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:
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: $88,169.
California: $87,835.
Massachusetts: $86,664.
District of Columbia$88,169
California$87,835
Massachusetts$86,664
Washington$86,346
New Jersey$86,314
Alaska$86,202
Connecticut$85,103
New York$84,658
Hawaii$83,232
Rhode Island$82,563
Maryland$82,109
Minnesota$81,488
Colorado$81,249
Illinois$81,170
Oregon$80,867
Delaware$80,644
New Hampshire$80,504
Virginia$80,190
Pennsylvania$79,274
Nevada$78,812
North Dakota$78,661
Michigan$78,422
Wisconsin$78,335
Vermont$78,159
Texas$77,674
Maine$77,642
Arizona$77,594
Ohio$77,538
Georgia$76,806
Indiana$76,439
Wyoming$76,368
Utah$76,256
Iowa$76,208
Kansas$75,826
Louisiana$75,715
North Carolina$75,675
Missouri$75,659
Florida$75,348
Montana$75,181
Nebraska$75,022
Kentucky$74,934
South Carolina$74,616
Tennessee$74,417
Idaho$74,337
New Mexico$73,756
Oklahoma$73,628
Alabama$73,159
South Dakota$72,370
Arkansas$71,940
West Virginia$71,709
Mississippi$71,016
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: $100,441
San Francisco: $99,341
Oakland: $97,247
San Jose, CA$100,441
San Francisco, CA$99,341
Oakland, CA$97,247
New York, NY$91,688
Paramus, NJ$90,573
Queens Village, NY$90,569
Passaic, NJ$90,494
Bergenfield, NJ$90,487
Stamford, CT$90,311
Huntington, NY$90,279
Newark, NJ$89,690
Bridgeport, CT$89,522
Vallejo, CA$89,364
New Brunswick, NJ$89,332
Petaluma, CA$89,284
Middlesex, NJ$89,133
Somerset, NJ$89,077
Santa Cruz, CA$88,974
Boston, MA$88,488
Monterey, CA$88,208
Seattle, WA$88,026
Santa Rosa, CA$88,010
Los Angeles, CA$87,986
Juneau, AK$87,779
Washington, DC$87,692
Orange, CA$87,408
Santa Ana, CA$87,198
Long Beach, CA$87,118
Anaheim, CA$87,102
Anchorage, AK$87,062
Santa Maria, CA$86,824
Everett, WA$86,808
Danbury, CT$86,527
Bremerton, WA$86,417
Tacoma, WA$86,131
New Suffolk, NY$86,129
Sacramento, CA$86,107
Santa Barbara, CA$86,019
Trenton, NJ$85,932
San Diego, CA$85,932
Brockton, MA$85,844
Fairbanks, AK$85,649
Lompoc, CA$85,446
Lowell, MA$85,381
Ventura, CA$85,366
Nashua, NH$85,350
Stockton, CA$85,342
Modesto, CA$84,761
Poughkeepsie, NY$84,586
Olympia, WA$84,435
Kennewick, WA$84,435
New Haven, CT$84,403
Lawrence, MA$84,116
Hartford, CT$84,036
Riverside, CA$84,020
New Bedford, MA$83,941
Richland, WA$83,941
Bakersfield, CA$83,829
San Bernardino, CA$83,797
New Britain, CT$83,790
Atlantic City, NJ$83,790
New London, CT$83,758
Norwich, CT$83,734
Portsmouth, NH$83,718
Boulder, CO$83,549
Portland, OR$83,439
Worcester, MA$83,431
Minneapolis, MN$83,184
Philadelphia, PA$83,073
Honolulu, HI$82,810
Saint Paul, MN$82,772
Vineland, NJ$82,754
Providence, RI$82,523
Chicago, IL$82,292
Bellingham, WA$82,197
