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Software Developer Salary in Gainesville, Florida

The annual salary statistics of software developers in Gainesville, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage data of software developers in Gainesville 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 Gainesville, Florida

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$47,660
25th Percentile Wage
$58,920
50th Percentile Wage
$76,440
75th Percentile Wage
$114,050
90th Percentile Wage
$141,580

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for software developers in Gainesville, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $141,580. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $76,440. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $47,660.

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
$76,440
-24.75% -24.75%
2021
$95,360
- -

Table 2. Compare Software Developer Salary in Gainesville with Other Florida Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $76,440, Gainesville is the lowest paying city for software developers in state of Florida, following city of Naples-Marco Island (median annual salary of $109,470). Compared with the highest paying city Naples-Marco Island, the median annual salary of software developers in Gainesville is 30.2 percent (30.2%) lower.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Naples-Marco Island
$109,470
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville
$108,870
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach
$108,830
Punta Gorda
$108,620
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford
$107,040
Jacksonville
$106,950
Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater
$106,840
South Florida nonmetropolitan area
$106,840
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin
$106,740
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota
$106,140
Cape Coral-Fort Myers
$104,760
North Florida nonmetropolitan area
$104,190
Lakeland-Winter Haven
$103,690
Port St Lucie
$103,030
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach
$100,760
Ocala
$100,740
Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach
$100,030
Sebastian-Vero Beach
$98,920
The Villages
$96,540
Homosassa Springs
$94,780
Tallahassee
$93,900
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent
$93,250
Gainesville
$76,440

See also: Top paying jobs in Gainesville, Florida.