Software Developers Salary in Raleigh-Cary, NC
Median annual salary
$132,770
-2% vs US median ($135,980)
Worth after local cost of living
$111,291
cost index 119.3 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Raleigh-Cary, NC
| 10th percentile | $80,080 |
| 25th percentile | $103,480 |
| Median (50th) | $132,770 |
| 75th percentile | $166,650 |
| 90th percentile | $185,110 |
| Mean | $136,640 |
| Employed in metro | 12,580 |
A Software Developers in Raleigh-Cary, NC earns a median of $132,770 per year. That is 2% below the national median of $135,980 for this occupation. Because Raleigh-Cary, NC has a cost index of 119.3 (above the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $111,291 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $100,103, median gross rent $1,573/mo, and the median home value $418,400. See the full Raleigh-Cary, NC cost-of-living profile.