What are the main factors that influence a Soa's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Soa's salary?

A Soa's salary grows with experience: starting around $56,169 for beginners, reaching about $57,878 at mid-level, and approach $59,504 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Soa?

Soa salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Soa roles are District of Columbia $63,000, California $62,761, Massachusetts $61,925. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Soa roles make?

Salaries for Soa level roles vary by specialization: Oracle SOA Developer: $147,037; Integration Specialist SOA OSB Middleware: $136,925; Oracle SOA Suite Developer: $128,635; BPEL/SOA Developers: $126,118; Soa Consultant: $120,245.

How do different companies affect a Soa's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Soa roles. Large, established industry leaders like New York Police Department ($97,099) and State of New York - Metropolitan Transportation Authority ($95,962) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $75,106.

Soa Salary in the United States

How much does a Soa make in the United States?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Soa in the United States is $56,901 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $27.

However, a Soa's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $62,909
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $53,392 to $60,046
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $50,197

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Soa Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$60,046	$5,004	$1,155	$29
Average	$56,901	$4,742	$1,094	$27
25th Percentile	$53,392	$4,449	$1,027	$26

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Key Factors That Influence Soa Salaries

A Soa's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Soa Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Soa's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $56,169
Early Career (1-2 years): $56,657
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $57,878
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $59,257
Expert (over 8 years): $59,504

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Soa	$56,169
Intermediate Level Soa	$56,657
Senior Level Soa	$57,878
Specialist Level Soa	$59,257
Expert Level Soa	$59,504

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How Do Soa Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Soas. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $63,000.
California: $62,761.
Massachusetts: $61,925.

District of Columbia $63,000

California $62,761

Massachusetts $61,925

Washington $61,697

New Jersey $61,674

Alaska $61,595

Connecticut $60,810

New York $60,491

Hawaii $59,472

Rhode Island $58,994

Maryland $58,670

Minnesota $58,226

Colorado $58,056

Illinois $57,999

Oregon $57,782

Delaware $57,623

New Hampshire $57,523

Virginia $57,299

Pennsylvania $56,644

Nevada $56,314

North Dakota $56,206

Michigan $56,036

Wisconsin $55,973

Vermont $55,848

Texas $55,501

Maine $55,478

Arizona $55,444

Ohio $55,404

Georgia $54,881

Indiana $54,619

Wyoming $54,568

Utah $54,488

Iowa $54,454

Kansas $54,181

Louisiana $54,101

North Carolina $54,073

Missouri $54,061

Florida $53,839

Montana $53,720

Nebraska $53,606

Kentucky $53,543

South Carolina $53,316

Tennessee $53,174

Idaho $53,117

New Mexico $52,701

Oklahoma $52,610

Alabama $52,274

South Dakota $51,711

Arkansas $51,404

West Virginia $51,239

Mississippi $50,744

Top Paying Cities for Soas

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $71,769
San Francisco: $70,983
Oakland: $69,487

