Software Engineer Salary
Average salary, salary range, and compensation data for Software Engineer positions across the United States.
Median Annual Salary
$133,080
National average
Salary Range
$79,850 – $211,450
10th–90th percentile
Data Year
2024
Source: BLS
Software Developers Salary by City
| Location | Median Salary | Min | Max |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $208,270 | $134,830 | N/A |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $174,910 | $128,140 | N/A |
| California | $170,910 | $103,950 | N/A |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $169,340 | $105,060 | N/A |
| Washington | $166,910 | $102,630 | N/A |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $163,020 | $99,360 | $213,440 |
| Virgin Islands | $162,820 | $73,980 | $163,530 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $161,970 | $97,420 | $220,780 |
| Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $161,380 | $61,770 | $179,670 |
| New York | $161,260 | $85,520 | $223,480 |
| Boulder, CO | $159,670 | $97,930 | N/A |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $159,240 | $95,130 | $212,100 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $157,540 | $96,290 | N/A |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $155,330 | $93,670 | $210,600 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $154,240 | $99,840 | $208,590 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $150,880 | $94,370 | $211,230 |
| Massachusetts | $150,520 | $99,360 | $208,220 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $149,010 | $95,900 | $211,750 |
| Yuba City, CA | $145,550 | $76,120 | $195,100 |
| Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $143,860 | $74,010 | $176,740 |
| Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $141,220 | $76,970 | $203,530 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $141,140 | $86,580 | $203,830 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $141,030 | $94,380 | $210,460 |
| Manchester-Nashua, NH | $140,820 | $96,420 | $199,390 |
| Kahului-Wailuku, HI | $139,650 | $62,560 | N/A |
| Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $139,060 | $90,830 | $193,280 |
| Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $138,870 | $61,070 | $206,490 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $138,740 | $95,540 | $202,940 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $138,480 | $85,810 | N/A |
| Maryland | $137,890 | $86,490 | $218,190 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $137,350 | $86,200 | $217,120 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $136,760 | $81,920 | $200,990 |
| District of Columbia | $136,040 | $87,120 | $203,560 |
| Oregon | $135,260 | $92,120 | $211,750 |
| Delaware | $135,160 | $93,850 | $169,070 |
| Vallejo, CA | $134,570 | $85,750 | $201,670 |
| Colorado | $134,540 | $93,070 | $210,760 |
| Virginia | $134,470 | $82,560 | $208,480 |
| South Florida nonmetropolitan area | $134,400 | $80,740 | $206,040 |
| Salinas, CA | $134,300 | $83,960 | $209,760 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $134,120 | $96,080 | $208,640 |
| Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $134,010 | $79,510 | $210,320 |
| Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $134,010 | $82,740 | $194,770 |
| Merced, CA | $133,370 | $72,820 | $196,560 |
| Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $133,280 | $77,720 | $172,640 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $133,070 | $80,850 | $199,230 |
| Pittsfield, MA | $132,760 | $90,090 | $213,000 |
| Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $132,590 | $91,680 | $200,980 |
| Maryland nonmetropolitan area | $132,590 | $82,450 | $189,260 |
| New Hampshire | $132,420 | $85,590 | $199,160 |
| New Jersey | $132,400 | $84,220 | $205,420 |
| Kennewick-Richland, WA | $132,160 | $89,490 | $186,180 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $132,100 | $81,480 | $168,570 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $132,010 | $82,670 | $172,750 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $132,010 | $79,410 | $200,360 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $131,980 | $87,170 | $191,080 |
| North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $131,700 | $67,960 | $183,700 |
| Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $131,700 | $74,970 | $164,700 |
| Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | $131,650 | $98,710 | N/A |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $131,490 | $81,600 | $173,230 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | $131,390 | $82,900 | $180,630 |
| Napa, CA | $131,050 | $77,250 | $198,210 |
| North Carolina | $131,000 | $79,620 | $173,660 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $131,000 | $81,070 | $210,650 |
