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

A GUI Developer's salary grows with experience: a GUI Developer (0-2 years)earns $78,926, a UI Designer/Developer II (2-4 years)earns $90,884, a UI Designer/Developer III (4-7 years)earns $116,807, an UI Designer/Developer IV (7+ years)earns $141,308, a UI Designer/Developer V (7-10 years)earns $161,026,

What are the highest paying states for a GUI Developer?

GUI Developer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for GUI Developer roles are District of Columbia $88,160, California $87,825, Massachusetts $86,655. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of GUI Developer roles make?

Salaries for GUI Developer level roles vary by specialization: Graphical User Interface (GUI) Programming Director: $214,300; Graphical User Interface (GUI) Programmer V: $162,190; Graphical User Interface (GUI) Programming Manager: $157,100; Graphical User Interface (GUI) Programmer IV: $135,490; Graphical User Interface (GUI) Programmer III: $108,090.

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

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

GUI Developer Salary in the United States

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

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a GUI Developer in the United States is $79,624 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $38.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $97,755
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $72,541 to $89,115
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $66,092

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$89,115	$7,426	$1,714	$43
Average	$79,624	$6,635	$1,531	$38
25th Percentile	$72,541	$6,045	$1,395	$35

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Key Factors That Influence GUI Developer Salaries

A GUI 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 Experience Level Affects GUI Developer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a GUI 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): $78,926
Early Career (1-2 years): $90,884
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $116,807
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $141,308
Expert (over 8 years): $161,026

Levels	Salary
GUI Devel... Level GUI Developer	$78,926
UI Design... Level GUI Developer	$90,884
UI Design... Level GUI Developer	$116,807
UI Design... Level GUI Developer	$141,308
UI Design... Level GUI Developer	$161,026

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

District of Columbia: $88,160.
California: $87,825.
Massachusetts: $86,655.

District of Columbia $88,160

California $87,825

Massachusetts $86,655

Washington $86,336

New Jersey $86,304

Alaska $86,193

Connecticut $85,094

New York $84,648

Hawaii $83,223

Rhode Island $82,554

Maryland $82,100

Minnesota $81,479

Colorado $81,240

Illinois $81,161

Oregon $80,858

Delaware $80,635

New Hampshire $80,495

Virginia $80,181

Pennsylvania $79,266

Nevada $78,804

North Dakota $78,652

Michigan $78,414

Wisconsin $78,326

Vermont $78,151

Texas $77,665

Maine $77,633

Arizona $77,586

Ohio $77,530

Georgia $76,797

Indiana $76,431

Wyoming $76,359

Utah $76,248

Iowa $76,200

Kansas $75,818

Louisiana $75,706

North Carolina $75,667

Missouri $75,651

Florida $75,340

Montana $75,173

Nebraska $75,014

Kentucky $74,926

South Carolina $74,608

Tennessee $74,409

Idaho $74,329

New Mexico $73,748

Oklahoma $73,620

Alabama $73,150

South Dakota $72,362

Arkansas $71,932

West Virginia $71,701

Mississippi $71,009

Top Paying Cities for GUI 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: $100,430
San Francisco: $99,442
Oakland: $97,237

