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: starting around $84,471 for beginners, reaching about $86,431 at mid-level, and approach $94,660 for experts.

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 $101,258, California $100,874, Massachusetts $99,530. 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: $113,980; Computer Programmer Java Developer: $107,859; Mainframe Developer III: $103,140; Computer Software Developer: $96,468; Web Applications Developer - Experienced: $91,430.

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 January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Computer Developer in the United States is $91,454 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): $115,950
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $79,180 to $104,276
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $68,004

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Computer Developer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$104,276	$8,690	$2,005	$50
Average	$91,454	$7,621	$1,759	$44
25th Percentile	$79,180	$6,598	$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 Experience Level Affects Computer Developer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Computer 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): $84,471
Early Career (1-2 years): $84,863
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $86,431
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $90,920
Expert (over 8 years): $94,660

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Computer Developer	$84,471
Intermediate Level Computer Developer	$84,863
Senior Level Computer Developer	$86,431
Specialist Level Computer Developer	$90,920
Expert Level Computer Developer	$94,660

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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: $101,258.
California: $100,874.
Massachusetts: $99,530.

District of Columbia $101,258 California $100,874 Massachusetts $99,530 Washington $99,164 New Jersey $99,127 Alaska $98,999 Connecticut $97,737 New York $97,225

Hawaii $95,588 Rhode Island $94,820 Maryland $94,298 Minnesota $93,585 Colorado $93,311 Illinois $93,219 Oregon $92,872 Delaware $92,616

New Hampshire $92,455 Virginia $92,094 Pennsylvania $91,043 Nevada $90,512 North Dakota $90,338 Michigan $90,064 Wisconsin $89,963 Vermont $89,762

Texas $89,204 Maine $89,168 Arizona $89,113 Ohio $89,049 Georgia $88,208 Indiana $87,787 Wyoming $87,705 Utah $87,577

Iowa $87,522 Kansas $87,083 Louisiana $86,955 North Carolina $86,909 Missouri $86,891 Florida $86,534 Montana $86,342 Nebraska $86,159

Kentucky $86,058 South Carolina $85,693 Tennessee $85,464 Idaho $85,372 New Mexico $84,705 Oklahoma $84,559 Alabama $84,019 South Dakota $83,114

Arkansas $82,620 West Virginia $82,355 Mississippi $81,559

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: $115,351
San Francisco: $114,217
Oakland: $111,684

