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Software Developer Salary in Tucson, Arizona

The annual salary statistics of software developers in Tucson, Arizona is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of software developers in Tucson is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Software Developers in Tucson, Arizona

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$82,060
25th Percentile Wage
$84,930
50th Percentile Wage
$105,940
75th Percentile Wage
$135,940
90th Percentile Wage
$172,770

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for software developers in Tucson, Arizona in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $172,770. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $105,940. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $82,060.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of software developers from 2012 to 2022. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth1-Year Growth
2022
$105,940
6.79% 6.79%
2021
$98,750
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Table 2. Compare Software Developer Salary in Tucson with Other Arizona Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $105,940, Tucson is the second highest paying city for software developers in state of Arizona, following the highest paying city Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale (median annual salary of $111,730). Compared with Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, the median annual salary of software developers in Tucson is 5.2 percent (5.2%) lower.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale
$111,730
Tucson
$105,940
Flagstaff
$105,460
Sierra Vista-Douglas
$104,680
Prescott
$103,660
Yuma
$103,100
North Arizona nonmetropolitan area
$101,870
Lake Havasu City-Kingman
$95,820

See also: Top paying jobs in Tucson, Arizona.