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

A Windows Developer's salary grows with experience: starting around $71,391 for beginners, reaching about $73,166 at mid-level, and approach $73,568 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Windows Developer?

Windows Developer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Windows Developer roles are District of Columbia $79,943, California $79,640, Massachusetts $78,578. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Windows Developer roles make?

Salaries for Windows Developer level roles vary by specialization: Senior Windows Systems Engineer: $163,015; Windows System Engineer: $118,019; Windows Administrator: $116,395; Windows Systems Engineer: $115,717; Windows Engineer: $107,466.

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

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

Windows Developer Salary in the United States

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

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Windows Developer in the United States is $72,203 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $35.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $82,631
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $66,791 to $77,661
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $61,864

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$77,661	$6,472	$1,493	$37
Average	$72,203	$6,017	$1,389	$35
25th Percentile	$66,791	$5,566	$1,284	$32

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Key Factors That Influence Windows Developer Salaries

A Windows 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 Windows Developer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Windows 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): $71,391
Early Career (1-2 years): $71,962
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $73,166
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $73,407
Expert (over 8 years): $73,568

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Windows Developer	$71,391
Intermediate Level Windows Developer	$71,962
Senior Level Windows Developer	$73,166
Specialist Level Windows Developer	$73,407
Expert Level Windows Developer	$73,568

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

District of Columbia: $79,943.
California: $79,640.
Massachusetts: $78,578.

District of Columbia $79,943

California $79,640

Massachusetts $78,578

Washington $78,290

New Jersey $78,261

Alaska $78,160

Connecticut $77,163

New York $76,759

Hawaii $75,466

Rhode Island $74,860

Maryland $74,448

Minnesota $73,885

Colorado $73,669

Illinois $73,596

Oregon $73,322

Delaware $73,120

New Hampshire $72,993

Virginia $72,708

Pennsylvania $71,878

Nevada $71,459

North Dakota $71,322

Michigan $71,105

Wisconsin $71,026

Vermont $70,867

Texas $70,427

Maine $70,398

Arizona $70,355

Ohio $70,304

Georgia $69,640

Indiana $69,308

Wyoming $69,243

Utah $69,141

Iowa $69,098

Kansas $68,752

Louisiana $68,651

North Carolina $68,614

Missouri $68,600

Florida $68,318

Montana $68,167

Nebraska $68,022

Kentucky $67,943

South Carolina $67,654

Tennessee $67,474

Idaho $67,401

New Mexico $66,874

Oklahoma $66,759

Alabama $66,333

South Dakota $65,618

Arkansas $65,228

West Virginia $65,019

Mississippi $64,391

Top Paying Cities for Windows 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: $91,070
San Francisco: $90,174
Oakland: $88,174

