What are the main factors that influence an App Developer's salary?

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

How does experience change An App Developer's salary?

An App Developer's salary grows with experience: a App Developer (2-4 years)earns $106,146, a Mobile Applications Developer, Sr. (4-7 years)earns $128,853, a Mobile Applications Development Manager (7+ years)earns $156,809,

What are the highest paying states for an App Developer?

App Developer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for App Developer roles are District of Columbia $116,673, California $116,231, Massachusetts $114,682. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of App Developer roles make?

Salaries for App Developer level roles vary by specialization: React Native App Developer: $110,688; IPhone App Developer: $108,706; JavaScript App Developer: $108,485; Ios App Developer: $108,323; Mobile App Developer: $107,686.

How do different companies affect an App Developer's salary?

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

App Developer Salary in the United States

How much does an App Developer make in the United States?

As of March 01, 2026, the average salary for an App Developer in the United States is $105,377 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $51.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $120,884
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $94,301 to $113,494
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $84,217

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75th Percentile	$113,494	$9,458	$2,183	$55
Average	$105,377	$8,781	$2,026	$51
25th Percentile	$94,301	$7,858	$1,813	$45

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Key Factors That Influence App Developer Salaries

An App 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 and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

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

District of Columbia: $116,673.
California: $116,231.
Massachusetts: $114,682.

District of Columbia $116,673 California $116,231 Massachusetts $114,682 Washington $114,260 New Jersey $114,218 Alaska $114,071 Connecticut $112,616 New York $112,026

Hawaii $110,140 Rhode Island $109,255 Maryland $108,654 Minnesota $107,832 Colorado $107,516 Illinois $107,411 Oregon $107,010 Delaware $106,715

New Hampshire $106,530 Virginia $106,115 Pennsylvania $104,903 Nevada $104,292 North Dakota $104,091 Michigan $103,775 Wisconsin $103,659 Vermont $103,428

Texas $102,785 Maine $102,743 Arizona $102,679 Ohio $102,606 Georgia $101,636 Indiana $101,151 Wyoming $101,057 Utah $100,909

Iowa $100,846 Kansas $100,340 Louisiana $100,192 North Carolina $100,140 Missouri $100,119 Florida $99,708 Montana $99,486 Nebraska $99,276

Kentucky $99,160 South Carolina $98,738 Tennessee $98,475 Idaho $98,369 New Mexico $97,600 Oklahoma $97,432 Alabama $96,810 South Dakota $95,767

Arkansas $95,198 West Virginia $94,892 Mississippi $93,975

Top Paying Cities for App 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: $132,912
San Francisco: $131,605
Oakland: $128,686

