What are the main factors that influence an Application Dev's salary?

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

How does experience change An Application De's salary?

An Application De's salary grows with experience: an Applications Support Technician I (0-1 years)earns $56,926, an Application Dev (1-3 years)earns $69,779, an Applications Support Technician III (3-5 years)earns $92,200, an Applications Programming Supervisor (5+ years)earns $137,699, an Applications Programming Manager (5+ years)earns $155,836,

What are the highest paying states for an Application Dev?

Application Dev salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Application Dev roles are District of Columbia $93,210, California $92,856, Massachusetts $91,619. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Application Dev roles make?

Salaries for Application Dev level roles vary by specialization: SVP of Bus Dev: $320,890; Software Dev Manager: $151,585; Dev Lead: $138,209; Dev Ops: $106,530; Salesforce Dev: $102,663.

How do different companies affect an Application Dev's salary?

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

Application Dev Salary in the United States

How much does an Application Dev make in the United States?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for an Application Dev in the United States is $84,185 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $40.

However, an Application Dev's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $103,374
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $69,081 to $94,230
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $55,329

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Application Dev Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$94,230	$7,852	$1,812	$45
Average	$84,185	$7,015	$1,619	$40
25th Percentile	$69,081	$5,757	$1,328	$33

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Key Factors That Influence Application Dev Salaries

An Application Dev'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 Application Dev Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Application Dev'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): $56,926
Early Career (1-2 years): $69,779
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $92,200
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $137,699
Expert (over 8 years): $155,836

Levels	Salary
Applicati... Level Application Dev	$56,926
Applicati... Level Application Dev	$69,779
Applicati... Level Application Dev	$92,200
Applicati... Level Application Dev	$137,699
Applicati... Level Application Dev	$155,836

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How Do Application Dev 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 Application Devs. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $93,210.
California: $92,856.
Massachusetts: $91,619.

District of Columbia $93,210 California $92,856 Massachusetts $91,619 Washington $91,282 New Jersey $91,248 Alaska $91,130 Connecticut $89,969 New York $89,497

Hawaii $87,990 Rhode Island $87,283 Maryland $86,803 Minnesota $86,147 Colorado $85,894 Illinois $85,810 Oregon $85,490 Delaware $85,254

New Hampshire $85,106 Virginia $84,774 Pennsylvania $83,806 Nevada $83,318 North Dakota $83,158 Michigan $82,905 Wisconsin $82,813 Vermont $82,628

Texas $82,114 Maine $82,080 Arizona $82,030 Ohio $81,971 Georgia $81,197 Indiana $80,809 Wyoming $80,734 Utah $80,616

Iowa $80,565 Kansas $80,161 Louisiana $80,043 North Carolina $80,001 Missouri $79,984 Florida $79,656 Montana $79,479 Nebraska $79,311

Kentucky $79,218 South Carolina $78,881 Tennessee $78,671 Idaho $78,587 New Mexico $77,972 Oklahoma $77,838 Alabama $77,341 South Dakota $76,507

Arkansas $76,053 West Virginia $75,809 Mississippi $75,076

Top Paying Cities for Application Devs

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: $106,183
San Francisco: $105,020
Oakland: $102,807

