What are the main factors that influence a Jr. Software 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 Jr. Software Developer's salary?

A Jr. Software Developer's salary grows with experience: starting around $82,836 for beginners, reaching about $84,951 at mid-level, and approach $85,418 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Jr. Software Developer?

Jr. Software Developer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Jr. Software Developer roles are District of Columbia $92,815, California $92,463, Massachusetts $91,231. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Jr. Software Developer roles make?

Salaries for Jr. Software Developer level roles vary by specialization: Software Systems Developer VI: $191,650; Software Systems Developer V: $165,868; Software Systems Developer IV: $143,119; Software Developer: $129,310; Salesforce Jr Developer: $110,818.

How do different companies affect a Jr. Software Developer's salary?

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

Jr. Software Developer Salary in the United States

How much does a Jr. Software Developer make in the United States?

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Jr. Software Developer in the United States is $83,829 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $40.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $95,974
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $76,947 to $90,186
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $70,681

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Jr. Software Developer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$90,186	$7,516	$1,734	$43
Average	$83,829	$6,986	$1,612	$40
25th Percentile	$76,947	$6,412	$1,480	$37

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Key Factors That Influence Jr. Software Developer Salaries

A Jr. Software 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 Jr. Software Developer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Jr. Software 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): $82,836
Early Career (1-2 years): $83,549
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $84,951
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $85,231
Expert (over 8 years): $85,418

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Jr. Software Developer	$82,836
Intermediate Level Jr. Software Developer	$83,549
Senior Level Jr. Software Developer	$84,951
Specialist Level Jr. Software Developer	$85,231
Expert Level Jr. Software Developer	$85,418

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

District of Columbia: $92,815.
California: $92,463.
Massachusetts: $91,231.

District of Columbia $92,815 California $92,463 Massachusetts $91,231 Washington $90,896 New Jersey $90,862 Alaska $90,745 Connecticut $89,588 New York $89,119

Hawaii $87,618 Rhode Island $86,914 Maryland $86,436 Minnesota $85,782 Colorado $85,531 Illinois $85,447 Oregon $85,128 Delaware $84,894

New Hampshire $84,746 Virginia $84,416 Pennsylvania $83,452 Nevada $82,966 North Dakota $82,806 Michigan $82,555 Wisconsin $82,463 Vermont $82,278

Texas $81,767 Maine $81,733 Arizona $81,683 Ohio $81,624 Georgia $80,853 Indiana $80,467 Wyoming $80,392 Utah $80,275

Iowa $80,224 Kansas $79,822 Louisiana $79,705 North Carolina $79,663 Missouri $79,646 Florida $79,319 Montana $79,143 Nebraska $78,975

Kentucky $78,883 South Carolina $78,548 Tennessee $78,338 Idaho $78,254 New Mexico $77,642 Oklahoma $77,508 Alabama $77,014 South Dakota $76,184

Arkansas $75,731 West Virginia $75,488 Mississippi $74,759

Top Paying Cities for Jr. Software 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: $105,734
San Francisco: $104,694
Oakland: $102,372

