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

A Server Developer's salary grows with experience: starting around $81,906 for beginners, reaching about $83,701 at mid-level, and approach $87,630 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Server Developer?

Server Developer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Server Developer roles are District of Columbia $94,660, California $94,301, Massachusetts $93,044. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Server Developer roles make?

Salaries for Server Developer level roles vary by specialization: Client/Server Application Developer V: $145,400; SQL Server Reporting Services Developer: $124,881; Client/Server Application Developer IV: $124,200; SQL Server Database Developer: $112,811; Client/Server Application Developer III: $111,200.

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

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

Server Developer Salary in the United States

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

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Server Developer in the United States is $85,495 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $41.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $106,804
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $72,575 to $96,649
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $60,813

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Server Developer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$96,649	$8,054	$1,859	$46
Average	$85,495	$7,125	$1,644	$41
25th Percentile	$72,575	$6,048	$1,396	$35

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Key Factors That Influence Server Developer Salaries

A Server 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 Server Developer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Server 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): $81,906
Early Career (1-2 years): $82,445
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $83,701
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $85,136
Expert (over 8 years): $87,630

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Server Developer	$81,906
Intermediate Level Server Developer	$82,445
Senior Level Server Developer	$83,701
Specialist Level Server Developer	$85,136
Expert Level Server Developer	$87,630

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

District of Columbia: $94,660.
California: $94,301.
Massachusetts: $93,044.

District of Columbia $94,660

California $94,301

Massachusetts $93,044

Washington $92,702

New Jersey $92,668

Alaska $92,548

Connecticut $91,369

New York $90,890

Hawaii $89,359

Rhode Island $88,641

Maryland $88,154

Minnesota $87,487

Colorado $87,231

Illinois $87,145

Oregon $86,820

Delaware $86,581

New Hampshire $86,430

Virginia $86,093

Pennsylvania $85,110

Nevada $84,614

North Dakota $84,452

Michigan $84,195

Wisconsin $84,101

Vermont $83,913

Texas $83,392

Maine $83,358

Arizona $83,306

Ohio $83,246

Georgia $82,460

Indiana $82,067

Wyoming $81,990

Utah $81,870

Iowa $81,819

Kansas $81,408

Louisiana $81,289

North Carolina $81,246

Missouri $81,229

Florida $80,895

Montana $80,716

Nebraska $80,545

Kentucky $80,451

South Carolina $80,109

Tennessee $79,895

Idaho $79,810

New Mexico $79,185

Oklahoma $79,049

Alabama $78,544

South Dakota $77,698

Arkansas $77,236

West Virginia $76,988

Mississippi $76,244

Top Paying Cities for Server 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: $107,835
San Francisco: $106,775
Oakland: $104,406

