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

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

How does experience change a Developer Advocate's salary?

A Developer Advocate's salary grows with experience: starting around $68,716 for beginners, reaching about $70,425 at mid-level, and approach $70,811 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Developer Advocate?

Developer Advocate salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Developer Advocate roles are District of Columbia $76,948, California $76,656, Massachusetts $75,634. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Developer Advocate roles make?

Salaries for Developer Advocate level roles vary by specialization: Senior Developer Advocate: $130,194; Health Advocate: $93,892; Child Advocate: $69,176; Victims Advocate: $69,012; Patient Advocate: $50,278.

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

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Developer Advocate 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.

Developer Advocate Salary in the United States

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

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Developer Advocate in the United States is $69,497 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $33.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $79,535
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $64,289 to $74,751
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $59,546

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Developer Advocate Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$74,751	$6,229	$1,438	$36
Average	$69,497	$5,791	$1,336	$33
25th Percentile	$64,289	$5,357	$1,236	$31

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Key Factors That Influence Developer Advocate Salaries

A Developer Advocate'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 Developer Advocate Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Developer Advocate'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): $68,716
Early Career (1-2 years): $69,266
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $70,425
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $70,656
Expert (over 8 years): $70,811

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Developer Advocate	$68,716
Intermediate Level Developer Advocate	$69,266
Senior Level Developer Advocate	$70,425
Specialist Level Developer Advocate	$70,656
Expert Level Developer Advocate	$70,811

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

District of Columbia: $76,948.
California: $76,656.
Massachusetts: $75,634.

District of Columbia $76,948 California $76,656 Massachusetts $75,634 Washington $75,356 New Jersey $75,328 Alaska $75,231 Connecticut $74,272 New York $73,883

Hawaii $72,639 Rhode Island $72,055 Maryland $71,659 Minnesota $71,117 Colorado $70,908 Illinois $70,839 Oregon $70,575 Delaware $70,380

New Hampshire $70,258 Virginia $69,984 Pennsylvania $69,185 Nevada $68,782 North Dakota $68,650 Michigan $68,441 Wisconsin $68,365 Vermont $68,212

Texas $67,788 Maine $67,760 Arizona $67,718 Ohio $67,670 Georgia $67,030 Indiana $66,711 Wyoming $66,648 Utah $66,551

Iowa $66,509 Kansas $66,175 Louisiana $66,078 North Carolina $66,043 Missouri $66,029 Florida $65,758 Montana $65,612 Nebraska $65,474

Kentucky $65,397 South Carolina $65,119 Tennessee $64,945 Idaho $64,876 New Mexico $64,368 Oklahoma $64,257 Alabama $63,847 South Dakota $63,159

Arkansas $62,784 West Virginia $62,582 Mississippi $61,978

Top Paying Cities for Developer Advocates

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: $87,657
San Francisco: $86,795
Oakland: $84,870

