Software Developer Salary by State
All 50 states ranked by median annual pay for software developers. The national median is $135,980. ← Back to Software Developer overview
| # | State | Relative pay | Median / yr | Median / hr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | $174,410 | $83.85 | |
| 2 | Washington | $166,540 | $80.07 | |
| 3 | New York | $166,180 | $79.89 | |
| 4 | Massachusetts | $165,210 | $79.43 | |
| 5 | Oregon | $142,720 | $68.62 | |
| 6 | New Hampshire | $139,720 | $67.17 | |
| 7 | Maryland | $138,680 | $66.67 | |
| 8 | Colorado | $138,390 | $66.53 | |
| 9 | District of Columbia | $136,880 | $65.81 | |
| 10 | Virginia | $136,460 | $65.61 | |
| 11 | New Jersey | $135,940 | $65.36 | |
| 12 | North Carolina | $134,710 | $64.76 | |
| 13 | Connecticut | $134,120 | $64.48 | |
| 14 | Delaware | $133,020 | $63.95 | |
| 15 | Texas | $132,150 | $63.54 | |
| 16 | Illinois | $132,110 | $63.52 | |
| 17 | Idaho | $131,590 | $63.26 | |
| 18 | Georgia | $131,010 | $62.99 | |
| 19 | Florida | $130,980 | $62.97 | |
| 20 | Rhode Island | $130,590 | $62.78 | |
| 21 | Minnesota | $130,050 | $62.52 | |
| 22 | Arizona | $129,690 | $62.35 | |
| 23 | South Carolina | $129,450 | $62.24 | |
| 24 | Nevada | $128,810 | $61.93 | |
| 25 | Utah | $128,810 | $61.93 | |
| 26 | Pennsylvania | $126,550 | $60.84 | |
| 27 | Missouri | $126,120 | $60.64 | |
| 28 | Michigan | $125,570 | $60.37 | |
| 29 | Vermont | $125,280 | $60.23 | |
| 30 | New Mexico | $124,520 | $59.86 | |
| 31 | Hawaii | $124,040 | $59.64 | |
| 32 | Maine | $123,120 | $59.19 | |
| 33 | Wisconsin | $122,660 | $58.97 | |
| 34 | Alabama | $122,540 | $58.91 | |
| 35 | Tennessee | $122,430 | $58.86 | |
| 36 | Montana | $121,990 | $58.65 | |
| 37 | West Virginia | $121,000 | $58.18 | |
| 38 | Oklahoma | $118,100 | $56.78 | |
| 39 | Wyoming | $115,170 | $55.37 | |
| 40 | Iowa | $114,890 | $55.24 | |
| 41 | Ohio | $114,090 | $54.85 | |
| 42 | Kansas | $113,420 | $54.53 | |
| 43 | Nebraska | $110,900 | $53.32 | |
| 44 | Kentucky | $109,010 | $52.41 | |
| 45 | Indiana | $105,920 | $50.92 | |
| 46 | North Dakota | $105,600 | $50.77 | |
| 47 | Arkansas | $104,490 | $50.23 | |
| 48 | Louisiana | $102,800 | $49.42 | |
| 49 | South Dakota | $96,310 | $46.30 | |
| 50 | Mississippi | $95,330 | $45.83 |