| Connecticut | $130,870 | $80,460 | $203,160 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $130,830 | $79,720 | $173,650 |
| Richmond, VA | $130,760 | $74,960 | $190,430 |
| Vermont | $130,720 | $79,880 | $203,530 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $130,670 | $81,500 | $174,980 |
| Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area | $130,610 | $88,690 | $197,760 |
| Bellingham, WA | $130,600 | $86,880 | $200,060 |
| Punta Gorda, FL | $130,540 | $90,820 | $179,750 |
| Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $130,510 | $75,440 | $179,930 |
| Texas | $130,500 | $79,490 | $174,710 |
| Rochester, MN | $130,480 | $103,210 | $165,820 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | $130,340 | $91,850 | $203,840 |
| Worcester, MA | $130,200 | $92,470 | $193,590 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $130,170 | $86,880 | $183,990 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $130,030 | $78,300 | $173,770 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $129,840 | $77,470 | $190,320 |
| Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $129,670 | $77,390 | $195,500 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $129,600 | $80,590 | $182,450 |
| Binghamton, NY | $129,600 | $81,650 | $169,020 |
| Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $129,490 | $95,250 | $211,400 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $129,430 | $80,740 | $167,350 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $129,400 | $76,820 | $202,870 |
| Reno, NV | $129,290 | $65,750 | $205,900 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $129,160 | $81,470 | $213,750 |
| Nevada | $129,030 | $76,000 | $203,840 |
| Winchester, VA-WV | $128,960 | $72,710 | $163,900 |
| Georgia | $128,920 | $75,950 | $173,650 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $128,870 | $77,850 | $171,430 |
| Lexington Park, MD | $128,830 | $95,480 | $198,740 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $128,780 | $74,280 | $171,470 |
| Arizona | $128,690 | $80,300 | $186,280 |
| Rhode Island | $128,660 | $82,630 | $168,020 |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA | $128,440 | $90,220 | $193,920 |
| Grants Pass, OR | $128,440 | $79,800 | $177,840 |
| Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $128,350 | $76,580 | $173,890 |
| Bend, OR | $128,230 | $84,610 | $181,100 |
| Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $128,160 | $79,520 | $182,840 |
| Naples-Marco Island, FL | $128,010 | $76,630 | $179,310 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $127,980 | $79,910 | $173,820 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $127,940 | $78,170 | $174,600 |
| Charlottesville, VA | $127,910 | $81,130 | $184,280 |
| North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $127,890 | $59,390 | $204,810 |
| Illinois | $127,770 | $75,450 | $172,020 |
| Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $127,650 | $78,350 | $171,250 |
| Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $127,640 | $74,990 | $185,720 |
| Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $127,640 | $80,890 | $173,610 |
| Western Washington nonmetropolitan area | $127,520 | $73,060 | $214,570 |
| North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $127,420 | $65,450 | $201,980 |
| Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $127,410 | $74,990 | $186,990 |
| Utah | $127,390 | $74,030 | $176,990 |
| Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $127,270 | $62,140 | $158,640 |
| Springfield, MA | $127,260 | $85,070 | $171,790 |
| Midland, TX | $127,160 | $79,020 | $167,830 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $127,150 | $76,690 | $164,980 |
| Ames, IA | $127,040 | $73,480 | $180,560 |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $126,820 | $78,210 | $185,820 |
| Longview-Kelso, WA | $126,800 | $79,160 | $191,560 |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | $126,670 | $64,950 | $195,320 |
| Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $126,630 | $80,610 | $170,330 |
| Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $126,580 | $77,450 | $174,190 |
| Florida | $126,550 | $75,260 | $174,030 |
| Chico, CA | $126,490 | $74,090 | $190,460 |
| Vineland, NJ | $126,480 | $83,940 | $170,070 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $126,380 | $66,890 | $168,060 |
| Fresno, CA | $126,290 | $76,260 | $176,000 |
| North Florida nonmetropolitan area | $125,990 | $71,080 | $209,990 |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $125,930 | $77,080 | $173,820 |
| Medford, OR | $125,860 | $78,890 | $189,170 |
| Jacksonville, NC | $125,530 | $66,090 | $172,680 |
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $125,460 | $42,750 | $220,400 |
| Albuquerque, NM | $125,450 | $70,470 | $177,970 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $125,420 | $65,250 | $173,310 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $125,320 | $74,000 | $169,150 |
| Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | $125,310 | $75,420 | $187,610 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $125,210 | $76,610 | $164,580 |
| Connecticut nonmetropolitan area | $125,150 | $74,940 | $199,500 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | $125,140 | $76,440 | $179,990 |
| Gainesville, GA | $124,960 | $77,690 | $170,850 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $124,790 | $76,210 | $180,480 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $124,780 | $79,230 | $164,900 |
| Sherman-Denison, TX | $124,750 | $69,750 | $162,090 |
| Portland-South Portland, ME | $124,680 | $79,770 | $170,620 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $124,630 | $74,560 | $170,040 |
| Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area | $124,630 | $88,250 | $170,910 |
| Wildwood-The Villages, FL | $124,620 | $74,780 | $186,660 |
| Minnesota | $124,540 | $75,340 | $166,910 |
| Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $124,450 | $79,260 | $176,850 |
| Visalia, CA | $124,410 | $70,810 | $172,460 |
| Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $124,140 | $74,000 | $177,310 |
| Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $123,880 | $82,620 | $171,540 |
| Yuma, AZ | $123,840 | $75,160 | $168,890 |
| Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $123,820 | $73,110 | $169,760 |
| Pennsylvania | $123,740 | $73,730 | $167,290 |
| Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | $123,740 | $78,730 | $182,890 |
| Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $123,600 | $85,390 | $191,160 |
| Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | $123,410 | $66,760 | $193,060 |
| New Haven, CT | $123,400 | $80,200 | $167,520 |
| Redding, CA | $123,320 | $61,390 | $165,350 |
| Greeley, CO | $123,300 | $79,810 | $234,070 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | $123,210 | $75,580 | $184,290 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $123,060 | $74,910 | $169,640 |
| Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area | $123,030 | $82,550 | $159,260 |
| Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area | $123,030 | $65,370 | $189,260 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | $122,980 | $77,230 | $163,840 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | $122,900 | $75,350 | $162,510 |
| Kingston, NY | $122,880 | $63,870 | $194,890 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $122,560 | $69,850 | $172,830 |
| Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $122,460 | $88,440 | $178,080 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $122,350 | $71,700 | $167,120 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $122,350 | $75,040 | $163,900 |
| South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $122,120 | $73,440 | $180,060 |
| Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $122,040 | $62,260 | $158,230 |
| Corvallis, OR | $121,850 | $73,980 | $164,330 |
| Fayetteville, NC | $121,850 | $76,200 | $162,100 |
| Kankakee, IL | $121,770 | $71,340 | $169,820 |
| Salem, OR | $121,620 | $83,950 | $163,000 |
| Bloomington, IL | $121,590 | $82,820 | $159,150 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $121,590 | $71,230 | $197,390 |
| Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $121,580 | $74,200 | $163,520 |
| Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $121,540 | $66,570 | $198,130 |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $121,530 | $76,010 | $178,920 |
| Cheyenne, WY | $121,360 | $74,060 | N/A |
| Syracuse, NY | $121,340 | $78,010 | $174,770 |
| Huntsville, AL | $121,320 | $76,180 | $182,880 |
| El Paso, TX | $121,160 | $70,510 | $163,620 |
| Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $121,080 | $75,350 | $163,390 |
| North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $121,040 | $76,020 | $166,730 |
| Killeen-Temple, TX | $120,940 | $72,810 | $161,890 |
| Savannah, GA | $120,860 | $60,120 | $176,370 |
| Jackson, MI | $120,840 | $74,610 | $173,430 |
| New Mexico | $120,820 | $61,070 | $179,270 |
| Albany, OR | $120,800 | $79,480 | $190,330 |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | $120,790 | $78,110 | $167,930 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | $120,490 | $64,880 | $166,510 |
| Midland, MI | $120,390 | $77,900 | $155,780 |
| Wilmington, NC | $120,240 | $70,360 | $164,670 |
| Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $120,210 | $79,280 | $203,530 |
| Victoria, TX | $120,030 | $74,490 | $144,850 |
| Hawaii | $119,880 | $53,840 | $194,220 |
| Salisbury, MD | $119,690 | $72,080 | $175,930 |
| Alaska | $119,600 | $92,980 | $196,500 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | $119,310 | $79,800 | $169,780 |
| Dover, DE | $119,200 | $81,890 | $191,330 |
| Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | $119,200 | $61,570 | $174,520 |
| Waco, TX | $118,870 | $66,800 | $162,370 |
| Asheville, NC | $118,850 | $52,560 | $164,420 |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $118,660 | $74,130 | $177,780 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | $118,630 | $52,920 | $193,380 |
| Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $118,620 | $68,830 | $199,610 |
| Odessa, TX | $118,490 | $73,080 | $168,200 |
| Grand Junction, CO | $118,320 | $65,350 | $160,780 |
| Homosassa Springs, FL | $118,160 | $74,190 | $173,220 |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | $118,040 | $79,810 | $204,790 |
| Spartanburg, SC | $117,950 | $63,760 | $190,920 |
| Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area | $117,740 | $49,610 | $197,990 |
| North Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $117,360 | $64,480 | $157,030 |
| Tennessee | $117,340 | $72,140 | $164,420 |
| Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $117,270 | $66,820 | $163,880 |
| Columbus, OH | $117,150 | $78,830 | $168,340 |
| Anchorage, AK | $117,100 | $92,210 | $182,190 |
| Reading, PA | $116,990 | $75,580 | $166,620 |
| Amarillo, TX | $116,870 | $55,500 | $163,090 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | $116,820 | $79,930 | $159,830 |
| Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | $116,720 | $64,580 | $157,610 |
| Tyler, TX | $116,500 | $70,670 | $161,080 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $116,470 | $71,120 | $161,200 |
| Nebraska | $116,420 | $77,300 | $146,310 |
| Modesto, CA | $116,180 | $79,360 | $166,070 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $115,970 | $75,450 | $173,320 |
| Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | $115,790 | $71,930 | $159,730 |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $115,460 | $61,970 | $173,800 |
| Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | $115,330 | $67,830 | $168,520 |
| West Montana nonmetropolitan area | $114,930 | $53,990 | $213,810 |
| Brunswick-St. Simons, GA | $114,670 | $72,930 | $197,370 |
| Missouri | $114,550 | $63,210 | $163,270 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $114,540 | $74,220 | $170,530 |
| Burlington, NC | $114,510 | $75,710 | $160,160 |
| Sumter, SC | $114,490 | $56,150 | $187,710 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | $114,440 | $71,230 | $163,650 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | $114,320 | $74,810 | $144,490 |
| Tucson, AZ | $114,230 | $83,160 | $186,280 |
| Rome, GA | $113,990 | $57,650 | $161,810 |
| Maine | $113,800 | $76,860 | $170,700 |
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | $113,680 | $72,540 | $155,210 |
| Santa Fe, NM | $113,570 | $67,810 | $172,170 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $113,240 | $77,810 | $167,400 |
| Knoxville, TN | $113,180 | $73,880 | $164,370 |
| Alabama | $113,020 | $63,670 | $176,060 |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $112,830 | $52,450 | $193,460 |
| Joplin, MO-KS | $112,620 | $61,690 | $149,200 |
| Wyoming | $112,590 | $61,810 | $163,840 |
| Flagstaff, AZ | $112,550 | $63,770 | $189,330 |
| Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $112,510 | $61,480 | $152,010 |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $112,450 | $74,990 | $168,940 |
| Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $112,390 | $60,440 | $169,560 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $112,340 | $66,280 | $170,500 |
| Boise City, ID | $112,230 | $63,350 | $167,670 |
| West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $111,950 | $74,380 | $158,090 |
| Chambersburg, PA | $111,900 | $70,750 | $163,960 |
| Yakima, WA | $111,320 | $73,620 | $194,120 |
| Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $111,030 | $73,850 | $164,750 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $110,860 | $68,290 | $153,620 |
| Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $110,850 | $83,560 | $166,200 |
| Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area | $110,590 | $64,800 | $237,130 |
| Wichita Falls, TX | $110,540 | $66,450 | $148,340 |
| Battle Creek, MI | $110,420 | $63,890 | $165,320 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $110,070 | $75,780 | $157,290 |
| Bangor, ME | $109,990 | $75,450 | $155,640 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $109,870 | $76,420 | $155,650 |
| Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $109,860 | $68,420 | $171,470 |
| Iowa | $109,850 | $70,650 | $169,200 |
| Texarkana, TX-AR | $109,840 | $65,650 | $153,560 |
| Laredo, TX | $109,830 | $63,230 | $150,480 |
| Carson City, NV | $109,230 | $76,340 | $185,370 |
| Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $109,230 | $60,680 | $157,980 |
| Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $109,200 | $55,940 | $132,830 |
