 70,190 web 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.