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Highest-paying Cities for Software Developers and Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers

The top 100 highest paying cities for software developers and software quality assurance analysts and testers (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 and software quality assurance analysts and testers in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $156,620, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is the highest paying city for software developers and software quality assurance analysts and testers. It is followed by San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California (average annual salary $144,230). 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 and software quality assurance analysts and testers in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Software Developers and Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$156,620	$93,760	77,900
2	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$144,230	$88,090	64,310
3	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$141,250	$88,230	92,710
4	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$126,050	$74,260	3,140
5	Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, Massachusetts	$125,730	$66,570	230
6	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$119,490	$69,180	7,590
7	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$119,120	$72,770	104,470
8	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$119,060	$65,520	60,310
9	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$118,940	$75,230	19,770
10	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$118,190	$72,380	57,950

11	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California	$117,870	$65,110	890
12	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$117,280	$70,430	75,910
13	Walla Walla, Washington	$116,710	$54,490	30
14	Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington	$116,560	$70,680	190
15	Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, Hawaii	$116,200	$71,470	140
16	Lebanon, Pennsylvania	$116,080	$74,230	50
17	Worcester, Massachusetts	$115,820	$74,420	2,150
18	Prescott, Arizona	$115,660	$82,280	70
19	Napa, California	$115,550	$74,360	90
20	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$115,040	$64,120	17,870
21	San Angelo, Texas	$114,430	$61,060	n/a
22	Carson City, Nevada	$114,210	$71,320	40
23	Mansfield, Ohio	$113,930	$52,210	110
24	Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, Washington	$113,830	$81,890	60
25	Brunswick, Georgia	$113,700	$59,800	70
26	Watertown-Fort Drum, New York	$113,460	$87,650	40
27	Vallejo-Fairfield, California	$113,410	$79,490	290
28	Boulder, Colorado	$113,360	$68,180	7,470
29	Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area, Virginia	$113,110	$52,340	250
30	Pocatello, Idaho	$112,810	$60,320	80
31	Merced, California	$112,780	$57,540	n/a
32	New Bedford, Massachusetts	$112,170	$49,180	110
33	Visalia-Porterville, California	$111,690	$48,400	230
34	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$111,640	$69,420	31,120
35	Rochester, Minnesota	$111,550	$75,470	n/a
36	Ocean City, New Jersey	$110,610	$58,850	50
37	Portsmouth, New Hampshire	$110,450	$71,770	1,540
38	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$110,430	$71,110	4,050
39	Colorado Springs, Colorado	$110,230	$67,780	6,460
40	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$110,210	$69,970	52,490
41	San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas	$110,180	$67,350	5,850
42	Hawaii-Maui-Kauai nonmetropolitan area, Hawaii	$109,810	$72,680	160
43	Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina	$109,770	$69,660	14,100
44	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$109,520	$67,050	15,900
45	Bloomington, Illinois	$108,970	$73,260	2,750
46	Yuba City, California	$108,920	$81,530	40
47	Huntsville, Alabama	$108,710	$66,250	7,480
48	California-Lexington Park, Maryland	$108,440	$64,630	830
49	Salinas, California	$108,200	$70,350	330
50	Cedar Rapids, Iowa	$107,930	$71,020	3,360
51	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California	$107,740	$69,600	650
52	West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area, Arkansas	$107,740	$56,990	50
53	Midland, Michigan	$107,720	$27,210	170
54	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$107,470	$64,650	20,310
55	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$107,430	$67,630	28,980
56	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas	$107,150	$67,690	25,380
57	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$106,940	$68,350	28,780
58	Salt Lake City, Utah	$106,750	$62,740	10,840
59	Stockton, California	$106,710	$52,680	170
60	Savannah, Georgia	$106,710	$47,770	490
61	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$106,680	$66,180	47,040
62	East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area, Illinois	$106,550	$65,950	140
63	Midland, Texas	$106,500	$71,830	140
64	Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey	$106,220	$63,160	4,140
65	Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Florida	$106,150	$68,080	4,520
66	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia	$106,150	$62,100	41,810
67	Danbury, Connecticut	$105,630	$58,900	740
68	Salisbury, Maryland	$105,340	$44,530	230
69	Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area, Utah	$105,000	$51,530	150
70	Lynchburg, Virginia	$104,980	$60,430	480
71	New Haven, Connecticut	$104,800	$58,650	1,370
72	Glens Falls, New York	$104,770	$67,250	80
73	Punta Gorda, Florida	$104,690	$63,410	90
74	Charlottesville, Virginia	$104,230	$62,260	1,810
75	Barnstable Town, Massachusetts	$103,960	$46,900	280
76	Waco, Texas	$103,920	$55,720	190
77	Pittsfield, Massachusetts	$103,640	$69,010	450
78	Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado	$103,550	$64,890	2,020
79	Idaho Falls, Idaho	$103,390	$51,130	340
80	Northeastern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area, Oklahoma	$103,350	$57,630	260
81	Springfield, Ohio	$103,280	$66,610	130
82	Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas	$103,270	$46,180	270
83	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina	$103,260	$59,860	15,070
84	Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, Florida	$103,050	$60,630	1,140
85	North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$102,850	$52,890	n/a
86	Yakima, Washington	$102,820	$59,690	70
87	Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina	$102,570	$63,540	8,660
88	Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$102,360	$65,870	200
89	Richmond, Virginia	$102,140	$68,870	6,870
90	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$101,980	$62,360	26,570
91	Central Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$101,900	$65,250	270
92	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington	$101,880	$58,960	600
93	Northeastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, North Carolina	$101,540	$60,960	500
94	Winston-Salem, North Carolina	$101,520	$57,640	1,120
95	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$101,200	$68,470	2,940
96	West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire	$101,090	$64,210	700
97	Augusta-Richmond County, South Carolina	$100,810	$52,810	590
98	West Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$100,390	$44,300	160
99	North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, Florida	$100,380	$50,720	1,830
100	North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, Tennessee	$100,210	$54,640	210