What are the main factors that influence a Linux 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 Linux Developer's salary?

A Linux Developer's salary grows with experience: starting around $91,443 for beginners, reaching about $93,658 at mid-level, and approach $96,845 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Linux Developer?

Linux Developer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Linux Developer roles are District of Columbia $104,025, California $103,631, Massachusetts $102,250. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Linux Developer roles make?

Salaries for Linux Developer level roles vary by specialization: Linux Developer Experience Lead: $167,297; Linux Engineer: $137,394; Linux Architect: $113,551; Linux Admin: $96,817; Embedded Linux Developer: $94,331.

How do different companies affect a Linux Developer's salary?

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

Linux Developer Salary in the United States

How much does a Linux Developer make in the United States?

As of March 01, 2026, the average salary for a Linux Developer in the United States is $93,954 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $45.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $102,182
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $83,320 to $98,260
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $73,638

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Linux Developer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$98,260	$8,188	$1,890	$47
Average	$93,954	$7,829	$1,807	$45
25th Percentile	$83,320	$6,943	$1,602	$40

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Key Factors That Influence Linux Developer Salaries

A Linux 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 Linux Developer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Linux 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): $91,443
Early Career (1-2 years): $91,738
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $93,658
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $96,230
Expert (over 8 years): $96,845

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Linux Developer	$91,443
Intermediate Level Linux Developer	$91,738
Senior Level Linux Developer	$93,658
Specialist Level Linux Developer	$96,230
Expert Level Linux Developer	$96,845

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

District of Columbia: $104,025.
California: $103,631.
Massachusetts: $102,250.

District of Columbia $104,025 California $103,631 Massachusetts $102,250 Washington $101,874 New Jersey $101,836 Alaska $101,705 Connecticut $100,408 New York $99,882

Hawaii $98,200 Rhode Island $97,411 Maryland $96,875 Minnesota $96,143 Colorado $95,861 Illinois $95,767 Oregon $95,410 Delaware $95,147

New Hampshire $94,981 Virginia $94,611 Pennsylvania $93,531 Nevada $92,986 North Dakota $92,807 Michigan $92,525 Wisconsin $92,422 Vermont $92,215

Texas $91,642 Maine $91,605 Arizona $91,548 Ohio $91,483 Georgia $90,618 Indiana $90,186 Wyoming $90,101 Utah $89,970

Iowa $89,913 Kansas $89,463 Louisiana $89,331 North Carolina $89,284 Missouri $89,265 Florida $88,899 Montana $88,701 Nebraska $88,514

Kentucky $88,410 South Carolina $88,034 Tennessee $87,800 Idaho $87,706 New Mexico $87,020 Oklahoma $86,869 Alabama $86,315 South Dakota $85,385

Arkansas $84,878 West Virginia $84,605 Mississippi $83,788

Top Paying Cities for Linux 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: $118,504
San Francisco: $117,339
Oakland: $114,736