San Jose, CA $106,183

San Francisco, CA $105,020

Oakland, CA $102,807

New York, NY $96,930

Paramus, NJ $95,751

Queens Village, NY $95,747

Passaic, NJ $95,667

Bergenfield, NJ $95,660

Stamford, CT $95,474

Huntington, NY $95,440

Newark, NJ $94,818

Bridgeport, CT $94,640

Vallejo, CA $94,473

New Brunswick, NJ $94,439

Petaluma, CA $94,388

Middlesex, NJ $94,228

Somerset, NJ $94,169

Santa Cruz, CA $94,060

Boston, MA $93,546

Monterey, CA $93,251

Seattle, WA $93,058

Santa Rosa, CA $93,041

Los Angeles, CA $93,016

Juneau, AK $92,797

Washington, DC $92,705

Orange, CA $92,405

Santa Ana, CA $92,183

Long Beach, CA $92,098

Anaheim, CA $92,082

Anchorage, AK $92,040

Santa Maria, CA $91,787

Everett, WA $91,770

Danbury, CT $91,474

Bremerton, WA $91,358

Tacoma, WA $91,055

New Suffolk, NY $91,053

Sacramento, CA $91,029

Santa Barbara, CA $90,937

Trenton, NJ $90,844

San Diego, CA $90,844

Brockton, MA $90,752

Fairbanks, AK $90,545

Lompoc, CA $90,331

Lowell, MA $90,262

Ventura, CA $90,246

Nashua, NH $90,230

Stockton, CA $90,221

Modesto, CA $89,607

Poughkeepsie, NY $89,421

Olympia, WA $89,261

Kennewick, WA $89,261

New Haven, CT $89,228

Lawrence, MA $88,925

Hartford, CT $88,841

Riverside, CA $88,824

New Bedford, MA $88,740

Richland, WA $88,740

Bakersfield, CA $88,622

San Bernardino, CA $88,588

New Britain, CT $88,580

Atlantic City, NJ $88,580

New London, CT $88,546

Norwich, CT $88,521

Portsmouth, NH $88,504

Boulder, CO $88,325

Portland, OR $88,209

Worcester, MA $88,201

Minneapolis, MN $87,940

Philadelphia, PA $87,822

Honolulu, HI $87,544

Saint Paul, MN $87,504

Vineland, NJ $87,485

Providence, RI $87,241

Chicago, IL $86,997

Bellingham, WA $86,896

Springfield, MA $86,829

Baltimore, MD $86,803

Chico, CA $86,593

Pittsfield, MA $86,365

Manchester, NH $86,206

Spokane, WA $85,835

Denver, CO $85,827

Albany, NY $85,431

Troy, NY $85,397

Nassau, NY $85,307

Schenectady, NY $85,221

Wilmington, DE $85,153

Burlington, VT $85,035

Salem, OR $85,002

Portland, ME $84,741

Yakima, WA $84,657

Rochester, MN $84,396

Reno, NV $84,353

Fresno, CA $84,353

Milwaukee, WI $84,278

Detroit, MI $84,194

Ann Arbor, MI $84,179

Allentown, PA $84,168

Colorado Springs, CO $84,025

Syracuse, NY $83,983

Carson City, NV $83,983

Houston, TX $83,865

Eugene, OR $83,823

Gary, IN $83,722

Springfield, OR $83,655

Bismarck, ND $83,638

Galveston, TX $83,579

Medford, OR $83,453

Fort Collins, CO $83,419

Concord, NH $83,377

Austin, TX $83,352

Mesa, AZ $83,175

Reading, PA $83,166

Phoenix, AZ $83,158

Dallas, TX $83,133

Saint Cloud, MN $83,052

Madison, WI $82,939

Utica, NY $82,712

Rochester, NY $82,577

Des Moines, IA $82,569

Raleigh, NC $82,560

Atlanta, GA $82,434

Battle Creek, MI $82,409

Salt Lake City, UT $82,384

Lancaster, PA $82,257

Harrisburg, PA $82,139

Kansas City, MO $82,055

Champaign, IL $82,038

Kansas City, KS $82,038

Fort Worth, TX $82,030

Columbus, OH $82,016

Boca Raton, FL $81,996

Pittsburgh, PA $81,963

Richmond, VA $81,929

Indianapolis, IN $81,912

Cleveland, OH $81,904

Las Vegas, NV $81,803

Cincinnati, OH $81,803

Petersburg, VA $81,676

Huntsville, AL $81,550

Lansing, MI $81,494

Lebanon, PA $81,483

Pueblo, CO $81,474

Appleton, WI $81,449

Buffalo, NY $81,415

Dayton, OH $81,390

Racine, WI $81,373

Charlotte, NC $81,365

Saint Louis, MO $81,340

York, PA $81,289

Elkhart, IN $81,289

Gastonia, NC $81,273

Billings, MT $81,253

Beaumont, TX $81,230

Lorain, OH $81,213

Benton Harbor, MI $81,197

Toledo, OH $81,180

Binghamton, NY $81,138

Rock Hill, SC $81,129

Rockford, IL $81,087

Springfield, IL $81,053

Elyria, OH $81,045

Fargo, ND $81,045

Flagstaff, AZ $80,986

Fort Lauderdale, FL $80,936

Duluth, MN $80,885

Miami, FL $80,885

Cheyenne, WY $80,826