San Jose, CA $107,835

San Francisco, CA $106,775

Oakland, CA $104,406

New York, NY $99,080

Queens Village, NY $98,439

Paramus, NJ $97,755

Passaic, NJ $97,669

Bergenfield, NJ $97,584

Stamford, CT $97,456

Huntington, NY $97,370

Newark, NJ $96,815

Bridgeport, CT $96,644

New Brunswick, NJ $96,361

Vallejo, CA $96,182

Middlesex, NJ $96,131

Somerset, NJ $96,054

Petaluma, CA $95,857

Santa Cruz, CA $95,524

Boston, MA $95,353

Monterey, CA $94,925

Fairbanks, AK $94,865

Los Angeles, CA $94,703

Washington, DC $94,660

Seattle, WA $94,506

Santa Rosa, CA $94,489

Juneau, AK $94,241

Orange, CA $93,959

Anchorage, AK $93,805

Anaheim, CA $93,745

Santa Ana, CA $93,617

Nassau, NY $93,566

Long Beach, CA $93,532

Danbury, CT $93,506

Santa Maria, CA $93,215

Everett, WA $93,198

Bremerton, WA $92,779

Trenton, NJ $92,617

Sacramento, CA $92,583

San Diego, CA $92,540

Brockton, MA $92,506

Tacoma, WA $92,471

Santa Barbara, CA $92,352

Lowell, MA $92,010

New Suffolk, NY $91,976

Nashua, NH $91,873

Lompoc, CA $91,736

Ventura, CA $91,651

Stockton, CA $91,625

New Haven, CT $91,454

Atlantic City, NJ $91,232

Hartford, CT $91,044

Modesto, CA $91,001

Poughkeepsie, NY $90,813

New Britain, CT $90,770

Olympia, WA $90,650

Kennewick, WA $90,650

New London, CT $90,633

Norwich, CT $90,608

Lawrence, MA $90,565

Bakersfield, CA $90,325

Riverside, CA $90,206

New Bedford, MA $90,206

Richland, WA $90,120

Portsmouth, NH $90,052

Vineland, NJ $90,035

San Bernardino, CA $89,966

Boulder, CO $89,727

Worcester, MA $89,659

Portland, OR $89,582

Saint Paul, MN $89,479

Minneapolis, MN $89,479

Philadelphia, PA $89,359

Honolulu, HI $88,906

Springfield, MA $88,607

Providence, RI $88,598

Chicago, IL $88,351

Bellingham, WA $88,248

Baltimore, MD $88,154

Chico, CA $87,940

Wilmington, DE $87,795

Pittsfield, MA $87,709

Manchester, NH $87,547

Spokane, WA $87,171

Denver, CO $87,162

Albany, NY $86,760

Troy, NY $86,726

Schenectady, NY $86,547

Burlington, VT $86,358

Portland, ME $86,059

Salem, OR $85,991

Yakima, WA $85,974

Ann Arbor, MI $85,948

Rochester, MN $85,709

Fresno, CA $85,666

Reno, NV $85,666

Milwaukee, WI $85,589

Detroit, MI $85,504

Allentown, PA $85,478

Carson City, NV $85,469

Houston, TX $85,341

Colorado Springs, CO $85,333

Syracuse, NY $85,290

Eugene, OR $85,127

Bismarck, ND $85,025

Gary, IN $85,025

Galveston, TX $85,025

Springfield, OR $84,956

Medford, OR $84,751

Fort Collins, CO $84,717

Austin, TX $84,649

Mesa, AZ $84,469

Phoenix, AZ $84,452

Dallas, TX $84,426

Reading, PA $84,375

Saint Cloud, MN $84,341

Concord, NH $84,264

Madison, WI $84,230

Utica, NY $83,999

Raleigh, NC $83,930

Las Vegas, NV $83,922

Rochester, NY $83,862

Des Moines, IA $83,853

Atlanta, GA $83,717

Battle Creek, MI $83,691

Salt Lake City, UT $83,665

Lancaster, PA $83,537

Champaign, IL $83,520

Harrisburg, PA $83,417

Durham, NC $83,341

Kansas City, MO $83,332

Kansas City, KS $83,315

Fort Worth, TX $83,306

Boca Raton, FL $83,272

Cleveland, OH $83,264

Columbus, OH $83,246

Pittsburgh, PA $83,238

Richmond, VA $83,204

Indianapolis, IN $83,187

Cincinnati, OH $83,075

Petersburg, VA $82,947

Billings, MT $82,759

Lansing, MI $82,759

Huntsville, AL $82,759

Lebanon, PA $82,751

Dayton, OH $82,742

Pueblo, CO $82,742

Appleton, WI $82,716

Buffalo, NY $82,682

Racine, WI $82,639

Charlotte, NC $82,631

Saint Louis, MO $82,605

Springfield, IL $82,571

Elkhart, IN $82,554

York, PA $82,554

Gastonia, NC $82,545

Benton Harbor, MI $82,545

Beaumont, TX $82,494

Lorain, OH $82,477

Toledo, OH $82,443

Binghamton, NY $82,400

Rock Hill, SC $82,392

Rockford, IL $82,349

Fargo, ND $82,306

Elyria, OH $82,306

Flagstaff, AZ $82,246

Fort Lauderdale, FL $82,195

Miami, FL $82,144

Duluth, MN $82,007

Bangor, ME $81,896

Cedar Rapids, IA $81,802

Louisville, KY $81,759

Grand Rapids, MI $81,742

Hialeah, FL $81,733

Casper, WY $81,614

Scranton, PA $81,511

New Orleans, LA $81,485

Virginia Beach, VA $81,477

Akron, OH $81,434

Peoria, IL $81,323

Sarasota, FL $81,306

Green Bay, WI $81,246

Baton Rouge, LA $81,203

Charleston, SC $81,186

Nashville, TN $81,160

Jamestown, NY $81,143

Davenport, IA $81,143

Tucson, AZ $81,101

Cheyenne, WY $81,075

Saint Petersburg, FL $81,049

Tampa, FL $81,032

Omaha, NE $81,015

Port Arthur, TX $80,981

Evansville, IN $80,981

Bradenton, FL $80,947

Santa Fe, NM $80,793

Orlando, FL $80,707

Clearwater, FL $80,613

Canton, OH $80,434

La Crosse, WI $80,434

Grand Forks, ND $80,408

Albuquerque, NM $80,382

Tulsa, OK $80,382

Newport News, VA $80,374

High Point, NC $80,348

Ogden, UT $80,314

Corpus Christi, TX $80,246

Laramie, WY $80,194

Norfolk, VA $80,194

Rock Island, IL $80,143

Saginaw, MI $80,126

Jacksonville, FL $80,117

Salisbury, NC $80,100

Memphis, TN $80,083

Moline, IL $80,040

Fort Myers, FL $80,015

Waterloo, IA $79,904

Spartanburg, SC $79,818

Lincoln, NE $79,775

Fort Wayne, IN $79,758

Birmingham, AL $79,664

Cedar Falls, IA $79,647

Provo, UT $79,639

Springfield, OH $79,630

San Antonio, TX $79,613

Greensboro, NC $79,579

South Bend, IN $79,570

Winston Salem, NC $79,562

Boise, ID $79,536

Savannah, GA $79,476

Muskegon, MI $79,322

Lima, OH $79,220

Lake Charles, LA $79,185

Anderson, IN $79,168

Lexington, KY $79,143

