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

A Computer Developer's salary grows with experience: an Instructor - Computer Science (0-0 years)earns $64,858, an Computer Developer (0-0 years)earns $88,827, an Assoc. Professor - Computer Science (0-0 years)earns $107,349, a Professor - Computer Science (0-0 years)earns $129,281,

What are the highest paying states for a Computer Developer?

Computer Developer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Computer Developer roles are District of Columbia $101,290, California $100,906, Massachusetts $99,561. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Computer Developer roles make?

Salaries for Computer Developer level roles vary by specialization: Web Applications Developer - Senior: $113,960; Computer Programmer Java Developer: $107,856; Mainframe Developer III: $103,090; Computer Software Developer: $96,520; Web Applications Developer - Experienced: $91,410.

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

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

Computer Developer Salary in the United States

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

As of March 01, 2026, the average salary for a Computer Developer in the United States is $91,483 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $44.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $115,841
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $79,198 to $104,233
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $68,013

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Computer Developer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$104,233	$8,686	$2,004	$50
Average	$91,483	$7,624	$1,759	$44
25th Percentile	$79,198	$6,600	$1,523	$38

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Key Factors That Influence Computer Developer Salaries

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

District of Columbia: $101,290.
California: $100,906.
Massachusetts: $99,561.

District of Columbia $101,290 California $100,906 Massachusetts $99,561 Washington $99,195 New Jersey $99,158 Alaska $99,030 Connecticut $97,768 New York $97,255

Hawaii $95,618 Rhode Island $94,849 Maryland $94,328 Minnesota $93,614 Colorado $93,340 Illinois $93,249 Oregon $92,901 Delaware $92,645

New Hampshire $92,484 Virginia $92,123 Pennsylvania $91,071 Nevada $90,541 North Dakota $90,367 Michigan $90,092 Wisconsin $89,992 Vermont $89,790

Texas $89,232 Maine $89,196 Arizona $89,141 Ohio $89,077 Georgia $88,235 Indiana $87,814 Wyoming $87,732 Utah $87,604

Iowa $87,549 Kansas $87,110 Louisiana $86,982 North Carolina $86,936 Missouri $86,918 Florida $86,561 Montana $86,369 Nebraska $86,186

Kentucky $86,085 South Carolina $85,719 Tennessee $85,491 Idaho $85,399 New Mexico $84,731 Oklahoma $84,585 Alabama $84,045 South Dakota $83,140

Arkansas $82,646 West Virginia $82,380 Mississippi $81,584

Top Paying Cities for Computer 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: $115,387
San Francisco: $114,253
Oakland: $111,719

