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

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

How does experience change A Data Developer's salary?

A Data Developer's salary grows with experience: a Database Engineer III (4-7 years)earns $128,516, a Database Engineer IV (7+ years)earns $147,566, a Data Developer (7-10 years)earns $172,123, a Database Engineer VI (10-12 years)earns $192,972, a Database Engineering Supervisor (12+ years)earns $112,098,

What are the highest paying states for a Data Developer?

Data Developer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Data Developer roles are District of Columbia $191,992, California $191,264, Massachusetts $188,714. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Data Developer roles make?

Salaries for Data Developer level roles vary by specialization: Lead Data Integration Developer: $176,201; Senior Data Developer: $127,708; Data Integration Developer: $123,352; Data Science Developer: $115,526; Data Warehouse Developer: $113,478.

How do different companies affect a Data Developer's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Data Developer roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Data Developer Salary in the United States

How much does a Data Developer make in the United States?

As of March 01, 2026, the average salary for a Data Developer in the United States is $173,403 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $83.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $206,654
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $161,023 to $190,808
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $149,752

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Data Developer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$190,808	$15,901	$3,669	$92
Average	$173,403	$14,450	$3,335	$83
25th Percentile	$161,023	$13,419	$3,097	$77

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Key Factors That Influence Data Developer Salaries

A Data Developer'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 and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Data Developer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Data Developer'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): $128,516
Early Career (1-2 years): $147,566
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $172,123
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $192,972
Expert (over 8 years): $112,098

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Database ... Level Data Developer	$128,516
Database ... Level Data Developer	$147,566
Data Deve... Level Data Developer	$172,123
Database ... Level Data Developer	$192,972
Database ... Level Data Developer	$112,098

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How Do Data Developer 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 Data Developers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $191,992.
California: $191,264.
Massachusetts: $188,714.

District of Columbia $191,992 California $191,264 Massachusetts $188,714 Washington $188,021 New Jersey $187,952 Alaska $187,709 Connecticut $185,316 New York $184,345

Hawaii $181,241 Rhode Island $179,784 Maryland $178,796 Minnesota $177,443 Colorado $176,923 Illinois $176,750 Oregon $176,091 Delaware $175,605

New Hampshire $175,300 Virginia $174,617 Pennsylvania $172,623 Nevada $171,617 North Dakota $171,287 Michigan $170,767 Wisconsin $170,577 Vermont $170,195

Texas $169,137 Maine $169,068 Arizona $168,964 Ohio $168,843 Georgia $167,247 Indiana $166,450 Wyoming $166,293 Utah $166,051

Iowa $165,947 Kansas $165,114 Louisiana $164,872 North Carolina $164,785 Missouri $164,750 Florida $164,074 Montana $163,710 Nebraska $163,363

Kentucky $163,172 South Carolina $162,479 Tennessee $162,045 Idaho $161,872 New Mexico $160,606 Oklahoma $160,328 Alabama $159,305 South Dakota $157,589

Arkansas $156,652 West Virginia $156,149 Mississippi $154,641

Top Paying Cities for Data Developers

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: $218,713
San Francisco: $216,563
Oakland: $211,760

