Software Developer Salary in Illinois

How much does a Software Developer make in Illinois?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Software Developer in Illinois is $131,788 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $63.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $153,386
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $121,412 to $143,093
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $111,965

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Software Developer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$143,093	$11,924	$2,752	$69
Average	$131,788	$10,982	$2,534	$63
25th Percentile	$121,412	$10,118	$2,335	$58

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Key Factors That Influence Software Developer Salaries

A Software 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 Software Developer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Software 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): $83,094
Early Career (1-2 years): $106,931
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $130,957
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $151,516
Expert (over 8 years): $174,169

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

District of Columbia: $143,153.
California: $142,610.
Massachusetts: $140,710.

District of Columbia $143,153 California $142,610 Massachusetts $140,710 Washington $140,192 New Jersey $140,141 Alaska $139,960 Connecticut $138,175 New York $137,451

Hawaii $135,137 Rhode Island $134,051 Maryland $133,314 Minnesota $132,306 Colorado $131,918 Illinois $131,788 Oregon $131,297 Delaware $130,935

New Hampshire $130,707 Virginia $130,198 Pennsylvania $128,711 Nevada $127,961 North Dakota $127,716 Michigan $127,328 Wisconsin $127,186 Vermont $126,901

Texas $126,112 Maine $126,061 Arizona $125,983 Ohio $125,893 Georgia $124,703 Indiana $124,108 Wyoming $123,992 Utah $123,811

Iowa $123,733 Kansas $123,113 Louisiana $122,932 North Carolina $122,867 Missouri $122,841 Florida $122,337 Montana $122,066 Nebraska $121,807

Kentucky $121,665 South Carolina $121,148 Tennessee $120,824 Idaho $120,695 New Mexico $119,751 Oklahoma $119,544 Alabama $118,781 South Dakota $117,501

Arkansas $116,803 West Virginia $116,428 Mississippi $115,303

Top Paying Cities for Software 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:

Effingham: $121,482
Saint Peter: $121,316
Salem: $121,777

Effingham, IL $121,482 Saint Peter, IL $121,316 Salem, IL $121,777 Sandoval, IL $122,162 Scheller, IL $121,630 Sesser, IL $121,644 Shobonier, IL $121,707 Harwood Heights, IL $133,470

Elmwood Park, IL $133,522 Lincolnwood, IL $133,494 Niles, IL $133,352 Alsip, IL $132,277 Cicero, IL $133,553 Evergreen Park, IL $133,075 Riverdale, IL $131,044 Kankakee, IL $124,698

Aroma Park, IL $124,624 Ashkum, IL $122,389 Beaverville, IL $123,933 Bone Gap, IL $120,174 Bonnie, IL $121,411 Broughton, IL $121,391 Browns, IL $120,531 Buckner, IL $121,619

Burnt Prairie, IL $121,053 Carmi, IL $121,897 Christopher, IL $121,913 Cisne, IL $121,269 Clay City, IL $120,851 Coello, IL $121,714 Crossville, IL $121,374 Dahlgren, IL $121,369

Dale, IL $121,634 Dix, IL $121,720 Du Bois, IL $121,925 Du Quoin, IL $121,885 Ellery, IL $120,820 Emma, IL $121,953 Enfield, IL $121,460 Ewing, IL $121,383

Fairfield, IL $121,259 Farina, IL $121,207 Flora, IL $121,457 Frankfort Heights, IL $121,704 Freeman Spur, IL $121,795 Geff, IL $121,141 Golden Gate, IL $120,837 Grayville, IL $121,053

Ina, IL $121,595 Irvington, IL $122,360 Iuka, IL $121,277 Johnsonville, IL $121,238 Keenes, IL $121,225 Keensburg, IL $120,334 Kell, IL $121,566 Kinmundy, IL $121,247

Lancaster, IL $118,635 Logan, IL $121,714 Loogootee, IL $121,247 Louisville, IL $121,232 Mc Leansboro, IL $121,525 Macedonia, IL $121,332 Maunie, IL $121,996 Mill Shoals, IL $121,260

Mount Carmel, IL $119,689 Mount Vernon, IL $121,671 Mulkeytown, IL $121,453 Nason, IL $121,441 New Haven, IL $121,930 Noble, IL $120,422 Norris City, IL $121,713 Odin, IL $121,961

Omaha, IL $121,603 Opdyke, IL $121,462 Orient, IL $121,694 Patoka, IL $121,935 Radom, IL $122,146 Richview, IL $122,050 Rinard, IL $121,184 Sailor Springs, IL $121,304

Allendale, IL $117,308 Altamont, IL $121,334 Annapolis, IL $119,578 Beecher City, IL $121,229 Bridgeport, IL $116,878 Brownstown, IL $121,397 Calhoun, IL $118,772 Casey, IL $120,316

Claremont, IL $118,329 Cowden, IL $121,445 Dennison, IL $117,905 Dieterich, IL $121,247 Dundas, IL $119,707 Edgewood, IL $121,246 Flat Rock, IL $117,005 Greenup, IL $120,743

Herrick, IL $121,605 Hidalgo, IL $120,628 Hutsonville, IL $118,800 Ingraham, IL $120,776 Janesville, IL $121,171 Jewett, IL $120,972 Lakewood, IL $121,538 Lawrenceville, IL $116,119