Springfield, MA$82,133
Baltimore, MD$82,109
Chico, CA$81,910
Pittsfield, MA$81,695
Manchester, NH$81,544
Spokane, WA$81,194
Denver, CO$81,186
Albany, NY$80,811
Troy, NY$80,779
Nassau, NY$80,694
Schenectady, NY$80,612
Wilmington, DE$80,548
Burlington, VT$80,437
Salem, OR$80,405
Portland, ME$80,158
Yakima, WA$80,079
Rochester, MN$79,832
Reno, NV$79,792
Fresno, CA$79,792
Milwaukee, WI$79,720
Detroit, MI$79,641
Ann Arbor, MI$79,627
Allentown, PA$79,617
Colorado Springs, CO$79,481
Syracuse, NY$79,442
Carson City, NV$79,442
Houston, TX$79,330
Eugene, OR$79,290
Gary, IN$79,195
Springfield, OR$79,131
Bismarck, ND$79,115
Galveston, TX$79,059
Medford, OR$78,940
Fort Collins, CO$78,908
Concord, NH$78,868
Austin, TX$78,844
Mesa, AZ$78,677
Reading, PA$78,669
Phoenix, AZ$78,661
Dallas, TX$78,637
Saint Cloud, MN$78,561
Madison, WI$78,454
Utica, NY$78,239
Rochester, NY$78,112
Des Moines, IA$78,104
Raleigh, NC$78,096
Atlanta, GA$77,976
Battle Creek, MI$77,952
Salt Lake City, UT$77,929
Lancaster, PA$77,809
Harrisburg, PA$77,698
Kansas City, MO$77,618
Champaign, IL$77,602
Kansas City, KS$77,602
Fort Worth, TX$77,594
Columbus, OH$77,581
Boca Raton, FL$77,562
Pittsburgh, PA$77,530
Richmond, VA$77,499
Indianapolis, IN$77,483
Cleveland, OH$77,475
Las Vegas, NV$77,379
Cincinnati, OH$77,379
Petersburg, VA$77,260
Huntsville, AL$77,140
Lansing, MI$77,087
Lebanon, PA$77,076
Pueblo, CO$77,069
Appleton, WI$77,045
Buffalo, NY$77,013
Dayton, OH$76,989
Racine, WI$76,973
Charlotte, NC$76,965
Saint Louis, MO$76,941
York, PA$76,893
Elkhart, IN$76,893
Gastonia, NC$76,878
Billings, MT$76,859
Beaumont, TX$76,838
Lorain, OH$76,822
Benton Harbor, MI$76,806
Toledo, OH$76,790
Binghamton, NY$76,750
Rock Hill, SC$76,742
Rockford, IL$76,702
Springfield, IL$76,670
Elyria, OH$76,662
Fargo, ND$76,662
Flagstaff, AZ$76,607
Fort Lauderdale, FL$76,559
Duluth, MN$76,511
Miami, FL$76,511
Cheyenne, WY$76,455
Grand Forks, ND$76,455
Bangor, ME$76,280
Cedar Rapids, IA$76,193
Durham, NC$76,159
Louisville, KY$76,153
Grand Rapids, MI$76,137
Hialeah, FL$76,129
Casper, WY$76,017
Scranton, PA$75,922
New Orleans, LA$75,898
Virginia Beach, VA$75,890
Akron, OH$75,850
Peoria, IL$75,747
Sarasota, FL$75,731
Nashville, TN$75,675
Omaha, NE$75,675
Green Bay, WI$75,675
Baton Rouge, LA$75,635
Charleston, SC$75,619
Jamestown, NY$75,579
Davenport, IA$75,579
Tucson, AZ$75,540
Saint Petersburg, FL$75,492
Tampa, FL$75,476
Evansville, IN$75,428
Port Arthur, TX$75,428
Bradenton, FL$75,396
Santa Fe, NM$75,253
Orlando, FL$75,110
Clearwater, FL$75,086
Canton, OH$74,918
La Crosse, WI$74,918
Albuquerque, NM$74,871
Newport News, VA$74,863
High Point, NC$74,839
Ogden, UT$74,807
Corpus Christi, TX$74,743
Norfolk, VA$74,695