San Jose, CA $71,769

San Francisco, CA $70,983

Oakland, CA $69,487

New York, NY $65,515

Paramus, NJ $64,718

Queens Village, NY $64,715

Passaic, NJ $64,661

Bergenfield, NJ $64,656

Stamford, CT $64,531

Huntington, NY $64,508

Newark, NJ $64,087

Bridgeport, CT $63,967

Vallejo, CA $63,854

New Brunswick, NJ $63,831

Petaluma, CA $63,797

Middlesex, NJ $63,689

Somerset, NJ $63,649

Santa Cruz, CA $63,575

Boston, MA $63,228

Monterey, CA $63,028

Seattle, WA $62,898

Santa Rosa, CA $62,886

Los Angeles, CA $62,869

Juneau, AK $62,721

Washington, DC $62,659

Orange, CA $62,456

Santa Ana, CA $62,306

Long Beach, CA $62,249

Anaheim, CA $62,238

Anchorage, AK $62,209

Santa Maria, CA $62,039

Everett, WA $62,027

Danbury, CT $61,827

Bremerton, WA $61,748

Tacoma, WA $61,544

New Suffolk, NY $61,542

Sacramento, CA $61,527

Santa Barbara, CA $61,464

Trenton, NJ $61,401

San Diego, CA $61,401

Brockton, MA $61,339

Fairbanks, AK $61,199

Lompoc, CA $61,054

Lowell, MA $61,008

Ventura, CA $60,997

Nashua, NH $60,986

Stockton, CA $60,980

Modesto, CA $60,565

Poughkeepsie, NY $60,440

Olympia, WA $60,332

Kennewick, WA $60,332

New Haven, CT $60,309

Lawrence, MA $60,104

Hartford, CT $60,047

Riverside, CA $60,036

New Bedford, MA $59,979

Richland, WA $59,979

Bakersfield, CA $59,899

San Bernardino, CA $59,876

New Britain, CT $59,871

Atlantic City, NJ $59,871

New London, CT $59,848

Norwich, CT $59,831

Portsmouth, NH $59,819

Boulder, CO $59,699

Portland, OR $59,620

Worcester, MA $59,615

Minneapolis, MN $59,438

Philadelphia, PA $59,359

Honolulu, HI $59,171

Saint Paul, MN $59,144

Vineland, NJ $59,131

Providence, RI $58,966

Chicago, IL $58,801

Bellingham, WA $58,733

Springfield, MA $58,687

Baltimore, MD $58,670

Chico, CA $58,528

Pittsfield, MA $58,374

Manchester, NH $58,266

Spokane, WA $58,016

Denver, CO $58,010

Albany, NY $57,743

Troy, NY $57,720

Nassau, NY $57,659

Schenectady, NY $57,600

Wilmington, DE $57,555

Burlington, VT $57,475

Salem, OR $57,452

Portland, ME $57,276

Yakima, WA $57,219

Rochester, MN $57,043

Reno, NV $57,014

Fresno, CA $57,014

Milwaukee, WI $56,963

Detroit, MI $56,906

Ann Arbor, MI $56,897

Allentown, PA $56,889

Colorado Springs, CO $56,792

Syracuse, NY $56,764

Carson City, NV $56,764

Houston, TX $56,684

Eugene, OR $56,656

Gary, IN $56,588

Springfield, OR $56,542

Bismarck, ND $56,531

Galveston, TX $56,491

Medford, OR $56,405

Fort Collins, CO $56,383

Concord, NH $56,354

Austin, TX $56,337

Mesa, AZ $56,218

Reading, PA $56,212

Phoenix, AZ $56,206

Dallas, TX $56,189

Saint Cloud, MN $56,135

Madison, WI $56,058

Utica, NY $55,905

Rochester, NY $55,814

Des Moines, IA $55,808

Raleigh, NC $55,802

Atlanta, GA $55,717

Battle Creek, MI $55,700

Salt Lake City, UT $55,683

Lancaster, PA $55,597

Harrisburg, PA $55,518

Kansas City, MO $55,461

Champaign, IL $55,450

Kansas City, KS $55,450

Fort Worth, TX $55,444

Columbus, OH $55,434

Boca Raton, FL $55,421

Pittsburgh, PA $55,398

Richmond, VA $55,376

Indianapolis, IN $55,364

Cleveland, OH $55,358

Las Vegas, NV $55,290

Cincinnati, OH $55,290

Petersburg, VA $55,205

Huntsville, AL $55,120

Lansing, MI $55,081

Lebanon, PA $55,074

Pueblo, CO $55,068

Appleton, WI $55,051

Buffalo, NY $55,028

Dayton, OH $55,011

Racine, WI $55,000

Charlotte, NC $54,994

Saint Louis, MO $54,977

York, PA $54,943

Elkhart, IN $54,943

Gastonia, NC $54,932

Billings, MT $54,919

Beaumont, TX $54,903

Lorain, OH $54,892

Benton Harbor, MI $54,881

Toledo, OH $54,869

Binghamton, NY $54,841

Rock Hill, SC $54,835

Rockford, IL $54,807

Springfield, IL $54,784

Elyria, OH $54,778

Fargo, ND $54,778

Flagstaff, AZ $54,738

Fort Lauderdale, FL $54,704

Duluth, MN $54,670

Miami, FL $54,670

Cheyenne, WY $54,630

Grand Forks, ND $54,630

Bangor, ME $54,505

Cedar Rapids, IA $54,442

Durham, NC $54,419

Louisville, KY $54,414

Grand Rapids, MI $54,403

Hialeah, FL $54,397

Casper, WY $54,317

Scranton, PA $54,249

New Orleans, LA $54,232

Virginia Beach, VA $54,226

Akron, OH $54,198

Peoria, IL $54,124

Sarasota, FL $54,112

Nashville, TN $54,073

Omaha, NE $54,073

Green Bay, WI $54,073

Baton Rouge, LA $54,044

Charleston, SC $54,033

Jamestown, NY $54,004

Davenport, IA $54,004

Tucson, AZ $53,976

Saint Petersburg, FL $53,942

Tampa, FL $53,930

Evansville, IN $53,896

Port Arthur, TX $53,896

Bradenton, FL $53,873

Santa Fe, NM $53,771

Orlando, FL $53,669

Clearwater, FL $53,651

Canton, OH $53,532

La Crosse, WI $53,532

Albuquerque, NM $53,498

Newport News, VA $53,492

High Point, NC $53,475

Ogden, UT $53,452

Corpus Christi, TX $53,407

Norfolk, VA $53,373

Laramie, WY $53,373

Rock Island, IL $53,339

Saginaw, MI $53,327

Jacksonville, FL $53,321

Salisbury, NC $53,310

Boise, ID $53,299

Moline, IL $53,270

Fort Myers, FL $53,253

Memphis, TN $53,242

Tulsa, OK $53,213

Waterloo, IA $53,179

Spartanburg, SC $53,122

Lincoln, NE $53,094

Fort Wayne, IN $53,082

Provo, UT $53,077

Cedar Falls, IA $53,009

San Antonio, TX $52,986

Greensboro, NC $52,963

South Bend, IN $52,957

Savannah, GA $52,895