Lerna, IL $121,287 Marshall, IL $118,471 Martinsville, IL $119,304 Alden, IL $124,548 Antioch, IL $125,300 Arlington Heights, IL $130,609 Elk Grove Village, IL $131,465 Rolling Meadows, IL $130,715

Barrington, IL $128,164 Crystal Lake, IL $125,382 Cary, IL $126,511 Deerfield, IL $130,432 Des Plaines, IL $132,382 Fox Lake, IL $125,284 Fox River Grove, IL $127,026 Glencoe, IL $131,975

Glenview, IL $132,727 Mansfield, IL $124,863 Milmine, IL $123,967 Monticello, IL $124,600 Muncie, IL $124,107 Oakwood, IL $123,568 Ogden, IL $124,834 Penfield, IL $124,522

Pesotum, IL $124,896 Philo, IL $125,264 Potomac, IL $123,966 Rantoul, IL $125,000 Ridge Farm, IL $121,583 Royal, IL $124,947 Sadorus, IL $125,002 Saint Joseph, IL $125,288

Savoy, IL $125,867 Seymour, IL $125,459 Sidell, IL $122,954 Sidney, IL $125,106 Thomasboro, IL $125,341 Tolono, IL $125,408 Weldon, IL $123,696 Westville, IL $122,541

White Heath, IL $125,119 Arcola, IL $122,899 Arthur, IL $123,587 Ashmore, IL $121,426 Atwood, IL $124,256 Bethany, IL $122,244 Brocton, IL $121,503 Camargo, IL $123,664

Charleston, IL $121,755 Chrisman, IL $120,411 Dalton City, IL $122,269 Gays, IL $121,614 Hammond, IL $123,713 Hindsboro, IL $122,521 Humboldt, IL $122,274 Hume, IL $122,197

Kansas, IL $120,153 La Place, IL $122,986 Lovington, IL $122,770 Mattoon, IL $121,877 Metcalf, IL $121,731 Murdock, IL $123,624 Newman, IL $123,336 Oakland, IL $122,024

Paris, IL $118,916 Redmon, IL $120,664 Oquawka, IL $121,548 Homer, IL $124,654 Indianola, IL $122,420 Ivesdale, IL $125,010 Longview, IL $124,491 Sullivan, IL $122,421

Tuscola, IL $124,040 Vermilion, IL $118,211 Villa Grove, IL $124,358 Windsor, IL $121,592 Alhambra, IL $123,573 Alton, IL $123,983 Batchtown, IL $122,691 Benld, IL $123,061

Bethalto, IL $124,004 Bingham, IL $121,572 Brighton, IL $123,603 Brussels, IL $123,457 Bunker Hill, IL $123,455 Butler, IL $122,165 Carrollton, IL $122,409 Coffeen, IL $122,181

Cottage Hills, IL $124,048 Donnellson, IL $122,305 Dorsey, IL $123,697 Dow, IL $123,686 Eagarville, IL $122,956 East Alton, IL $124,163 Edwardsville, IL $124,101 Eldred, IL $122,262

Elsah, IL $123,799 Fidelity, IL $123,181 Fieldon, IL $123,114 Fillmore, IL $121,833 Gillespie, IL $122,921 Glen Carbon, IL $124,367 Godfrey, IL $123,900 Golden Eagle, IL $123,508

Grafton, IL $123,511 Granite City, IL $124,726 Greenfield, IL $122,184 Hamburg, IL $122,130 Hamel, IL $123,753 Hardin, IL $122,726 Hartford, IL $124,583 Hillsboro, IL $122,382

Hillview, IL $121,654 Irving, IL $122,091 Jerseyville, IL $123,304 Kampsville, IL $122,011 Kane, IL $122,664 Litchfield, IL $122,572 Livingston, IL $123,383 Dover, IL $122,248

Eldena, IL $122,839 Grand Ridge, IL $121,979 Granville, IL $122,013 Hennepin, IL $121,979 Kasbeer, IL $121,874 Ladd, IL $122,271 La Moille, IL $121,912 Lee Center, IL $123,259

Leonore, IL $122,278 Long Point, IL $122,144 Lostant, IL $121,936 Mc Nabb, IL $121,992 Magnolia, IL $121,956 Malden, IL $121,923 Manlius, IL $121,865 Mark, IL $122,342

Marseilles, IL $122,906 Mendota, IL $122,385 Mineral, IL $121,639 Neponset, IL $121,658 New Bedford, IL $122,007 Oglesby, IL $122,135 Depue, IL $122,230 Ohio, IL $121,789

Ottawa, IL $122,178 Paw Paw, IL $123,343 Peru, IL $122,206 Princeton, IL $121,897 Rutland, IL $122,076 Seatonville, IL $122,239 Seneca, IL $123,421 Sheffield, IL $121,671

Spring Valley, IL $122,187 Standard, IL $122,290 Streator, IL $122,386 Sublette, IL $122,194 Tiskilwa, IL $121,813 Toluca, IL $122,263 Tonica, IL $121,987 Triumph, IL $122,527

Troy Grove, IL $122,226 Utica, IL $121,886 Van Orin, IL $121,922 Varna, IL $122,288 Walnut, IL $121,794 Wenona, IL $122,089 West Brooklyn, IL $122,746 Wyanet, IL $121,773

Galesburg, IL $121,883 Abingdon, IL $121,720 Adair, IL $121,426 Alexis, IL $121,520 Alpha, IL $121,516 Altona, IL $121,585 Avon, IL $121,587 Bardolph, IL $121,834