| Tulsa, OK | $109,190 | $59,850 | $167,040 |
| Rochester, NY | $108,770 | $66,030 | $169,420 |
| South Carolina | $108,690 | $63,500 | $179,670 |
| Ocala, FL | $108,590 | $65,200 | $181,710 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | $108,490 | $76,490 | $166,890 |
| Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $108,400 | $76,140 | $152,060 |
| Decatur, IL | $108,320 | $68,340 | $160,530 |
| Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $108,280 | $76,870 | $159,620 |
| Niles, MI | $108,180 | $69,360 | $156,480 |
| Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | $108,150 | $65,300 | $169,280 |
| Greenville, NC | $107,960 | $59,400 | $162,140 |
| Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $107,920 | $65,290 | $155,470 |
| Idaho | $107,900 | $62,750 | $168,060 |
| Michigan | $107,820 | $74,200 | $161,850 |
| Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $107,700 | $60,900 | $166,490 |
| Ohio | $107,690 | $74,780 | $165,640 |
| Bozeman, MT | $107,590 | $74,560 | $202,440 |
| South Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $107,550 | $61,050 | $162,390 |
| Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area | $107,540 | $65,410 | $165,420 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $107,420 | $66,210 | $163,120 |
| Oklahoma | $107,420 | $63,510 | $167,040 |
| Rocky Mount, NC | $107,400 | $73,940 | $157,360 |
| Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $107,390 | $61,810 | $152,940 |
| Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | $107,330 | $54,990 | $162,390 |
| Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $107,260 | $68,790 | $160,250 |
| Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $107,230 | $60,420 | $169,300 |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | $106,960 | $62,770 | $171,300 |
| Lebanon, PA | $106,940 | $72,300 | $156,230 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | $106,930 | $62,120 | $150,970 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $106,910 | $62,600 | $152,830 |
| Birmingham, AL | $106,890 | $66,150 | $164,640 |
| Ogden, UT | $106,770 | $65,520 | $176,040 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $106,690 | $73,840 | $157,690 |
| Kansas | $106,660 | $66,870 | $163,670 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $106,470 | $74,350 | $158,760 |
| St. George, UT | $106,440 | $63,980 | $188,150 |
| Walla Walla, WA | $106,330 | $72,560 | $202,300 |
| Warner Robins, GA | $106,330 | $62,920 | $161,700 |
| Kentucky | $106,200 | $71,330 | $164,770 |
| Alexandria, LA | $106,190 | $76,530 | $144,750 |
| Kenosha, WI | $106,070 | $62,870 | $174,680 |
| Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area | $106,050 | $50,870 | $195,110 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $105,990 | $75,480 | $158,330 |
| Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $105,840 | $56,930 | $179,670 |
| Decatur, AL | $105,830 | $60,040 | $165,240 |
| Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $105,660 | $61,910 | $153,760 |
| Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | $105,650 | $69,210 | $173,150 |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $105,620 | $74,480 | $157,960 |
| Gettysburg, PA | $105,450 | $66,120 | $169,660 |
| Lewiston-Auburn, ME | $105,400 | $74,220 | $162,860 |
| Springfield, OH | $105,270 | $64,770 | $164,110 |
| South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $105,260 | $66,400 | $168,900 |
| Ithaca, NY | $105,000 | $64,920 | $172,500 |
| Iowa City, IA | $104,950 | $69,980 | $166,930 |
| Lubbock, TX | $104,800 | $66,170 | $159,180 |
| Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $104,730 | $75,570 | $156,730 |
| Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $104,720 | $63,010 | $198,440 |
| Longview, TX | $104,700 | $67,330 | $151,240 |
| Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $104,680 | $45,980 | $162,380 |
| Madison, WI | $104,670 | $79,090 | $157,800 |
| Paducah, KY-IL | $104,620 | $61,290 | $151,550 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $104,590 | $62,400 | $167,040 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $104,500 | $74,910 | $161,600 |
| San Angelo, TX | $104,450 | $68,500 | $153,670 |
| South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $104,420 | $64,870 | $146,670 |
| Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $104,350 | $74,720 | $164,020 |
| Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $104,340 | $64,110 | $155,520 |
| Peoria, IL | $104,330 | $72,530 | $149,730 |
| Fond du Lac, WI | $104,300 | $72,850 | $132,880 |
| Lawrence, KS | $104,260 | $59,800 | $168,540 |
| Sheboygan, WI | $104,170 | $72,110 | $132,340 |
| Kansas nonmetropolitan area | $104,170 | $61,800 | $166,150 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $103,970 | $66,790 | $154,690 |