San Jose, CA $87,657

San Francisco, CA $86,795

Oakland, CA $84,870

New York, NY $80,541

Queens Village, NY $80,019

Paramus, NJ $79,463

Passaic, NJ $79,394

Bergenfield, NJ $79,324

Stamford, CT $79,220

Huntington, NY $79,151

Newark, NJ $78,699

Bridgeport, CT $78,560

New Brunswick, NJ $78,331

Vallejo, CA $78,185

Middlesex, NJ $78,143

Somerset, NJ $78,080

Petaluma, CA $77,920

Santa Cruz, CA $77,649

Boston, MA $77,510

Monterey, CA $77,163

Fairbanks, AK $77,114

Los Angeles, CA $76,982

Washington, DC $76,948

Seattle, WA $76,822

Santa Rosa, CA $76,809

Juneau, AK $76,607

Orange, CA $76,378

Anchorage, AK $76,253

Anaheim, CA $76,204

Santa Ana, CA $76,100

Nassau, NY $76,058

Long Beach, CA $76,030

Danbury, CT $76,009

Santa Maria, CA $75,773

Everett, WA $75,759

Bremerton, WA $75,419

Trenton, NJ $75,287

Sacramento, CA $75,259

San Diego, CA $75,224

Brockton, MA $75,196

Tacoma, WA $75,168

Santa Barbara, CA $75,071

Lowell, MA $74,793

New Suffolk, NY $74,765

Nashua, NH $74,682

Lompoc, CA $74,571

Ventura, CA $74,501

Stockton, CA $74,480

New Haven, CT $74,341

Atlantic City, NJ $74,161

Hartford, CT $74,008

Modesto, CA $73,973

Poughkeepsie, NY $73,820

New Britain, CT $73,785

Olympia, WA $73,688

Kennewick, WA $73,688

New London, CT $73,674

Norwich, CT $73,653

Lawrence, MA $73,619

Bakersfield, CA $73,424

Riverside, CA $73,327

New Bedford, MA $73,327

Richland, WA $73,257

Portsmouth, NH $73,202

Vineland, NJ $73,188

San Bernardino, CA $73,132

Boulder, CO $72,938

Worcester, MA $72,882

Portland, OR $72,819

Saint Paul, MN $72,736

Minneapolis, MN $72,736

Philadelphia, PA $72,639

Honolulu, HI $72,270

Springfield, MA $72,027

Providence, RI $72,020

Chicago, IL $71,819

Bellingham, WA $71,735

Baltimore, MD $71,659

Chico, CA $71,485

Wilmington, DE $71,367

Pittsfield, MA $71,297

Manchester, NH $71,165

Spokane, WA $70,860

Denver, CO $70,853

Albany, NY $70,526

Troy, NY $70,498

Schenectady, NY $70,352

Burlington, VT $70,199

Portland, ME $69,956

Salem, OR $69,900

Yakima, WA $69,887

Ann Arbor, MI $69,866

Rochester, MN $69,671

Fresno, CA $69,636

Reno, NV $69,636

Milwaukee, WI $69,574

Detroit, MI $69,504

Allentown, PA $69,484

Carson City, NV $69,477

Houston, TX $69,372

Colorado Springs, CO $69,365

Syracuse, NY $69,331

Eugene, OR $69,199

Bismarck, ND $69,115

Gary, IN $69,115

Galveston, TX $69,115

Springfield, OR $69,060

Medford, OR $68,893

Fort Collins, CO $68,865

Austin, TX $68,809

Mesa, AZ $68,663

Phoenix, AZ $68,650

Dallas, TX $68,629

Reading, PA $68,587

Saint Cloud, MN $68,559

Concord, NH $68,497

Madison, WI $68,469

Utica, NY $68,281

Raleigh, NC $68,226

Las Vegas, NV $68,219

Rochester, NY $68,170

Des Moines, IA $68,163

Atlanta, GA $68,052

Battle Creek, MI $68,031

Salt Lake City, UT $68,010

Lancaster, PA $67,906

Champaign, IL $67,892

Harrisburg, PA $67,809

Durham, NC $67,746

Kansas City, MO $67,739

Kansas City, KS $67,725

Fort Worth, TX $67,718

Boca Raton, FL $67,690

Cleveland, OH $67,684

Columbus, OH $67,670

Pittsburgh, PA $67,663

Richmond, VA $67,635

Indianapolis, IN $67,621

Cincinnati, OH $67,531

Petersburg, VA $67,426

Billings, MT $67,273

Lansing, MI $67,273

Huntsville, AL $67,273

Lebanon, PA $67,267

Dayton, OH $67,260

Pueblo, CO $67,260

Appleton, WI $67,239

Buffalo, NY $67,211

Racine, WI $67,176

Charlotte, NC $67,169

Saint Louis, MO $67,148

Springfield, IL $67,121

Elkhart, IN $67,107

York, PA $67,107

Gastonia, NC $67,100

Benton Harbor, MI $67,100

Beaumont, TX $67,058

Lorain, OH $67,044

Toledo, OH $67,016

Binghamton, NY $66,982

Rock Hill, SC $66,975

Rockford, IL $66,940

Fargo, ND $66,905

Elyria, OH $66,905

Flagstaff, AZ $66,856

Fort Lauderdale, FL $66,815

Miami, FL $66,773

Duluth, MN $66,662

Bangor, ME $66,572

Cedar Rapids, IA $66,495

Louisville, KY $66,460

Grand Rapids, MI $66,446

Hialeah, FL $66,440

Casper, WY $66,342

Scranton, PA $66,259

New Orleans, LA $66,238

Virginia Beach, VA $66,231

Akron, OH $66,196

Peoria, IL $66,106

Sarasota, FL $66,092

Green Bay, WI $66,043

Baton Rouge, LA $66,009

Charleston, SC $65,995

Nashville, TN $65,974

Jamestown, NY $65,960

Davenport, IA $65,960

Tucson, AZ $65,925

Cheyenne, WY $65,904

Saint Petersburg, FL $65,884

Tampa, FL $65,870

Omaha, NE $65,856

Port Arthur, TX $65,828

Evansville, IN $65,828

Bradenton, FL $65,800

Santa Fe, NM $65,675

Orlando, FL $65,606

Clearwater, FL $65,529

Canton, OH $65,383

La Crosse, WI $65,383

Grand Forks, ND $65,362

Albuquerque, NM $65,341

Tulsa, OK $65,341

Newport News, VA $65,335

High Point, NC $65,314

Ogden, UT $65,286

Corpus Christi, TX $65,230

Laramie, WY $65,189

Norfolk, VA $65,189

Rock Island, IL $65,147

Saginaw, MI $65,133

Jacksonville, FL $65,126

Salisbury, NC $65,112

Memphis, TN $65,098

Moline, IL $65,063

Fort Myers, FL $65,043

Waterloo, IA $64,952

Spartanburg, SC $64,883

Lincoln, NE $64,848

Fort Wayne, IN $64,834

Birmingham, AL $64,758

Cedar Falls, IA $64,744

Provo, UT $64,737

Springfield, OH $64,730

San Antonio, TX $64,716

Greensboro, NC $64,688

South Bend, IN $64,681

Winston Salem, NC $64,674

Boise, ID $64,653

Savannah, GA $64,605

Muskegon, MI $64,480

Lima, OH $64,396

Lake Charles, LA $64,368

Anderson, IN $64,355