San Jose, CA $132,912

San Francisco, CA $131,605

Oakland, CA $128,686

New York, NY $122,121

Queens Village, NY $121,331

Paramus, NJ $120,488

Passaic, NJ $120,383

Bergenfield, NJ $120,277

Stamford, CT $120,119

Huntington, NY $120,014

Newark, NJ $119,329

Bridgeport, CT $119,118

New Brunswick, NJ $118,770

Vallejo, CA $118,549

Middlesex, NJ $118,486

Somerset, NJ $118,391

Petaluma, CA $118,149

Santa Cruz, CA $117,738

Boston, MA $117,527

Monterey, CA $117,000

Fairbanks, AK $116,926

Los Angeles, CA $116,726

Washington, DC $116,673

Seattle, WA $116,484

Santa Rosa, CA $116,463

Juneau, AK $116,157

Orange, CA $115,809

Anchorage, AK $115,620

Anaheim, CA $115,546

Santa Ana, CA $115,388

Nassau, NY $115,325

Long Beach, CA $115,282

Danbury, CT $115,251

Santa Maria, CA $114,893

Everett, WA $114,871

Bremerton, WA $114,355

Trenton, NJ $114,155

Sacramento, CA $114,113

San Diego, CA $114,060

Brockton, MA $114,018

Tacoma, WA $113,976

Santa Barbara, CA $113,828

Lowell, MA $113,407

New Suffolk, NY $113,365

Nashua, NH $113,238

Lompoc, CA $113,070

Ventura, CA $112,964

Stockton, CA $112,933

New Haven, CT $112,722

Atlantic City, NJ $112,448

Hartford, CT $112,216

Modesto, CA $112,163

Poughkeepsie, NY $111,931

New Britain, CT $111,879

Olympia, WA $111,731

Kennewick, WA $111,731

New London, CT $111,710

Norwich, CT $111,679

Lawrence, MA $111,626

Bakersfield, CA $111,331

Riverside, CA $111,183

New Bedford, MA $111,183

Richland, WA $111,078

Portsmouth, NH $110,994

Vineland, NJ $110,973

San Bernardino, CA $110,888

Boulder, CO $110,593

Worcester, MA $110,509

Portland, OR $110,414

Saint Paul, MN $110,288

Minneapolis, MN $110,288

Philadelphia, PA $110,140

Honolulu, HI $109,582

Springfield, MA $109,213

Providence, RI $109,202

Chicago, IL $108,897

Bellingham, WA $108,770

Baltimore, MD $108,654

Chico, CA $108,391

Wilmington, DE $108,212

Pittsfield, MA $108,106

Manchester, NH $107,906

Spokane, WA $107,442

Denver, CO $107,432

Albany, NY $106,937

Troy, NY $106,894

Schenectady, NY $106,673

Burlington, VT $106,441

Portland, ME $106,072

Salem, OR $105,988

Yakima, WA $105,967

Ann Arbor, MI $105,935

Rochester, MN $105,640

Fresno, CA $105,588

Reno, NV $105,588

Milwaukee, WI $105,493

Detroit, MI $105,388

Allentown, PA $105,356

Carson City, NV $105,345

Houston, TX $105,187

Colorado Springs, CO $105,177

Syracuse, NY $105,124

Eugene, OR $104,924

Bismarck, ND $104,797

Gary, IN $104,797

Galveston, TX $104,797

Springfield, OR $104,713

Medford, OR $104,460

Fort Collins, CO $104,418

Austin, TX $104,334

Mesa, AZ $104,112

Phoenix, AZ $104,091

Dallas, TX $104,060

Reading, PA $103,997

Saint Cloud, MN $103,954

Concord, NH $103,860

Madison, WI $103,817

Utica, NY $103,533

Raleigh, NC $103,449

Las Vegas, NV $103,438

Rochester, NY $103,364

Des Moines, IA $103,354

Atlanta, GA $103,185

Battle Creek, MI $103,154

Salt Lake City, UT $103,122

Lancaster, PA $102,964

Champaign, IL $102,943

Harrisburg, PA $102,816

Durham, NC $102,721

Kansas City, MO $102,711

Kansas City, KS $102,690

Fort Worth, TX $102,679

Boca Raton, FL $102,637

Cleveland, OH $102,627

Columbus, OH $102,606

Pittsburgh, PA $102,595

Richmond, VA $102,553

Indianapolis, IN $102,532

Cincinnati, OH $102,395

Petersburg, VA $102,237

Billings, MT $102,005

Lansing, MI $102,005

Huntsville, AL $102,005

Lebanon, PA $101,994

Dayton, OH $101,984

Pueblo, CO $101,984

Appleton, WI $101,952

Buffalo, NY $101,910

Racine, WI $101,857

Charlotte, NC $101,847

Saint Louis, MO $101,815

Springfield, IL $101,773

Elkhart, IN $101,752

York, PA $101,752

Gastonia, NC $101,741

Benton Harbor, MI $101,741

Beaumont, TX $101,678

Lorain, OH $101,657

Toledo, OH $101,615

Binghamton, NY $101,562

Rock Hill, SC $101,552

Rockford, IL $101,499

Fargo, ND $101,446

Elyria, OH $101,446

Flagstaff, AZ $101,373

Fort Lauderdale, FL $101,309

Miami, FL $101,246

Duluth, MN $101,078

Bangor, ME $100,941

Cedar Rapids, IA $100,825

Louisville, KY $100,772

Grand Rapids, MI $100,751

Hialeah, FL $100,740

Casper, WY $100,593

Scranton, PA $100,466

New Orleans, LA $100,435

Virginia Beach, VA $100,424

Akron, OH $100,372

Peoria, IL $100,235

Sarasota, FL $100,214

Green Bay, WI $100,140

Baton Rouge, LA $100,087

Charleston, SC $100,066

Nashville, TN $100,034

Jamestown, NY $100,013

Davenport, IA $100,013

Tucson, AZ $99,961

Cheyenne, WY $99,929

Saint Petersburg, FL $99,897

Tampa, FL $99,876

Omaha, NE $99,855

Port Arthur, TX $99,813

Evansville, IN $99,813

Bradenton, FL $99,771

Santa Fe, NM $99,581

Orlando, FL $99,476

Clearwater, FL $99,360

Canton, OH $99,139

La Crosse, WI $99,139

