Software Developers Salary by Metro
US median salary
$135,980
range $82,460 - $214,670
US mean salary
$148,100
The tables below rank 149 US metro areas by median Software Developers pay. "Worth" adjusts each salary for the metro's cost of living, so a lower nominal salary in a cheap metro can outrank a higher one in an expensive city.
Metros ranked by Software Developers pay
| Metro | Median | Worth (cost-adj.) | vs US |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $213,110 | $106,555 | +57% |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $186,640 | $99,488 | +37% |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $167,280 | $110,270 | +23% |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $166,830 | $120,195 | +23% |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $166,090 | $108,272 | +22% |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $163,270 | $95,872 | +20% |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $162,650 | $114,381 | +20% |
| Manchester-Nashua, NH | $162,090 | $131,673 | +19% |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $160,920 | $102,824 | +18% |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $159,430 | $90,740 | +17% |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $158,290 | $97,952 | +16% |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $156,000 | $119,266 | +15% |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $154,930 | $100,800 | +14% |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $148,630 | $90,794 | +9% |
| Worcester, MA | $146,950 | $135,813 | +8% |
| Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $145,830 | $117,415 | +7% |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $139,640 | $101,188 | +3% |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $138,900 | $113,666 | +2% |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA | $138,550 | $105,361 | +2% |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $137,610 | $96,840 | +1% |
| Vallejo, CA | $136,930 | $83,443 | +1% |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $135,920 | $121,683 | +0% |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $135,620 | $121,960 | +0% |
| Salinas, CA | $135,160 | $86,697 | -1% |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $134,380 | $123,853 | -1% |
| Asheville, NC | $134,350 | $136,673 | -1% |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $134,280 | $104,174 | -1% |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $134,120 | $102,460 | -1% |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $133,290 | $108,897 | -2% |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $133,270 | $95,193 | -2% |
| New Haven, CT | $133,040 | $114,987 | -2% |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $133,040 | $118,574 | -2% |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $132,960 | $104,858 | -2% |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | $132,770 | $111,291 | -2% |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $132,650 | $93,547 | -2% |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $132,520 | $123,389 | -3% |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $132,150 | $108,587 | -3% |
| Richmond, VA | $132,120 | $120,438 | -3% |
| North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $131,890 | $99,540 | -3% |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $131,760 | $111,661 | -3% |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $131,750 | $102,053 | -3% |
| Salem, OR | $131,620 | $124,053 | -3% |
| Boise City, ID | $131,590 | $116,658 | -3% |
| Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $131,290 | $130,119 | -3% |
| Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $131,210 | $112,820 | -4% |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $130,920 | $119,890 | -4% |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $130,760 | $142,907 | -4% |
| Naples-Marco Island, FL | $130,730 | $92,585 | -4% |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $130,690 | $131,877 | -4% |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $130,690 | $136,277 | -4% |
| Madison, WI | $130,630 | $127,196 | -4% |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $130,450 | $105,628 | -4% |
| Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $130,330 | $132,181 | -4% |
| Jacksonville, FL | $130,330 | $113,528 | -4% |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $129,940 | $105,385 | -4% |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $129,620 | $97,094 | -5% |
| Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $129,600 | $107,910 | -5% |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $129,440 | $119,300 | -5% |
| Syracuse, NY | $129,100 | $158,017 | -5% |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $129,090 | $115,156 | -5% |
| Fresno, CA | $129,060 | $122,216 | -5% |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | $129,030 | $152,879 | -5% |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $128,770 | $104,606 | -5% |
| Portland-South Portland, ME | $128,710 | $114,307 | -5% |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | $128,510 | $107,270 | -5% |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $128,430 | $124,207 | -6% |