Berwick, IL $121,353 Biggsville, IL $121,357 Bishop Hill, IL $121,572 Blandinsville, IL $121,215 Bradford, IL $121,742 Bushnell, IL $121,669 Cameron, IL $121,468 Camp Grove, IL $122,142

Carman, IL $121,260 Castleton, IL $121,971 Cuba, IL $122,213 Dahinda, IL $121,815 East Galesburg, IL $121,991 Ellisville, IL $121,718 Fairview, IL $122,056 Fiatt, IL $122,275

Galva, IL $121,616 Gerlaw, IL $121,512 Gilson, IL $121,636 Gladstone, IL $121,358 Good Hope, IL $121,365 Henderson, IL $121,548 Industry, IL $121,323 Ipava, IL $121,749

Keithsburg, IL $121,484 Kewanee, IL $121,619 Kirkwood, IL $121,468 Knoxville, IL $121,786 La Fayette, IL $121,713 La Harpe, IL $121,272 Laura, IL $122,151 Littleton, IL $121,117

Little York, IL $121,466 Lomax, IL $121,298 Macomb, IL $121,597 Maquon, IL $121,909 Marietta, IL $121,595 Media, IL $121,282 Monmouth, IL $121,667 New Windsor, IL $121,511

North Henderson, IL $121,524 Oneida, IL $121,572 Ophiem, IL $121,490 Bloomington, IL $123,011 Anchor, IL $122,769 Armington, IL $122,579 Arrowsmith, IL $123,501 Atlanta, IL $122,522

Bellflower, IL $124,342 Carlock, IL $122,505 Chenoa, IL $122,117 Clinton, IL $122,568 Colfax, IL $122,397 Congerville, IL $122,530 Cooksville, IL $122,172 Cropsey, IL $122,625

Danvers, IL $122,590 Deer Creek, IL $122,704 Delavan, IL $122,590 Dewitt, IL $123,318 Downs, IL $122,448 Ellsworth, IL $122,408 El Paso, IL $122,257 Fairbury, IL $122,349

Flanagan, IL $122,130 Forrest, IL $122,514 Goodfield, IL $122,609 Graymont, IL $122,102 Gridley, IL $122,228 Heyworth, IL $122,356 Hopedale, IL $122,593 Hudson, IL $122,439

Kenney, IL $122,452 Lane, IL $123,302 Lawndale, IL $122,484 Le Roy, IL $122,805 Lexington, IL $122,244 Mc Lean, IL $122,517 Mackinaw, IL $122,641 Maroa, IL $122,430

Merna, IL $122,318 Minier, IL $122,550 Minonk, IL $122,203 Normal, IL $122,887 Pontiac, IL $122,270 Saunemin, IL $121,857 Saybrook, IL $123,829 Secor, IL $122,434

Shirley, IL $122,314 Sibley, IL $123,026 Stanford, IL $122,563 Strawn, IL $122,695 Towanda, IL $122,332 Wapella, IL $122,274 Waynesville, IL $122,197 Urbana, IL $125,996

Allerton, IL $123,693 Alvin, IL $122,707 Armstrong, IL $124,691 Bement, IL $124,307 Bismarck, IL $122,612 Bondville, IL $125,677 Broadlands, IL $124,353 Catlin, IL $122,914

Cerro Gordo, IL $123,589 Champaign, IL $125,996 Cisco, IL $123,863 Collison, IL $124,120 Danville, IL $123,065 Tilton, IL $123,115 De Land, IL $124,350 Dewey, IL $125,113

Fairmount, IL $123,711 Farmer City, IL $124,026 Fisher, IL $124,905 Fithian, IL $124,287 Foosland, IL $124,570 Georgetown, IL $122,003 Gifford, IL $124,686 Henning, IL $123,287

Prairie City, IL $121,585 Raritan, IL $121,888 Rio, IL $121,532 Roseville, IL $121,353 Saint Augustine, IL $121,525 Sciota, IL $121,153 Seaton, IL $121,497 Smithfield, IL $121,751

Smithshire, IL $121,301 Speer, IL $122,360 Stronghurst, IL $121,336 Table Grove, IL $121,587 Toulon, IL $121,878 Vermont, IL $121,533 Victoria, IL $121,718 Viola, IL $121,525

Wataga, IL $121,556 Williamsfield, IL $121,976 Woodhull, IL $121,533 Wyoming, IL $122,144 Astoria, IL $121,682 Benson, IL $122,354 Brimfield, IL $122,598 Bryant, IL $122,325

Canton, IL $122,457 Chillicothe, IL $122,616 Dunfermline, IL $122,413 Dunlap, IL $122,753 Edelstein, IL $122,589 Edwards, IL $122,854 Elmwood, IL $122,474 Eureka, IL $122,609

Farmington, IL $122,318 Forest City, IL $122,517 Glasford, IL $122,716 Green Valley, IL $122,628 Groveland, IL $122,876 Hanna City, IL $122,834 Henry, IL $122,072 Kingston Mines, IL $122,775

Lacon, IL $122,411 La Rose, IL $122,349 Lewistown, IL $122,125 Liverpool, IL $122,424 London Mills, IL $121,868 Lowpoint, IL $122,605 Manito, IL $122,597 Mapleton, IL $122,834