San Jose, CA $115,351

San Francisco, CA $114,217

Oakland, CA $111,684

New York, NY $105,986

Queens Village, NY $105,300

Paramus, NJ $104,569

Passaic, NJ $104,477

Bergenfield, NJ $104,386

Stamford, CT $104,249

Huntington, NY $104,157

Newark, NJ $103,563

Bridgeport, CT $103,380

New Brunswick, NJ $103,078

Vallejo, CA $102,886

Middlesex, NJ $102,831

Somerset, NJ $102,749

Petaluma, CA $102,538

Santa Cruz, CA $102,182

Boston, MA $101,999

Monterey, CA $101,542

Fairbanks, AK $101,478

Los Angeles, CA $101,304

Washington, DC $101,258

Seattle, WA $101,093

Santa Rosa, CA $101,075

Juneau, AK $100,810

Orange, CA $100,508

Anchorage, AK $100,344

Anaheim, CA $100,280

Santa Ana, CA $100,142

Nassau, NY $100,087

Long Beach, CA $100,051

Danbury, CT $100,023

Santa Maria, CA $99,713

Everett, WA $99,694

Bremerton, WA $99,246

Trenton, NJ $99,072

Sacramento, CA $99,036

San Diego, CA $98,990

Brockton, MA $98,953

Tacoma, WA $98,917

Santa Barbara, CA $98,789

Lowell, MA $98,423

New Suffolk, NY $98,386

Nashua, NH $98,277

Lompoc, CA $98,130

Ventura, CA $98,039

Stockton, CA $98,011

New Haven, CT $97,829

Atlantic City, NJ $97,591

Hartford, CT $97,390

Modesto, CA $97,344

Poughkeepsie, NY $97,143

New Britain, CT $97,097

Olympia, WA $96,969

Kennewick, WA $96,969

New London, CT $96,951

Norwich, CT $96,923

Lawrence, MA $96,877

Bakersfield, CA $96,621

Riverside, CA $96,493

New Bedford, MA $96,493

Richland, WA $96,402

Portsmouth, NH $96,329

Vineland, NJ $96,310

San Bernardino, CA $96,237

Boulder, CO $95,981

Worcester, MA $95,908

Portland, OR $95,826

Saint Paul, MN $95,716

Minneapolis, MN $95,716

Philadelphia, PA $95,588

Honolulu, HI $95,103

Springfield, MA $94,783

Providence, RI $94,774

Chicago, IL $94,509

Bellingham, WA $94,399

Baltimore, MD $94,298

Chico, CA $94,070

Wilmington, DE $93,914

Pittsfield, MA $93,823

Manchester, NH $93,649

Spokane, WA $93,247

Denver, CO $93,238

Albany, NY $92,808

Troy, NY $92,771

Schenectady, NY $92,579

Burlington, VT $92,378

Portland, ME $92,058

Salem, OR $91,985

Yakima, WA $91,966

Ann Arbor, MI $91,939

Rochester, MN $91,683

Fresno, CA $91,637

Reno, NV $91,637

Milwaukee, WI $91,555

Detroit, MI $91,463

Allentown, PA $91,436

Carson City, NV $91,427

Houston, TX $91,290

Colorado Springs, CO $91,280

Syracuse, NY $91,235

Eugene, OR $91,061

Bismarck, ND $90,951

Gary, IN $90,951

Galveston, TX $90,951

Springfield, OR $90,878

Medford, OR $90,659

Fort Collins, CO $90,622

Austin, TX $90,549

Mesa, AZ $90,357

Phoenix, AZ $90,338

Dallas, TX $90,311

Reading, PA $90,256

Saint Cloud, MN $90,220

Concord, NH $90,137

Madison, WI $90,101

Utica, NY $89,854

Raleigh, NC $89,781

Las Vegas, NV $89,771

Rochester, NY $89,707

Des Moines, IA $89,698

Atlanta, GA $89,552

Battle Creek, MI $89,525

Salt Lake City, UT $89,497

Lancaster, PA $89,360

Champaign, IL $89,342

Harrisburg, PA $89,232

Durham, NC $89,150

Kansas City, MO $89,140

Kansas City, KS $89,122

Fort Worth, TX $89,113

Boca Raton, FL $89,076

Cleveland, OH $89,067

Columbus, OH $89,049

Pittsburgh, PA $89,040

Richmond, VA $89,003

Indianapolis, IN $88,985

Cincinnati, OH $88,866

Petersburg, VA $88,729

Billings, MT $88,528

Lansing, MI $88,528

Huntsville, AL $88,528

Lebanon, PA $88,519

Dayton, OH $88,509

Pueblo, CO $88,509

Appleton, WI $88,482

Buffalo, NY $88,445

Racine, WI $88,400

Charlotte, NC $88,390

Saint Louis, MO $88,363

Springfield, IL $88,326

Elkhart, IN $88,308

York, PA $88,308

Gastonia, NC $88,299

Benton Harbor, MI $88,299

Beaumont, TX $88,244

Lorain, OH $88,226

Toledo, OH $88,189

Binghamton, NY $88,144

Rock Hill, SC $88,134

Rockford, IL $88,089

Fargo, ND $88,043

Elyria, OH $88,043

Flagstaff, AZ $87,979

Fort Lauderdale, FL $87,924

Miami, FL $87,869

Duluth, MN $87,723

Bangor, ME $87,604

Cedar Rapids, IA $87,503

Louisville, KY $87,458

Grand Rapids, MI $87,439

Hialeah, FL $87,430

Casper, WY $87,302

Scranton, PA $87,192

New Orleans, LA $87,165

Virginia Beach, VA $87,156

