How much does an Api Developer make in the United States?
As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Api Developer in the United States is $88,316 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $42.
However, an Api Developer's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:
Top Earners (90th percentile): $99,852
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $80,957 to $94,355
An Api 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 Api Developer Salaries?
Experience is a primary driver of an Api 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:
How Do Api 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 Api Developers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:
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: $111,393
San Francisco: $110,173
Oakland: $107,851
San Jose, CA$111,393
San Francisco, CA$110,173
Oakland, CA$107,851
New York, NY$101,686
Paramus, NJ$100,450
Queens Village, NY$100,445
Passaic, NJ$100,361
Bergenfield, NJ$100,353
Stamford, CT$100,159
Huntington, NY$100,123
Newark, NJ$99,470
Bridgeport, CT$99,284
Vallejo, CA$99,108
New Brunswick, NJ$99,073
Petaluma, CA$99,020
Middlesex, NJ$98,852
Somerset, NJ$98,790
Santa Cruz, CA$98,675
Boston, MA$98,137
Monterey, CA$97,827
Seattle, WA$97,624
Santa Rosa, CA$97,607
Los Angeles, CA$97,580
Juneau, AK$97,351
Washington, DC$97,253
Orange, CA$96,939
Santa Ana, CA$96,706
Long Beach, CA$96,617
Anaheim, CA$96,600
Anchorage, AK$96,556
Santa Maria, CA$96,291
Everett, WA$96,273
Danbury, CT$95,962
Bremerton, WA$95,840
Tacoma, WA$95,522
New Suffolk, NY$95,521
Sacramento, CA$95,496
Santa Barbara, CA$95,399
Trenton, NJ$95,302
San Diego, CA$95,302
Brockton, MA$95,204
Fairbanks, AK$94,988
Lompoc, CA$94,763
Lowell, MA$94,691
Ventura, CA$94,675
Nashua, NH$94,657
Stockton, CA$94,648
Modesto, CA$94,003
Poughkeepsie, NY$93,809
Olympia, WA$93,641
Kennewick, WA$93,641
New Haven, CT$93,606
Lawrence, MA$93,288
Hartford, CT$93,200
Riverside, CA$93,182
New Bedford, MA$93,094
Richland, WA$93,094
Bakersfield, CA$92,970
San Bernardino, CA$92,935
New Britain, CT$92,926
Atlantic City, NJ$92,926
New London, CT$92,891
Norwich, CT$92,864
Portsmouth, NH$92,846
Boulder, CO$92,659
Portland, OR$92,537
Worcester, MA$92,528
Minneapolis, MN$92,255
Philadelphia, PA$92,131
Honolulu, HI$91,840
Saint Paul, MN$91,797
Vineland, NJ$91,778
Providence, RI$91,522
Chicago, IL$91,266
Bellingham, WA$91,160
Springfield, MA$91,089
Baltimore, MD$91,062
Chico, CA$90,842
Pittsfield, MA$90,603
Manchester, NH$90,435
Spokane, WA$90,047
Denver, CO$90,038
Albany, NY$89,623
Troy, NY$89,588
Nassau, NY$89,493
Schenectady, NY$89,402
Wilmington, DE$89,331
Burlington, VT$89,208
Salem, OR$89,172
Portland, ME$88,899
Yakima, WA$88,810
Rochester, MN$88,537
Reno, NV$88,492
Fresno, CA$88,492
Milwaukee, WI$88,413
Detroit, MI$88,325
Ann Arbor, MI$88,310
Allentown, PA$88,298
Colorado Springs, CO$88,148
Syracuse, NY$88,104
Carson City, NV$88,104
Houston, TX$87,980
Eugene, OR$87,936
Gary, IN$87,830
Springfield, OR$87,759
Bismarck, ND$87,742
Galveston, TX$87,680
Medford, OR$87,547
Fort Collins, CO$87,512
Concord, NH$87,468
Austin, TX$87,441
Mesa, AZ$87,256
Reading, PA$87,247
Phoenix, AZ$87,238
Dallas, TX$87,212
Saint Cloud, MN$87,127
Madison, WI$87,009
Utica, NY$86,770
Rochester, NY$86,629
Des Moines, IA$86,620
Raleigh, NC$86,611
Atlanta, GA$86,479
Battle Creek, MI$86,452
Salt Lake City, UT$86,426
Lancaster, PA$86,293
Harrisburg, PA$86,170
Kansas City, MO$86,081
Champaign, IL$86,064
Kansas City, KS$86,064
Fort Worth, TX$86,055
Columbus, OH$86,040
Boca Raton, FL$86,020
Pittsburgh, PA$85,984
Richmond, VA$85,949
Indianapolis, IN$85,931
Cleveland, OH$85,922
Las Vegas, NV$85,816
Cincinnati, OH$85,816
Petersburg, VA$85,684
Huntsville, AL$85,552
