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: starting around $78,395 for beginners, reaching about $81,279 at mid-level, and approach $81,973 for experts.

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 $88,148, California $87,814, Massachusetts $86,644. 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) Programmer V: $162,190; Graphical User Interface (GUI) Programmer IV: $135,490; Graphical User Interface (GUI) Programmer III: $108,090; UI Developer III: $108,090; Graphical User Interface (GUI) Programmer II: $92,690.

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 January 01, 2026, the average salary for a GUI Developer in the United States is $79,614 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): $97,644
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $72,515 to $89,051
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $66,052

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GUI Developer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$89,051	$7,421	$1,713	$43
Average	$79,614	$6,634	$1,531	$38
25th Percentile	$72,515	$6,043	$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): $78,395
Early Career (1-2 years): $79,197
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $81,279
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $81,696
Expert (over 8 years): $81,973

Levels	Salary
Entry Level GUI Developer	$78,395
Intermediate Level GUI Developer	$79,197
Senior Level GUI Developer	$81,279
Specialist Level GUI Developer	$81,696
Expert Level GUI Developer	$81,973

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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: $88,148.
California: $87,814.
Massachusetts: $86,644.

District of Columbia $88,148

California $87,814

Massachusetts $86,644

Washington $86,325

New Jersey $86,293

Alaska $86,182

Connecticut $85,083

New York $84,637

Hawaii $83,212

Rhode Island $82,544

Maryland $82,090

Minnesota $81,469

Colorado $81,230

Illinois $81,150

Oregon $80,848

Delaware $80,625

New Hampshire $80,485

Virginia $80,171

Pennsylvania $79,256

Nevada $78,794

North Dakota $78,643

Michigan $78,404

Wisconsin $78,316

Vermont $78,141

Texas $77,655

Maine $77,623

Arizona $77,576

Ohio $77,520

Georgia $76,788

Indiana $76,421

Wyoming $76,350

Utah $76,238

Iowa $76,190

Kansas $75,808

Louisiana $75,697

North Carolina $75,657

Missouri $75,641

Florida $75,331

Montana $75,163

Nebraska $75,004

Kentucky $74,917

South Carolina $74,598

Tennessee $74,399

Idaho $74,319

New Mexico $73,738

Oklahoma $73,611

Alabama $73,141

South Dakota $72,353

Arkansas $71,923

West Virginia $71,692

Mississippi $71,000

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: $100,417
San Francisco: $99,430
Oakland: $97,224