| Monroe, LA | $103,850 | $57,310 | $155,710 |
| Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $103,810 | $75,900 | $151,450 |
| Sandusky, OH | $103,780 | $71,850 | $161,180 |
| Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $103,720 | $66,000 | $175,520 |
| Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | $103,710 | $60,320 | $163,670 |
| Florence, SC | $103,630 | $65,870 | $160,320 |
| Central East New York nonmetropolitan area | $103,630 | $65,420 | $165,920 |
| Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $103,620 | $71,390 | $148,060 |
| Indiana | $103,570 | $68,680 | $151,450 |
| West Virginia | $103,550 | $61,480 | $160,660 |
| Lancaster, PA | $103,530 | $65,070 | $159,990 |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $103,520 | $63,160 | $175,280 |
| Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $103,510 | $49,880 | $150,620 |
| Hot Springs, AR | $103,510 | $55,450 | $152,630 |
| Twin Falls, ID | $103,450 | $52,920 | $166,700 |
| Columbia, SC | $103,400 | $62,810 | $166,980 |
| State College, PA | $103,380 | $70,390 | $155,860 |
| Wisconsin | $103,360 | $63,120 | $162,220 |
| Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $103,350 | $55,240 | $166,450 |
| York-Hanover, PA | $103,310 | $70,070 | $152,290 |
| Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $103,280 | $51,070 | $181,430 |
| Valdosta, GA | $103,220 | $54,460 | $165,460 |
| North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $103,160 | $63,850 | $169,190 |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $103,110 | $63,720 | $151,330 |
| North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) | $103,110 | $62,590 | $157,310 |
| Columbus, IN | $103,080 | $71,990 | $125,950 |
| Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $103,080 | $74,640 | $157,280 |
| Saginaw, MI | $103,030 | $77,830 | $133,190 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | $103,030 | $63,140 | $155,410 |
| West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $103,020 | $62,720 | $147,860 |
| Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | $102,990 | $69,050 | $158,800 |
| Lake Charles, LA | $102,940 | $79,190 | $158,080 |
| Lima, OH | $102,940 | $67,560 | $157,630 |
| Abilene, TX | $102,870 | $61,890 | $155,830 |
| Athens-Clarke County, GA | $102,870 | $59,590 | $168,950 |
| Monroe, MI | $102,860 | $77,600 | $153,310 |
| Cleveland, OH | $102,790 | $67,660 | $163,100 |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $102,730 | $61,990 | $169,350 |
| Springfield, IL | $102,710 | $66,860 | $164,350 |
| Elmira, NY | $102,690 | $73,040 | $169,050 |
| Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $102,590 | $72,240 | $162,380 |
| Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $102,570 | $62,100 | $165,740 |
| Lynchburg, VA | $102,530 | $62,700 | $163,060 |
| Rockford, IL | $102,510 | $66,850 | $157,470 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $102,510 | $62,880 | $165,590 |
| Dalton, GA | $102,480 | $48,100 | $154,210 |
| Wichita, KS | $102,440 | $60,860 | $163,950 |
| Lincoln, NE | $102,340 | $66,010 | $146,920 |
| Louisiana | $102,290 | $64,480 | $154,220 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | $102,280 | $64,070 | $154,130 |
| Topeka, KS | $102,240 | $61,840 | $157,770 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $102,030 | $60,300 | $153,380 |
| Youngstown-Warren, OH | $101,870 | $61,710 | $154,510 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | $101,820 | $61,610 | $158,050 |
| Utica-Rome, NY | $101,790 | $62,990 | $162,920 |
| Albany, GA | $101,670 | $70,260 | $160,400 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | $101,610 | $65,350 | $159,220 |
| Green Bay, WI | $101,610 | $68,620 | $145,600 |
| Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $101,590 | $68,990 | $148,300 |
| Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $101,580 | $65,310 | $161,280 |
| Eau Claire, WI | $101,550 | $70,580 | $171,960 |
| Hammond, LA | $101,520 | $70,360 | $152,630 |
| Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $101,410 | $62,880 | $169,930 |
| Grand Island, NE | $101,400 | $57,000 | $140,180 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $101,210 | $73,570 | $152,050 |
| Casper, WY | $101,210 | $60,320 | $158,750 |
| Akron, OH | $101,110 | $63,740 | $159,810 |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | $101,110 | $67,700 | $157,230 |
| Dubuque, IA | $101,110 | $72,440 | $161,620 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | $101,100 | $74,110 | $146,740 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $101,000 | $57,790 | $141,590 |
| Tallahassee, FL | $100,980 | $45,570 | $160,960 |
| Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $100,910 | $64,040 | $153,760 |
| Wausau, WI | $100,840 | $63,150 | $160,150 |
| Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $100,830 | $63,970 | $149,820 |
