Software Developer Salary by State
SOC code 15-1252. National and state-by-state pay for software developers, BLS OEWS May 2024.
- National mean wage$144,608Employment-weighted, 51 states
- National median wage$138,520OEWS May 2024
- Total employment1,650,360Wage & salary workers
- States with published data51 / 51Others suppressed
How pay varies by state
Pay ranges from $185,750 in California (highest) to $87,990 in Mississippi (lowest) — a factor of 2.1×.
| State | Mean wage | Median wage | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | $185,750 | $170,910 | 292,630 |
| Washington | $175,600 | $166,910 | 91,470 |
| New York | $159,990 | $161,260 | 104,130 |
| Massachusetts | $153,650 | $150,520 | 54,260 |
| Maryland | $150,800 | $137,890 | 31,940 |
| Colorado | $147,750 | $134,540 | 48,980 |
| Oregon | $146,650 | $135,260 | 21,100 |
| District of Columbia | $143,810 | $136,040 | 8,250 |
| Virginia | $142,230 | $134,470 | 83,290 |
| New Jersey | $140,520 | $132,400 | 57,120 |
| New Hampshire | $139,860 | $132,420 | 8,010 |
| Nevada | $137,920 | $129,030 | 4,640 |
| Connecticut | $136,530 | $130,870 | 16,490 |
| Delaware | $136,170 | $135,160 | 3,850 |
| Vermont | $134,320 | $130,720 | — |
| Texas | $133,280 | $130,500 | 151,460 |
| Arizona | $133,140 | $128,690 | 35,650 |
| Alaska | $132,940 | $119,600 | 430 |
| North Carolina | $131,780 | $131,000 | 57,590 |
| Georgia | $128,310 | $128,920 | 47,350 |
| Florida | $128,290 | $126,550 | 82,610 |
| Illinois | $127,030 | $127,770 | 54,490 |
| Rhode Island | $126,810 | $128,660 | 6,010 |
| Utah | $126,650 | $127,390 | 29,160 |
| Idaho | $125,460 | $107,900 | 4,960 |
| Hawaii | $124,960 | $119,880 | 1,940 |
| Pennsylvania | $122,240 | $123,740 | 47,350 |
| Minnesota | $121,600 | $124,540 | 39,580 |
| Wyoming | $121,500 | $112,590 | 1,020 |
| Montana | $120,950 | $100,190 | 2,070 |
| New Mexico | $120,080 | $120,820 | 4,810 |
| Louisiana | $119,790 | $102,290 | 3,870 |
| South Carolina | $119,610 | $108,690 | 12,230 |
| Maine | $118,110 | $113,800 | 2,740 |
| Tennessee | $117,940 | $117,340 | 18,750 |
| Alabama | $117,380 | $113,020 | 18,020 |
| Ohio | $116,330 | $107,690 | 44,280 |
| Nebraska | $116,110 | $116,420 | 8,940 |
| Iowa | $116,000 | $109,850 | 9,840 |
| Michigan | $114,890 | $107,820 | 41,490 |
| Missouri | $114,240 | $114,550 | 17,060 |
| Kentucky | $114,200 | $106,200 | 7,070 |
| Wisconsin | $114,030 | $103,360 | 22,170 |
| Oklahoma | $112,920 | $107,420 | 7,150 |
| Kansas | $112,900 | $106,660 | 15,850 |
| Indiana | $107,610 | $103,570 | 12,690 |
| West Virginia | $107,330 | $103,550 | 2,280 |
| North Dakota | $103,610 | $98,550 | 1,510 |
| Arkansas | $100,380 | $96,820 | 6,390 |
| South Dakota | $93,390 | $87,770 | 2,190 |
| Mississippi | $87,990 | $86,460 | 3,200 |
Caveats for this occupation
- OEWS covers wage and salary workers only. Self-employed software developers are not included.
- Figures are cross-industry. Pay can vary materially by industry within a state (e.g. federal government versus private sector).
- The “national” figure shown here is an employment-weighted aggregate of state rows, not the BLS national-table value. See the methodology.