Lansing, MI$85,492
Lebanon, PA$85,481
Pueblo, CO$85,472
Appleton, WI$85,446
Buffalo, NY$85,410
Dayton, OH$85,384
Racine, WI$85,366
Charlotte, NC$85,357
Saint Louis, MO$85,331
York, PA$85,278
Elkhart, IN$85,278
Gastonia, NC$85,261
Billings, MT$85,240
Beaumont, TX$85,216
Lorain, OH$85,198
Benton Harbor, MI$85,181
Toledo, OH$85,163
Binghamton, NY$85,119
Rock Hill, SC$85,110
Rockford, IL$85,066
Springfield, IL$85,030
Elyria, OH$85,022
Fargo, ND$85,022
Flagstaff, AZ$84,960
Fort Lauderdale, FL$84,907
Duluth, MN$84,854
Miami, FL$84,854
Cheyenne, WY$84,792
Grand Forks, ND$84,792
Bangor, ME$84,598
Cedar Rapids, IA$84,501
Durham, NC$84,463
Louisville, KY$84,456
Grand Rapids, MI$84,439
Hialeah, FL$84,430
Casper, WY$84,306
Scranton, PA$84,200
New Orleans, LA$84,174
Virginia Beach, VA$84,165
Akron, OH$84,121
Peoria, IL$84,006
Sarasota, FL$83,988
Nashville, TN$83,927
Omaha, NE$83,927
Green Bay, WI$83,927
Baton Rouge, LA$83,882
Charleston, SC$83,865
Jamestown, NY$83,821
Davenport, IA$83,821
Tucson, AZ$83,776
Saint Petersburg, FL$83,723
Tampa, FL$83,706
Evansville, IN$83,653
Port Arthur, TX$83,653
Bradenton, FL$83,617
Santa Fe, NM$83,458
Orlando, FL$83,299
Clearwater, FL$83,273
Canton, OH$83,088
La Crosse, WI$83,088
Albuquerque, NM$83,035
Newport News, VA$83,026
High Point, NC$82,999
Ogden, UT$82,964
Corpus Christi, TX$82,893
Norfolk, VA$82,840
Laramie, WY$82,840
Rock Island, IL$82,787
Saginaw, MI$82,770
Jacksonville, FL$82,761
Salisbury, NC$82,743
Boise, ID$82,725
Moline, IL$82,681
Fort Myers, FL$82,655
Memphis, TN$82,637
Tulsa, OK$82,593
Waterloo, IA$82,540
Spartanburg, SC$82,452
Lincoln, NE$82,407
Fort Wayne, IN$82,390
Provo, UT$82,381
Cedar Falls, IA$82,275
San Antonio, TX$82,240
Greensboro, NC$82,204
South Bend, IN$82,196
Savannah, GA$82,098
Muskegon, MI$82,063
Birmingham, AL$82,054
Winston Salem, NC$82,011
Lake Charles, LA$81,798
Anderson, IN$81,780
Lexington, KY$81,754
Augusta, GA$81,727
Greenville, SC$81,727
Lima, OH$81,657
Wichita, KS$81,648
Tuscaloosa, AL$81,648
Columbia, SC$81,568
Springfield, OH$81,551
Asheville, NC$81,410
Bloomington, IN$81,348
Knoxville, TN$81,030
Shreveport, LA$81,021
Wilmington, NC$80,906
Roanoke, VA$80,906
Topeka, KS$80,747
Frankfort, KY$80,737
Oklahoma City, OK$80,676
Chillicothe, OH$80,641
Longview, TX$80,632
Melbourne, FL$80,623
Sioux Falls, SD$80,482
Mobile, AL$80,473
Terre Haute, IN$80,438
Altoona, PA$80,385
Amarillo, TX$80,323
Killeen, TX$80,297
Fayetteville, AR$80,226
Chattanooga, TN$80,200
Sioux City, IA$80,120
Idaho Falls, ID$80,102
Lynchburg, VA$80,032
Gainesville, FL$79,917
Portsmouth, OH$79,873
Little Rock, AR$79,855
Lafayette, LA$79,820
Youngstown, OH$79,820
Daytona Beach, FL$79,767
Clarksville, TN$79,758
Pensacola, FL$79,749
Temple, TX$79,743
Hopkinsville, KY$79,484
Erie, PA$79,467
Florence, SC$79,431
Charleston, WV$79,290
Great Falls, MT$79,246
Macon, GA$79,122
Tallahassee, FL$79,113
Fayetteville, NC$79,096
Waco, TX$79,078
Helena, MT$79,016
Pine Bluff, AR$78,983
Vincennes, IN$78,875
Lubbock, TX$78,840
Alamogordo, NM$78,787
Twin Falls, ID$78,707
Rapid City, SD$78,681
Jackson, MS$78,522
Huntington, WV$78,515
Greenville, MS$78,513
Parkersburg, WV$78,423
Montgomery, AL$78,407
Wichita Falls, TX$78,318
Springfield, MO$78,318
Biloxi, MS$78,274
Monroe, LA$78,186
Johnstown, PA$78,124
Sumter, SC$78,089
Columbus, GA$78,080
Pascagoula, MS$77,912
Abilene, TX$77,912
Kingsport, TN$77,683
Albany, GA$77,683
Gulfport, MS$77,656
Alexandria, LA$77,365
Fort Smith, AR$77,144
El Paso, TX$76,905
Las Cruces, NM$76,508
Harlingen, TX$76,284
Pocatello, ID$76,270
Florence, AL$76,155
Brownsville, TX$76,137
Mcallen, TX$75,952
Dothan, AL$75,828
Columbus, MS$75,303
Altus, OK$74,892
Lawton, OK$74,724
Pierre, SD$74,406
What Skills Can Increase an Api Developer's Salary?
