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 $56,915, an Application Dev (1-3 years)earns $69,773, an Applications Support Technician III (3-5 years)earns $92,183, an Applications Programming Supervisor (5+ years)earns $137,706, 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 $93,073, California $92,720, Massachusetts $91,484. 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: $320,790; Software Dev Manager: $151,571; Dev Lead: $138,211; Dev Ops: $106,526; Salesforce Dev: $102,654.

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 April 01, 2026, the average salary for an Application Dev in the United States is $84,062 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): $103,226
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $68,977 to $94,093
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $55,242

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$94,093	$7,841	$1,809	$45
Average	$84,062	$7,005	$1,617	$40
25th Percentile	$68,977	$5,748	$1,326	$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): $56,915
Early Career (1-2 years): $69,773
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $92,183
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $137,706
Expert (over 8 years): $155,836

Levels	Salary
Applicati... Level Application Dev	$56,915
Applicati... Level Application Dev	$69,773
Applicati... Level Application Dev	$92,183
Applicati... Level Application Dev	$137,706
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: $93,073.
California: $92,720.
Massachusetts: $91,484.

District of Columbia $93,073 California $92,720 Massachusetts $91,484 Washington $91,148 New Jersey $91,114 Alaska $90,997 Connecticut $89,837 New York $89,366

Hawaii $87,861 Rhode Island $87,155 Maryland $86,676 Minnesota $86,020 Colorado $85,768 Illinois $85,684 Oregon $85,365 Delaware $85,129

New Hampshire $84,981 Virginia $84,650 Pennsylvania $83,683 Nevada $83,196 North Dakota $83,036 Michigan $82,784 Wisconsin $82,691 Vermont $82,507

Texas $81,994 Maine $81,960 Arizona $81,910 Ohio $81,851 Georgia $81,078 Indiana $80,691 Wyoming $80,615 Utah $80,497

Iowa $80,447 Kansas $80,044 Louisiana $79,926 North Carolina $79,884 Missouri $79,867 Florida $79,539 Montana $79,363 Nebraska $79,195

Kentucky $79,102 South Carolina $78,766 Tennessee $78,556 Idaho $78,472 New Mexico $77,858 Oklahoma $77,723 Alabama $77,227 South Dakota $76,395

Arkansas $75,941 West Virginia $75,698 Mississippi $74,966

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: $106,027
San Francisco: $104,985
Oakland: $102,656