| Dothan, AL | $100,810 | $60,950 | $194,770 |
| Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $100,790 | $63,080 | $177,860 |
| Columbia, MO | $100,680 | $64,660 | $149,500 |
| Idaho Falls, ID | $100,660 | $57,910 | $218,570 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | $100,530 | $62,700 | $152,810 |
| Toledo, OH | $100,330 | $63,090 | $161,890 |
| West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $100,240 | $64,460 | $156,430 |
| Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $100,230 | $60,870 | $158,460 |
| Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $100,210 | $69,500 | $161,100 |
| Lafayette, LA | $100,200 | $65,720 | $131,850 |
| Montana | $100,190 | $62,890 | $216,250 |
| St. Cloud, MN | $100,110 | $71,830 | $149,050 |
| Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $100,050 | $66,330 | $154,410 |
| Goldsboro, NC | $100,040 | $59,160 | $196,600 |
| Charleston, WV | $100,020 | $68,420 | $160,160 |
| Morristown, TN | $99,950 | $61,300 | $154,510 |
| La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $99,930 | $62,800 | $153,470 |
| Harrisonburg, VA | $99,900 | $65,940 | $168,010 |
| East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $99,870 | $59,820 | $159,710 |
| Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $99,850 | $46,210 | $160,410 |
| Pocatello, ID | $99,770 | $60,460 | $162,560 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $99,750 | $43,450 | $153,390 |
| Jefferson City, MO | $99,740 | $58,060 | $155,580 |
| East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $99,720 | $62,150 | $170,280 |
| Alaska nonmetropolitan area | $99,710 | $94,340 | $182,280 |
| Roanoke, VA | $99,700 | $66,040 | $157,230 |
| Manhattan, KS | $99,680 | $60,460 | $154,560 |
| Appleton, WI | $99,650 | $62,150 | $152,290 |
| Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $99,460 | $64,220 | $148,510 |
| Logan, UT-ID | $99,430 | $62,450 | $164,260 |
| Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $99,290 | $60,770 | $148,070 |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | $99,260 | $64,660 | $162,020 |
| Arizona nonmetropolitan area | $99,220 | $61,510 | $169,030 |
| East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $99,220 | $59,640 | $166,520 |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $99,050 | $65,190 | $151,300 |
| Janesville-Beloit, WI | $98,970 | $59,370 | $159,440 |
| Mankato, MN | $98,870 | $63,680 | $129,310 |
| Cleveland, TN | $98,800 | $63,820 | $162,810 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | $98,790 | $59,210 | $163,050 |
| Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $98,730 | $55,670 | $188,470 |
| Mobile, AL | $98,620 | $58,970 | $169,160 |
| North Dakota | $98,550 | $63,140 | $153,280 |
| Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $98,520 | $67,180 | $133,750 |
| Bismarck, ND | $98,510 | $71,190 | $132,410 |
| Erie, PA | $98,480 | $61,610 | $132,060 |
| Farmington, NM | $98,470 | $59,130 | $170,650 |
| Jackson, MS | $98,470 | $50,240 | $137,440 |
| Springfield, MO | $98,460 | $53,470 | $147,970 |
| East Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $98,370 | $57,360 | $164,620 |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $98,350 | $53,300 | $151,410 |
| Fairbanks-College, AK | $98,200 | $93,040 | $172,790 |
| South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $98,190 | $62,510 | $141,810 |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $98,070 | $60,170 | $155,520 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $97,930 | $65,150 | $142,460 |
| Lewiston, ID-WA | $97,910 | $63,060 | $174,620 |
| Las Cruces, NM | $97,900 | $52,230 | $168,970 |
| Bowling Green, KY | $97,680 | $68,970 | $215,750 |
| Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $97,610 | $62,040 | $163,370 |
| Great Falls, MT | $97,470 | $56,430 | $184,990 |
| Helena, MT | $97,470 | $64,570 | $216,560 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | $97,460 | $61,790 | $163,670 |
| Pueblo, CO | $97,390 | $63,530 | $176,800 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | $97,320 | $61,120 | $137,780 |
| Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | $97,280 | $66,200 | $138,130 |
| Johnstown, PA | $97,160 | $60,700 | $153,780 |
| Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | $97,130 | $56,690 | $127,180 |
| Altoona, PA | $97,120 | $67,170 | $150,000 |
| Billings, MT | $97,050 | $62,640 | $177,780 |
| East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area | $97,000 | $57,230 | $237,130 |
| Muncie, IN | $96,930 | $63,110 | $142,870 |
| Flint, MI | $96,900 | $65,660 | $146,370 |
| Arkansas | $96,820 | $55,030 | $160,700 |
| Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $96,660 | $60,880 | $149,030 |