Grand Forks, ND $80,826

Bangor, ME $80,641

Cedar Rapids, IA $80,548

Durham, NC $80,513

Louisville, KY $80,506

Grand Rapids, MI $80,489

Hialeah, FL $80,481

Casper, WY $80,363

Scranton, PA $80,262

New Orleans, LA $80,237

Virginia Beach, VA $80,228

Akron, OH $80,186

Peoria, IL $80,077

Sarasota, FL $80,060

Nashville, TN $80,001

Omaha, NE $80,001

Green Bay, WI $80,001

Baton Rouge, LA $79,959

Charleston, SC $79,942

Jamestown, NY $79,900

Davenport, IA $79,900

Tucson, AZ $79,858

Saint Petersburg, FL $79,807

Tampa, FL $79,791

Evansville, IN $79,740

Port Arthur, TX $79,740

Bradenton, FL $79,706

Santa Fe, NM $79,555

Orlando, FL $79,403

Clearwater, FL $79,378

Canton, OH $79,201

La Crosse, WI $79,201

Albuquerque, NM $79,151

Newport News, VA $79,142

High Point, NC $79,117

Ogden, UT $79,083

Corpus Christi, TX $79,016

Norfolk, VA $78,966

Laramie, WY $78,966

Rock Island, IL $78,915

Saginaw, MI $78,898

Jacksonville, FL $78,890

Salisbury, NC $78,873

Boise, ID $78,856

Moline, IL $78,814

Fort Myers, FL $78,789

Memphis, TN $78,772

Tulsa, OK $78,730

Waterloo, IA $78,679

Spartanburg, SC $78,595

Lincoln, NE $78,553

Fort Wayne, IN $78,536

Provo, UT $78,528

Cedar Falls, IA $78,427

San Antonio, TX $78,393

Greensboro, NC $78,359

South Bend, IN $78,351

Savannah, GA $78,258

Muskegon, MI $78,225

Birmingham, AL $78,216

Winston Salem, NC $78,175

Lake Charles, LA $77,972

Anderson, IN $77,955

Lexington, KY $77,930

Augusta, GA $77,905

Greenville, SC $77,905

Lima, OH $77,838

Wichita, KS $77,829

Tuscaloosa, AL $77,829

Columbia, SC $77,753

Springfield, OH $77,737

Asheville, NC $77,602

Bloomington, IN $77,543

Knoxville, TN $77,240

Shreveport, LA $77,231

Wilmington, NC $77,122

Roanoke, VA $77,122

Topeka, KS $76,970

Frankfort, KY $76,961

Oklahoma City, OK $76,903

Chillicothe, OH $76,869

Longview, TX $76,861

Melbourne, FL $76,853

Sioux Falls, SD $76,718

Mobile, AL $76,709

Terre Haute, IN $76,676

Altoona, PA $76,625

Amarillo, TX $76,566

Killeen, TX $76,541

Fayetteville, AR $76,474

Chattanooga, TN $76,448

Sioux City, IA $76,373

Idaho Falls, ID $76,356

Lynchburg, VA $76,289

Gainesville, FL $76,179

Portsmouth, OH $76,137

Little Rock, AR $76,120

Lafayette, LA $76,086

Youngstown, OH $76,086

Daytona Beach, FL $76,036

Clarksville, TN $76,028

Pensacola, FL $76,019

Temple, TX $76,013

Hopkinsville, KY $75,767

Erie, PA $75,750

Florence, SC $75,716

Charleston, WV $75,581

Great Falls, MT $75,539

Macon, GA $75,421

Tallahassee, FL $75,413

Fayetteville, NC $75,396

Waco, TX $75,379

Helena, MT $75,320

Pine Bluff, AR $75,288

Vincennes, IN $75,186

Lubbock, TX $75,152

Alamogordo, NM $75,102

Twin Falls, ID $75,026

Rapid City, SD $75,001

Jackson, MS $74,849

Huntington, WV $74,843

Greenville, MS $74,841

Parkersburg, WV $74,755

Montgomery, AL $74,740

Wichita Falls, TX $74,655

Springfield, MO $74,655

Biloxi, MS $74,613

Monroe, LA $74,529

Johnstown, PA $74,470

Sumter, SC $74,436

Columbus, GA $74,428

Pascagoula, MS $74,268

Abilene, TX $74,268

Kingsport, TN $74,049

Albany, GA $74,049

Gulfport, MS $74,024

Alexandria, LA $73,746

Fort Smith, AR $73,536

El Paso, TX $73,308

Las Cruces, NM $72,930

Harlingen, TX $72,716

Pocatello, ID $72,702

Florence, AL $72,593

Brownsville, TX $72,576

Mcallen, TX $72,399

Dothan, AL $72,281

Columbus, MS $71,781

Altus, OK $71,389

Lawton, OK $71,229

Pierre, SD $70,926