San Jose, CA $91,070

San Francisco, CA $90,174

Oakland, CA $88,174

New York, NY $83,676

Queens Village, NY $83,134

Paramus, NJ $82,557

Passaic, NJ $82,485

Bergenfield, NJ $82,412

Stamford, CT $82,304

Huntington, NY $82,232

Newark, NJ $81,763

Bridgeport, CT $81,618

New Brunswick, NJ $81,380

Vallejo, CA $81,228

Middlesex, NJ $81,185

Somerset, NJ $81,120

Petaluma, CA $80,954

Santa Cruz, CA $80,672

Boston, MA $80,528

Monterey, CA $80,167

Fairbanks, AK $80,116

Los Angeles, CA $79,979

Washington, DC $79,943

Seattle, WA $79,813

Santa Rosa, CA $79,799

Juneau, AK $79,589

Orange, CA $79,351

Anchorage, AK $79,221

Anaheim, CA $79,170

Santa Ana, CA $79,062

Nassau, NY $79,019

Long Beach, CA $78,990

Danbury, CT $78,968

Santa Maria, CA $78,723

Everett, WA $78,708

Bremerton, WA $78,355

Trenton, NJ $78,217

Sacramento, CA $78,189

San Diego, CA $78,152

Brockton, MA $78,124

Tacoma, WA $78,095

Santa Barbara, CA $77,994

Lowell, MA $77,705

New Suffolk, NY $77,676

Nashua, NH $77,589

Lompoc, CA $77,474

Ventura, CA $77,402

Stockton, CA $77,380

New Haven, CT $77,235

Atlantic City, NJ $77,048

Hartford, CT $76,889

Modesto, CA $76,853

Poughkeepsie, NY $76,694

New Britain, CT $76,658

Olympia, WA $76,557

Kennewick, WA $76,557

New London, CT $76,542

Norwich, CT $76,521

Lawrence, MA $76,485

Bakersfield, CA $76,282

Riverside, CA $76,181

New Bedford, MA $76,181

Richland, WA $76,109

Portsmouth, NH $76,051

Vineland, NJ $76,037

San Bernardino, CA $75,979

Boulder, CO $75,777

Worcester, MA $75,719

Portland, OR $75,654

Saint Paul, MN $75,568

Minneapolis, MN $75,568

Philadelphia, PA $75,466

Honolulu, HI $75,084

Springfield, MA $74,831

Providence, RI $74,824

Chicago, IL $74,614

Bellingham, WA $74,528

Baltimore, MD $74,448

Chico, CA $74,268

Wilmington, DE $74,145

Pittsfield, MA $74,073

Manchester, NH $73,936

Spokane, WA $73,618

Denver, CO $73,611

Albany, NY $73,272

Troy, NY $73,243

Schenectady, NY $73,091

Burlington, VT $72,932

Portland, ME $72,679

Salem, OR $72,622

Yakima, WA $72,607

Ann Arbor, MI $72,586

Rochester, MN $72,383

Fresno, CA $72,347

Reno, NV $72,347

Milwaukee, WI $72,282

Detroit, MI $72,210

Allentown, PA $72,188

Carson City, NV $72,181

Houston, TX $72,073

Colorado Springs, CO $72,066

Syracuse, NY $72,030

Eugene, OR $71,892

Bismarck, ND $71,806

Gary, IN $71,806

Galveston, TX $71,806

Springfield, OR $71,748

Medford, OR $71,575

Fort Collins, CO $71,546

Austin, TX $71,488

Mesa, AZ $71,336

Phoenix, AZ $71,322

Dallas, TX $71,300

Reading, PA $71,257

Saint Cloud, MN $71,228

Concord, NH $71,163

Madison, WI $71,134

Utica, NY $70,939

Raleigh, NC $70,882

Las Vegas, NV $70,874

Rochester, NY $70,824

Des Moines, IA $70,817

Atlanta, GA $70,701

Battle Creek, MI $70,679

Salt Lake City, UT $70,658

Lancaster, PA $70,549

Champaign, IL $70,535

Harrisburg, PA $70,448

Durham, NC $70,383

Kansas City, MO $70,376

Kansas City, KS $70,362

Fort Worth, TX $70,355

Boca Raton, FL $70,326

Cleveland, OH $70,318

Columbus, OH $70,304

Pittsburgh, PA $70,297

Richmond, VA $70,268

Indianapolis, IN $70,253

Cincinnati, OH $70,160

Petersburg, VA $70,051

Billings, MT $69,892

Lansing, MI $69,892

Huntsville, AL $69,892

Lebanon, PA $69,885

Dayton, OH $69,878

Pueblo, CO $69,878

Appleton, WI $69,856

Buffalo, NY $69,827

Racine, WI $69,791

Charlotte, NC $69,784

Saint Louis, MO $69,762

Springfield, IL $69,734

Elkhart, IN $69,719

York, PA $69,719

Gastonia, NC $69,712

Benton Harbor, MI $69,712

Beaumont, TX $69,669

Lorain, OH $69,654

Toledo, OH $69,625

Binghamton, NY $69,589

Rock Hill, SC $69,582

Rockford, IL $69,546

Fargo, ND $69,510

Elyria, OH $69,510

Flagstaff, AZ $69,459

Fort Lauderdale, FL $69,416

Miami, FL $69,373

Duluth, MN $69,257

Bangor, ME $69,163

Cedar Rapids, IA $69,084

Louisville, KY $69,048

Grand Rapids, MI $69,033

Hialeah, FL $69,026

Casper, WY $68,925

Scranton, PA $68,838

New Orleans, LA $68,817

Virginia Beach, VA $68,809

Akron, OH $68,773

Peoria, IL $68,679

Sarasota, FL $68,665

Green Bay, WI $68,614

Baton Rouge, LA $68,578

Charleston, SC $68,564

Nashville, TN $68,542

Jamestown, NY $68,528

Davenport, IA $68,528

Tucson, AZ $68,492

Cheyenne, WY $68,470

Saint Petersburg, FL $68,448

Tampa, FL $68,434

Omaha, NE $68,419

Port Arthur, TX $68,391

Evansville, IN $68,391

Bradenton, FL $68,362

Santa Fe, NM $68,232

Orlando, FL $68,160

Clearwater, FL $68,080

Canton, OH $67,928

La Crosse, WI $67,928

Grand Forks, ND $67,907

Albuquerque, NM $67,885

Tulsa, OK $67,885

Newport News, VA $67,878

High Point, NC $67,856

Ogden, UT $67,827

Corpus Christi, TX $67,770

Laramie, WY $67,726

Norfolk, VA $67,726

Rock Island, IL $67,683

Saginaw, MI $67,669

Jacksonville, FL $67,661

Salisbury, NC $67,647

Memphis, TN $67,632

Moline, IL $67,596

Fort Myers, FL $67,575

Waterloo, IA $67,481

Spartanburg, SC $67,409

Lincoln, NE $67,373

Fort Wayne, IN $67,358

Birmingham, AL $67,279

Cedar Falls, IA $67,264

Provo, UT $67,257

Springfield, OH $67,250

San Antonio, TX $67,235

Greensboro, NC $67,206

South Bend, IN $67,199

Winston Salem, NC $67,192

Boise, ID $67,170

Savannah, GA $67,120

Muskegon, MI $66,990

Lima, OH $66,903

Lake Charles, LA $66,874