San Jose, CA $100,430

San Francisco, CA $99,442

Oakland, CA $97,237

New York, NY $92,276

Queens Village, NY $91,679

Paramus, NJ $91,042

Passaic, NJ $90,962

Bergenfield, NJ $90,883

Stamford, CT $90,763

Huntington, NY $90,684

Newark, NJ $90,166

Bridgeport, CT $90,007

New Brunswick, NJ $89,744

Vallejo, CA $89,577

Middlesex, NJ $89,529

Somerset, NJ $89,457

Petaluma, CA $89,274

Santa Cruz, CA $88,964

Boston, MA $88,805

Monterey, CA $88,406

Fairbanks, AK $88,351

Los Angeles, CA $88,199

Washington, DC $88,160

Seattle, WA $88,016

Santa Rosa, CA $88,000

Juneau, AK $87,769

Orange, CA $87,507

Anchorage, AK $87,363

Anaheim, CA $87,308

Santa Ana, CA $87,188

Nassau, NY $87,140

Long Beach, CA $87,109

Danbury, CT $87,085

Santa Maria, CA $86,814

Everett, WA $86,798

Bremerton, WA $86,408

Trenton, NJ $86,257

Sacramento, CA $86,225

San Diego, CA $86,185

Brockton, MA $86,153

Tacoma, WA $86,121

Santa Barbara, CA $86,010

Lowell, MA $85,691

New Suffolk, NY $85,659

Nashua, NH $85,564

Lompoc, CA $85,436

Ventura, CA $85,357

Stockton, CA $85,333

New Haven, CT $85,174

Atlantic City, NJ $84,967

Hartford, CT $84,791

Modesto, CA $84,752

Poughkeepsie, NY $84,577

New Britain, CT $84,537

Olympia, WA $84,425

Kennewick, WA $84,425

New London, CT $84,409

Norwich, CT $84,385

Lawrence, MA $84,346

Bakersfield, CA $84,123

Riverside, CA $84,011

New Bedford, MA $84,011

Richland, WA $83,932

Portsmouth, NH $83,868

Vineland, NJ $83,852

San Bernardino, CA $83,788

Boulder, CO $83,565

Worcester, MA $83,502

Portland, OR $83,430

Saint Paul, MN $83,334

Minneapolis, MN $83,334

Philadelphia, PA $83,223

Honolulu, HI $82,801

Springfield, MA $82,522

Providence, RI $82,514

Chicago, IL $82,283

Bellingham, WA $82,188

Baltimore, MD $82,100

Chico, CA $81,901

Wilmington, DE $81,766

Pittsfield, MA $81,686

Manchester, NH $81,535

Spokane, WA $81,185

Denver, CO $81,177

Albany, NY $80,802

Troy, NY $80,770

Schenectady, NY $80,603

Burlington, VT $80,428

Portland, ME $80,149

Salem, OR $80,086

Yakima, WA $80,070

Ann Arbor, MI $80,046

Rochester, MN $79,823

Fresno, CA $79,783

Reno, NV $79,783

Milwaukee, WI $79,711

Detroit, MI $79,632

Allentown, PA $79,608

Carson City, NV $79,600

Houston, TX $79,481

Colorado Springs, CO $79,473

Syracuse, NY $79,433

Eugene, OR $79,282

Bismarck, ND $79,186

Gary, IN $79,186

Galveston, TX $79,186

Springfield, OR $79,122

Medford, OR $78,931

Fort Collins, CO $78,899

Austin, TX $78,836

Mesa, AZ $78,668

Phoenix, AZ $78,652

Dallas, TX $78,629

Reading, PA $78,581

Saint Cloud, MN $78,549

Concord, NH $78,477

Madison, WI $78,445

Utica, NY $78,230

Raleigh, NC $78,167

Las Vegas, NV $78,159

Rochester, NY $78,103

Des Moines, IA $78,095

Atlanta, GA $77,968

Battle Creek, MI $77,944

Salt Lake City, UT $77,920

Lancaster, PA $77,801

Champaign, IL $77,785

Harrisburg, PA $77,689

Durham, NC $77,617

Kansas City, MO $77,609

Kansas City, KS $77,593

Fort Worth, TX $77,586

Boca Raton, FL $77,554

Cleveland, OH $77,546

Columbus, OH $77,530

Pittsburgh, PA $77,522

Richmond, VA $77,490

Indianapolis, IN $77,474

Cincinnati, OH $77,371

Petersburg, VA $77,251

Billings, MT $77,076

Lansing, MI $77,076

Huntsville, AL $77,076

Lebanon, PA $77,068

Dayton, OH $77,060

Pueblo, CO $77,060

Appleton, WI $77,036

Buffalo, NY $77,004

Racine, WI $76,964

Charlotte, NC $76,956

Saint Louis, MO $76,933

Springfield, IL $76,901

Elkhart, IN $76,885

York, PA $76,885

Gastonia, NC $76,877

Benton Harbor, MI $76,877

Beaumont, TX $76,829

Lorain, OH $76,813

Toledo, OH $76,781

Binghamton, NY $76,742

Rock Hill, SC $76,734

Rockford, IL $76,694

Fargo, ND $76,654

Elyria, OH $76,654

Flagstaff, AZ $76,598

Fort Lauderdale, FL $76,550

Miami, FL $76,503

Duluth, MN $76,375

Bangor, ME $76,272

Cedar Rapids, IA $76,184

Louisville, KY $76,144

Grand Rapids, MI $76,128

Hialeah, FL $76,120

Casper, WY $76,009

Scranton, PA $75,913

New Orleans, LA $75,890

Virginia Beach, VA $75,882

Akron, OH $75,842

Peoria, IL $75,738

Sarasota, FL $75,722

Green Bay, WI $75,667

Baton Rouge, LA $75,627

Charleston, SC $75,611

Nashville, TN $75,587

Jamestown, NY $75,571

Davenport, IA $75,571

Tucson, AZ $75,531

Cheyenne, WY $75,507

Saint Petersburg, FL $75,483

Tampa, FL $75,468

Omaha, NE $75,452

Port Arthur, TX $75,420

Evansville, IN $75,420

Bradenton, FL $75,388

Santa Fe, NM $75,245

Orlando, FL $75,165

Clearwater, FL $75,077

Canton, OH $74,910

La Crosse, WI $74,910

Grand Forks, ND $74,886

Albuquerque, NM $74,862

Tulsa, OK $74,862

Newport News, VA $74,854

High Point, NC $74,831

Ogden, UT $74,799

Corpus Christi, TX $74,735