What Skills Can Increase an Application Dev's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Troubleshooting (Mentioned in 5.9% Job Postings): Troubleshooting is a form of problem solving, often applied to repair failed products or processes on a machine or a system. It is a logical, systematic search for the source of a problem in order to solve it, and make the product or process operational again. Troubleshooting is needed to identify the symptoms. Determining the most likely cause is a process of elimination—eliminating potential causes of a problem. Finally, troubleshooting requires confirmation that the solution restores the product or process to its working state. In general, troubleshooting is the identification or diagnosis of "trouble" in the management flow of a system caused by a failure of some kind. The problem is initially described as symptoms of malfunction, and troubleshooting is the process of determining and remedying the causes of these symptoms. A system can be described in terms of its expected, desired or intended behavior (usually, for artificial systems, its purpose). Events or inputs to the system are expected to generate specific results or outputs. (For example, selecting the "print" option from various computer applications is intended to result in a hardcopy emerging from some specific device). Any unexpected or undesirable behavior is a symptom. Troubleshooting is the process of isolating the specific cause or causes of the symptom. Frequently the symptom is a failure of the product or process to produce any results. (Nothing was printed, for example). Corrective action can then be taken to prevent further failures of a similar kind.
Microsoft Office (Mentioned in 1.93% Job Postings): Microsoft Office is a suite of desktop productivity applications that is designed by Microsoft for business use. You can create documents containing text and images, work with data in spreadsheets and databases, create presentations and posters.
Oracle (Mentioned in 1.27% Job Postings): Applying Oracle to manage data and information applications effectively.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Troubleshooting	5.9%
Microsoft Office	1.93%
Oracle	1.27%

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 an Application Dev's salary.

Application Development: Can increase your salary by up to 13%.
Linux: Can increase your salary by up to 11%.
Python: Can increase your salary by up to 11%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Application Development	$95,129	13%
Linux	$93,445	11%
Python	$93,445	11%
Team Development	$93,445	11%
Oracle	$93,445	11%
Incident Management	$92,604	10%

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How Education impacts an Application Dev's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Application Devs 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 an Application Dev with a Associate's Degree is between $72,576 and $79,902).

Application Dev Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Application Dev

No Diploma 8.5%

High School 12.8%

Associates 12.8%

Bachelors 57.4%

Masters 8.5%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	8.5%
High School	12.8%
Associates	12.8%
Bachelors	57.4%
Masters	8.5%
Doctorate	0.0%

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Application Dev Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Application Dev'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 May 01, 2026

$69,081

Average $84,185/year

$94,230

$5,757

Average $7,015/month

$7,852

$1,328

Average $1,619/week

$1,812

$33

Average $40/hour

$45

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$94,230	$7,852	$1,812	$45
Average	$84,185	$7,015	$1,619	$40
25th Percentile	$69,081	$5,757	$1,328	$33

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Salary Trends for Application Dev

Salaries for an Application Dev can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $67,634 in 2023 to around $65,550 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Application Dev salary trends, .

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