Lexington, KY $64,334

Augusta, GA $64,313

Greenville, SC $64,313

Wichita, KS $64,250

Tuscaloosa, AL $64,250

Columbia, SC $64,188

Bloomington, IN $64,014

Roanoke, VA $63,972

Asheville, NC $63,882

Knoxville, TN $63,764

Shreveport, LA $63,757

Wilmington, NC $63,667

Frankfort, KY $63,535

Oklahoma City, OK $63,486

Chillicothe, OH $63,458

Longview, TX $63,451

Topeka, KS $63,430

Mobile, AL $63,326

Terre Haute, IN $63,298

Erie, PA $63,291

Altoona, PA $63,257

Melbourne, FL $63,236

Amarillo, TX $63,208

Killeen, TX $63,187

Fayetteville, AR $63,131

Sioux Falls, SD $63,083

Chattanooga, TN $63,041

Idaho Falls, ID $63,034

Gainesville, FL $62,888

Portsmouth, OH $62,853

Little Rock, AR $62,840

Lynchburg, VA $62,840

Lafayette, LA $62,812

Youngstown, OH $62,812

Temple, TX $62,784

Daytona Beach, FL $62,770

Clarksville, TN $62,763

Pensacola, FL $62,756

Hopkinsville, KY $62,548

Charleston, WV $62,541

Florence, SC $62,506

Sioux City, IA $62,464

Macon, GA $62,263

Tallahassee, FL $62,256

Fayetteville, NC $62,242

Waco, TX $62,228

Wichita Falls, TX $62,228

Pine Bluff, AR $62,200

Vincennes, IN $62,068

Lubbock, TX $62,040

Great Falls, MT $61,999

Alamogordo, NM $61,992

Abilene, TX $61,936

Rapid City, SD $61,846

Monroe, LA $61,846

Albany, GA $61,804

Huntington, WV $61,797

Jackson, MS $61,790

Greenville, MS $61,783

Parkersburg, WV $61,714

Montgomery, AL $61,700

Johnstown, PA $61,686

Springfield, MO $61,630

Biloxi, MS $61,596

Sumter, SC $61,450

Columbus, GA $61,443

Twin Falls, ID $61,401

Pascagoula, MS $61,311

Kingsport, TN $61,130

Gulfport, MS $61,109

Alexandria, LA $60,880

Fort Smith, AR $60,706

El Paso, TX $60,518

Helena, MT $60,428

Las Cruces, NM $60,206

Harlingen, TX $60,011

Pocatello, ID $59,948

Florence, AL $59,928

Brownsville, TX $59,914

Dothan, AL $59,803

Mcallen, TX $59,768

Columbus, MS $59,253

Altus, OK $58,934

Lawton, OK $58,802

Pierre, SD $58,552

What Skills Can Increase a Developer Advocate's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Analysis (Mentioned in 1.93% Job Postings): Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it.
Web Applications (Mentioned in 3.76% Job Postings): A web application is application software that runs in a web browser, unlike software programs that run locally and natively on the operating system of the device. They are delivered on the World Wide Web to users with an active network connection.
Software Development (Mentioned in 2.81% Job Postings): Software development is the process of conceiving, specifying, designing, programming, documenting, testing, and bug fixing involved in creating and maintaining applications, frameworks, or other software components. Software development is a process of writing and maintaining the source code, but in a broader sense, it includes all that is involved between the conception of the desired software through to the final manifestation of the software, sometimes in a planned and structured process. Therefore, software development may include research, new development, prototyping, modification, reuse, re-engineering, maintenance, or any other activities that result in software products. Software can be developed for a variety of purposes, the three most common being to meet specific needs of a specific client/business (the case with custom software), to meet a perceived need of some set of potential users (the case with commercial and open source software), or for personal use (e.g. a scientist may write software to automate a mundane task). Embedded software development, that is, the development of embedded software, such as used for controlling consumer products, requires the development process to be integrated with the development of the controlled physical product. System software underlies applications and the programming process itself, and is often developed separately.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Analysis	1.93%
Web Applications	3.76%
Software Development	2.81%

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 Developer Advocate's salary.

Consulting: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Commitment: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.
Solution Design: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Consulting	$73,667	6%
Commitment	$72,277	4%
Solution Design	$72,277	4%
Agile	$71,582	3%
Leadership	$71,582	3%
Innovation	$71,582	3%

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

Understanding how a Developer Advocate'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 January 01, 2026

$64,289

Average $69,497/year

$74,751

$5,357

Average $5,791/month

$6,229

$1,236

Average $1,336/week

$1,438

$31

Average $33/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$74,751	$6,229	$1,438	$36
Average	$69,497	$5,791	$1,336	$33
25th Percentile	$64,289	$5,357	$1,236	$31

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Salaries for a Developer Advocate can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $76,420 in 2023 to around $76,077 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Developer Advocate salary trends, .

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2024

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