| North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $96,550 | $45,020 | $127,980 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $96,450 | $59,850 | $152,690 |
| Owensboro, KY | $96,340 | $60,110 | $139,550 |
| Kokomo, IN | $96,340 | $56,800 | $146,030 |
| Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $96,250 | $56,910 | $139,250 |
| Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $96,230 | $61,940 | $132,290 |
| Missoula, MT | $96,210 | $62,710 | $164,510 |
| Terre Haute, IN | $96,190 | $55,440 | $144,730 |
| Bloomington, IN | $96,100 | $66,290 | $154,370 |
| Gainesville, FL | $95,920 | $57,830 | $159,940 |
| Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $95,900 | $53,440 | $150,480 |
| Montgomery, AL | $95,690 | $60,520 | $170,580 |
| St. Joseph, MO-KS | $95,590 | $64,770 | $146,500 |
| Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $95,520 | $52,050 | $142,330 |
| Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $95,140 | $54,990 | $163,070 |
| Michigan City-La Porte, IN | $95,110 | $68,430 | $145,550 |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $95,060 | $50,930 | $181,420 |
| Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | $94,960 | $60,040 | $155,130 |
| East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $94,810 | $43,660 | $130,730 |
| Mansfield, OH | $94,720 | $56,520 | $162,130 |
| Morgantown, WV | $94,630 | $77,240 | $164,530 |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | $94,440 | $51,310 | $129,840 |
| Jackson, TN | $94,350 | $59,340 | $164,080 |
| Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $94,350 | $64,620 | $133,750 |
| Evansville, IN | $94,290 | $62,030 | $147,980 |
| Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $94,240 | $52,700 | $158,380 |
| High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area | $94,170 | $59,490 | $165,200 |
| West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $94,020 | $32,060 | $152,970 |
| Traverse City, MI | $94,010 | $62,130 | $149,170 |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | $93,240 | $58,680 | $168,410 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | $93,080 | $60,230 | $150,520 |
| South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $92,520 | $45,280 | $154,370 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $92,500 | $65,290 | $135,430 |
| North Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $92,470 | $56,160 | $145,040 |
| Rapid City, SD | $92,460 | $58,860 | $164,000 |
| West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $92,380 | $43,690 | $138,540 |
| Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $92,000 | $45,780 | $140,550 |
| Bay City, MI | $91,870 | $60,090 | $162,100 |
| Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $91,410 | $34,990 | $123,710 |
| Williamsport, PA | $91,310 | $63,760 | $133,450 |
| Enid, OK | $91,010 | $59,420 | $141,630 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | $89,530 | $59,850 | $139,720 |
| West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $89,360 | $70,280 | $125,770 |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | $88,380 | $47,740 | $177,630 |
| Anniston-Oxford, AL | $88,370 | $47,780 | $165,380 |
| West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $88,370 | $46,840 | $130,690 |
| Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $87,770 | $53,630 | $128,490 |
| South Dakota | $87,770 | $59,510 | $130,610 |
| Minot, ND | $86,970 | $47,350 | $137,010 |
| Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $86,780 | $58,900 | $163,070 |
| Mississippi | $86,460 | $29,760 | $136,390 |
| Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $85,900 | $66,210 | $131,120 |
| Lawton, OK | $84,590 | $50,900 | $143,400 |
| Jonesboro, AR | $82,160 | $59,930 | $132,990 |
| East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $82,090 | $64,930 | $125,600 |
| Johnson City, TN | $80,890 | $53,500 | $134,260 |
| Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $78,890 | $27,790 | $141,220 |
| Aguadilla, PR | $77,370 | $46,560 | $125,580 |
| Puerto Rico | $64,350 | $32,460 | $100,710 |
| San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $62,770 | $33,200 | $99,350 |
| Hattiesburg, MS | $58,390 | $42,680 | $105,650 |
| Ponce, PR | $29,440 | $27,790 | $81,110 |
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does a Software Engineer make?▾
The median annual salary for a Software Engineer is $133,080, with a typical range of $79,850 – $211,450 depending on experience, location, and employer.
What is the starting salary for a Software Engineer?▾
Entry-level Software Engineer positions typically start around $79,850 per year. Salaries increase significantly with experience and specialization.
Where do Software Engineers earn the most?▾
Software Engineers tend to earn the highest salaries in major metropolitan areas. Use the salary by city table above to compare compensation across different locations.