US Salary Data

May 2025 OEWS estimate

Software Developer Salary in the United States

The national median annual salary is $135,980. This page compares official BLS estimates across 44 major metro areas with publishable data.

National salary overview

Median annual salary

$135,980

Mean annual salary

$148,100

Employment estimate

1,687,890

National annual salary percentiles

Software Developer national annual salary percentilesFive BLS percentile estimates positioned on a zero-based annual salary scale. The median is shown as a square.P10P25P50P75P90$0$214,670
Software Developer national annual salary percentiles values
PercentileAnnual salary
P10$82,460
P25$105,210
P50$135,980
P75$171,980
P90$214,670
MeasureAnnual salary
10th percentile$82,460
25th percentile$105,210
50th percentile$135,980
75th percentile$171,980
90th percentile$214,670

Highest-paying metros in this dataset

Ranked by annual median salary. This is not a cost-of-living or quality-of-life ranking.

  1. 1. San Jose, CA$213,110
  2. 2. San Francisco, CA$186,640
  3. 3. Seattle, WA$167,280
  4. 4. New York, NY$166,830
  5. 5. Boston, MA$166,090
  6. 6. Los Angeles, CA$160,920
  7. 7. Portland, OR$156,000
  8. 8. Washington, DC$154,930
  9. 9. Sacramento, CA$139,640
  10. 10. Baltimore, MD$138,900

Largest employment markets