Metamora, IL $122,743 Morton, IL $122,834 Mossville, IL $122,839 Norris, IL $122,385 Pekin, IL $122,844 Princeville, IL $122,479 Putnam, IL $121,921 Roanoke, IL $122,486

Rome, IL $122,704 Saint David, IL $122,395 South Pekin, IL $122,753 Sparland, IL $122,278 Topeka, IL $122,462 Tremont, IL $122,742 Trivoli, IL $122,618 Washburn, IL $122,517

Washington, IL $122,846 Yates City, IL $122,219 Peoria, IL $122,984 Creve Coeur, IL $122,985 East Peoria, IL $122,984 Peoria Heights, IL $122,982 Sims, IL $121,269 Andalusia, IL $121,687

Springerton, IL $121,287 Tamaroa, IL $121,886 Texico, IL $121,332 Thompsonville, IL $121,415 Valier, IL $121,865 Vernon, IL $121,769 Walnut Hill, IL $121,872 Waltonville, IL $121,588

Wayne City, IL $121,325 West Frankfort, IL $121,680 Whittington, IL $121,431 Woodlawn, IL $121,848 Xenia, IL $121,239 Carbondale, IL $121,839 Alto Pass, IL $121,254 Anna, IL $121,572

Ava, IL $121,706 Belknap, IL $121,131 Boles, IL $121,340 Brookport, IL $120,778 Buncombe, IL $121,358 Cairo, IL $121,335 Cambria, IL $121,930 Campbell Hill, IL $122,042

Carrier Mills, IL $121,535 Carterville, IL $121,706 Cave In Rock, IL $121,076 Cobden, IL $121,437 Colp, IL $121,815 Ridott, IL $124,136 Rochelle, IL $124,106 Rock City, IL $124,139

Rock Falls, IL $122,199 Rockton, IL $124,479 Roscoe, IL $124,479 Savanna, IL $121,866 Scales Mound, IL $121,904 Seward, IL $124,355 Shannon, IL $122,987 Shirland, IL $124,406

South Beloit, IL $124,353 Sterling, IL $122,266 Stillman Valley, IL $124,323 Stockton, IL $122,368 Warren, IL $122,730 Winnebago, IL $124,543 Winslow, IL $123,043 Woosung, IL $122,616

Rockford, IL $124,535 Loves Park, IL $124,561 Machesney Park, IL $124,562 Rock Island, IL $121,199 Albany, IL $121,588 Aledo, IL $121,541 Dana, IL $122,010 Chandlerville, IL $122,655

Bluford, IL $121,360 Mahomet, IL $125,187 Andover, IL $121,488 Chapin, IL $122,169 Chatham, IL $124,106 Chesterfield, IL $122,402 Concord, IL $122,274 Easton, IL $122,413

Elkhart, IL $123,521 Emden, IL $122,537 Franklin, IL $123,128 Frederick, IL $121,604 Girard, IL $123,122 Greenview, IL $123,289 Hartsburg, IL $122,522 Havana, IL $122,199

Hettick, IL $122,289 Jacksonville, IL $122,852 Kilbourne, IL $122,501 Lincoln, IL $122,856 Lincolns New Salem, IL $123,383 Literberry, IL $122,907 Loami, IL $123,882 Lowder, IL $123,480

Manchester, IL $122,588 Mason City, IL $122,587 Meredosia, IL $121,883 Middletown, IL $123,329 Modesto, IL $123,047 Murrayville, IL $122,434 New Berlin, IL $123,836 New Holland, IL $122,822

Nilwood, IL $123,017 Oakford, IL $122,861 Palmyra, IL $122,601 Petersburg, IL $123,405 Pleasant Plains, IL $123,881 Rushville, IL $121,530 San Jose, IL $122,563 Scottville, IL $122,535

Sherman, IL $124,160 Shipman, IL $123,145 Tallula, IL $123,549 Thayer, IL $123,532 Virden, IL $123,428 Virginia, IL $122,415 Waverly, IL $123,411 Williamsville, IL $123,863

Winchester, IL $121,928 Woodson, IL $122,972 Springfield, IL $124,483 Bonfield, IL $124,320 Creal Springs, IL $121,458 Annawan, IL $121,609 Atkinson, IL $121,568 Barstow, IL $121,376

Buffalo Prairie, IL $121,622 Cambridge, IL $121,528 Carbon Cliff, IL $121,283 Coal Valley, IL $121,273 Colona, IL $121,397 Cordova, IL $121,603 Deer Grove, IL $121,758 East Moline, IL $121,339

Erie, IL $121,581 Fenton, IL $121,643 Fulton, IL $121,661 Geneseo, IL $121,521 Hampton, IL $121,466 Hillsdale, IL $121,541 Hooppole, IL $121,619 Illinois City, IL $121,641

Joy, IL $121,550 Lyndon, IL $121,749 Lynn Center, IL $121,484 Matherville, IL $121,519 Milan, IL $121,473 Moline, IL $121,044 Morrison, IL $121,833 New Boston, IL $121,572

Orion, IL $121,404 Osco, IL $121,458 Port Byron, IL $121,548 Preemption, IL $121,501 Prophetstown, IL $121,674 Rapids City, IL $121,511 Reynolds, IL $121,581 Sherrard, IL $121,485

Silvis, IL $121,232 Tampico, IL $121,747 Taylor Ridge, IL $121,648 Thomson, IL $121,852 La Salle, IL $122,125 Amboy, IL $122,420 Ancona, IL $122,028 Arlington, IL $121,709

