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Software Developers Salary by City (2026)

381 metro areas · National average: $118,580 · Source: BLS OEWS

The table below shows Software Developers salaries across 381 U.S. metropolitan areas, sorted from highest to lowest. Click any city to see the full wage breakdown.

Metro Area Mean Annual
San Jose, CA $226,510
San Francisco, CA $187,840
Boulder, CO $186,270
Seattle, WA $181,040
Oxnard, CA $175,170
Bridgeport, CT $162,030
New York, NY $161,090
Santa Maria, CA $160,920
San Diego, CA $157,860
Los Angeles, CA $157,390
Kahului, HI $155,390
Boston, MA $154,840
Portland, OR $153,120
Baltimore, MD $151,370
Washington, DC $151,000
Sacramento, CA $149,340
Manchester, NH $147,860
Santa Cruz, CA $147,430
Bakersfield, CA $147,140
Santa Rosa, CA $146,990
Bremerton, WA $146,190
Pittsfield, MA $144,070
Denver, CO $142,530
Kiryas Joel, NY $142,200
Yuba City, CA $141,540
Salinas, CA $141,030
Riverside, CA $140,840
Hilton Head Island, SC $140,570
Bellingham, WA $140,180
Napa, CA $139,660
San Luis Obispo, CA $139,490
Durham, NC $139,450
Barnstable Town, MA $139,440
Austin, TX $139,390
Lexington Park, MD $138,920
Miami, FL $138,520
Worcester, MA $137,900
Kennewick, WA $137,610
Reno, NV $137,530
Vallejo, CA $137,450
Las Vegas, NV $137,360
Greeley, CO $137,250
Carson City, NV $135,660
Raleigh, NC $135,620
Merced, CA $135,520
Dallas, TX $135,190
Fort Collins, CO $135,120
Rochester, MN $134,750
Phoenix, AZ $134,730
Colorado Springs, CO $134,300
Stockton, CA $134,200
Charlotte, NC $133,750
Waterbury, CT $133,590
New Orleans, LA $133,450
Naples, FL $133,200
Burlington, VT $133,120
Longview, WA $132,620
Bend, OR $132,310
Punta Gorda, FL $131,860
Philadelphia, PA $131,820
Grants Pass, OR $131,490
Richmond, VA $131,430
Chicago, IL $130,930
Atlanta, GA $130,920
Hickory, NC $130,880
North Port, FL $130,840
Trenton, NJ $130,840
Sebastian, FL $130,670
Brunswick, GA $130,630
Vineland, NJ $129,950
Medford, OR $129,740
Charlottesville, VA $129,690
Jacksonville, FL $129,410
Wenatchee, WA $129,260
Chico, CA $129,100
Twin Falls, ID $129,060
Provo, UT $128,920
Tucson, AZ $128,860
Providence, RI $128,780
Springfield, MA $128,720
Olympia, WA $128,710
Salt Lake City, UT $128,690
Amherst Town, MA $128,680
Midland, TX $128,340
Boise City, ID $128,320
Mount Vernon, WA $128,290
Anchorage, AK $128,070
Houston, TX $128,060
Fresno, CA $128,040
San Antonio, TX $127,930
Port St. Lucie, FL $127,600
Coeur d'Alene, ID $127,570
Shreveport, LA $127,550
Albany, OR $127,450
Pocatello, ID $127,380
Prescott Valley, AZ $127,280
Winston, NC $127,280
Spokane, WA $127,210
Hartford, CT $127,160
Kingston, NY $127,140
Crestview, FL $126,890
Palm Bay, FL $126,890
New Haven, CT $126,780
Atlantic City, NJ $126,630
Wildwood, FL $126,460
Ithaca, NY $126,350
Charleston, SC $126,070
Minneapolis, MN $125,980
Texarkana, TX $125,650
Corpus Christi, TX $125,550
Virginia Beach, VA $125,540
Ann Arbor, MI $125,220
Cape Coral, FL $125,170
Dover, DE $125,090
Binghamton, NY $125,070
