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

A Ruby Developer's salary grows with experience: a Frontend Developer I (0-2 years)earns $73,974, a Frontend Developer II (2-4 years)earns $93,248, a Ruby Developer (4-7 years)earns $108,763, a Frontend Developer IV (7+ years)earns $136,370, a Frontend Developer V (7-10 years)earns $163,242,

What are the highest paying states for a Ruby Developer?

Ruby Developer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Ruby Developer roles are District of Columbia $121,194, California $120,734, Massachusetts $119,125. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Ruby Developer roles make?

Salaries for Ruby Developer level roles vary by specialization: Senior Ruby Engineer: $153,483; Ruby On Rails: $126,061; Ruby Software Engineer: $115,157; Ruby On Rails Developer: $114,547; Senior Ruby Developer: $109,121.

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

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

Ruby Developer Salary in the United States

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

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Ruby Developer in the United States is $109,460 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $53.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $127,586
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $101,463 to $118,948
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $94,182

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Ruby Developer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$118,948	$9,912	$2,287	$57
Average	$109,460	$9,122	$2,105	$53
25th Percentile	$101,463	$8,455	$1,951	$49

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Key Factors That Influence Ruby Developer Salaries

A Ruby 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, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Ruby Developer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Ruby 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): $73,974
Early Career (1-2 years): $93,248
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $108,763
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $136,370
Expert (over 8 years): $163,242

Levels	Salary
Frontend ... Level Ruby Developer	$73,974
Frontend ... Level Ruby Developer	$93,248
Ruby Deve... Level Ruby Developer	$108,763
Frontend ... Level Ruby Developer	$136,370
Frontend ... Level Ruby Developer	$163,242

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

District of Columbia: $121,194.
California: $120,734.
Massachusetts: $119,125.

District of Columbia $121,194 California $120,734 Massachusetts $119,125 Washington $118,687 New Jersey $118,644 Alaska $118,490 Connecticut $116,980 New York $116,367

Hawaii $114,408 Rhode Island $113,488 Maryland $112,864 Minnesota $112,010 Colorado $111,682 Illinois $111,573 Oregon $111,157 Delaware $110,850

New Hampshire $110,657 Virginia $110,226 Pennsylvania $108,967 Nevada $108,333 North Dakota $108,125 Michigan $107,796 Wisconsin $107,676 Vermont $107,435

Texas $106,767 Maine $106,724 Arizona $106,658 Ohio $106,581 Georgia $105,574 Indiana $105,071 Wyoming $104,972 Utah $104,819

Iowa $104,753 Kansas $104,228 Louisiana $104,075 North Carolina $104,020 Missouri $103,998 Florida $103,571 Montana $103,341 Nebraska $103,122

Kentucky $103,002 South Carolina $102,564 Tennessee $102,290 Idaho $102,181 New Mexico $101,382 Oklahoma $101,207 Alabama $100,561 South Dakota $99,477

Arkansas $98,886 West Virginia $98,569 Mississippi $97,616

Top Paying Cities for Ruby 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: $138,062
San Francisco: $136,550
Oakland: $133,673