Anderson, IN $66,860

Lexington, KY $66,838

Augusta, GA $66,817

Greenville, SC $66,817

Wichita, KS $66,752

Tuscaloosa, AL $66,752

Columbia, SC $66,687

Bloomington, IN $66,506

Roanoke, VA $66,463

Asheville, NC $66,369

Knoxville, TN $66,246

Shreveport, LA $66,239

Wilmington, NC $66,145

Frankfort, KY $66,008

Oklahoma City, OK $65,957

Chillicothe, OH $65,928

Longview, TX $65,921

Topeka, KS $65,900

Mobile, AL $65,791

Terre Haute, IN $65,762

Erie, PA $65,755

Altoona, PA $65,719

Melbourne, FL $65,697

Amarillo, TX $65,669

Killeen, TX $65,647

Fayetteville, AR $65,589

Sioux Falls, SD $65,539

Chattanooga, TN $65,495

Idaho Falls, ID $65,488

Gainesville, FL $65,336

Portsmouth, OH $65,300

Little Rock, AR $65,286

Lynchburg, VA $65,286

Lafayette, LA $65,257

Youngstown, OH $65,257

Temple, TX $65,228

Daytona Beach, FL $65,214

Clarksville, TN $65,206

Pensacola, FL $65,199

Hopkinsville, KY $64,983

Charleston, WV $64,975

Florence, SC $64,939

Sioux City, IA $64,896

Macon, GA $64,687

Tallahassee, FL $64,679

Fayetteville, NC $64,665

Waco, TX $64,650

Wichita Falls, TX $64,650

Pine Bluff, AR $64,622

Vincennes, IN $64,484

Lubbock, TX $64,456

Great Falls, MT $64,412

Alamogordo, NM $64,405

Abilene, TX $64,347

Rapid City, SD $64,253

Monroe, LA $64,253

Albany, GA $64,210

Huntington, WV $64,203

Jackson, MS $64,196

Greenville, MS $64,188

Parkersburg, WV $64,116

Montgomery, AL $64,102

Johnstown, PA $64,087

Springfield, MO $64,030

Biloxi, MS $63,993

Sumter, SC $63,842

Columbus, GA $63,835

Twin Falls, ID $63,791

Pascagoula, MS $63,697

Kingsport, TN $63,510

Gulfport, MS $63,488

Alexandria, LA $63,250

Fort Smith, AR $63,069

El Paso, TX $62,874

Helena, MT $62,780

Las Cruces, NM $62,549

Harlingen, TX $62,347

Pocatello, ID $62,282

Florence, AL $62,261

Brownsville, TX $62,246

Dothan, AL $62,131

Mcallen, TX $62,094

Columbus, MS $61,560

Altus, OK $61,228

Lawton, OK $61,091

Pierre, SD $60,831

What Skills Can Increase a Windows Developer's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Analysis (Mentioned in 1.93% Job Postings): Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it.
Web Applications (Mentioned in 3.76% Job Postings): A web application is application software that runs in a web browser, unlike software programs that run locally and natively on the operating system of the device. They are delivered on the World Wide Web to users with an active network connection.
Software Development (Mentioned in 2.81% Job Postings): Software development is the process of conceiving, specifying, designing, programming, documenting, testing, and bug fixing involved in creating and maintaining applications, frameworks, or other software components. Software development is a process of writing and maintaining the source code, but in a broader sense, it includes all that is involved between the conception of the desired software through to the final manifestation of the software, sometimes in a planned and structured process. Therefore, software development may include research, new development, prototyping, modification, reuse, re-engineering, maintenance, or any other activities that result in software products. Software can be developed for a variety of purposes, the three most common being to meet specific needs of a specific client/business (the case with custom software), to meet a perceived need of some set of potential users (the case with commercial and open source software), or for personal use (e.g. a scientist may write software to automate a mundane task). Embedded software development, that is, the development of embedded software, such as used for controlling consumer products, requires the development process to be integrated with the development of the controlled physical product. System software underlies applications and the programming process itself, and is often developed separately.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Analysis	1.93%
Web Applications	3.76%
Software Development	2.81%

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 Windows Developer's salary.

Consulting: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Commitment: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.
Solution Design: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Consulting	$76,535	6%
Commitment	$75,091	4%
Solution Design	$75,091	4%
Agile	$74,369	3%
Leadership	$74,369	3%
Innovation	$74,369	3%

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

Understanding how a Windows 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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$66,791

Average $72,203/year

$77,661

$5,566

Average $6,017/month

$6,472

$1,284

Average $1,389/week

$1,493

$32

Average $35/hour

$37

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$77,661	$6,472	$1,493	$37
Average	$72,203	$6,017	$1,389	$35
25th Percentile	$66,791	$5,566	$1,284	$32

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Salaries for a Windows Developer can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $79,395 in 2023 to around $79,038 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Windows Developer salary trends, .

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