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Highest-paying Cities for Software Developers

The top 100 highest paying cities for software developers (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of software developers in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $193,140, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is the highest paying city for software developers. It is followed by San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California (average annual salary $165,950). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of software developers in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Software Developers

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$193,140	$127,900	83,860
2	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$165,950	$105,310	67,010
3	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$151,930	$84,890	80,770
4	Bremerton-Silverdale, Washington	$147,740	$74,670	540
5	Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, Massachusetts	$141,710	$64,830	150
6	Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$140,260	$75,340	330
7	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California	$140,070	$84,990	630
8	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$138,130	$85,900	17,380
9	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California	$137,730	$77,930	460
10	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$136,630	$82,100	108,650

11	Yuba City, California	$136,020	$92,650	120
12	Boulder, Colorado	$136,010	$85,240	6,590
13	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$135,960	$82,530	53,220
14	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$134,870	$80,600	69,360
15	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California	$134,490	$88,350	2,270
16	Anchorage, Alaska	$134,210	$80,010	240
17	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$133,980	$80,990	6,200
18	Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$133,930	$93,870	50
19	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$133,540	$83,020	55,590
20	Kokomo, Indiana	$132,620	$55,470	30
21	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$132,320	$82,230	14,230
22	Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$132,080	$77,670	250
23	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California	$131,910	$80,000	440
24	Colorado Springs, Colorado	$131,790	$79,840	5,440
25	North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$131,660	$67,620	80
26	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina	$131,550	$78,980	17,900
27	Bakersfield-Delano, California	$131,300	$81,360	810
28	Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey	$130,560	$75,070	4,030
29	Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina	$129,990	$83,680	8,330
30	Stockton, California	$129,670	$80,400	500
31	Visalia-Porterville, California	$129,530	$74,510	240
32	Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina	$129,520	$72,490	15,520
33	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$129,500	$79,550	4,040
34	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$129,500	$80,960	25,060
35	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$129,490	$80,070	4,450
36	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$129,130	$79,050	2,050
37	Napa, California	$128,580	$85,670	100
38	Walla Walla, Washington	$128,410	$60,940	100
39	Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area, New Mexico	$128,030	$83,000	210
40	Vallejo-Fairfield, California	$127,660	$63,950	230
41	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington	$127,390	$74,110	610
42	Redding, California	$126,900	$64,610	150
43	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$126,860	$66,890	17,100
44	Barnstable Town, Massachusetts	$126,610	$82,440	400
45	North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$126,530	$59,170	160
46	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$126,260	$76,050	40,840
47	Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$126,000	$68,980	520
48	Bellingham, Washington	$125,930	$62,860	710
49	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$125,790	$77,310	4,200
50	Northeastern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area, Oklahoma	$125,620	$72,170	370
51	California-Lexington Park, Maryland	$125,620	$83,290	720
52	New Bedford, Massachusetts	$125,500	$85,070	230
53	Worcester, Massachusetts	$125,340	$72,960	2,120
54	Kankakee-Bradley, Illinois	$125,320	$67,610	90
55	Fresno, California	$125,180	$67,510	640
56	Longview, Washington	$124,580	$69,220	140
57	Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$124,360	$68,880	330
58	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia	$124,130	$77,720	41,920
59	East and South Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$123,980	$64,140	80
60	Portsmouth, New Hampshire	$123,330	$76,880	850
61	Merced, California	$123,180	$59,140	90
62	Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$123,160	$66,290	40
63	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$122,990	$77,320	50,370
64	Chico, California	$122,730	$70,740	120
65	Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$122,580	$62,240	300
66	Richmond, Virginia	$122,480	$74,790	7,880
67	Northeastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, North Carolina	$120,590	$65,970	480
68	Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, Washington	$120,570	$62,930	140
69	South Illinois nonmetropolitan area, Illinois	$120,270	$61,440	230
70	Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa	$120,000	$68,750	150
71	Greeley, Colorado	$119,030	$68,870	340
72	Waco, Texas	$118,720	$76,910	500
73	Winston-Salem, North Carolina	$118,500	$70,350	1,550
74	Pueblo, Colorado	$118,190	$64,420	180
75	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$117,800	$65,750	18,520
76	Savannah, Georgia	$117,590	$53,400	520
77	Yakima, Washington	$116,930	$61,640	110
78	Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, Hawaii	$116,760	$68,520	150
79	Dover-Durham, New Hampshire	$116,730	$76,980	740
80	Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado	$116,310	$69,990	1,830
81	Laredo, Texas	$115,890	$56,660	130
82	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$115,660	$76,570	25,340
83	Sumter, South Carolina	$114,310	$68,210	100
84	Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$113,990	$57,230	170
85	New Bern, North Carolina	$113,970	$57,890	110
86	Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, North Carolina	$113,850	$63,880	510
87	Albany, Oregon	$113,740	$76,120	100
88	Salinas, California	$113,410	$70,490	250
89	Bangor, Maine	$113,120	$67,240	120
90	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$113,070	$77,800	29,450
91	Gainesville, Georgia	$112,800	$61,420	240
92	Hawaii-Maui-Kauai nonmetropolitan area, Hawaii	$112,750	$52,500	220
93	Olympia, Washington	$112,170	$76,570	1,870
94	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$111,730	$77,330	29,160
95	West Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$111,640	$74,460	240
96	Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada	$111,560	$73,960	2,620
97	San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas	$111,410	$65,140	4,630
98	Greensboro-High Point, North Carolina	$111,360	$69,060	2,070
99	Provo-Orem, Utah	$111,240	$55,130	6,160
100	Warner Robins, Georgia	$111,180	$64,650	360