San Jose, CA $118,504

San Francisco, CA $117,339

Oakland, CA $114,736

New York, NY $108,883

Queens Village, NY $108,178

Paramus, NJ $107,426

Passaic, NJ $107,332

Bergenfield, NJ $107,239

Stamford, CT $107,098

Huntington, NY $107,004

Newark, NJ $106,393

Bridgeport, CT $106,205

New Brunswick, NJ $105,895

Vallejo, CA $105,698

Middlesex, NJ $105,641

Somerset, NJ $105,557

Petaluma, CA $105,341

Santa Cruz, CA $104,974

Boston, MA $104,786

Monterey, CA $104,317

Fairbanks, AK $104,251

Los Angeles, CA $104,072

Washington, DC $104,025

Seattle, WA $103,856

Santa Rosa, CA $103,837

Juneau, AK $103,565

Orange, CA $103,255

Anchorage, AK $103,086

Anaheim, CA $103,020

Santa Ana, CA $102,879

Nassau, NY $102,823

Long Beach, CA $102,785

Danbury, CT $102,757

Santa Maria, CA $102,438

Everett, WA $102,419

Bremerton, WA $101,958

Trenton, NJ $101,780

Sacramento, CA $101,742

San Diego, CA $101,695

Brockton, MA $101,658

Tacoma, WA $101,620

Santa Barbara, CA $101,489

Lowell, MA $101,113

New Suffolk, NY $101,075

Nashua, NH $100,962

Lompoc, CA $100,812

Ventura, CA $100,718

Stockton, CA $100,690

New Haven, CT $100,502

Atlantic City, NJ $100,258

Hartford, CT $100,051

Modesto, CA $100,004

Poughkeepsie, NY $99,797

New Britain, CT $99,750

Olympia, WA $99,619

Kennewick, WA $99,619

New London, CT $99,600

Norwich, CT $99,572

Lawrence, MA $99,525

Bakersfield, CA $99,262

Riverside, CA $99,130

New Bedford, MA $99,130

Richland, WA $99,036

Portsmouth, NH $98,961

Vineland, NJ $98,942

San Bernardino, CA $98,867

Boulder, CO $98,604

Worcester, MA $98,529

Portland, OR $98,444

Saint Paul, MN $98,332

Minneapolis, MN $98,332

Philadelphia, PA $98,200

Honolulu, HI $97,702

Springfield, MA $97,373

Providence, RI $97,364

Chicago, IL $97,092

Bellingham, WA $96,979

Baltimore, MD $96,875

Chico, CA $96,641

Wilmington, DE $96,481

Pittsfield, MA $96,387

Manchester, NH $96,208

Spokane, WA $95,795

Denver, CO $95,786

Albany, NY $95,344

Troy, NY $95,306

Schenectady, NY $95,109

Burlington, VT $94,902

Portland, ME $94,574

Salem, OR $94,498

Yakima, WA $94,480

Ann Arbor, MI $94,451

Rochester, MN $94,188

Fresno, CA $94,141

Reno, NV $94,141

Milwaukee, WI $94,057

Detroit, MI $93,963

Allentown, PA $93,935

Carson City, NV $93,925

Houston, TX $93,784

Colorado Springs, CO $93,775

Syracuse, NY $93,728

Eugene, OR $93,549

Bismarck, ND $93,437

Gary, IN $93,437

Galveston, TX $93,437

Springfield, OR $93,362

Medford, OR $93,136

Fort Collins, CO $93,099

Austin, TX $93,023

Mesa, AZ $92,826

Phoenix, AZ $92,807

Dallas, TX $92,779

Reading, PA $92,723

Saint Cloud, MN $92,685

Concord, NH $92,601

Madison, WI $92,563

Utica, NY $92,309

Raleigh, NC $92,234

Las Vegas, NV $92,225

Rochester, NY $92,159

Des Moines, IA $92,150

Atlanta, GA $91,999

Battle Creek, MI $91,971

Salt Lake City, UT $91,943

Lancaster, PA $91,802

Champaign, IL $91,783

Harrisburg, PA $91,670

Durham, NC $91,586

Kansas City, MO $91,576

Kansas City, KS $91,558

Fort Worth, TX $91,548

Boca Raton, FL $91,511

Cleveland, OH $91,501

Columbus, OH $91,483

Pittsburgh, PA $91,473

Richmond, VA $91,436

Indianapolis, IN $91,417

Cincinnati, OH $91,295

Petersburg, VA $91,154

Billings, MT $90,947

Lansing, MI $90,947

Huntsville, AL $90,947

Lebanon, PA $90,938

Dayton, OH $90,928

Pueblo, CO $90,928

Appleton, WI $90,900

Buffalo, NY $90,862

Racine, WI $90,815

Charlotte, NC $90,806

Saint Louis, MO $90,778

Springfield, IL $90,740

Elkhart, IN $90,721

York, PA $90,721

Gastonia, NC $90,712

Benton Harbor, MI $90,712

Beaumont, TX $90,656

Lorain, OH $90,637

Toledo, OH $90,599

Binghamton, NY $90,552

Rock Hill, SC $90,543

Rockford, IL $90,496

Fargo, ND $90,449

Elyria, OH $90,449

Flagstaff, AZ $90,383

Fort Lauderdale, FL $90,327

Miami, FL $90,271

Duluth, MN $90,120

Bangor, ME $89,998

Cedar Rapids, IA $89,895

Louisville, KY $89,848

Grand Rapids, MI $89,829

Hialeah, FL $89,820

Casper, WY $89,688

Scranton, PA $89,575

New Orleans, LA $89,547

Virginia Beach, VA $89,538

Akron, OH $89,491

Peoria, IL $89,369

Sarasota, FL $89,350

Green Bay, WI $89,284

Baton Rouge, LA $89,237

Charleston, SC $89,218

Nashville, TN $89,190

Jamestown, NY $89,171

Davenport, IA $89,171

Tucson, AZ $89,124

Cheyenne, WY $89,096

Saint Petersburg, FL $89,068

Tampa, FL $89,049

Omaha, NE $89,030

Port Arthur, TX $88,993

Evansville, IN $88,993

Bradenton, FL $88,955

Santa Fe, NM $88,786

Orlando, FL $88,692

Clearwater, FL $88,589

Canton, OH $88,391

La Crosse, WI $88,391

Grand Forks, ND $88,363

Albuquerque, NM $88,335

Tulsa, OK $88,335

Newport News, VA $88,326

High Point, NC $88,297

Ogden, UT $88,260

Corpus Christi, TX $88,185

Laramie, WY $88,128

Norfolk, VA $88,128

Rock Island, IL $88,072

Saginaw, MI $88,053

Jacksonville, FL $88,044

Salisbury, NC $88,025

Memphis, TN $88,006

Moline, IL $87,959

Fort Myers, FL $87,931

Waterloo, IA $87,809

Spartanburg, SC $87,715