San Jose, CA $100,417

San Francisco, CA $99,430

Oakland, CA $97,224

New York, NY $92,264

Queens Village, NY $91,667

Paramus, NJ $91,030

Passaic, NJ $90,951

Bergenfield, NJ $90,871

Stamford, CT $90,752

Huntington, NY $90,672

Newark, NJ $90,155

Bridgeport, CT $89,995

New Brunswick, NJ $89,733

Vallejo, CA $89,566

Middlesex, NJ $89,518

Somerset, NJ $89,446

Petaluma, CA $89,263

Santa Cruz, CA $88,952

Boston, MA $88,793

Monterey, CA $88,395

Fairbanks, AK $88,339

Los Angeles, CA $88,188

Washington, DC $88,148

Seattle, WA $88,005

Santa Rosa, CA $87,989

Juneau, AK $87,758

Orange, CA $87,496

Anchorage, AK $87,352

Anaheim, CA $87,297

Santa Ana, CA $87,177

Nassau, NY $87,129

Long Beach, CA $87,097

Danbury, CT $87,074

Santa Maria, CA $86,803

Everett, WA $86,787

Bremerton, WA $86,397

Trenton, NJ $86,246

Sacramento, CA $86,214

San Diego, CA $86,174

Brockton, MA $86,142

Tacoma, WA $86,110

Santa Barbara, CA $85,999

Lowell, MA $85,680

New Suffolk, NY $85,649

Nashua, NH $85,553

Lompoc, CA $85,426

Ventura, CA $85,346

Stockton, CA $85,322

New Haven, CT $85,163

Atlantic City, NJ $84,956

Hartford, CT $84,781

Modesto, CA $84,741

Poughkeepsie, NY $84,566

New Britain, CT $84,526

Olympia, WA $84,415

Kennewick, WA $84,415

New London, CT $84,399

Norwich, CT $84,375

Lawrence, MA $84,335

Bakersfield, CA $84,112

Riverside, CA $84,001

New Bedford, MA $84,001

Richland, WA $83,921

Portsmouth, NH $83,857

Vineland, NJ $83,841

San Bernardino, CA $83,778

Boulder, CO $83,555

Worcester, MA $83,491

Portland, OR $83,419

Saint Paul, MN $83,324

Minneapolis, MN $83,324

Philadelphia, PA $83,212

Honolulu, HI $82,790

Springfield, MA $82,512

Providence, RI $82,504

Chicago, IL $82,273

Bellingham, WA $82,177

Baltimore, MD $82,090

Chico, CA $81,891

Wilmington, DE $81,755

Pittsfield, MA $81,676

Manchester, NH $81,525

Spokane, WA $81,174

Denver, CO $81,166

Albany, NY $80,792

Troy, NY $80,760

Schenectady, NY $80,593

Burlington, VT $80,418

Portland, ME $80,139

Salem, OR $80,076

Yakima, WA $80,060

Ann Arbor, MI $80,036

Rochester, MN $79,813

Fresno, CA $79,773

Reno, NV $79,773

Milwaukee, WI $79,701

Detroit, MI $79,622

Allentown, PA $79,598

Carson City, NV $79,590

Houston, TX $79,470

Colorado Springs, CO $79,463

Syracuse, NY $79,423

Eugene, OR $79,271

Bismarck, ND $79,176

Gary, IN $79,176

Galveston, TX $79,176

Springfield, OR $79,112

Medford, OR $78,921

Fort Collins, CO $78,889

Austin, TX $78,826

Mesa, AZ $78,658

Phoenix, AZ $78,643

Dallas, TX $78,619

Reading, PA $78,571

Saint Cloud, MN $78,539

Concord, NH $78,467

Madison, WI $78,436

Utica, NY $78,221

Raleigh, NC $78,157

Las Vegas, NV $78,149

Rochester, NY $78,093

Des Moines, IA $78,085

Atlanta, GA $77,958

Battle Creek, MI $77,934

Salt Lake City, UT $77,910

Lancaster, PA $77,791

Champaign, IL $77,775

Harrisburg, PA $77,679

Durham, NC $77,608

Kansas City, MO $77,600

Kansas City, KS $77,584

Fort Worth, TX $77,576

Boca Raton, FL $77,544

Cleveland, OH $77,536

Columbus, OH $77,520

Pittsburgh, PA $77,512

Richmond, VA $77,480

Indianapolis, IN $77,464

Cincinnati, OH $77,361

Petersburg, VA $77,241

Billings, MT $77,066

Lansing, MI $77,066

Huntsville, AL $77,066

Lebanon, PA $77,058

Dayton, OH $77,050

Pueblo, CO $77,050

Appleton, WI $77,026

Buffalo, NY $76,995

Racine, WI $76,955

Charlotte, NC $76,947

Saint Louis, MO $76,923

Springfield, IL $76,891

Elkhart, IN $76,875

York, PA $76,875

Gastonia, NC $76,867

Benton Harbor, MI $76,867

Beaumont, TX $76,819

Lorain, OH $76,803

Toledo, OH $76,772

Binghamton, NY $76,732

Rock Hill, SC $76,724

Rockford, IL $76,684

Fargo, ND $76,644

Elyria, OH $76,644

Flagstaff, AZ $76,588

Fort Lauderdale, FL $76,541

Miami, FL $76,493

Duluth, MN $76,366

Bangor, ME $76,262

Cedar Rapids, IA $76,174

Louisville, KY $76,135

Grand Rapids, MI $76,119

Hialeah, FL $76,111

Casper, WY $75,999

Scranton, PA $75,904