| Huntsville, AL | $128,080 | $142,787 | -6% |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $127,910 | $131,730 | -6% |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $127,850 | $159,414 | -6% |
| Springfield, MA | $127,740 | $148,190 | -6% |
| El Paso, TX | $127,310 | $155,636 | -6% |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $126,940 | $97,797 | -7% |
| Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $126,670 | $121,681 | -7% |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $126,610 | $109,241 | -7% |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $126,460 | $145,023 | -7% |
| Visalia, CA | $126,170 | $129,938 | -7% |
| Reno, NV | $125,710 | $104,151 | -8% |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $125,580 | $135,762 | -8% |
| Birmingham, AL | $125,410 | $141,069 | -8% |
| Omaha, NE-IA | $125,220 | $138,518 | -8% |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | $125,190 | $151,013 | -8% |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | $124,990 | $131,985 | -8% |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $124,500 | $155,820 | -8% |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $124,470 | $148,355 | -8% |
| Winston-Salem, NC | $124,130 | $160,999 | -9% |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $123,730 | $143,206 | -9% |
| Wilmington, NC | $123,730 | $117,502 | -9% |
| Tucson, AZ | $123,710 | $134,614 | -9% |
| Albuquerque, NM | $123,700 | $141,049 | -9% |
| Corpus Christi, TX | $123,580 | $127,797 | -9% |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | $123,510 | $143,117 | -9% |
| Columbia, SC | $123,380 | $136,331 | -9% |
| Killeen-Temple, TX | $123,320 | $133,608 | -9% |
| Savannah, GA | $123,220 | $111,714 | -9% |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $122,930 | $118,773 | -10% |
| Fayetteville, NC | $122,900 | $133,732 | -10% |
| Rochester, NY | $122,770 | $141,603 | -10% |
| Mobile, AL | $122,540 | $153,559 | -10% |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $122,390 | $143,650 | -10% |
| Columbus, OH | $122,340 | $126,646 | -10% |
| Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $122,200 | $118,182 | -10% |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $122,000 | $107,206 | -10% |
| Tallahassee, FL | $121,800 | $128,211 | -10% |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $121,790 | $139,667 | -10% |
| Knoxville, TN | $121,750 | $140,265 | -10% |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $121,420 | $144,893 | -11% |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | $121,050 | $117,753 | -11% |
| Reading, PA | $120,920 | $134,955 | -11% |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | $120,230 | $76,095 | -12% |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $119,960 | $157,635 | -12% |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $119,780 | $141,084 | -12% |
| Modesto, CA | $119,770 | $97,295 | -12% |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $116,120 | $159,945 | -15% |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $115,780 | $162,157 | -15% |
| York-Hanover, PA | $114,600 | $126,630 | -16% |
| Spartanburg, SC | $114,460 | $142,718 | -16% |
| Ocala, FL | $112,780 | $116,388 | -17% |
| Cleveland, OH | $111,310 | $139,837 | -18% |
| Montgomery, AL | $110,620 | $133,277 | -19% |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $110,270 | $130,343 | -19% |
| Ogden, UT | $109,880 | $96,555 | -19% |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $109,470 | $119,119 | -19% |
| Lafayette, LA | $109,010 | $147,112 | -20% |
| Tulsa, OK | $108,730 | $132,922 | -20% |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $108,430 | $105,579 | -20% |
| Youngstown-Warren, OH | $107,990 | $154,271 | -21% |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $107,520 | $117,895 | -21% |
| Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $106,990 | $152,843 | -21% |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $106,950 | $115,872 | -21% |
| Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $106,910 | $135,673 | -21% |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $106,870 | $118,350 | -21% |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | $106,750 | $121,032 | -21% |
| Wichita, KS | $105,980 | $141,495 | -22% |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | $105,500 | $150,714 | -22% |
| Akron, OH | $105,430 | $134,649 | -22% |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $105,130 | $119,738 | -23% |
| Lancaster, PA | $104,740 | $101,788 | -23% |
| Toledo, OH | $104,360 | $146,573 | -23% |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $104,240 | $125,288 | -23% |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $104,070 | $130,088 | -23% |
| Anchorage, AK | $104,030 | $94,060 | -23% |
| Springfield, MO | $102,350 | $138,874 | -25% |
| Baton Rouge, LA | $101,900 | $118,351 | -25% |
| Flint, MI | $101,750 | $135,667 | -25% |
| Fort Wayne, IN | $101,560 | $133,456 | -25% |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $97,120 | $117,864 | -29% |
| Jackson, MS | $96,990 | $119,299 | -29% |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $96,680 | $125,722 | -29% |
| San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $79,380 | $113,400 | -42% |