Laramie, WY $74,687

Norfolk, VA $74,687

Rock Island, IL $74,639

Saginaw, MI $74,624

Jacksonville, FL $74,616

Salisbury, NC $74,600

Memphis, TN $74,584

Moline, IL $74,544

Fort Myers, FL $74,520

Waterloo, IA $74,416

Spartanburg, SC $74,337

Lincoln, NE $74,297

Fort Wayne, IN $74,281

Birmingham, AL $74,194

Cedar Falls, IA $74,178

Provo, UT $74,170

Springfield, OH $74,162

San Antonio, TX $74,146

Greensboro, NC $74,114

South Bend, IN $74,106

Winston Salem, NC $74,098

Boise, ID $74,074

Savannah, GA $74,018

Muskegon, MI $73,875

Lima, OH $73,780

Lake Charles, LA $73,748

Anderson, IN $73,732

Lexington, KY $73,708

Augusta, GA $73,684

Greenville, SC $73,684

Wichita, KS $73,612

Tuscaloosa, AL $73,612

Columbia, SC $73,541

Bloomington, IN $73,342

Roanoke, VA $73,294

Asheville, NC $73,190

Knoxville, TN $73,055

Shreveport, LA $73,047

Wilmington, NC $72,943

Frankfort, KY $72,792

Oklahoma City, OK $72,736

Chillicothe, OH $72,705

Longview, TX $72,697

Topeka, KS $72,673

Mobile, AL $72,553

Terre Haute, IN $72,521

Erie, PA $72,513

Altoona, PA $72,474

Melbourne, FL $72,450

Amarillo, TX $72,418

Killeen, TX $72,394

Fayetteville, AR $72,330

Sioux Falls, SD $72,275

Chattanooga, TN $72,227

Idaho Falls, ID $72,219

Gainesville, FL $72,052

Portsmouth, OH $72,012

Little Rock, AR $71,996

Lynchburg, VA $71,996

Lafayette, LA $71,964

Youngstown, OH $71,964

Temple, TX $71,932

Daytona Beach, FL $71,916

Clarksville, TN $71,908

Pensacola, FL $71,900

Hopkinsville, KY $71,662

Charleston, WV $71,654

Florence, SC $71,614

Sioux City, IA $71,566

Macon, GA $71,335

Tallahassee, FL $71,327

Fayetteville, NC $71,311

Waco, TX $71,295

Wichita Falls, TX $71,295

Pine Bluff, AR $71,263

Vincennes, IN $71,112

Lubbock, TX $71,080

Great Falls, MT $71,032

Alamogordo, NM $71,025

Abilene, TX $70,961

Rapid City, SD $70,857

Monroe, LA $70,857

Albany, GA $70,810

Huntington, WV $70,802

Jackson, MS $70,794

Greenville, MS $70,786

Parkersburg, WV $70,706

Montgomery, AL $70,690

Johnstown, PA $70,674

Springfield, MO $70,610

Biloxi, MS $70,571

Sumter, SC $70,403

Columbus, GA $70,395

Twin Falls, ID $70,348

Pascagoula, MS $70,244

Kingsport, TN $70,037

Gulfport, MS $70,013

Alexandria, LA $69,751

Fort Smith, AR $69,551

El Paso, TX $69,336

Helena, MT $69,233

Las Cruces, NM $68,978

Harlingen, TX $68,755

Pocatello, ID $68,684

Florence, AL $68,660

Brownsville, TX $68,644

Dothan, AL $68,516

Mcallen, TX $68,477

Columbus, MS $67,887

Altus, OK $67,521

Lawton, OK $67,370

Pierre, SD $67,083

What Skills Can Increase a GUI Developer's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Collaboration (Mentioned in 4.75% Job Postings): Works cooperatively and shares ideas with coworkers and managers to achieve common goals and objectives.
User Interface (Mentioned in 2.86% Job Postings): The user interface (UI) is the point of human-computer interaction and communication in a device. This can include display screens, keyboards, a mouse and the appearance of a desktop.
CSS (Mentioned in 2.24% Job Postings): Cascading Style Sheets is a style sheet language used for describing the presentation of a document written in a markup language such as HTML or XML. CSS is a cornerstone technology of the World Wide Web, alongside HTML and JavaScript.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Collaboration	4.75%
User Interface	2.86%
CSS	2.24%

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 GUI Developer's salary.

Influencing: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Storytelling: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Python: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Influencing	$85,198	7%
Storytelling	$84,401	6%
Python	$84,401	6%
Products and Services	$84,401	6%
Alignment	$82,809	4%
JavaScript	$82,809	4%

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

Understanding how a GUI 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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$72,541

Average $79,624/year

$89,115

$6,045

Average $6,635/month

$7,426

$1,395

Average $1,531/week

$1,714

$35

Average $38/hour

$43

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$89,115	$7,426	$1,714	$43
Average	$79,624	$6,635	$1,531	$38
25th Percentile	$72,541	$6,045	$1,395	$35

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Salary Trends for GUI Developer

Salaries for a GUI Developer can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $79,201 in 2023 to around $79,110 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of GUI Developer salary trends, .

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