Laramie, WY$74,695
Rock Island, IL$74,648
Saginaw, MI$74,632
Jacksonville, FL$74,624
Salisbury, NC$74,608
Boise, ID$74,592
Moline, IL$74,552
Fort Myers, FL$74,528
Memphis, TN$74,512
Tulsa, OK$74,473
Waterloo, IA$74,425
Spartanburg, SC$74,345
Lincoln, NE$74,305
Fort Wayne, IN$74,289
Provo, UT$74,281
Cedar Falls, IA$74,186
San Antonio, TX$74,154
Greensboro, NC$74,122
South Bend, IN$74,114
Savannah, GA$74,027
Muskegon, MI$73,995
Birmingham, AL$73,987
Winston Salem, NC$73,948
Lake Charles, LA$73,756
Anderson, IN$73,740
Lexington, KY$73,716
Augusta, GA$73,692
Greenville, SC$73,692
Lima, OH$73,628
Wichita, KS$73,620
Tuscaloosa, AL$73,620
Columbia, SC$73,549
Springfield, OH$73,533
Asheville, NC$73,405
Bloomington, IN$73,350
Knoxville, TN$73,063
Shreveport, LA$73,055
Wilmington, NC$72,952
Roanoke, VA$72,952
Topeka, KS$72,808
Frankfort, KY$72,799
Oklahoma City, OK$72,744
Chillicothe, OH$72,713
Longview, TX$72,705
Melbourne, FL$72,697
Sioux Falls, SD$72,569
Mobile, AL$72,561
Terre Haute, IN$72,529
Altoona, PA$72,482
Amarillo, TX$72,426
Killeen, TX$72,402
Fayetteville, AR$72,338
Chattanooga, TN$72,314
Sioux City, IA$72,243
Idaho Falls, ID$72,227
Lynchburg, VA$72,163
Gainesville, FL$72,060
Portsmouth, OH$72,020
Little Rock, AR$72,004
Lafayette, LA$71,972
Youngstown, OH$71,972
Daytona Beach, FL$71,924
Clarksville, TN$71,916
Pensacola, FL$71,908
Temple, TX$71,903
Hopkinsville, KY$71,669
Erie, PA$71,654
Florence, SC$71,622
Charleston, WV$71,494
Great Falls, MT$71,454
Macon, GA$71,343
Tallahassee, FL$71,335
Fayetteville, NC$71,319
Waco, TX$71,303
Helena, MT$71,247
Pine Bluff, AR$71,217
Vincennes, IN$71,120
Lubbock, TX$71,088
Alamogordo, NM$71,040
Twin Falls, ID$70,969
Rapid City, SD$70,945
Jackson, MS$70,801
Huntington, WV$70,796
Greenville, MS$70,793
Parkersburg, WV$70,712
Montgomery, AL$70,698
Wichita Falls, TX$70,618
Springfield, MO$70,618
Biloxi, MS$70,578
Monroe, LA$70,499
Johnstown, PA$70,443
Sumter, SC$70,411
Columbus, GA$70,403
Pascagoula, MS$70,252
Abilene, TX$70,252
Kingsport, TN$70,045
Albany, GA$70,045
Gulfport, MS$70,021
Alexandria, LA$69,758
Fort Smith, AR$69,559
El Paso, TX$69,344
Las Cruces, NM$68,986
Harlingen, TX$68,784
Pocatello, ID$68,771
Florence, AL$68,667
Brownsville, TX$68,651
Mcallen, TX$68,484
Dothan, AL$68,373
Columbus, MS$67,900
Altus, OK$67,529
Lawton, OK$67,377
Pierre, SD$67,091
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.
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%.
GUI Developer Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors
For GUI Developer roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential
by as much as 45% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries).