Lincoln, NE $87,668

Fort Wayne, IN $87,649

Birmingham, AL $87,546

Cedar Falls, IA $87,527

Provo, UT $87,518

Springfield, OH $87,508

San Antonio, TX $87,489

Greensboro, NC $87,452

South Bend, IN $87,443

Winston Salem, NC $87,433

Boise, ID $87,405

Savannah, GA $87,339

Muskegon, MI $87,170

Lima, OH $87,057

Lake Charles, LA $87,020

Anderson, IN $87,001

Lexington, KY $86,973

Augusta, GA $86,945

Greenville, SC $86,945

Wichita, KS $86,860

Tuscaloosa, AL $86,860

Columbia, SC $86,775

Bloomington, IN $86,541

Roanoke, VA $86,484

Asheville, NC $86,362

Knoxville, TN $86,202

Shreveport, LA $86,193

Wilmington, NC $86,071

Frankfort, KY $85,892

Oklahoma City, OK $85,827

Chillicothe, OH $85,789

Longview, TX $85,780

Topeka, KS $85,751

Mobile, AL $85,610

Terre Haute, IN $85,573

Erie, PA $85,563

Altoona, PA $85,516

Melbourne, FL $85,488

Amarillo, TX $85,451

Killeen, TX $85,423

Fayetteville, AR $85,347

Sioux Falls, SD $85,282

Chattanooga, TN $85,225

Idaho Falls, ID $85,216

Gainesville, FL $85,019

Portsmouth, OH $84,972

Little Rock, AR $84,953

Lynchburg, VA $84,953

Lafayette, LA $84,915

Youngstown, OH $84,915

Temple, TX $84,878

Daytona Beach, FL $84,859

Clarksville, TN $84,849

Pensacola, FL $84,840

Hopkinsville, KY $84,558

Charleston, WV $84,549

Florence, SC $84,502

Sioux City, IA $84,445

Macon, GA $84,173

Tallahassee, FL $84,164

Fayetteville, NC $84,145

Waco, TX $84,126

Wichita Falls, TX $84,126

Pine Bluff, AR $84,088

Vincennes, IN $83,910

Lubbock, TX $83,872

Great Falls, MT $83,816

Alamogordo, NM $83,807

Abilene, TX $83,731

Rapid City, SD $83,609

Monroe, LA $83,609

Albany, GA $83,553

Huntington, WV $83,543

Jackson, MS $83,534

Greenville, MS $83,525

Parkersburg, WV $83,431

Montgomery, AL $83,412

Johnstown, PA $83,393

Springfield, MO $83,318

Biloxi, MS $83,271

Sumter, SC $83,074

Columbus, GA $83,064

Twin Falls, ID $83,008

Pascagoula, MS $82,886

Kingsport, TN $82,641

Gulfport, MS $82,613

Alexandria, LA $82,303

Fort Smith, AR $82,068

El Paso, TX $81,815

Helena, MT $81,693

Las Cruces, NM $81,392

Harlingen, TX $81,129

Pocatello, ID $81,044

Florence, AL $81,016

Brownsville, TX $80,997

Dothan, AL $80,847

Mcallen, TX $80,800

Columbus, MS $80,105

Altus, OK $79,673

Lawton, OK $79,494

Pierre, SD $79,156

What Skills Can Increase a Linux Developer's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Troubleshooting (Mentioned in 7.93% 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.
Computer Science (Mentioned in 2.95% Job Postings): Computer science is the study of computation, automation, and information. Computer science spans theoretical disciplines (such as algorithms, theory of computation, information theory, and automation) to practical disciplines.
Cisco (Mentioned in 1.85% Job Postings): Cisco Systems, Inc., commonly known as Cisco, is an American-based multinational technology conglomerate corporation headquartered in San Jose, California.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Troubleshooting	7.93%
Computer Science	2.95%
Cisco	1.85%

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 a Linux Developer's salary.

Cisco: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.
Collaboration: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.
Risk Management: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Cisco	$96,772	3%
Collaboration	$96,772	3%
Risk Management	$96,772	3%
AWS	$95,833	2%
Innovation	$95,833	2%
Insight	$95,833	2%

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How Education impacts a Linux Developer's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Linux Developers enter the field with a No Diploma 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 Linux Developer with a No Diploma is between $92,512 and $105,047).

Linux Developer Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Linux Developer

No Diploma 3.2%

High School 17.0%

Associates 17.0%

Bachelors 56.4%

Masters 6.4%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	3.2%
High School	17.0%
Associates	17.0%
Bachelors	56.4%
Masters	6.4%
Doctorate	0.0%

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

Understanding how a Linux 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.

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$83,320

Average $93,954/year

$98,260

$6,943

Average $7,829/month

$8,188

$1,602

Average $1,807/week

$1,890

$40

Average $45/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$98,260	$8,188	$1,890	$47
Average	$93,954	$7,829	$1,807	$45
25th Percentile	$83,320	$6,943	$1,602	$40

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Salary Trends for Linux Developer

Salaries for a Linux Developer can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $82,257 in 2023 to around $81,568 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Linux Developer salary trends, .

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