San Jose, CA $106,027

San Francisco, CA $104,985

Oakland, CA $102,656

New York, NY $97,419

Queens Village, NY $96,789

Paramus, NJ $96,116

Passaic, NJ $96,032

Bergenfield, NJ $95,948

Stamford, CT $95,822

Huntington, NY $95,738

Newark, NJ $95,191

Bridgeport, CT $95,023

New Brunswick, NJ $94,746

Vallejo, CA $94,569

Middlesex, NJ $94,519

Somerset, NJ $94,443

Petaluma, CA $94,250

Santa Cruz, CA $93,922

Boston, MA $93,754

Monterey, CA $93,334

Fairbanks, AK $93,275

Los Angeles, CA $93,115

Washington, DC $93,073

Seattle, WA $92,922

Santa Rosa, CA $92,905

Juneau, AK $92,661

Orange, CA $92,384

Anchorage, AK $92,232

Anaheim, CA $92,174

Santa Ana, CA $92,048

Nassau, NY $91,997

Long Beach, CA $91,963

Danbury, CT $91,938

Santa Maria, CA $91,652

Everett, WA $91,636

Bremerton, WA $91,224

Trenton, NJ $91,064

Sacramento, CA $91,030

San Diego, CA $90,988

Brockton, MA $90,955

Tacoma, WA $90,921

Santa Barbara, CA $90,803

Lowell, MA $90,467

New Suffolk, NY $90,434

Nashua, NH $90,333

Lompoc, CA $90,198

Ventura, CA $90,114

Stockton, CA $90,089

New Haven, CT $89,921

Atlantic City, NJ $89,702

Hartford, CT $89,517

Modesto, CA $89,475

Poughkeepsie, NY $89,290

New Britain, CT $89,248

Olympia, WA $89,131

Kennewick, WA $89,131

New London, CT $89,114

Norwich, CT $89,089

Lawrence, MA $89,047

Bakersfield, CA $88,811

Riverside, CA $88,693

New Bedford, MA $88,693

Richland, WA $88,609

Portsmouth, NH $88,542

Vineland, NJ $88,525

San Bernardino, CA $88,458

Boulder, CO $88,223

Worcester, MA $88,156

Portland, OR $88,080

Saint Paul, MN $87,979

Minneapolis, MN $87,979

Philadelphia, PA $87,861

Honolulu, HI $87,416

Springfield, MA $87,122

Providence, RI $87,113

Chicago, IL $86,869

Bellingham, WA $86,768

Baltimore, MD $86,676

Chico, CA $86,466

Wilmington, DE $86,323

Pittsfield, MA $86,239

Manchester, NH $86,079

Spokane, WA $85,709

Denver, CO $85,701

Albany, NY $85,306

Troy, NY $85,272

Schenectady, NY $85,096

Burlington, VT $84,911

Portland, ME $84,617

Salem, OR $84,549

Yakima, WA $84,532

Ann Arbor, MI $84,507

Rochester, MN $84,272

Fresno, CA $84,230

Reno, NV $84,230

Milwaukee, WI $84,154

Detroit, MI $84,070

Allentown, PA $84,045

Carson City, NV $84,036

Houston, TX $83,910

Colorado Springs, CO $83,902

Syracuse, NY $83,860

Eugene, OR $83,700

Bismarck, ND $83,599

Gary, IN $83,599

Galveston, TX $83,599

Springfield, OR $83,532

Medford, OR $83,330

Fort Collins, CO $83,297

Austin, TX $83,229

Mesa, AZ $83,053

Phoenix, AZ $83,036

Dallas, TX $83,011

Reading, PA $82,960

Saint Cloud, MN $82,927

Concord, NH $82,851

Madison, WI $82,818

Utica, NY $82,591

Raleigh, NC $82,523

Las Vegas, NV $82,515

Rochester, NY $82,456

Des Moines, IA $82,448

Atlanta, GA $82,313

Battle Creek, MI $82,288

Salt Lake City, UT $82,263

Lancaster, PA $82,137

Champaign, IL $82,120

Harrisburg, PA $82,019

Durham, NC $81,943

Kansas City, MO $81,935

Kansas City, KS $81,918

Fort Worth, TX $81,910

Boca Raton, FL $81,876

Cleveland, OH $81,868

Columbus, OH $81,851

Pittsburgh, PA $81,842

Richmond, VA $81,809

Indianapolis, IN $81,792

Cincinnati, OH $81,683

Petersburg, VA $81,557

Billings, MT $81,372

Lansing, MI $81,372

Huntsville, AL $81,372

Lebanon, PA $81,363

Dayton, OH $81,355

Pueblo, CO $81,355

Appleton, WI $81,330

Buffalo, NY $81,296

Racine, WI $81,254

Charlotte, NC $81,246

Saint Louis, MO $81,220

Springfield, IL $81,187

Elkhart, IN $81,170

York, PA $81,170

Gastonia, NC $81,162

Benton Harbor, MI $81,162

Beaumont, TX $81,111

Lorain, OH $81,094

Toledo, OH $81,061

Binghamton, NY $81,019

Rock Hill, SC $81,010

Rockford, IL $80,968

Fargo, ND $80,926

Elyria, OH $80,926

Flagstaff, AZ $80,867

Fort Lauderdale, FL $80,817

Miami, FL $80,766

Duluth, MN $80,632

Bangor, ME $80,523

Cedar Rapids, IA $80,430

Louisville, KY $80,388

Grand Rapids, MI $80,371

Hialeah, FL $80,363

Casper, WY $80,245