Akron, OH $87,110

Peoria, IL $86,991

Sarasota, FL $86,973

Green Bay, WI $86,909

Baton Rouge, LA $86,863

Charleston, SC $86,845

Nashville, TN $86,817

Jamestown, NY $86,799

Davenport, IA $86,799

Tucson, AZ $86,753

Cheyenne, WY $86,726

Saint Petersburg, FL $86,699

Tampa, FL $86,680

Omaha, NE $86,662

Port Arthur, TX $86,625

Evansville, IN $86,625

Bradenton, FL $86,589

Santa Fe, NM $86,424

Orlando, FL $86,333

Clearwater, FL $86,232

Canton, OH $86,040

La Crosse, WI $86,040

Grand Forks, ND $86,013

Albuquerque, NM $85,985

Tulsa, OK $85,985

Newport News, VA $85,976

High Point, NC $85,949

Ogden, UT $85,912

Corpus Christi, TX $85,839

Laramie, WY $85,784

Norfolk, VA $85,784

Rock Island, IL $85,729

Saginaw, MI $85,711

Jacksonville, FL $85,702

Salisbury, NC $85,683

Memphis, TN $85,665

Moline, IL $85,619

Fort Myers, FL $85,592

Waterloo, IA $85,473

Spartanburg, SC $85,382

Lincoln, NE $85,336

Fort Wayne, IN $85,318

Birmingham, AL $85,217

Cedar Falls, IA $85,199

Provo, UT $85,190

Springfield, OH $85,180

San Antonio, TX $85,162

Greensboro, NC $85,126

South Bend, IN $85,116

Winston Salem, NC $85,107

Boise, ID $85,080

Savannah, GA $85,016

Muskegon, MI $84,851

Lima, OH $84,741

Lake Charles, LA $84,705

Anderson, IN $84,687

Lexington, KY $84,659

Augusta, GA $84,632

Greenville, SC $84,632

Wichita, KS $84,549

Tuscaloosa, AL $84,549

Columbia, SC $84,467

Bloomington, IN $84,238

Roanoke, VA $84,184

Asheville, NC $84,065

Knoxville, TN $83,909

Shreveport, LA $83,900

Wilmington, NC $83,781

Frankfort, KY $83,607

Oklahoma City, OK $83,543

Chillicothe, OH $83,507

Longview, TX $83,498

Topeka, KS $83,470

Mobile, AL $83,333

Terre Haute, IN $83,296

Erie, PA $83,287

Altoona, PA $83,242

Melbourne, FL $83,214

Amarillo, TX $83,178

Killeen, TX $83,150

Fayetteville, AR $83,077

Sioux Falls, SD $83,013

Chattanooga, TN $82,958

Idaho Falls, ID $82,949

Gainesville, FL $82,757

Portsmouth, OH $82,711

Little Rock, AR $82,693

Lynchburg, VA $82,693

Lafayette, LA $82,656

Youngstown, OH $82,656

Temple, TX $82,620

Daytona Beach, FL $82,601

Clarksville, TN $82,592

Pensacola, FL $82,583

Hopkinsville, KY $82,309

Charleston, WV $82,300

Florence, SC $82,254

Sioux City, IA $82,199

Macon, GA $81,934

Tallahassee, FL $81,925

Fayetteville, NC $81,906

Waco, TX $81,888

Wichita Falls, TX $81,888

Pine Bluff, AR $81,852

Vincennes, IN $81,678

Lubbock, TX $81,641

Great Falls, MT $81,586

Alamogordo, NM $81,577

Abilene, TX $81,504

Rapid City, SD $81,385

Monroe, LA $81,385

Albany, GA $81,330

Huntington, WV $81,321

Jackson, MS $81,312

Greenville, MS $81,303

Parkersburg, WV $81,211

Montgomery, AL $81,193

Johnstown, PA $81,175

Springfield, MO $81,102

Biloxi, MS $81,056

Sumter, SC $80,864

Columbus, GA $80,855

Twin Falls, ID $80,800

Pascagoula, MS $80,681

Kingsport, TN $80,443

Gulfport, MS $80,416

Alexandria, LA $80,114

Fort Smith, AR $79,885

El Paso, TX $79,638

Helena, MT $79,519

Las Cruces, NM $79,227

Harlingen, TX $78,971

Pocatello, ID $78,888

Florence, AL $78,861

Brownsville, TX $78,843

Dothan, AL $78,696

Mcallen, TX $78,651

Columbus, MS $77,974

Altus, OK $77,553

Lawton, OK $77,379

Pierre, SD $77,050

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%

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 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	$110,660	21%
Oncology	$105,172	15%
Empathy	$101,514	11%
Biostatistics	$97,856	7%
Health Sciences	$96,941	6%
Commitment	$96,941	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.

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$79,180

Average $91,454/year

$104,276

$6,598

Average $7,621/month

$8,690

$1,523

Average $1,759/week

$2,005

$38

Average $44/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$104,276	$8,690	$2,005	$50
Average	$91,454	$7,621	$1,759	$44
25th Percentile	$79,180	$6,598	$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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