Muskegon, MI $52,872

Birmingham, AL $52,866

Winston Salem, NC $52,838

Lake Charles, LA $52,701

Anderson, IN $52,690

Lexington, KY $52,673

Augusta, GA $52,656

Greenville, SC $52,656

Lima, OH $52,610

Wichita, KS $52,605

Tuscaloosa, AL $52,605

Columbia, SC $52,553

Springfield, OH $52,542

Asheville, NC $52,451

Bloomington, IN $52,411

Knoxville, TN $52,206

Shreveport, LA $52,201

Wilmington, NC $52,127

Roanoke, VA $52,127

Topeka, KS $52,024

Frankfort, KY $52,018

Oklahoma City, OK $51,979

Chillicothe, OH $51,956

Longview, TX $51,950

Melbourne, FL $51,944

Sioux Falls, SD $51,853

Mobile, AL $51,848

Terre Haute, IN $51,825

Altoona, PA $51,791

Amarillo, TX $51,751

Killeen, TX $51,734

Fayetteville, AR $51,688

Chattanooga, TN $51,671

Sioux City, IA $51,620

Idaho Falls, ID $51,609

Lynchburg, VA $51,563

Gainesville, FL $51,489

Portsmouth, OH $51,461

Little Rock, AR $51,449

Lafayette, LA $51,427

Youngstown, OH $51,427

Daytona Beach, FL $51,393

Clarksville, TN $51,387

Pensacola, FL $51,381

Temple, TX $51,377

Hopkinsville, KY $51,210

Erie, PA $51,199

Florence, SC $51,176

Charleston, WV $51,085

Great Falls, MT $51,057

Macon, GA $50,977

Tallahassee, FL $50,971

Fayetteville, NC $50,960

Waco, TX $50,949

Helena, MT $50,909

Pine Bluff, AR $50,887

Vincennes, IN $50,818

Lubbock, TX $50,795

Alamogordo, NM $50,761

Twin Falls, ID $50,710

Rapid City, SD $50,693

Jackson, MS $50,590

Huntington, WV $50,586

Greenville, MS $50,585

Parkersburg, WV $50,527

Montgomery, AL $50,516

Wichita Falls, TX $50,459

Springfield, MO $50,459

Biloxi, MS $50,431

Monroe, LA $50,374

Johnstown, PA $50,334

Sumter, SC $50,311

Columbus, GA $50,306

Pascagoula, MS $50,198

Abilene, TX $50,198

Kingsport, TN $50,050

Albany, GA $50,050

Gulfport, MS $50,033

Alexandria, LA $49,845

Fort Smith, AR $49,703

El Paso, TX $49,549

Las Cruces, NM $49,293

Harlingen, TX $49,148

Pocatello, ID $49,139

Florence, AL $49,065

Brownsville, TX $49,054

Mcallen, TX $48,934

Dothan, AL $48,855

Columbus, MS $48,517

Altus, OK $48,252

Lawton, OK $48,144

Pierre, SD $47,939

What Skills Can Increase a Soa's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Commitment (Mentioned in 5.15% Job Postings): An agreement or pledge to do something in the future a commitment to improve conditions at the prison especially : an engagement to assume a financial obligation at a future date.
Patient Care (Mentioned in 6.13% Job Postings): Patient care refers to the prevention, treatment, and management of illness and the preservation of physical and mental well-being through services offered by health professionals.
Medication Administration (Mentioned in 2.21% Job Postings): Medication administration is the direct application of a prescribed medication whether by injection, inhalation, ingestion, or other means to the body of the individual by an individual legally authorized to do so.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Commitment	5.15%
Patient Care	6.13%
Medication Administration	2.21%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Soa's salary.

Flexibility: Can increase your salary by up to 57%.
Integrity: Can increase your salary by up to 52%.
Leadership: Can increase your salary by up to 41%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Flexibility	$89,334	57%
Integrity	$86,489	52%
Leadership	$80,230	41%
Scheduling	$74,540	31%
Geriatrics	$56,901	0%

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How Education impacts a Soa's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Soas enter the field with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Soa with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate is between $54,016 and $56,763).

Soa Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Soa

No Diploma 0.9%

High School 59.8%

Associates 31.7%

Bachelors 5.8%

Masters 1.8%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	0.9%
High School	59.8%
Associates	31.7%
Bachelors	5.8%
Masters	1.8%
Doctorate	0.0%

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Soa Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Soa's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on May 01, 2026

$53,392

Average $56,901/year

$60,046

$4,449

Average $4,742/month

$5,004

$1,027

Average $1,094/week

$1,155

$26

Average $27/hour

$29

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$60,046	$5,004	$1,155	$29
Average	$56,901	$4,742	$1,094	$27
25th Percentile	$53,392	$4,449	$1,027	$26

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Salary Trends for Soa

Salaries for a Soa can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $64,914 in 2023 to around $64,444 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Soa salary trends, .

Average Annual Salary of Soa Over Time

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2023

$64,914

2024

$65,398

2025

$64,444

2026

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2027

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2023	$64,914
2024	$65,398
2025	$64,444
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