Scranton, PA $80,144

New Orleans, LA $80,119

Virginia Beach, VA $80,111

Akron, OH $80,069

Peoria, IL $79,959

Sarasota, FL $79,943

Green Bay, WI $79,884

Baton Rouge, LA $79,842

Charleston, SC $79,825

Nashville, TN $79,800

Jamestown, NY $79,783

Davenport, IA $79,783

Tucson, AZ $79,741

Cheyenne, WY $79,716

Saint Petersburg, FL $79,690

Tampa, FL $79,674

Omaha, NE $79,657

Port Arthur, TX $79,623

Evansville, IN $79,623

Bradenton, FL $79,590

Santa Fe, NM $79,438

Orlando, FL $79,354

Clearwater, FL $79,262

Canton, OH $79,085

La Crosse, WI $79,085

Grand Forks, ND $79,060

Albuquerque, NM $79,035

Tulsa, OK $79,035

Newport News, VA $79,026

High Point, NC $79,001

Ogden, UT $78,968

Corpus Christi, TX $78,900

Laramie, WY $78,850

Norfolk, VA $78,850

Rock Island, IL $78,799

Saginaw, MI $78,783

Jacksonville, FL $78,774

Salisbury, NC $78,757

Memphis, TN $78,741

Moline, IL $78,699

Fort Myers, FL $78,673

Waterloo, IA $78,564

Spartanburg, SC $78,480

Lincoln, NE $78,438

Fort Wayne, IN $78,421

Birmingham, AL $78,329

Cedar Falls, IA $78,312

Provo, UT $78,303

Springfield, OH $78,295

San Antonio, TX $78,278

Greensboro, NC $78,245

South Bend, IN $78,236

Winston Salem, NC $78,228

Boise, ID $78,203

Savannah, GA $78,144

Muskegon, MI $77,992

Lima, OH $77,892

Lake Charles, LA $77,858

Anderson, IN $77,841

Lexington, KY $77,816

Augusta, GA $77,791

Greenville, SC $77,791

Wichita, KS $77,715

Tuscaloosa, AL $77,715

Columbia, SC $77,639

Bloomington, IN $77,429

Roanoke, VA $77,379

Asheville, NC $77,270

Knoxville, TN $77,127

Shreveport, LA $77,118

Wilmington, NC $77,009

Frankfort, KY $76,849

Oklahoma City, OK $76,790

Chillicothe, OH $76,757

Longview, TX $76,748

Topeka, KS $76,723

Mobile, AL $76,597

Terre Haute, IN $76,563

Erie, PA $76,555

Altoona, PA $76,513

Melbourne, FL $76,488

Amarillo, TX $76,454

Killeen, TX $76,429

Fayetteville, AR $76,362

Sioux Falls, SD $76,303

Chattanooga, TN $76,252

Idaho Falls, ID $76,244

Gainesville, FL $76,067

Portsmouth, OH $76,025

Little Rock, AR $76,009

Lynchburg, VA $76,009

Lafayette, LA $75,975

Youngstown, OH $75,975

Temple, TX $75,941

Daytona Beach, FL $75,925

Clarksville, TN $75,916

Pensacola, FL $75,908

Hopkinsville, KY $75,656

Charleston, WV $75,647

Florence, SC $75,605

Sioux City, IA $75,555

Macon, GA $75,311

Tallahassee, FL $75,302

Fayetteville, NC $75,286

Waco, TX $75,269

Wichita Falls, TX $75,269

Pine Bluff, AR $75,235

Vincennes, IN $75,076

Lubbock, TX $75,042

Great Falls, MT $74,991

Alamogordo, NM $74,983

Abilene, TX $74,916

Rapid City, SD $74,807

Monroe, LA $74,807

Albany, GA $74,756

Huntington, WV $74,748

Jackson, MS $74,739

Greenville, MS $74,731

Parkersburg, WV $74,647

Montgomery, AL $74,630

Johnstown, PA $74,613

Springfield, MO $74,546

Biloxi, MS $74,504

Sumter, SC $74,327

Columbus, GA $74,319

Twin Falls, ID $74,269

Pascagoula, MS $74,159

Kingsport, TN $73,941

Gulfport, MS $73,915

Alexandria, LA $73,638

Fort Smith, AR $73,428

El Paso, TX $73,201

Helena, MT $73,092

Las Cruces, NM $72,823

Harlingen, TX $72,587

Pocatello, ID $72,512

Florence, AL $72,486

Brownsville, TX $72,470

Dothan, AL $72,335

Mcallen, TX $72,293

Columbus, MS $71,671

Altus, OK $71,284

Lawton, OK $71,125

Pierre, SD $70,822

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	$94,990	13%
Linux	$93,308	11%
Python	$93,308	11%
Team Development	$93,308	11%
Oracle	$93,308	11%
Incident Management	$92,468	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 April 01, 2026

$68,977

Average $84,062/year

$94,093

$5,748

Average $7,005/month

$7,841

$1,326

Average $1,617/week

$1,809

$33

Average $40/hour

$45

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$94,093	$7,841	$1,809	$45
Average	$84,062	$7,005	$1,617	$40
25th Percentile	$68,977	$5,748	$1,326	$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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