Data shows that the Financial Services and Biotechnology
sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 25% above the average.
In contrast, GUI Developer positions in Retail & Wholesale or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay,
as these industries often view GUI Developer as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.
The top paying industries for a GUI Developer
Industry Sector
Average Annual Salary
Average Hourly Rate
Pay vs.Avg
Financial Services
$99,541
$48.0
25%
Biotechnology
$95,559
$46.0
20%
Energy & Utilities
$91,578
$44.0
15%
Chemicals
$87,596
$42.0
10%
Healthcare
$87,596
$42.0
10%
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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$72,544
Average$79,633/year
$89,103
$6,045
Average$6,636/month
$7,425
$1,395
Average$1,531/week
$1,714
$35
Average$38/hour
$43
Annual Salary
Monthly Pay
Weekly Pay
Hourly Wage
75th Percentile
$89,103
$7,425
$1,714
$43
Average
$79,633
$6,636
$1,531
$38
25th Percentile
$72,544
$6,045
$1,395
$35
Salaries of Jobs related to GUI Developer
Graphical User Interface (GUI) Programming Director$212,900
Graphical User Interface (GUI) Programmer V$162,190
Graphical User Interface (GUI) Programmer IV$135,490
Graphical User Interface (GUI) Programming Manager$130,200
UI Developer III$108,000
Graphical User Interface (GUI) Programmer III$107,990
Graphical User Interface (GUI) Programmer II$92,590
UI Developer II$92,590
Graphical User Interface (GUI) Programmer I$73,490
UI Developer I$73,490
Gui Designer$64,178
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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Most common benefits for GUI Developer
Social Security
401 (k)
Disability
Healthcare
Pension
Time Off (days)
Common company salaries for GUI Developer
Here are companies hiring for GUI Developer and their salaries, click below for more details.
C$128,509/per year
C R Bard IncBiotechnologythe United States
H$124,697/per year
Henry Schein CanadaBiotechnologythe United States
N$123,899/per year
Nordex IncBiotechnologythe United States
N$120,416/per year
Nipro CorpBiotechnologythe United States
E$115,870/per year
EnovisBiotechnologythe United States
A$114,553/per year
Advanced Research Projects Agency - EnergyBiotechnologythe United States
M$112,110/per year
MiniMed IncBiotechnologythe United States
L$111,500/per year
Labcorp Drug DevelopmentBiotechnologythe United States
L$110,229/per year
Life Technologies CorpBiotechnologythe United States
Z$106,224/per year
Zimmer BiometBiotechnologythe United States
P$103,077/per year
Promontory TherapeuticsBiotechnologythe United States
S$102,181/per year
Steris PLCBiotechnologythe United States
G$97,274/per year
Gavin Conferences Pty LtdBiotechnologythe United States
E$94,764/per year
Endeavor BioMedicinesBiotechnologythe United States
R$94,402/per year
Replay Holdings LLCBiotechnologythe United States
P$94,235/per year
Pleno IncBiotechnologythe United States
S$93,666/per year
Simulaids IncBiotechnologythe United States
N$88,880/per year
NOIRLab/CASBiotechnologythe United States
O$86,468/per year
Onward TechnologyBiotechnologythe United States
L$84,895/per year
LED Medical Diagnostics IncBiotechnologythe United States
E$84,682/per year
Eyeco LtdBiotechnologythe United States
P$84,523/per year
PaerosolBiotechnologythe United States
I$83,525/per year
IONIQ Sciences IncBiotechnologythe United States
S$82,815/per year
Stateside PPEBiotechnologythe United States
D$82,041/per year
Digi BioBiotechnologythe United States
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FAQ about GUI Developer
1. What industry pays the highest salary for GUI Developer?
The Financial Services industry offers the highest average compensation for GUI Developer roles,
with salaries approximately 25% above the market median.
Where Does Our Salary Data Come From?
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