Blackstone, IL $121,923 Buda, IL $121,660 Bureau, IL $122,169 Cedar Point, IL $122,254 Cherry, IL $122,190 Compton, IL $122,943 Cornell, IL $122,184 Dalzell, IL $122,341

Cypress, IL $121,339 De Soto, IL $121,515 Dongola, IL $121,366 Dowell, IL $121,882 Eddyville, IL $121,239 Eldorado, IL $121,736 Elizabethtown, IL $121,110 Elkville, IL $121,475

Energy, IL $121,773 Equality, IL $121,490 Galatia, IL $121,479 Golconda, IL $121,065 Goreville, IL $121,507 Gorham, IL $121,255 Grand Chain, IL $121,157 Grand Tower, IL $121,203

Grantsburg, IL $121,313 Harrisburg, IL $121,626 Herod, IL $121,126 Herrin, IL $121,819 Hurst, IL $121,769 Jacob, IL $121,250 Johnston City, IL $121,667 Jonesboro, IL $121,318

Joppa, IL $121,544 Junction, IL $121,454 Karbers Ridge, IL $121,256 Karnak, IL $121,250 Mc Clure, IL $121,098 Makanda, IL $121,450 Marion, IL $121,657 Metropolis, IL $121,296

Millcreek, IL $121,591 Miller City, IL $120,658 Mound City, IL $121,400 Mounds, IL $121,305 Muddy, IL $121,737 Murphysboro, IL $121,579 New Burnside, IL $121,428 Olive Branch, IL $121,250

Olmsted, IL $121,175 Oraville, IL $121,745 Ozark, IL $121,365 Perks, IL $121,286 Pittsburg, IL $121,510 Pomona, IL $121,194 Pulaski, IL $121,298 Raleigh, IL $121,560

Ridgway, IL $121,746 Rosiclare, IL $121,263 Royalton, IL $121,520 Shawneetown, IL $121,600 Simpson, IL $121,269 Stonefort, IL $121,298 Tamms, IL $121,259 Thebes, IL $121,185

Ullin, IL $121,331 Unity, IL $121,273 Vergennes, IL $121,612 Vienna, IL $121,458 Villa Ridge, IL $121,177 Willisville, IL $122,686 Wolf Lake, IL $121,031 Zeigler, IL $121,837

Centralia, IL $122,298 Hoyleton, IL $122,327 Akin, IL $121,341 Albion, IL $120,820 Alma, IL $121,537 Ashley, IL $121,984 Barnhill, IL $121,243 Belle Rive, IL $121,330

Bellmont, IL $120,783 Benton, IL $121,614 Bourbonnais, IL $125,377 Bradley, IL $125,360 Buckingham, IL $122,994 Buckley, IL $123,121 Cabery, IL $122,411 Campus, IL $122,749

Chatsworth, IL $122,684 Chebanse, IL $123,609 Cissna Park, IL $123,097 Claytonville, IL $122,890 Clifton, IL $122,857 Crescent City, IL $122,571 Cullom, IL $122,059 Danforth, IL $122,257

Donovan, IL $123,236 East Lynn, IL $123,454 Elliott, IL $124,198 Emington, IL $121,782 Essex, IL $124,292 Gibson City, IL $124,125 Gilman, IL $122,610 Goodwine, IL $122,938

Grant Park, IL $126,765 Herscher, IL $123,324 Hoopeston, IL $122,849 Hopkins Park, IL $124,773 Iroquois, IL $122,972 Kempton, IL $121,835 Loda, IL $123,741 Ludlow, IL $124,561

Manteno, IL $126,235 Martinton, IL $123,259 Melvin, IL $123,633 Milford, IL $122,406 Momence, IL $126,058 Onarga, IL $122,740 Papineau, IL $124,198 Paxton, IL $124,252

Pembroke Township, IL $124,765 Piper City, IL $122,541 Rankin, IL $123,771 Reddick, IL $123,462 Roberts, IL $123,070 Rossville, IL $122,764 Saint Anne, IL $124,274 Sheldon, IL $122,179

Stockland, IL $122,001 Thawville, IL $122,774 Union Hill, IL $124,020 Watseka, IL $122,443 Wellington, IL $122,550 Woodland, IL $122,583 Apple River, IL $122,275 Ashton, IL $123,417

Baileyville, IL $123,830 Belvidere, IL $124,419 Byron, IL $124,278 Caledonia, IL $124,438 Capron, IL $124,468 Cedarville, IL $123,872 Chadwick, IL $121,850 Chana, IL $123,869

Cherry Valley, IL $124,432 Dakota, IL $124,023 Davis, IL $124,213 Davis Junction, IL $124,367 Dixon, IL $122,757 Durand, IL $124,355 East Dubuque, IL $121,775 Eleroy, IL $123,607

Elizabeth, IL $121,811 Forreston, IL $123,366 Franklin Grove, IL $123,021 Freeport, IL $123,837 Galena, IL $121,856 Galt, IL $122,386 Garden Prairie, IL $124,479 German Valley, IL $124,073

Hanover, IL $121,701 Harmon, IL $121,859 Holcomb, IL $124,251 Kent, IL $122,627 Lanark, IL $122,439 Leaf River, IL $124,129 Lena, IL $123,048 Lindenwood, IL $124,227