Buffalo, NY $125,020
Visalia, CA $124,960
Beaumont, TX $124,820
Ames, IA $124,510
Sherman, TX $124,110
Huntsville, AL $123,930
Lexington, KY $123,930
Syracuse, NY $123,840
Cheyenne, WY $123,780
Salisbury, MD $123,780
Eugene, OR $123,770
Gainesville, GA $123,660
Yakima, WA $123,530
Tampa, FL $123,450
Winchester, VA $123,340
Bowling Green, KY $123,200
Deltona, FL $123,070
Salem, OR $123,050
Homosassa Springs, FL $123,010
Idaho Falls, ID $122,510
Portland, ME $122,340
Nashville, TN $122,310
Hagerstown, MD $121,940
Yuma, AZ $121,850
Spartanburg, SC $121,780
Albuquerque, NM $121,630
Urban Honolulu, HI $121,460
Norwich, CT $121,380
Orlando, FL $121,350
Jacksonville, NC $121,320
Albany, NY $121,300
Bloomington, IL $121,270
Wilmington, NC $121,190
Modesto, CA $121,180
Columbus, OH $121,150
Bozeman, MT $121,010
Greensboro, NC $120,970
Flagstaff, AZ $120,840
Detroit, MI $120,520
Santa Fe, NM $120,260
Jackson, MI $120,160
Lakeland, FL $119,990
Cincinnati, OH $119,970
Des Moines, IA $119,860
Corvallis, OR $119,790
Fayetteville, NC $119,770
Redding, CA $119,760
Pittsburgh, PA $119,690
Sumter, SC $119,620
Kenosha, WI $119,460
Odessa, TX $119,440
Savannah, GA $119,360
Ocala, FL $119,100
Lewiston, ID $119,090
Killeen, TX $119,080
St. Louis, MO $118,920
Reading, PA $118,500
Wichita Falls, TX $118,400
Omaha, NE $118,340
Ogden, UT $118,160
Lake Havasu City, AZ $117,920
St. George, UT $117,860
Panama City, FL $117,750
Allentown, PA $117,650
Kingsport, TN $117,550
Tyler, TX $117,440
El Paso, TX $117,160
Rochester, NY $117,100
Great Falls, MT $116,820
Macon, GA $116,780
Grand Junction, CO $116,660
Kankakee, IL $116,640
Knoxville, TN $116,610
Midland, MI $116,610
Sierra Vista, AZ $116,470
Cedar Rapids, IA $116,360
Waco, TX $116,340
Memphis, TN $116,280
Asheville, NC $116,170
Burlington, NC $115,880
Slidell, LA $115,810
Valdosta, GA $115,650
Gettysburg, PA $115,610
Pensacola, FL $115,590
Kansas City, MO $115,530
Fairbanks, AK $115,440
Tulsa, OK $115,400
Staunton, VA $115,170
Lima, OH $115,070
Chambersburg, PA $115,050
Decatur, IL $115,020
Walla Walla, WA $114,900
Battle Creek, MI $114,890
Lake Charles, LA $114,890
Daphne, AL $114,820
Birmingham, AL $114,740
Madison, WI $114,660
Lewiston, ME $114,310
Milwaukee, WI $114,100
Davenport, IA $113,960
Springfield, IL $113,950
Columbus, GA $113,920
Dayton, OH $113,820
Victoria, TX $113,690
Warner Robins, GA $113,590
Helena, MT $113,560
Goldsboro, NC $113,300
Rocky Mount, NC $113,300
Eau Claire, WI $113,080
Greenville, NC $113,070
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $112,880
Augusta, GA $112,820
Scranton, PA $112,720
Indianapolis, IN $112,680
Lynchburg, VA $112,680
Springfield, OH $112,560
Bangor, ME $112,290
Weirton, WV $112,280
Amarillo, TX $112,260
Lawrence, KS $112,260
Oklahoma City, OK $112,090
Harrisburg, PA $111,850
Kalamazoo, MI $111,740
Cleveland, OH $111,710
Pinehurst, NC $111,630
Farmington, NM $111,600
Dothan, AL $111,460
Greenville, SC $111,440
Laredo, TX $111,430
York, PA $111,140
Sandusky, OH $111,120