Demanded Skills for the Role:
Planning (Mentioned in 3.16% Job Postings): An act or process of making or carrying out plans. Establishment of goals, policies, and procedures for a social or economic unit city planning business planning.
Risk Assessment (Mentioned in 2.65% Job Postings): Broadly speaking, a risk assessment is the combined effort of: identifying and analyzing potential (future) events that may negatively impact individuals, assets, and/or the environment (i.e. risk analysis); and making judgments "on the tolerability of the risk on the basis of a risk analysis" while considering influencing factors (i.e. risk evaluation).Put in simpler terms, a risk assessment analyzes what can go wrong, how likely it is to happen, what the potential consequences are, and how tolerable the identified risk is. As part of this process, the resulting determination of risk may be expressed in a quantitative or qualitative fashion. The risk assessment is an inherent part of an overall risk management strategy, which attempts to, after a risk assessment, "introduce control measures to eliminate or reduce" any potential risk-related consequences.
PowerPoint (Mentioned in 0.79% Job Postings): A computer software created by Microsoft which allows the user to create slides with recordings, narrations, transitions and other features in order to present information.
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 Api Developer's salary.
Talent Management: Can increase your salary by up to 8%.
Project Management: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Risk Assessment: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Api Developer Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors
For Api Developer roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential
by as much as 60% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries).
Data shows that the Software & Networking and Biotechnology
sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 30% above the average.
In contrast, Api Developer positions in Aerospace & Defense or Transportation typically offer lower base pay,
as these industries often view Api Developer as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.
The top paying industry for an Api Developer
Industry Sector
Average Annual Salary
Average Hourly Rate
Pay vs.Avg
Software & Networking
$114,811
$55.0
30%
How Education impacts an Api Developer's Salary?
Your level of education can impact your salary potential.
While many Api 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 an Api Developer with a Bachelor's Degree is between
$95,530
and $100,365).
Api Developer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay
Understanding how an Api 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.
Salaries for an Api Developer can change over time,
reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy.
The median salary decreased from $93,161 in 2023
to around $91,391 in 2025,
reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy.
For a detailed analysis of Api Developer salary trends,
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Most common benefits for Api Developer
Social Security
401 (k)
Disability
Healthcare
Pension
Time Off (days)
Common company salaries for Api Developer
Here are companies hiring for Api Developer and their salaries, click below for more details.
C$128,509/per year
C R Bard IncBiotechnologythe United States
H$124,697/per year
Henry Schein CanadaBiotechnologythe United States
N$123,899/per year
Nordex IncBiotechnologythe United States
N$120,416/per year
Nipro CorpBiotechnologythe United States
E$115,870/per year
EnovisBiotechnologythe United States
A$114,553/per year
Advanced Research Projects Agency - EnergyBiotechnologythe United States
M$112,110/per year
MiniMed IncBiotechnologythe United States
L$111,500/per year
Labcorp Drug DevelopmentBiotechnologythe United States
L$110,229/per year
Life Technologies CorpBiotechnologythe United States
Z$106,224/per year
Zimmer BiometBiotechnologythe United States
P$103,077/per year
Promontory TherapeuticsBiotechnologythe United States
S$102,181/per year
Steris PLCBiotechnologythe United States
G$97,274/per year
Gavin Conferences Pty LtdBiotechnologythe United States
E$94,764/per year
Endeavor BioMedicinesBiotechnologythe United States
R$94,402/per year
Replay Holdings LLCBiotechnologythe United States
P$94,235/per year
Pleno IncBiotechnologythe United States
S$93,666/per year
Simulaids IncBiotechnologythe United States
N$88,880/per year
NOIRLab/CASBiotechnologythe United States
O$86,468/per year
Onward TechnologyBiotechnologythe United States
L$84,895/per year
LED Medical Diagnostics IncBiotechnologythe United States
E$84,682/per year
Eyeco LtdBiotechnologythe United States
P$84,523/per year
PaerosolBiotechnologythe United States
I$83,525/per year
IONIQ Sciences IncBiotechnologythe United States
S$82,815/per year
Stateside PPEBiotechnologythe United States
D$82,041/per year
Digi BioBiotechnologythe United States
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FAQ about Api Developer
1. What industry pays the highest salary for Api Developer?
The Software & Networking industry offers the highest average compensation for Api Developer roles,
with salaries approximately 30% above the market median.
Where Does Our Salary Data Come From?
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