Augusta, GA $79,117

Greenville, SC $79,117

Wichita, KS $79,040

Tuscaloosa, AL $79,040

Columbia, SC $78,963

Bloomington, IN $78,749

Roanoke, VA $78,698

Asheville, NC $78,587

Knoxville, TN $78,442

Shreveport, LA $78,433

Wilmington, NC $78,322

Frankfort, KY $78,160

Oklahoma City, OK $78,100

Chillicothe, OH $78,065

Longview, TX $78,057

Topeka, KS $78,031

Mobile, AL $77,903

Terre Haute, IN $77,869

Erie, PA $77,860

Altoona, PA $77,818

Melbourne, FL $77,792

Amarillo, TX $77,758

Killeen, TX $77,732

Fayetteville, AR $77,664

Sioux Falls, SD $77,604

Chattanooga, TN $77,553

Idaho Falls, ID $77,544

Gainesville, FL $77,364

Portsmouth, OH $77,322

Little Rock, AR $77,305

Lynchburg, VA $77,305

Lafayette, LA $77,270

Youngstown, OH $77,270

Temple, TX $77,236

Daytona Beach, FL $77,219

Clarksville, TN $77,211

Pensacola, FL $77,202

Hopkinsville, KY $76,946

Charleston, WV $76,937

Florence, SC $76,894

Sioux City, IA $76,843

Macon, GA $76,595

Tallahassee, FL $76,586

Fayetteville, NC $76,569

Waco, TX $76,552

Wichita Falls, TX $76,552

Pine Bluff, AR $76,518

Vincennes, IN $76,356

Lubbock, TX $76,321

Great Falls, MT $76,270

Alamogordo, NM $76,262

Abilene, TX $76,193

Rapid City, SD $76,082

Monroe, LA $76,082

Albany, GA $76,031

Huntington, WV $76,022

Jackson, MS $76,014

Greenville, MS $76,005

Parkersburg, WV $75,920

Montgomery, AL $75,902

Johnstown, PA $75,885

Springfield, MO $75,817

Biloxi, MS $75,774

Sumter, SC $75,595

Columbus, GA $75,586

Twin Falls, ID $75,535

Pascagoula, MS $75,424

Kingsport, TN $75,201

Gulfport, MS $75,176

Alexandria, LA $74,894

Fort Smith, AR $74,680

El Paso, TX $74,449

Helena, MT $74,338

Las Cruces, NM $74,064

Harlingen, TX $73,825

Pocatello, ID $73,748

Florence, AL $73,722

Brownsville, TX $73,705

Dothan, AL $73,568

Mcallen, TX $73,526

Columbus, MS $72,893

Altus, OK $72,500

Lawton, OK $72,337

Pierre, SD $72,030

What Skills Can Increase a Server Developer's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

People Management (Mentioned in 7.2% Job Postings): People management refers to the practice of recruiting, training, engaging and retaining employees to optimize their talent and maximize their productivity.
Container (Mentioned in 3.51% Job Postings): Container is an object used for or capable of holding, esp for transport or storage, such as a carton, box, etc.
Plumbing (Mentioned in 2.4% Job Postings): Plumbing is any system that conveys fluids for a wide range of applications. Plumbing uses pipes, valves, plumbing fixtures, tanks, and other apparatuses to convey fluids. Heating and cooling (HVAC), waste removal, and potable water delivery are among the most common uses for plumbing, but it is not limited to these applications. The word derives from the Latin for lead, plumbum, as the first effective pipes used in the Roman era were lead pipes. In the developed world, plumbing infrastructure is critical to public health and sanitation. Boilermakers and pipefitters are not plumbers although they work with piping as part of their trade and their work can include some plumbing.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
People Management	7.2%
Container	3.51%
Plumbing	2.4%

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 Server Developer's salary.

Design Thinking: Can increase your salary by up to 19%.
Kubernetes: Can increase your salary by up to 16%.
Docker: Can increase your salary by up to 12%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Design Thinking	$101,739	19%
Kubernetes	$99,174	16%
Docker	$95,754	12%
Insight	$94,045	10%
Coaching	$90,625	6%
Budgeting	$90,625	6%

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How Education impacts a Server Developer's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Server Developers enter the field with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate 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 Server Developer with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate is between $90,385 and $98,227).

Server Developer Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Server Developer

No Diploma 5.1%

High School 47.4%

Associates 20.5%

Bachelors 20.5%

Masters 5.1%

Doctorate 1.3%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	5.1%
High School	47.4%
Associates	20.5%
Bachelors	20.5%
Masters	5.1%
Doctorate	1.3%

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

Understanding how a Server 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

$72,575

Average $85,495/year

$96,649

$6,048

Average $7,125/month

$8,054

$1,396

Average $1,644/week

$1,859

$35

Average $41/hour

$46

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$96,649	$8,054	$1,859	$46
Average	$85,495	$7,125	$1,644	$41
25th Percentile	$72,575	$6,048	$1,396	$35

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Salary Trends for Server Developer

Salaries for a Server Developer can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $76,141 in 2023 to around $75,800 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Server Developer salary trends, .

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2023

$76,141

2024

$76,240

2025

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2024	$76,240
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