San Jose, CA $218,713

San Francisco, CA $216,563

Oakland, CA $211,760

New York, NY $200,957

Queens Village, NY $199,656

Paramus, NJ $198,269

Passaic, NJ $198,096

Bergenfield, NJ $197,922

Stamford, CT $197,662

Huntington, NY $197,489

Newark, NJ $196,362

Bridgeport, CT $196,015

New Brunswick, NJ $195,443

Vallejo, CA $195,078

Middlesex, NJ $194,974

Somerset, NJ $194,818

Petaluma, CA $194,419

Santa Cruz, CA $193,743

Boston, MA $193,396

Monterey, CA $192,529

Fairbanks, AK $192,408

Los Angeles, CA $192,079

Washington, DC $191,992

Seattle, WA $191,680

Santa Rosa, CA $191,645

Juneau, AK $191,142

Orange, CA $190,570

Anchorage, AK $190,258

Anaheim, CA $190,136

Santa Ana, CA $189,876

Nassau, NY $189,772

Long Beach, CA $189,703

Danbury, CT $189,651

Santa Maria, CA $189,061

Everett, WA $189,027

Bremerton, WA $188,177

Trenton, NJ $187,847

Sacramento, CA $187,778

San Diego, CA $187,691

Brockton, MA $187,622

Tacoma, WA $187,553

Santa Barbara, CA $187,310

Lowell, MA $186,616

New Suffolk, NY $186,547

Nashua, NH $186,339

Lompoc, CA $186,061

Ventura, CA $185,888

Stockton, CA $185,836

New Haven, CT $185,489

Atlantic City, NJ $185,038

Hartford, CT $184,657

Modesto, CA $184,570

Poughkeepsie, NY $184,189

New Britain, CT $184,102

Olympia, WA $183,859

Kennewick, WA $183,859

New London, CT $183,825

Norwich, CT $183,772

Lawrence, MA $183,686

Bakersfield, CA $183,200

Riverside, CA $182,958

New Bedford, MA $182,958

Richland, WA $182,784

Portsmouth, NH $182,645

Vineland, NJ $182,611

San Bernardino, CA $182,472

Boulder, CO $181,986

Worcester, MA $181,848

Portland, OR $181,692

Saint Paul, MN $181,484

Minneapolis, MN $181,484

Philadelphia, PA $181,241

Honolulu, HI $180,322

Springfield, MA $179,715

Providence, RI $179,698

Chicago, IL $179,195

Bellingham, WA $178,987

Baltimore, MD $178,796

Chico, CA $178,362

Wilmington, DE $178,068

Pittsfield, MA $177,894

Manchester, NH $177,565

Spokane, WA $176,802

Denver, CO $176,784

Albany, NY $175,969

Troy, NY $175,900

Schenectady, NY $175,536

Burlington, VT $175,154

Portland, ME $174,547

Salem, OR $174,409

Yakima, WA $174,374

Ann Arbor, MI $174,322

Rochester, MN $173,837

Fresno, CA $173,750

Reno, NV $173,750

Milwaukee, WI $173,594

Detroit, MI $173,420

Allentown, PA $173,368

Carson City, NV $173,351

Houston, TX $173,091

Colorado Springs, CO $173,074

Syracuse, NY $172,987

Eugene, OR $172,657

Bismarck, ND $172,449

Gary, IN $172,449

Galveston, TX $172,449

Springfield, OR $172,311

Medford, OR $171,894

Fort Collins, CO $171,825

Austin, TX $171,686

Mesa, AZ $171,322

Phoenix, AZ $171,287

Dallas, TX $171,235

Reading, PA $171,131

Saint Cloud, MN $171,062

Concord, NH $170,906

Madison, WI $170,837

Utica, NY $170,368

Raleigh, NC $170,230

Las Vegas, NV $170,212

Rochester, NY $170,091

Des Moines, IA $170,074

Atlanta, GA $169,796

Battle Creek, MI $169,744

Salt Lake City, UT $169,692

Lancaster, PA $169,432

Champaign, IL $169,397

Harrisburg, PA $169,189

Durham, NC $169,033

Kansas City, MO $169,016

Kansas City, KS $168,981

Fort Worth, TX $168,964

Boca Raton, FL $168,895

Cleveland, OH $168,877

Columbus, OH $168,843

Pittsburgh, PA $168,825

Richmond, VA $168,756

Indianapolis, IN $168,721

Cincinnati, OH $168,496

Petersburg, VA $168,236

Billings, MT $167,854

Lansing, MI $167,854

Huntsville, AL $167,854

Lebanon, PA $167,837

Dayton, OH $167,819

Pueblo, CO $167,819

Appleton, WI $167,767

Buffalo, NY $167,698

Racine, WI $167,611

Charlotte, NC $167,594

Saint Louis, MO $167,542

Springfield, IL $167,473

Elkhart, IN $167,438

York, PA $167,438

Gastonia, NC $167,421

Benton Harbor, MI $167,421

Beaumont, TX $167,317

Lorain, OH $167,282

Toledo, OH $167,213

Binghamton, NY $167,126

Rock Hill, SC $167,108

Rockford, IL $167,022

Fargo, ND $166,935

Elyria, OH $166,935

Flagstaff, AZ $166,814

Fort Lauderdale, FL $166,710

Miami, FL $166,606

Duluth, MN $166,328

Bangor, ME $166,103

Cedar Rapids, IA $165,912

Louisville, KY $165,825

Grand Rapids, MI $165,791

Hialeah, FL $165,773

Casper, WY $165,531

Scranton, PA $165,322

New Orleans, LA $165,270

Virginia Beach, VA $165,253

Akron, OH $165,166

Peoria, IL $164,941

Sarasota, FL $164,906

Green Bay, WI $164,785

Baton Rouge, LA $164,698

Charleston, SC $164,663

Nashville, TN $164,611

Jamestown, NY $164,577

Davenport, IA $164,577

Tucson, AZ $164,490

Cheyenne, WY $164,438

Saint Petersburg, FL $164,386

Tampa, FL $164,351

Omaha, NE $164,317

Port Arthur, TX $164,247

Evansville, IN $164,247

Bradenton, FL $164,178

Santa Fe, NM $163,866

Orlando, FL $163,692

Clearwater, FL $163,502

Canton, OH $163,138

La Crosse, WI $163,138

Grand Forks, ND $163,086

Albuquerque, NM $163,034

Tulsa, OK $163,034

Newport News, VA $163,016

High Point, NC $162,964

Ogden, UT $162,895

Corpus Christi, TX $162,756

Laramie, WY $162,652