State College, PA $111,110
Lancaster, PA $111,060
Paducah, KY $110,900
Waterloo, IA $110,890
Oshkosh, WI $110,830
Utica, NY $110,730
Chattanooga, TN $110,710
Niles, MI $110,640
Lebanon, PA $110,590
Wausau, WI $110,490
Las Cruces, NM $110,420
Peoria, IL $110,360
Decatur, AL $110,350
Elmira, NY $110,300
Albany, GA $110,190
Columbia, SC $110,070
Toledo, OH $109,940
Dubuque, IA $109,920
Harrisonburg, VA $109,900
Watertown, NY $109,730
Monroe, MI $109,680
Canton, OH $109,570
Grand Rapids, MI $109,330
Billings, MT $109,270
Joplin, MO $109,040
College Station, TX $109,010
Champaign, IL $108,870
Lubbock, TX $108,790
Longview, TX $108,720
La Crosse, WI $108,670
Wheeling, WV $108,590
Myrtle Beach, SC $108,460
Iowa City, IA $108,430
Monroe, LA $108,380
Athens, GA $108,340
Pueblo, CO $108,300
Rockford, IL $108,300
Hammond, LA $108,280
Logan, UT $108,200
Mobile, AL $108,180
Missoula, MT $108,140
Cleveland, TN $108,110
San Angelo, TX $107,920
Florence, SC $107,810
Rome, GA $107,810
Akron, OH $107,780
Alexandria, LA $107,770
Morristown, TN $107,620
Youngstown, OH $107,570
McAllen, TX $107,450
Fond du Lac, WI $107,200
Montgomery, AL $107,200
Charleston, WV $107,190
Auburn, AL $107,180
Green Bay, WI $107,000
Houma, LA $106,940
Casper, WY $106,930
Fargo, ND $106,860
St. Cloud, MN $106,710
Tuscaloosa, AL $106,710
Wichita, KS $106,710
Duluth, MN $106,430
Flint, MI $106,260
Fort Wayne, IN $106,180
Blacksburg, VA $105,990
Altoona, PA $105,970
Abilene, TX $105,960
Clarksville, TN $105,570
Roanoke, VA $105,410
Topeka, KS $105,360
Jackson, TN $105,350
Sioux City, IA $105,150
Janesville, WI $104,920
Appleton, WI $104,900
Lincoln, NE $104,880
Brownsville, TX $104,590
Owensboro, KY $104,570
Bay City, MI $104,260
Columbia, MO $104,140
Sheboygan, WI $103,870
Tallahassee, FL $103,850
Morgantown, WV $103,700
Kokomo, IN $103,610
Bloomington, IN $103,280
Mansfield, OH $103,230
Dalton, GA $103,180
Bismarck, ND $103,170
Jefferson City, MO $102,670
Saginaw, MI $102,530
Manhattan, KS $102,520
Fayetteville, AR $102,470
Florence, AL $102,270
Baton Rouge, LA $102,230
Elizabethtown, KY $102,150
Gainesville, FL $102,050
Johnstown, PA $102,040
Elkhart, IN $101,940
Muskegon, MI $101,660
Little Rock, AR $101,500
Racine, WI $101,460
Huntington, WV $101,400
South Bend, IN $101,310
Erie, PA $101,070
Enid, OK $100,800
Hot Springs, AR $100,220
Michigan City, IN $100,160
Grand Island, NE $99,810
Columbus, IN $99,560
Springfield, MO $99,460
Traverse City, MI $99,370
Evansville, IN $99,350
St. Joseph, MO $99,310
Lansing, MI $99,260
Mankato, MN $99,090
Lafayette, LA $98,760
Terre Haute, IN $98,740
Jackson, MS $98,140
Anniston, AL $98,110
Rapid City, SD $97,490
Grand Forks, ND $96,990
Muncie, IN $96,860
Gulfport, MS $96,280
Williamsport, PA $95,900
Lafayette, IN $95,040
Cape Girardeau, MO $93,060
Lawton, OK $92,600
Minot, ND $92,600
Johnson City, TN $92,040
Sioux Falls, SD $91,560
Fort Smith, AR $91,420
Jonesboro, AR $91,420
Aguadilla, PR $77,700
Hattiesburg, MS $68,730
San Juan, PR $66,760
Ponce, PR $47,160