New Orleans, LA $75,880

Virginia Beach, VA $75,872

Akron, OH $75,832

Peoria, IL $75,729

Sarasota, FL $75,713

Green Bay, WI $75,657

Baton Rouge, LA $75,617

Charleston, SC $75,601

Nashville, TN $75,577

Jamestown, NY $75,561

Davenport, IA $75,561

Tucson, AZ $75,522

Cheyenne, WY $75,498

Saint Petersburg, FL $75,474

Tampa, FL $75,458

Omaha, NE $75,442

Port Arthur, TX $75,410

Evansville, IN $75,410

Bradenton, FL $75,378

Santa Fe, NM $75,235

Orlando, FL $75,155

Clearwater, FL $75,068

Canton, OH $74,901

La Crosse, WI $74,901

Grand Forks, ND $74,877

Albuquerque, NM $74,853

Tulsa, OK $74,853

Newport News, VA $74,845

High Point, NC $74,821

Ogden, UT $74,789

Corpus Christi, TX $74,726

Laramie, WY $74,678

Norfolk, VA $74,678

Rock Island, IL $74,630

Saginaw, MI $74,614

Jacksonville, FL $74,606

Salisbury, NC $74,590

Memphis, TN $74,574

Moline, IL $74,534

Fort Myers, FL $74,511

Waterloo, IA $74,407

Spartanburg, SC $74,327

Lincoln, NE $74,288

Fort Wayne, IN $74,272

Birmingham, AL $74,184

Cedar Falls, IA $74,168

Provo, UT $74,160

Springfield, OH $74,152

San Antonio, TX $74,136

Greensboro, NC $74,105

South Bend, IN $74,097

Winston Salem, NC $74,089

Boise, ID $74,065

Savannah, GA $74,009

Muskegon, MI $73,866

Lima, OH $73,770

Lake Charles, LA $73,738

Anderson, IN $73,722

Lexington, KY $73,698

Augusta, GA $73,675

Greenville, SC $73,675

Wichita, KS $73,603

Tuscaloosa, AL $73,603

Columbia, SC $73,531

Bloomington, IN $73,332

Roanoke, VA $73,285

Asheville, NC $73,181

Knoxville, TN $73,046

Shreveport, LA $73,038

Wilmington, NC $72,934

Frankfort, KY $72,783

Oklahoma City, OK $72,727

Chillicothe, OH $72,695

Longview, TX $72,687

Topeka, KS $72,664

Mobile, AL $72,544

Terre Haute, IN $72,512

Erie, PA $72,504

Altoona, PA $72,464

Melbourne, FL $72,441

Amarillo, TX $72,409

Killeen, TX $72,385

Fayetteville, AR $72,321

Sioux Falls, SD $72,265

Chattanooga, TN $72,218

Idaho Falls, ID $72,210

Gainesville, FL $72,043

Portsmouth, OH $72,003

Little Rock, AR $71,987

Lynchburg, VA $71,987

Lafayette, LA $71,955

Youngstown, OH $71,955

Temple, TX $71,923

Daytona Beach, FL $71,907

Clarksville, TN $71,899

Pensacola, FL $71,891

Hopkinsville, KY $71,652

Charleston, WV $71,644

Florence, SC $71,605

Sioux City, IA $71,557

Macon, GA $71,326

Tallahassee, FL $71,318

Fayetteville, NC $71,302

Waco, TX $71,286

Wichita Falls, TX $71,286

Pine Bluff, AR $71,254

Vincennes, IN $71,103

Lubbock, TX $71,071

Great Falls, MT $71,023

Alamogordo, NM $71,016

Abilene, TX $70,952

Rapid City, SD $70,848

Monroe, LA $70,848

Albany, GA $70,801

Huntington, WV $70,793

Jackson, MS $70,785

Greenville, MS $70,777

Parkersburg, WV $70,697

Montgomery, AL $70,681

Johnstown, PA $70,665

Springfield, MO $70,602

Biloxi, MS $70,562

Sumter, SC $70,395

Columbus, GA $70,387

Twin Falls, ID $70,339

Pascagoula, MS $70,235

Kingsport, TN $70,028

Gulfport, MS $70,004

Alexandria, LA $69,742

Fort Smith, AR $69,543

El Paso, TX $69,328

Helena, MT $69,224

Las Cruces, NM $68,969

Harlingen, TX $68,747

Pocatello, ID $68,675

Florence, AL $68,651

Brownsville, TX $68,635

Dothan, AL $68,508

Mcallen, TX $68,468

Columbus, MS $67,879

Altus, OK $67,513

Lawton, OK $67,361

Pierre, SD $67,075

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	$85,187	7%
Storytelling	$84,391	6%
Python	$84,391	6%
Products and Services	$84,391	6%
Alignment	$82,798	4%
JavaScript	$82,798	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.

Last Updated on January 01, 2026

$72,515

Average $79,614/year

$89,051

$6,043

Average $6,634/month

$7,421

$1,395

Average $1,531/week

$1,713

$35

Average $38/hour

$43

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$89,051	$7,421	$1,713	$43
Average	$79,614	$6,634	$1,531	$38
25th Percentile	$72,515	$6,043	$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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