Norfolk, VA $162,652

Rock Island, IL $162,548

Saginaw, MI $162,513

Jacksonville, FL $162,496

Salisbury, NC $162,461

Memphis, TN $162,427

Moline, IL $162,340

Fort Myers, FL $162,288

Waterloo, IA $162,062

Spartanburg, SC $161,889

Lincoln, NE $161,802

Fort Wayne, IN $161,768

Birmingham, AL $161,577

Cedar Falls, IA $161,542

Provo, UT $161,525

Springfield, OH $161,508

San Antonio, TX $161,473

Greensboro, NC $161,404

South Bend, IN $161,386

Winston Salem, NC $161,369

Boise, ID $161,317

Savannah, GA $161,195

Muskegon, MI $160,883

Lima, OH $160,675

Lake Charles, LA $160,606

Anderson, IN $160,571

Lexington, KY $160,519

Augusta, GA $160,467

Greenville, SC $160,467

Wichita, KS $160,311

Tuscaloosa, AL $160,311

Columbia, SC $160,155

Bloomington, IN $159,722

Roanoke, VA $159,617

Asheville, NC $159,392

Knoxville, TN $159,097

Shreveport, LA $159,080

Wilmington, NC $158,854

Frankfort, KY $158,525

Oklahoma City, OK $158,404

Chillicothe, OH $158,334

Longview, TX $158,317

Topeka, KS $158,265

Mobile, AL $158,005

Terre Haute, IN $157,935

Erie, PA $157,918

Altoona, PA $157,831

Melbourne, FL $157,779

Amarillo, TX $157,710

Killeen, TX $157,658

Fayetteville, AR $157,519

Sioux Falls, SD $157,398

Chattanooga, TN $157,294

Idaho Falls, ID $157,277

Gainesville, FL $156,912

Portsmouth, OH $156,826

Little Rock, AR $156,791

Lynchburg, VA $156,791

Lafayette, LA $156,722

Youngstown, OH $156,722

Temple, TX $156,652

Daytona Beach, FL $156,618

Clarksville, TN $156,600

Pensacola, FL $156,583

Hopkinsville, KY $156,063

Charleston, WV $156,045

Florence, SC $155,959

Sioux City, IA $155,855

Macon, GA $155,352

Tallahassee, FL $155,334

Fayetteville, NC $155,300

Waco, TX $155,265

Wichita Falls, TX $155,265

Pine Bluff, AR $155,196

Vincennes, IN $154,866

Lubbock, TX $154,797

Great Falls, MT $154,693

Alamogordo, NM $154,675

Abilene, TX $154,537

Rapid City, SD $154,311

Monroe, LA $154,311

Albany, GA $154,207

Huntington, WV $154,190

Jackson, MS $154,173

Greenville, MS $154,155

Parkersburg, WV $153,982

Montgomery, AL $153,947

Johnstown, PA $153,913

Springfield, MO $153,774

Biloxi, MS $153,687

Sumter, SC $153,323

Columbus, GA $153,306

Twin Falls, ID $153,202

Pascagoula, MS $152,976

Kingsport, TN $152,525

Gulfport, MS $152,473

Alexandria, LA $151,901

Fort Smith, AR $151,468

El Paso, TX $150,999

Helena, MT $150,774

Las Cruces, NM $150,219

Harlingen, TX $149,733

Pocatello, ID $149,577

Florence, AL $149,525

Brownsville, TX $149,491

Dothan, AL $149,213

Mcallen, TX $149,127

Columbus, MS $147,843

Altus, OK $147,046

Lawton, OK $146,716

Pierre, SD $146,092

What Skills Can Increase a Data Developer's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

People Management (Mentioned in 3.03% Job Postings): People management refers to the practice of recruiting, training, engaging and retaining employees to optimize their talent and maximize their productivity.
AWS (Mentioned in 3.77% Job Postings): Amazon Web Services, Inc. is a subsidiary of Amazon that provides on-demand cloud computing platforms and APIs to individuals, companies, and governments, on a metered pay-as-you-go basis.
Open Source (Mentioned in 3.07% Job Postings): Open source is a term that originally referred to open source software (OSS). Open source software is code that is designed to be publicly accessible—anyone can see, modify, and distribute the code as they see fit

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Skills	Demand Percentage
People Management	3.03%
AWS	3.77%
Open Source	3.07%

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 Data Developer's salary.

People Management: Can increase your salary by up to 13%.
Open Source: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Experimenting: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
People Management	$195,945	13%
Open Source	$185,541	7%
Experimenting	$182,073	5%
Mentoring Others	$182,073	5%
Accountability	$180,339	4%
Data Engineering	$180,339	4%

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Data Developer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Data Developer'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.

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$161,023

Average $173,403/year

$190,808

$13,419

Average $14,450/month

$15,901

$3,097

Average $3,335/week

$3,669

$77

Average $83/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$190,808	$15,901	$3,669	$92
Average	$173,403	$14,450	$3,335	$83
25th Percentile	$161,023	$13,419	$3,097	$77

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Salary Trends for Data Developer

Salaries for a Data Developer can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $165,412 in 2023 to around $165,052 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Data Developer salary trends, .

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