San Jose, CA $105,734

San Francisco, CA $104,694

Oakland, CA $102,372

New York, NY $97,149

Queens Village, NY $96,521

Paramus, NJ $95,850

Passaic, NJ $95,766

Bergenfield, NJ $95,682

Stamford, CT $95,557

Huntington, NY $95,473

Newark, NJ $94,928

Bridgeport, CT $94,760

New Brunswick, NJ $94,484

Vallejo, CA $94,308

Middlesex, NJ $94,257

Somerset, NJ $94,182

Petaluma, CA $93,989

Santa Cruz, CA $93,662

Boston, MA $93,494

Monterey, CA $93,075

Fairbanks, AK $93,017

Los Angeles, CA $92,857

Washington, DC $92,815

Seattle, WA $92,665

Santa Rosa, CA $92,648

Juneau, AK $92,405

Orange, CA $92,128

Anchorage, AK $91,977

Anaheim, CA $91,918

Santa Ana, CA $91,793

Nassau, NY $91,742

Long Beach, CA $91,709

Danbury, CT $91,684

Santa Maria, CA $91,399

Everett, WA $91,382

Bremerton, WA $90,971

Trenton, NJ $90,812

Sacramento, CA $90,778

San Diego, CA $90,737

Brockton, MA $90,703

Tacoma, WA $90,669

Santa Barbara, CA $90,552

Lowell, MA $90,217

New Suffolk, NY $90,183

Nashua, NH $90,083

Lompoc, CA $89,949

Ventura, CA $89,865

Stockton, CA $89,840

New Haven, CT $89,672

Atlantic City, NJ $89,454

Hartford, CT $89,270

Modesto, CA $89,228

Poughkeepsie, NY $89,043

New Britain, CT $89,001

Olympia, WA $88,884

Kennewick, WA $88,884

New London, CT $88,867

Norwich, CT $88,842

Lawrence, MA $88,800

Bakersfield, CA $88,565

Riverside, CA $88,448

New Bedford, MA $88,448

Richland, WA $88,364

Portsmouth, NH $88,297

Vineland, NJ $88,280

San Bernardino, CA $88,213

Boulder, CO $87,979

Worcester, MA $87,911

Portland, OR $87,836

Saint Paul, MN $87,735

Minneapolis, MN $87,735

Philadelphia, PA $87,618

Honolulu, HI $87,174

Springfield, MA $86,880

Providence, RI $86,872

Chicago, IL $86,629

Bellingham, WA $86,528

Baltimore, MD $86,436

Chico, CA $86,227

Wilmington, DE $86,084

Pittsfield, MA $86,000

Manchester, NH $85,841

Spokane, WA $85,472

Denver, CO $85,464

Albany, NY $85,070

Troy, NY $85,036

Schenectady, NY $84,860

Burlington, VT $84,676

Portland, ME $84,382

Salem, OR $84,315

Yakima, WA $84,298

Ann Arbor, MI $84,273

Rochester, MN $84,039

Fresno, CA $83,997

Reno, NV $83,997

Milwaukee, WI $83,921

Detroit, MI $83,837

Allentown, PA $83,812

Carson City, NV $83,804

Houston, TX $83,678

Colorado Springs, CO $83,670

Syracuse, NY $83,628

Eugene, OR $83,469

Bismarck, ND $83,368

Gary, IN $83,368

Galveston, TX $83,368

Springfield, OR $83,301

Medford, OR $83,100

Fort Collins, CO $83,066

Austin, TX $82,999

Mesa, AZ $82,823

Phoenix, AZ $82,806

Dallas, TX $82,781

Reading, PA $82,731

Saint Cloud, MN $82,697

Concord, NH $82,622

Madison, WI $82,588

Utica, NY $82,362

Raleigh, NC $82,295

Las Vegas, NV $82,287

Rochester, NY $82,228

Des Moines, IA $82,219

Atlanta, GA $82,085

Battle Creek, MI $82,060

Salt Lake City, UT $82,035

Lancaster, PA $81,909

Champaign, IL $81,893

Harrisburg, PA $81,792

Durham, NC $81,717

Kansas City, MO $81,708

Kansas City, KS $81,691

Fort Worth, TX $81,683

Boca Raton, FL $81,649

Cleveland, OH $81,641

Columbus, OH $81,624

Pittsburgh, PA $81,616

Richmond, VA $81,582

Indianapolis, IN $81,566

Cincinnati, OH $81,457

Petersburg, VA $81,331

Billings, MT $81,146

Lansing, MI $81,146

Huntsville, AL $81,146

Lebanon, PA $81,138

Dayton, OH $81,130

Pueblo, CO $81,130

Appleton, WI $81,105

Buffalo, NY $81,071

Racine, WI $81,029

Charlotte, NC $81,021

Saint Louis, MO $80,996

Springfield, IL $80,962

Elkhart, IN $80,945

York, PA $80,945

Gastonia, NC $80,937

Benton Harbor, MI $80,937

Beaumont, TX $80,887

Lorain, OH $80,870

Toledo, OH $80,836

Binghamton, NY $80,794

Rock Hill, SC $80,786

Rockford, IL $80,744

Fargo, ND $80,702

Elyria, OH $80,702

Flagstaff, AZ $80,643

Fort Lauderdale, FL $80,593

Miami, FL $80,543

Duluth, MN $80,409

Bangor, ME $80,300

Cedar Rapids, IA $80,208

Louisville, KY $80,166

Grand Rapids, MI $80,149

Hialeah, FL $80,141

Casper, WY $80,023

Scranton, PA $79,923

New Orleans, LA $79,897

Virginia Beach, VA $79,889

Akron, OH $79,847

Peoria, IL $79,738

Sarasota, FL $79,721

Green Bay, WI $79,663

Baton Rouge, LA $79,621

Charleston, SC $79,604

Nashville, TN $79,579

Jamestown, NY $79,562

Davenport, IA $79,562

Tucson, AZ $79,520

Cheyenne, WY $79,495

Saint Petersburg, FL $79,470

Tampa, FL $79,453

Omaha, NE $79,436

Port Arthur, TX $79,403

Evansville, IN $79,403

Bradenton, FL $79,369

Santa Fe, NM $79,218

Orlando, FL $79,135

Clearwater, FL $79,042

Canton, OH $78,866

La Crosse, WI $78,866

Grand Forks, ND $78,841

Albuquerque, NM $78,816

Tulsa, OK $78,816

Newport News, VA $78,808

High Point, NC $78,782

Ogden, UT $78,749

Corpus Christi, TX $78,682

Laramie, WY $78,632

Norfolk, VA $78,632

Rock Island, IL $78,581

Saginaw, MI $78,565

Jacksonville, FL $78,556

Salisbury, NC $78,539

Memphis, TN $78,523

Moline, IL $78,481

Fort Myers, FL $78,456

Waterloo, IA $78,347

Spartanburg, SC $78,263

Lincoln, NE $78,221