Mc Connell, IL $123,733 Milledgeville, IL $122,214 Monroe Center, IL $124,344 Mount Carroll, IL $121,967 Mount Morris, IL $123,763 Nachusa, IL $122,720 Nora, IL $122,919 Orangeville, IL $123,974

Oregon, IL $123,762 Pearl City, IL $122,699 Pecatonica, IL $124,406 Polo, IL $122,802 Poplar Grove, IL $124,428 Midlothian, IL $131,213 Mason, IL $121,221 Romeoville, IL $129,842

Minooka, IL $127,048 Mokena, IL $129,628 Monee, IL $127,928 Morris, IL $124,783 New Lenox, IL $129,071 Oak Forest, IL $130,842 Oak Lawn, IL $133,049 Bridgeview, IL $133,220

Hometown, IL $133,183 Hickory Hills, IL $132,873 Justice, IL $133,261 Burbank, IL $133,266 Odell, IL $121,754 Olympia Fields, IL $128,882 Orland Park, IL $131,179 Palos Heights, IL $131,971

Palos Park, IL $131,806 Palos Hills, IL $132,534 Park Forest, IL $128,314 Peotone, IL $127,074 Posen, IL $130,976 Ransom, IL $122,011 Richton Park, IL $128,529 Robbins, IL $131,463

South Holland, IL $129,334 South Wilmington, IL $124,174 Steger, IL $128,133 Thornton, IL $128,859 Tinley Park, IL $130,219 Country Club Hills, IL $129,695 Verona, IL $123,070 Willow Springs, IL $132,453

Wilmington, IL $125,549 Worth, IL $132,466 University Park, IL $128,014 Homer Glen, IL $130,334 Bedford Park, IL $133,330 Summit Argo, IL $133,366 Aurora, IL $129,038 Batavia, IL $128,513

Big Rock, IL $125,267 Bristol, IL $126,786 Brookfield, IL $133,414 Clarendon Hills, IL $132,382 Downers Grove, IL $131,790 Woodridge, IL $131,262 Earlville, IL $122,919 Eola, IL $129,208

Hinckley, IL $124,217 Hinsdale, IL $132,767 Oak Brook, IL $132,682 La Grange, IL $133,302 La Grange Park, IL $133,358 Willowbrook, IL $132,325 Lee, IL $124,090 Leland, IL $123,159

Lisle, IL $131,031 Lyons, IL $133,436 Millbrook, IL $125,254 Millington, IL $124,818 Montgomery, IL $127,978 Mooseheart, IL $128,193 Naperville, IL $130,246 Newark, IL $124,755

North Aurora, IL $128,030 Oswego, IL $127,871 Plainfield, IL $128,797 Plano, IL $125,511 Riverside, IL $133,474 Sandwich, IL $124,527 Serena, IL $123,123 Shabbona, IL $123,874

Sheridan, IL $123,683 Somonauk, IL $123,978 Steward, IL $124,023 Sugar Grove, IL $126,712 Warrenville, IL $129,965 Waterman, IL $123,953 Wedron, IL $122,906 Western Springs, IL $133,066

Westmont, IL $132,335 Yorkville, IL $126,527 Darien, IL $131,879 Mode, IL $121,129 Montrose, IL $121,093 Mount Erie, IL $120,703 Neoga, IL $121,331 Newton, IL $120,533

Oblong, IL $119,681 Olney, IL $119,945 Palestine, IL $117,835 Parkersburg, IL $119,710 Robinson, IL $118,457 Saint Elmo, IL $121,300 Sainte Marie, IL $120,023 Saint Francisville, IL $116,783

Shumway, IL $121,182 Sigel, IL $121,204 Stewardson, IL $121,228 Stoy, IL $119,511 Strasburg, IL $121,291 Sumner, IL $117,601 Teutopolis, IL $121,331 Toledo, IL $121,142

Trilla, IL $121,211 Vandalia, IL $121,983 Watson, IL $121,345 Westfield, IL $121,071 West Liberty, IL $119,560 West Salem, IL $120,058 West Union, IL $118,461 West York, IL $118,765

Wheeler, IL $121,043 Willow Hill, IL $119,842 Yale, IL $120,149 Argenta, IL $122,865 Assumption, IL $122,369 Beason, IL $122,324 Blue Mound, IL $123,168 Boody, IL $123,027

Buffalo, IL $123,711 Bulpitt, IL $123,583 Chestnut, IL $122,906 Cornland, IL $123,670 Dawson, IL $124,032 Decatur, IL $122,876 Divernon, IL $123,688 Edinburg, IL $123,666

Elwin, IL $122,827 Farmersville, IL $123,252 Findlay, IL $121,839 Forsyth, IL $123,008 Glenarm, IL $123,954 Harristown, IL $122,986 Harvel, IL $122,876 Illiopolis, IL $123,384

Kincaid, IL $123,528 Lake Fork, IL $123,527 Latham, IL $122,990 Macon, IL $122,565 Mechanicsburg, IL $123,803 Morrisonville, IL $123,073 Mount Auburn, IL $123,436 Mount Pulaski, IL $123,276

Mt Zion, IL $122,801 Moweaqua, IL $122,496 Niantic, IL $123,143 Oconee, IL $121,855 Oreana, IL $122,799 Owaneco, IL $122,522 Palmer, IL $123,118 Pana, IL $122,368

Pawnee, IL $123,740 Raymond, IL $122,514 Riverton, IL $124,114 Rochester, IL $124,068 Shelbyville, IL $121,775 Stonington, IL $123,176 Taylorville, IL $123,172 Tovey, IL $123,567