Grand Forks, ND $99,107

Albuquerque, NM $99,075

Tulsa, OK $99,075

Newport News, VA $99,065

High Point, NC $99,033

Ogden, UT $98,991

Corpus Christi, TX $98,907

Laramie, WY $98,844

Norfolk, VA $98,844

Rock Island, IL $98,780

Saginaw, MI $98,759

Jacksonville, FL $98,749

Salisbury, NC $98,728

Memphis, TN $98,707

Moline, IL $98,654

Fort Myers, FL $98,622

Waterloo, IA $98,485

Spartanburg, SC $98,380

Lincoln, NE $98,327

Fort Wayne, IN $98,306

Birmingham, AL $98,190

Cedar Falls, IA $98,169

Provo, UT $98,159

Springfield, OH $98,148

San Antonio, TX $98,127

Greensboro, NC $98,085

South Bend, IN $98,074

Winston Salem, NC $98,064

Boise, ID $98,032

Savannah, GA $97,958

Muskegon, MI $97,769

Lima, OH $97,642

Lake Charles, LA $97,600

Anderson, IN $97,579

Lexington, KY $97,547

Augusta, GA $97,516

Greenville, SC $97,516

Wichita, KS $97,421

Tuscaloosa, AL $97,421

Columbia, SC $97,326

Bloomington, IN $97,063

Roanoke, VA $97,000

Asheville, NC $96,863

Knoxville, TN $96,683

Shreveport, LA $96,673

Wilmington, NC $96,536

Frankfort, KY $96,336

Oklahoma City, OK $96,262

Chillicothe, OH $96,220

Longview, TX $96,209

Topeka, KS $96,178

Mobile, AL $96,020

Terre Haute, IN $95,977

Erie, PA $95,967

Altoona, PA $95,914

Melbourne, FL $95,883

Amarillo, TX $95,840

Killeen, TX $95,809

Fayetteville, AR $95,724

Sioux Falls, SD $95,651

Chattanooga, TN $95,587

Idaho Falls, ID $95,577

Gainesville, FL $95,356

Portsmouth, OH $95,303

Little Rock, AR $95,282

Lynchburg, VA $95,282

Lafayette, LA $95,240

Youngstown, OH $95,240

Temple, TX $95,198

Daytona Beach, FL $95,177

Clarksville, TN $95,166

Pensacola, FL $95,155

Hopkinsville, KY $94,839

Charleston, WV $94,829

Florence, SC $94,776

Sioux City, IA $94,713

Macon, GA $94,407

Tallahassee, FL $94,397

Fayetteville, NC $94,376

Waco, TX $94,355

Wichita Falls, TX $94,355

Pine Bluff, AR $94,312

Vincennes, IN $94,112

Lubbock, TX $94,070

Great Falls, MT $94,007

Alamogordo, NM $93,996

Abilene, TX $93,912

Rapid City, SD $93,775

Monroe, LA $93,775

Albany, GA $93,712

Huntington, WV $93,701

Jackson, MS $93,691

Greenville, MS $93,680

Parkersburg, WV $93,575

Montgomery, AL $93,554

Johnstown, PA $93,533

Springfield, MO $93,448

Biloxi, MS $93,396

Sumter, SC $93,174

Columbus, GA $93,164

Twin Falls, ID $93,101

Pascagoula, MS $92,964

Kingsport, TN $92,690

Gulfport, MS $92,658

Alexandria, LA $92,310

Fort Smith, AR $92,047

El Paso, TX $91,762

Helena, MT $91,625

Las Cruces, NM $91,288

Harlingen, TX $90,993

Pocatello, ID $90,898

Florence, AL $90,867

Brownsville, TX $90,846

Dothan, AL $90,677

Mcallen, TX $90,624

Columbus, MS $89,844

Altus, OK $89,360

Lawton, OK $89,159

Pierre, SD $88,780

What Skills Can Increase an App Developer's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Analysis (Mentioned in 2.48% Job Postings): Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it.
Mobile Applications (Mentioned in 3.46% Job Postings): A mobile application, most commonly known as an app, is a kind of application software intended to run on a mobile phone, for example, a smartphone or tablet PC.
JavaScript (Mentioned in 2.55% Job Postings): Using JavaScript in the development and maintenance of Web-based application systems.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Analysis	2.48%
Mobile Applications	3.46%
JavaScript	2.55%

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 App Developer's salary.

Debugging: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.
Presentation: Can increase your salary by up to 2%.
Coaching: Can increase your salary by up to 2%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Debugging	$108,538	3%
Presentation	$107,485	2%
Coaching	$107,485	2%
Insight	$107,485	2%
Networking	$107,485	2%
Android	$106,431	1%

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App Developer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an App 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 March 01, 2026

$94,301

Average $105,377/year

$113,494

$7,858

Average $8,781/month

$9,458

$1,813

Average $2,026/week

$2,183

$45

Average $51/hour

$55

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$113,494	$9,458	$2,183	$55
Average	$105,377	$8,781	$2,026	$51
25th Percentile	$94,301	$7,858	$1,813	$45

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Salary Trends for App Developer

Salaries for an App Developer can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $102,741 in 2023 to around $102,597 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of App Developer salary trends, .

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