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Software Developer salary in United States
Pay for Software Developer in United States, worked out from salary-listed jobs in United States only. Other countries and currencies are never mixed in.
Official benchmark · U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Software Developers: official U.S. pay, May 2025
In the U.S., software developers (SOC 15-1252) earned a median $135,980 a year in May 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
- 10th percentile
- $82,460
- 25th percentile
- $105,210
- Median
- $135,980
- 75th percentile
- $171,980
- 90th percentile
- $214,670
Occupation: Software Developers (SOC 15-1252) · 1,687,890 jobs · per year, before tax. Annual wages of all wage and salary workers in the occupation across the U.S., all industries and employer sizes (self-employed excluded) — not only jobs that are advertised. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (public domain), retrieved 23 Oct 2026.
Pay by state · U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Where software developers earn the most, May 2025
California has the highest median for software developers (SOC 15-1252) at $174,410 a year; Puerto Rico has the lowest at $79,380. BLS publishes a figure for 51 states and territories.
| State | Median | Middle half | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | $174,410 | $136,990 – $216,670 | 284,390 |
| Washington | $166,540 | $132,290 – $211,860 | 107,030 |
| New York | $166,180 | $127,160 – $205,540 | 113,510 |
| Massachusetts | $165,210 | $131,370 – $190,280 | 48,190 |
| Oregon | $142,720 | $111,750 – $170,600 | 21,830 |
| New Hampshire | $139,720 | $107,240 – $167,880 | 10,840 |
| Maryland | $138,680 | $109,120 – $178,000 | 31,350 |
| Colorado | $138,390 | $122,470 – $173,000 | 43,320 |
| District of Columbia | $136,880 | $117,120 – $169,580 | 6,120 |
| Virginia | $136,460 | $106,600 – $171,090 | 88,280 |
| State | Median | Middle half | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Rico | $79,380 | $63,700 – $97,600 | 2,020 |
| Mississippi | $95,330 | $70,030 – $127,570 | 1,880 |
| South Dakota | $96,310 | $79,810 – $121,190 | 2,380 |
| Louisiana | $102,800 | $82,930 – $122,740 | 4,080 |
| Arkansas | $104,490 | $81,480 – $127,740 | 6,050 |
Annual wages of all wage and salary workers in the occupation in each state, all industries and employer sizes (self-employed excluded), per year before tax. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (state data) (public domain).
Salary range
Where listed pay sits
- 10th percentile
- $85,980
- 25th percentile
- $108,835
- Median
- $129,070
- 75th percentile
- $141,625
- 90th percentile
- $146,988
6 salaries · 30 live United States jobs. Box: the middle half of salaries · line: the median · whisker: 10th to 90th percentile. Early reading from 6 salaries, not yet a reliable market median.
Based on 6 salary-listed job postings from the last 12 months · last updated 3 Nov 2026
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What this number does—and does not—mean
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