San Jose, CA $138,062

San Francisco, CA $136,550

Oakland, CA $133,673

New York, NY $126,031

Paramus, NJ $124,499

Queens Village, NY $124,493

Passaic, NJ $124,389

Bergenfield, NJ $124,379

Stamford, CT $124,139

Huntington, NY $124,094

Newark, NJ $123,285

Bridgeport, CT $123,054

Vallejo, CA $122,836

New Brunswick, NJ $122,792

Petaluma, CA $122,727

Middlesex, NJ $122,519

Somerset, NJ $122,442

Santa Cruz, CA $122,300

Boston, MA $121,632

Monterey, CA $121,248

Seattle, WA $120,997

Santa Rosa, CA $120,975

Los Angeles, CA $120,942

Juneau, AK $120,658

Washington, DC $120,537

Orange, CA $120,148

Santa Ana, CA $119,859

Long Beach, CA $119,749

Anaheim, CA $119,727

Anchorage, AK $119,673

Santa Maria, CA $119,344

Everett, WA $119,322

Danbury, CT $118,937

Bremerton, WA $118,786

Tacoma, WA $118,392

New Suffolk, NY $118,390

Sacramento, CA $118,359

Santa Barbara, CA $118,239

Trenton, NJ $118,118

San Diego, CA $118,118

Brockton, MA $117,998

Fairbanks, AK $117,730

Lompoc, CA $117,451

Lowell, MA $117,362

Ventura, CA $117,341

Nashua, NH $117,319

Stockton, CA $117,308

Modesto, CA $116,509

Poughkeepsie, NY $116,268

Olympia, WA $116,060

Kennewick, WA $116,060

New Haven, CT $116,017

Lawrence, MA $115,623

Hartford, CT $115,513

Riverside, CA $115,491

New Bedford, MA $115,382

Richland, WA $115,382

Bakersfield, CA $115,229

San Bernardino, CA $115,185

New Britain, CT $115,174

Atlantic City, NJ $115,174

New London, CT $115,130

Norwich, CT $115,097

Portsmouth, NH $115,075

Boulder, CO $114,843

Portland, OR $114,692

Worcester, MA $114,681

Minneapolis, MN $114,342

Philadelphia, PA $114,189

Honolulu, HI $113,827

Saint Paul, MN $113,775

Vineland, NJ $113,751

Providence, RI $113,433

Chicago, IL $113,116

Bellingham, WA $112,985

Springfield, MA $112,897

Baltimore, MD $112,864

Chico, CA $112,591

Pittsfield, MA $112,295

Manchester, NH $112,087

Spokane, WA $111,605

Denver, CO $111,594

Albany, NY $111,080

Troy, NY $111,036

Nassau, NY $110,919

Schenectady, NY $110,806

Wilmington, DE $110,719

Burlington, VT $110,566

Salem, OR $110,522

Portland, ME $110,182

Yakima, WA $110,073

Rochester, MN $109,734

Reno, NV $109,679

Fresno, CA $109,679

Milwaukee, WI $109,580

Detroit, MI $109,471

Ann Arbor, MI $109,452

Allentown, PA $109,438

Colorado Springs, CO $109,252

Syracuse, NY $109,197

Carson City, NV $109,197

Houston, TX $109,044

Eugene, OR $108,989

Gary, IN $108,858

Springfield, OR $108,770

Bismarck, ND $108,749

Galveston, TX $108,672

Medford, OR $108,508

Fort Collins, CO $108,464

Concord, NH $108,409

Austin, TX $108,376

Mesa, AZ $108,146

Reading, PA $108,136

Phoenix, AZ $108,125

Dallas, TX $108,092

Saint Cloud, MN $107,987

Madison, WI $107,840

Utica, NY $107,544

Rochester, NY $107,369

Des Moines, IA $107,358

Raleigh, NC $107,347

Atlanta, GA $107,183

Battle Creek, MI $107,150

Salt Lake City, UT $107,118

Lancaster, PA $106,953

Harrisburg, PA $106,800

Kansas City, MO $106,691

Champaign, IL $106,669

Kansas City, KS $106,669

Fort Worth, TX $106,658

Columbus, OH $106,639

Boca Raton, FL $106,614

Pittsburgh, PA $106,570

Richmond, VA $106,526

Indianapolis, IN $106,505

Cleveland, OH $106,494

Las Vegas, NV $106,362

Cincinnati, OH $106,362

Petersburg, VA $106,198

Huntsville, AL $106,034

Lansing, MI $105,961

Lebanon, PA $105,946

Pueblo, CO $105,935

Appleton, WI $105,903

Buffalo, NY $105,859

Dayton, OH $105,826

Racine, WI $105,804

Charlotte, NC $105,793

Saint Louis, MO $105,760

York, PA $105,695

Elkhart, IN $105,695

Gastonia, NC $105,674

Billings, MT $105,648

Beaumont, TX $105,618

Lorain, OH $105,596

Benton Harbor, MI $105,574

Toledo, OH $105,552

Binghamton, NY $105,498

Rock Hill, SC $105,487

Rockford, IL $105,432

Springfield, IL $105,388

Elyria, OH $105,377

Fargo, ND $105,377

Flagstaff, AZ $105,301

Fort Lauderdale, FL $105,235

Duluth, MN $105,169

Miami, FL $105,169

Cheyenne, WY $105,093

Grand Forks, ND $105,093

Bangor, ME $104,852

Cedar Rapids, IA $104,731

Durham, NC $104,685

Louisville, KY $104,677

Grand Rapids, MI $104,655

Hialeah, FL $104,644

Casper, WY $104,491

Scranton, PA $104,359

New Orleans, LA $104,326

Virginia Beach, VA $104,315

Akron, OH $104,261

Peoria, IL $104,118

Sarasota, FL $104,096

Nashville, TN $104,020

Omaha, NE $104,020

Green Bay, WI $104,020

Baton Rouge, LA $103,965

Charleston, SC $103,943

Jamestown, NY $103,888

Davenport, IA $103,888

Tucson, AZ $103,834

Saint Petersburg, FL $103,768

Tampa, FL $103,746

Evansville, IN $103,681

Port Arthur, TX $103,681

Bradenton, FL $103,637

Santa Fe, NM $103,440

Orlando, FL $103,243

Clearwater, FL $103,210

Canton, OH $102,980

La Crosse, WI $102,980

Albuquerque, NM $102,914

Newport News, VA $102,903

High Point, NC $102,871

Ogden, UT $102,827

Corpus Christi, TX $102,739

Norfolk, VA $102,673

Laramie, WY $102,673

Rock Island, IL $102,608

Saginaw, MI $102,586

Jacksonville, FL $102,575

Salisbury, NC $102,553

Boise, ID $102,531

Moline, IL $102,476

Fort Myers, FL $102,444

Memphis, TN $102,422

Tulsa, OK $102,367

Waterloo, IA $102,301