San Jose, CA $115,387

San Francisco, CA $114,253

Oakland, CA $111,719

New York, NY $106,020

Queens Village, NY $105,333

Paramus, NJ $104,602

Passaic, NJ $104,510

Bergenfield, NJ $104,419

Stamford, CT $104,281

Huntington, NY $104,190

Newark, NJ $103,595

Bridgeport, CT $103,412

New Brunswick, NJ $103,110

Vallejo, CA $102,918

Middlesex, NJ $102,863

Somerset, NJ $102,781

Petaluma, CA $102,571

Santa Cruz, CA $102,214

Boston, MA $102,031

Monterey, CA $101,573

Fairbanks, AK $101,509

Los Angeles, CA $101,336

Washington, DC $101,290

Seattle, WA $101,125

Santa Rosa, CA $101,107

Juneau, AK $100,842

Orange, CA $100,540

Anchorage, AK $100,375

Anaheim, CA $100,311

Santa Ana, CA $100,174

Nassau, NY $100,119

Long Beach, CA $100,082

Danbury, CT $100,055

Santa Maria, CA $99,744

Everett, WA $99,726

Bremerton, WA $99,277

Trenton, NJ $99,103

Sacramento, CA $99,067

San Diego, CA $99,021

Brockton, MA $98,984

Tacoma, WA $98,948

Santa Barbara, CA $98,820

Lowell, MA $98,454

New Suffolk, NY $98,417

Nashua, NH $98,308

Lompoc, CA $98,161

Ventura, CA $98,070

Stockton, CA $98,042

New Haven, CT $97,859

Atlantic City, NJ $97,621

Hartford, CT $97,420

Modesto, CA $97,374

Poughkeepsie, NY $97,173

New Britain, CT $97,127

Olympia, WA $96,999

Kennewick, WA $96,999

New London, CT $96,981

Norwich, CT $96,954

Lawrence, MA $96,908

Bakersfield, CA $96,652

Riverside, CA $96,524

New Bedford, MA $96,524

Richland, WA $96,432

Portsmouth, NH $96,359

Vineland, NJ $96,341

San Bernardino, CA $96,267

Boulder, CO $96,011

Worcester, MA $95,938

Portland, OR $95,856

Saint Paul, MN $95,746

Minneapolis, MN $95,746

Philadelphia, PA $95,618

Honolulu, HI $95,133

Springfield, MA $94,813

Providence, RI $94,804

Chicago, IL $94,538

Bellingham, WA $94,429

Baltimore, MD $94,328

Chico, CA $94,099

Wilmington, DE $93,944

Pittsfield, MA $93,852

Manchester, NH $93,678

Spokane, WA $93,276

Denver, CO $93,267

Albany, NY $92,837

Troy, NY $92,800

Schenectady, NY $92,608

Burlington, VT $92,407

Portland, ME $92,087

Salem, OR $92,014

Yakima, WA $91,995

Ann Arbor, MI $91,968

Rochester, MN $91,712

Fresno, CA $91,666

Reno, NV $91,666

Milwaukee, WI $91,584

Detroit, MI $91,492

Allentown, PA $91,465

Carson City, NV $91,455

Houston, TX $91,318

Colorado Springs, CO $91,309

Syracuse, NY $91,263

Eugene, OR $91,090

Bismarck, ND $90,980

Gary, IN $90,980

Galveston, TX $90,980

Springfield, OR $90,907

Medford, OR $90,687

Fort Collins, CO $90,650

Austin, TX $90,577

Mesa, AZ $90,385

Phoenix, AZ $90,367

Dallas, TX $90,339

Reading, PA $90,284

Saint Cloud, MN $90,248

Concord, NH $90,166

Madison, WI $90,129

Utica, NY $89,882

Raleigh, NC $89,809

Las Vegas, NV $89,800

Rochester, NY $89,736

Des Moines, IA $89,726

Atlanta, GA $89,580

Battle Creek, MI $89,553

Salt Lake City, UT $89,525

Lancaster, PA $89,388

Champaign, IL $89,370

Harrisburg, PA $89,260

Durham, NC $89,178

Kansas City, MO $89,168

Kansas City, KS $89,150

Fort Worth, TX $89,141

Boca Raton, FL $89,104

Cleveland, OH $89,095

Columbus, OH $89,077

Pittsburgh, PA $89,068

Richmond, VA $89,031

Indianapolis, IN $89,013

Cincinnati, OH $88,894

Petersburg, VA $88,757

Billings, MT $88,555

Lansing, MI $88,555

Huntsville, AL $88,555

Lebanon, PA $88,546

Dayton, OH $88,537

Pueblo, CO $88,537

Appleton, WI $88,510

Buffalo, NY $88,473

Racine, WI $88,427

Charlotte, NC $88,418

Saint Louis, MO $88,391

Springfield, IL $88,354

Elkhart, IN $88,336

York, PA $88,336

Gastonia, NC $88,327

Benton Harbor, MI $88,327

Beaumont, TX $88,272

Lorain, OH $88,254

Toledo, OH $88,217

Binghamton, NY $88,171

Rock Hill, SC $88,162

Rockford, IL $88,116

Fargo, ND $88,071

Elyria, OH $88,071

Flagstaff, AZ $88,007

Fort Lauderdale, FL $87,952

Miami, FL $87,897

Duluth, MN $87,750

Bangor, ME $87,631

Cedar Rapids, IA $87,531

Louisville, KY $87,485

Grand Rapids, MI $87,467

Hialeah, FL $87,458

Casper, WY $87,330

Scranton, PA $87,220

New Orleans, LA $87,192

Virginia Beach, VA $87,183

Akron, OH $87,137

Peoria, IL $87,019

Sarasota, FL $87,000

Green Bay, WI $86,936

Baton Rouge, LA $86,890

Charleston, SC $86,872

Nashville, TN $86,845

Jamestown, NY $86,826

Davenport, IA $86,826

Tucson, AZ $86,781

Cheyenne, WY $86,753

Saint Petersburg, FL $86,726

Tampa, FL $86,707

Omaha, NE $86,689

Port Arthur, TX $86,653

Evansville, IN $86,653

Bradenton, FL $86,616

Santa Fe, NM $86,451

Orlando, FL $86,360

Clearwater, FL $86,259

Canton, OH $86,067

La Crosse, WI $86,067

Grand Forks, ND $86,040

Albuquerque, NM $86,012

Tulsa, OK $86,012

Newport News, VA $86,003

High Point, NC $85,976

Ogden, UT $85,939

Corpus Christi, TX $85,866

Laramie, WY $85,811

Norfolk, VA $85,811

Rock Island, IL $85,756

Saginaw, MI $85,738

Jacksonville, FL $85,729

Salisbury, NC $85,710

Memphis, TN $85,692

Moline, IL $85,646

Fort Myers, FL $85,619

Waterloo, IA $85,500

Spartanburg, SC $85,408

Lincoln, NE $85,363

Fort Wayne, IN $85,344

Birmingham, AL $85,244

Cedar Falls, IA $85,225

Provo, UT $85,216

Springfield, OH $85,207

San Antonio, TX $85,189

Greensboro, NC $85,152

South Bend, IN $85,143

Winston Salem, NC $85,134