Fort Wayne, IN $78,204

Birmingham, AL $78,112

Cedar Falls, IA $78,095

Provo, UT $78,087

Springfield, OH $78,078

San Antonio, TX $78,062

Greensboro, NC $78,028

South Bend, IN $78,020

Winston Salem, NC $78,011

Boise, ID $77,986

Savannah, GA $77,927

Muskegon, MI $77,777

Lima, OH $77,676

Lake Charles, LA $77,642

Anderson, IN $77,626

Lexington, KY $77,601

Augusta, GA $77,575

Greenville, SC $77,575

Wichita, KS $77,500

Tuscaloosa, AL $77,500

Columbia, SC $77,424

Bloomington, IN $77,215

Roanoke, VA $77,165

Asheville, NC $77,056

Knoxville, TN $76,913

Shreveport, LA $76,905

Wilmington, NC $76,796

Frankfort, KY $76,636

Oklahoma City, OK $76,578

Chillicothe, OH $76,544

Longview, TX $76,536

Topeka, KS $76,511

Mobile, AL $76,385

Terre Haute, IN $76,351

Erie, PA $76,343

Altoona, PA $76,301

Melbourne, FL $76,276

Amarillo, TX $76,242

Killeen, TX $76,217

Fayetteville, AR $76,150

Sioux Falls, SD $76,092

Chattanooga, TN $76,041

Idaho Falls, ID $76,033

Gainesville, FL $75,857

Portsmouth, OH $75,815

Little Rock, AR $75,798

Lynchburg, VA $75,798

Lafayette, LA $75,765

Youngstown, OH $75,765

Temple, TX $75,731

Daytona Beach, FL $75,714

Clarksville, TN $75,706

Pensacola, FL $75,698

Hopkinsville, KY $75,446

Charleston, WV $75,438

Florence, SC $75,396

Sioux City, IA $75,346

Macon, GA $75,102

Tallahassee, FL $75,094

Fayetteville, NC $75,077

Waco, TX $75,060

Wichita Falls, TX $75,060

Pine Bluff, AR $75,027

Vincennes, IN $74,868

Lubbock, TX $74,834

Great Falls, MT $74,784

Alamogordo, NM $74,775

Abilene, TX $74,708

Rapid City, SD $74,599

Monroe, LA $74,599

Albany, GA $74,549

Huntington, WV $74,541

Jackson, MS $74,532

Greenville, MS $74,524

Parkersburg, WV $74,440

Montgomery, AL $74,423

Johnstown, PA $74,407

Springfield, MO $74,340

Biloxi, MS $74,298

Sumter, SC $74,122

Columbus, GA $74,113

Twin Falls, ID $74,063

Pascagoula, MS $73,954

Kingsport, TN $73,736

Gulfport, MS $73,711

Alexandria, LA $73,434

Fort Smith, AR $73,225

El Paso, TX $72,998

Helena, MT $72,889

Las Cruces, NM $72,621

Harlingen, TX $72,386

Pocatello, ID $72,311

Florence, AL $72,286

Brownsville, TX $72,269

Dothan, AL $72,135

Mcallen, TX $72,093

Columbus, MS $71,473

Altus, OK $71,087

Lawton, OK $70,928

Pierre, SD $70,626

What Skills Can Increase a Jr. Software Developer's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Analysis (Mentioned in 2.82% Job Postings): Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it.
Python (Mentioned in 4.66% Job Postings): Applying the concepts and algorithms of Python to design, develop and maintain software applications to comply with business requirements.
Linux (Mentioned in 2.71% Job Postings): Managing a system's hardware and resources using a Unix-like open-source operating system.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Analysis	2.82%
Python	4.66%
Linux	2.71%

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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 Jr. Software Developer's salary.

Coaching: Can increase your salary by up to 21%.
Code Review: Can increase your salary by up to 11%.
Kubernetes: Can increase your salary by up to 11%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Coaching	$101,433	21%
Code Review	$93,050	11%
Kubernetes	$93,050	11%
Project Management	$93,050	11%
API	$93,050	11%
AWS	$93,050	11%

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How Education impacts a Jr. Software Developer's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Jr. Software 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 Jr. Software Developer with a Bachelor's Degree is between $78,103 and $82,080).

Jr. Software Developer Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Jr. Software Developer

No Diploma 0.3%

High School 1.8%

Associates 2.5%

Bachelors 58.4%

Masters 34.0%

Doctorate 3.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	0.3%
High School	1.8%
Associates	2.5%
Bachelors	58.4%
Masters	34.0%
Doctorate	3.0%

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Jr. Software Developer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Jr. Software 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 January 01, 2026

$76,947

Average $83,829/year

$90,186

$6,412

Average $6,986/month

$7,516

$1,480

Average $1,612/week

$1,734

$37

Average $40/hour

$43

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$90,186	$7,516	$1,734	$43
Average	$83,829	$6,986	$1,612	$40
25th Percentile	$76,947	$6,412	$1,480	$37

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Salary Trends for Jr. Software Developer

Salaries for a Jr. Software Developer can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $86,548 in 2023 to around $85,950 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Jr. Software Developer salary trends, .

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2024

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