Spartanburg, SC $102,192

Lincoln, NE $102,137

Fort Wayne, IN $102,115

Provo, UT $102,104

Cedar Falls, IA $101,973

San Antonio, TX $101,929

Greensboro, NC $101,885

South Bend, IN $101,874

Savannah, GA $101,754

Muskegon, MI $101,710

Birmingham, AL $101,699

Winston Salem, NC $101,646

Lake Charles, LA $101,382

Anderson, IN $101,360

Lexington, KY $101,327

Augusta, GA $101,294

Greenville, SC $101,294

Lima, OH $101,207

Wichita, KS $101,196

Tuscaloosa, AL $101,196

Columbia, SC $101,097

Springfield, OH $101,075

Asheville, NC $100,900

Bloomington, IN $100,824

Knoxville, TN $100,430

Shreveport, LA $100,419

Wilmington, NC $100,276

Roanoke, VA $100,276

Topeka, KS $100,079

Frankfort, KY $100,067

Oklahoma City, OK $99,992

Chillicothe, OH $99,948

Longview, TX $99,937

Melbourne, FL $99,926

Sioux Falls, SD $99,751

Mobile, AL $99,740

Terre Haute, IN $99,696

Altoona, PA $99,630

Amarillo, TX $99,554

Killeen, TX $99,521

Fayetteville, AR $99,433

Chattanooga, TN $99,401

Sioux City, IA $99,302

Idaho Falls, ID $99,280

Lynchburg, VA $99,193

Gainesville, FL $99,050

Portsmouth, OH $98,996

Little Rock, AR $98,974

Lafayette, LA $98,930

Youngstown, OH $98,930

Daytona Beach, FL $98,864

Clarksville, TN $98,853

Pensacola, FL $98,842

Temple, TX $98,835

Hopkinsville, KY $98,514

Erie, PA $98,492

Florence, SC $98,448

Charleston, WV $98,273

Great Falls, MT $98,218

Macon, GA $98,065

Tallahassee, FL $98,054

Fayetteville, NC $98,032

Waco, TX $98,010

Helena, MT $97,934

Pine Bluff, AR $97,892

Vincennes, IN $97,759

Lubbock, TX $97,715

Alamogordo, NM $97,649

Twin Falls, ID $97,551

Rapid City, SD $97,518

Jackson, MS $97,321

Huntington, WV $97,313

Greenville, MS $97,310

Parkersburg, WV $97,198

Montgomery, AL $97,179

Wichita Falls, TX $97,069

Springfield, MO $97,069

Biloxi, MS $97,014

Monroe, LA $96,905

Johnstown, PA $96,828

Sumter, SC $96,785

Columbus, GA $96,774

Pascagoula, MS $96,566

Abilene, TX $96,566

Kingsport, TN $96,281

Albany, GA $96,281

Gulfport, MS $96,248

Alexandria, LA $95,887

Fort Smith, AR $95,613

El Paso, TX $95,318

Las Cruces, NM $94,825

Harlingen, TX $94,547

Pocatello, ID $94,530

Florence, AL $94,387

Brownsville, TX $94,365

Mcallen, TX $94,136

Dothan, AL $93,982

Columbus, MS $93,332

Altus, OK $92,822

Lawton, OK $92,614

Pierre, SD $92,220

What Skills Can Increase a Ruby Developer's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Commitment (Mentioned in 2.22% 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.
API (Mentioned in 3.65% Job Postings): An application programming interface is a way for two or more computer programs to communicate with each other. It is a type of software interface, offering a service to other pieces of software.
User Interface (Mentioned in 2.08% Job Postings): The user interface (UI) is the point of human-computer interaction and communication in a device. This can include display screens, keyboards, a mouse and the appearance of a desktop.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Commitment	2.22%
API	3.65%
User Interface	2.08%

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 Ruby Developer's salary.

Hard Working: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.
Leadership: Can increase your salary by up to 2%.
Innovation: Can increase your salary by up to 2%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Hard Working	$112,744	3%
Leadership	$111,649	2%
Innovation	$111,649	2%
Insight	$111,649	2%
Creativity	$111,649	2%
AWS	$110,555	1%

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How Education impacts a Ruby Developer's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Ruby Developers enter the field with a Associate's Degree 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 Ruby Developer with a Associate's Degree is between $107,926 and $112,219).

Ruby Developer Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Ruby Developer

No Diploma 6.3%

High School 6.3%

Associates 4.2%

Bachelors 58.3%

Masters 27.1%

Doctorate 4.2%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	6.3%
High School	6.3%
Associates	4.2%
Bachelors	58.3%
Masters	27.1%
Doctorate	4.2%

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

Understanding how a Ruby 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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$101,463

Average $109,460/year

$118,948

$8,455

Average $9,122/month

$9,912

$1,951

Average $2,105/week

$2,287

$49

Average $53/hour

$57

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$118,948	$9,912	$2,287	$57
Average	$109,460	$9,122	$2,105	$53
25th Percentile	$101,463	$8,455	$1,951	$49

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Salaries for a Ruby Developer can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $117,098 in 2023 to around $116,884 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Ruby Developer salary trends, .

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2023

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2024

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