Boise, ID $85,107

Savannah, GA $85,043

Muskegon, MI $84,878

Lima, OH $84,768

Lake Charles, LA $84,731

Anderson, IN $84,713

Lexington, KY $84,686

Augusta, GA $84,658

Greenville, SC $84,658

Wichita, KS $84,576

Tuscaloosa, AL $84,576

Columbia, SC $84,494

Bloomington, IN $84,265

Roanoke, VA $84,210

Asheville, NC $84,091

Knoxville, TN $83,936

Shreveport, LA $83,926

Wilmington, NC $83,807

Frankfort, KY $83,634

Oklahoma City, OK $83,570

Chillicothe, OH $83,533

Longview, TX $83,524

Topeka, KS $83,496

Mobile, AL $83,359

Terre Haute, IN $83,323

Erie, PA $83,313

Altoona, PA $83,268

Melbourne, FL $83,240

Amarillo, TX $83,204

Killeen, TX $83,176

Fayetteville, AR $83,103

Sioux Falls, SD $83,039

Chattanooga, TN $82,984

Idaho Falls, ID $82,975

Gainesville, FL $82,783

Portsmouth, OH $82,737

Little Rock, AR $82,719

Lynchburg, VA $82,719

Lafayette, LA $82,682

Youngstown, OH $82,682

Temple, TX $82,646

Daytona Beach, FL $82,627

Clarksville, TN $82,618

Pensacola, FL $82,609

Hopkinsville, KY $82,335

Charleston, WV $82,325

Florence, SC $82,280

Sioux City, IA $82,225

Macon, GA $81,960

Tallahassee, FL $81,950

Fayetteville, NC $81,932

Waco, TX $81,914

Wichita Falls, TX $81,914

Pine Bluff, AR $81,877

Vincennes, IN $81,703

Lubbock, TX $81,667

Great Falls, MT $81,612

Alamogordo, NM $81,603

Abilene, TX $81,530

Rapid City, SD $81,411

Monroe, LA $81,411

Albany, GA $81,356

Huntington, WV $81,347

Jackson, MS $81,337

Greenville, MS $81,328

Parkersburg, WV $81,237

Montgomery, AL $81,219

Johnstown, PA $81,200

Springfield, MO $81,127

Biloxi, MS $81,081

Sumter, SC $80,889

Columbus, GA $80,880

Twin Falls, ID $80,825

Pascagoula, MS $80,706

Kingsport, TN $80,468

Gulfport, MS $80,441

Alexandria, LA $80,139

Fort Smith, AR $79,910

El Paso, TX $79,663

Helena, MT $79,544

Las Cruces, NM $79,252

Harlingen, TX $78,995

Pocatello, ID $78,913

Florence, AL $78,886

Brownsville, TX $78,867

Dothan, AL $78,721

Mcallen, TX $78,675

Columbus, MS $77,998

Altus, OK $77,577

Lawton, OK $77,404

Pierre, SD $77,074

What Skills Can Increase a Computer Developer's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Leadership (Mentioned in 12.5% Job Postings): Knowledge of and ability to employ effective strategies that motivate and guide other members within our business to achieve optimum results.
Academic Advising (Mentioned in 2.08% Job Postings): Academic advising is, according to the National Academic Advising Association, "a series of intentional interactions with a curriculum, a pedagogy, and a set of student learning outcomes. Academic advising synthesizes and contextualizes students' educational experiences within the frameworks of their aspirations, abilities and lives to extend learning beyond campus boundaries and timeframes."
Computer Science (Mentioned in 2.08% Job Postings): Computer science is the study of computation, automation, and information. Computer science spans theoretical disciplines (such as algorithms, theory of computation, information theory, and automation) to practical disciplines.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Leadership	12.5%
Academic Advising	2.08%
Computer Science	2.08%

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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 Computer Developer's salary.

Billing: Can increase your salary by up to 21%.
Oncology: Can increase your salary by up to 15%.
Empathy: Can increase your salary by up to 11%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Billing	$110,694	21%
Oncology	$105,205	15%
Empathy	$101,546	11%
Biostatistics	$97,887	7%
Health Sciences	$96,972	6%
Commitment	$96,972	6%

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How Education impacts a Computer Developer's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Computer Developers enter the field with a Bachelor'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 Computer Developer with a Bachelor's Degree is between $84,328 and $96,902).

Computer Developer Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Computer Developer

No Diploma 6.1%

High School 24.2%

Associates 69.7%

Bachelors 6.1%

Masters 24.2%

Doctorate 69.7%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	6.1%
High School	24.2%
Associates	69.7%
Bachelors	6.1%
Masters	24.2%
Doctorate	69.7%

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

Understanding how a Computer 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.

Last Updated on March 01, 2026

$79,198

Average $91,483/year

$104,233

$6,600

Average $7,624/month

$8,686

$1,523

Average $1,759/week

$2,004

$38

Average $44/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$104,233	$8,686	$2,004	$50
Average	$91,483	$7,624	$1,759	$44
25th Percentile	$79,198	$6,600	$1,523	$38

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Salary Trends for Computer Developer

Salaries for a Computer Developer can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $56,749 in 2023 to around $54,814 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Computer Developer salary trends, .

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