Tower Hill, IL $121,914 West Point, IL $121,129 Fox Valley, IL $129,393 Golf, IL $133,133 Lovejoy, IL $124,923 Waggoner, IL $122,932 Warrensburg, IL $122,738 Alexander, IL $123,413

Alsey, IL $122,006 Arenzville, IL $122,054 Ashland, IL $123,220 Athens, IL $123,880 Auburn, IL $123,731 Bath, IL $121,967 Beardstown, IL $122,120 Bluffs, IL $121,873

Bluff Springs, IL $122,115 Browning, IL $121,666 Cantrall, IL $124,203 Carlinville, IL $122,481 Kingston, IL $124,380 Kirkland, IL $124,280 Lafox, IL $127,014 Lombard, IL $131,922

Malta, IL $124,261 Maple Park, IL $124,641 Marengo, IL $124,673 Maywood, IL $133,473 Westchester, IL $133,370 Broadview, IL $133,439 Lake In The Hills, IL $125,953 Medinah, IL $131,144

Schaumburg, IL $130,448 Melrose Park, IL $133,448 Hillside, IL $133,344 Berkeley, IL $133,275 Stone Park, IL $133,415 Hoffman Estates, IL $129,805 Plato Center, IL $126,112 River Grove, IL $133,480

Roselle, IL $130,704 Saint Charles, IL $128,264 Schiller Park, IL $133,389 South Elgin, IL $127,853 Sycamore, IL $124,765 Union, IL $124,834 Villa Park, IL $132,511 Wasco, IL $126,786

Wayne, IL $128,785 West Chicago, IL $129,444 Wheaton, IL $130,759 Winfield, IL $130,208 Wood Dale, IL $132,130 Evanston, IL $133,385 Chicago, IL $133,611 Oak Park, IL $133,540

River Forest, IL $133,513 Beecher, IL $127,438 Berwyn, IL $133,512 Crest Hill, IL $129,058 Shorewood, IL $127,886 Blue Island, IL $131,632 Braceville, IL $124,619 Braidwood, IL $125,317

Calumet City, IL $128,965 Channahon, IL $127,149 Chicago Heights, IL $128,288 Chicago Ridge, IL $132,805 Grayslake, IL $126,034 Gurnee, IL $125,871 Harvard, IL $124,607 Hebron, IL $123,935

Highland Park, IL $130,749 Fort Sheridan, IL $130,188 Palatine, IL $130,009 Highwood, IL $130,254 Ingleside, IL $125,379 Island Lake, IL $126,142 Kenilworth, IL $132,984 Lake Bluff, IL $127,988

Lake Forest, IL $129,138 Lake Villa, IL $125,497 Lake Zurich, IL $128,495 Libertyville, IL $127,342 Mchenry, IL $124,969 Morton Grove, IL $133,336 Mount Prospect, IL $131,725 Mundelein, IL $127,279

Vernon Hills, IL $128,582 Northbrook, IL $131,675 North Chicago, IL $126,958 Park Ridge, IL $133,249 Lincolnshire, IL $129,625 Prospect Heights, IL $131,247 Richmond, IL $124,810 Ringwood, IL $124,747

Round Lake, IL $125,565 Russell, IL $125,189 Skokie, IL $133,429 Waukegan, IL $126,080 Spring Grove, IL $125,103 Techny, IL $132,241 Wadsworth, IL $125,475 Wauconda, IL $126,650

Kaneville, IL $125,933 Pocahontas, IL $123,190 Great Lakes, IL $127,493 Coal City, IL $125,201 Crete, IL $127,897 Crestwood, IL $131,622 Dolton, IL $129,954 Dwight, IL $122,703

Elwood, IL $127,575 Flossmoor, IL $129,126 Frankfort, IL $128,738 Gardner, IL $123,616 Glenwood, IL $128,582 Harvey, IL $130,230 Markham, IL $130,326 Hazel Crest, IL $129,739

Homewood, IL $129,279 Joliet, IL $128,054 Kinsman, IL $122,322 Lansing, IL $128,490 Lemont, IL $131,194 Bolingbrook, IL $130,661 Lockport, IL $129,730 Manhattan, IL $127,650

Matteson, IL $128,935 Mazon, IL $123,887 Prairie Du Rocher, IL $123,163 Red Bud, IL $123,498 Renault, IL $123,293 Rockwood, IL $121,684 Saint Jacob, IL $123,935 Saint Libory, IL $123,463

Smithboro, IL $122,301 Smithton, IL $124,128 Sparta, IL $122,755 Steeleville, IL $122,456 Summerfield, IL $123,883 Tilden, IL $123,192 Trenton, IL $123,731 Troy, IL $124,179

Valmeyer, IL $123,706 Walsh, IL $122,536 Waterloo, IL $123,945 Quincy, IL $121,804 Augusta, IL $121,192 Barry, IL $121,197 Basco, IL $121,149 Baylis, IL $121,088

Bowen, IL $121,198 Camden, IL $121,020 Camp Point, IL $121,274 Carthage, IL $121,274 Chambersburg, IL $121,322 Clayton, IL $121,168 Coatsburg, IL $121,252 Colchester, IL $121,283

Colusa, IL $121,243 Dallas City, IL $121,250 Elvaston, IL $121,525 Ferris, IL $121,669 Fowler, IL $121,335 Golden, IL $121,283 Griggsville, IL $121,340 Hamilton, IL $121,404

Hull, IL $121,032 Huntsville, IL $120,963 Kinderhook, IL $121,092 La Prairie, IL $121,020 Liberty, IL $121,229 Lima, IL $121,361 Loraine, IL $121,193 Mendon, IL $121,273

Milton, IL $121,771 Mount Sterling, IL $121,265 Nauvoo, IL $121,296 Nebo, IL $121,590 New Canton, IL $121,018 New Salem, IL $121,123 Niota, IL $121,215 Paloma, IL $121,339

Payson, IL $121,274 Pearl, IL $121,512 Perry, IL $121,414 Pittsfield, IL $121,358 Plainville, IL $121,221 Pleasant Hill, IL $121,379 Plymouth, IL $121,124 Rockport, IL $120,965

Sutter, IL $121,026 Tennessee, IL $121,171 Timewell, IL $121,076 Ursa, IL $121,190 Versailles, IL $121,466 Warsaw, IL $121,176 Buffalo Grove, IL $129,850 Wheeling, IL $131,048

Wilmette, IL $133,147 Winnetka, IL $132,578 Winthrop Harbor, IL $125,246 Wonder Lake, IL $124,367 Woodstock, IL $124,635 Zion, IL $125,369 Addison, IL $131,949 Algonquin, IL $126,424

Bartlett, IL $129,290 Bellwood, IL $133,420 Bensenville, IL $132,788 Streamwood, IL $129,297 Bloomingdale, IL $130,829 Burlington, IL $124,954 Carpentersville, IL $127,091 Clare, IL $124,329

Cortland, IL $124,706 Creston, IL $124,177 Dekalb, IL $124,525 Carol Stream, IL $130,507 Dundee, IL $127,014 Elburn, IL $126,429 Elgin, IL $128,410 Elmhurst, IL $132,912

Esmond, IL $124,199 Forest Park, IL $133,505 Franklin Park, IL $133,399 Hanover Park, IL $130,022 Geneva, IL $127,833 Genoa, IL $124,543 Gilberts, IL $126,137 Glen Ellyn, IL $131,372

Glendale Heights, IL $131,147 Hampshire, IL $125,025 Hines, IL $133,470 Huntley, IL $124,962 Itasca, IL $131,589 Madison, IL $124,901 Marine, IL $123,823 Maryville, IL $124,401

Medora, IL $123,005 Michael, IL $122,228 Moro, IL $123,899 Mount Olive, IL $122,921 Mozier, IL $121,974 National Stock Yards, IL $124,923 New Douglas, IL $123,258 Nokomis, IL $122,316

Ohlman, IL $122,442 Panama, IL $122,722 Patterson, IL $122,049 Piasa, IL $123,355 Ramsey, IL $121,543 Rockbridge, IL $122,439 Roodhouse, IL $122,173 Rosamond, IL $122,156

Roxana, IL $124,282 Sawyerville, IL $123,112 Sorento, IL $122,709 South Roxana, IL $124,373 Staunton, IL $123,314 Taylor Springs, IL $122,550 Venice, IL $124,923 Walshville, IL $122,503

White Hall, IL $122,094 Wilsonville, IL $123,229 Witt, IL $122,209 Wood River, IL $124,220 Worden, IL $123,662 Wrights, IL $122,121 East Saint Louis, IL $124,923 Fairview Heights, IL $124,588

Addieville, IL $123,245 Albers, IL $123,410 Aviston, IL $123,470 Baldwin, IL $123,218 Bartelso, IL $122,859 Beckemeyer, IL $123,258 Belleville, IL $124,355 Mascoutah, IL $123,891

Scott Air Force Base, IL $124,123 Breese, IL $123,269 Carlyle, IL $122,557 Caseyville, IL $124,606 Chester, IL $122,477 Collinsville, IL $124,508 Columbia, IL $124,389 Coulterville, IL $122,600

Cutler, IL $122,162 Dupo, IL $124,728 East Carondelet, IL $124,653 Ellis Grove, IL $122,541 Evansville, IL $123,097 Freeburg, IL $123,988 Fults, IL $123,497 Germantown, IL $123,360

Greenville, IL $122,689 Hagarstown, IL $122,062 Hecker, IL $123,836 Highland, IL $123,582 Hoffman, IL $122,817 Huey, IL $122,474 Keyesport, IL $122,363 Lebanon, IL $124,088

Lenzburg, IL $123,512 Maeystown, IL $123,599 Marissa, IL $123,334 Menard, IL $122,501 Millstadt, IL $124,464 Modoc, IL $122,373 Mulberry Grove, IL $122,128 Nashville, IL $122,517

New Athens, IL $123,732 New Baden, IL $123,625 New Memphis, IL $123,538 Oakdale, IL $122,594 O Fallon, IL $124,344 Okawville, IL $123,126 Percy, IL $122,310 Pierron, IL $123,322

Pinckneyville, IL $122,212

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

Understanding how a Software 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 May 01, 2026

$121,412

Average $131,788/year

$143,093

$10,118

Average $10,982/month

$11,924

$2,335

Average $2,534/week

$2,752

$58

Average $63/hour

$69

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$143,093	$11,924	$2,752	$69
Average	$131,788	$10,982	$2,534	$63
25th Percentile	$121,412	$10,118	$2,335	$58

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