Highest-paying Cities for Applications Software Developers

The top 100 highest paying cities for applications 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 applications software developers in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $138,040, San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California is the highest paying city for applications software developers. It is followed by San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California (average annual salary $138,000). 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 applications software developers in a specific city, use the links in the table.

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

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$138,040	$84,340	30,120
2	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$138,000	$83,590	42,460
3	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$129,820	$83,140	47,920
4	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$129,570	$83,910	50,940
5	Northern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin	$128,490	$54,120	30
6	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$127,390	$81,860	50,440
7	Taunton-Norton-Raynham, Massachusetts	$122,890	$69,460	80
8	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California	$122,080	$70,650	10,010
9	Napa, California	$120,980	$72,550	40
10	Vallejo-Fairfield, California	$120,460	$63,390	120
11	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California	$117,780	$74,640	570
12	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$116,620	$64,570	930
13	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$115,360	$69,200	33,530
14	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California	$115,020	$65,640	250
15	East Idaho nonmetropolitan area, Idaho	$114,730	$65,690	180
16	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$113,670	$63,410	29,890
17	Framingham, Massachusetts	$113,670	$78,450	3,170
18	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia	$113,620	$66,920	28,820
19	Bakersfield-Delano, California	$113,100	$64,090	490
20	Bloomington, Indiana	$112,720	$67,130	190
21	New Bern, North Carolina	$112,390	$83,500	40
22	Shreveport-Bossier City, Louisiana	$112,020	$63,130	80
23	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$111,960	$69,070	78,380
24	Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, Hawaii	$111,960	$68,140	50
25	Bay City, Michigan	$111,710	$57,570	n/a
26	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$111,070	$69,970	34,260
27	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$110,930	$70,950	10,830
28	Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas	$110,550	$68,940	26,100
29	North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$110,390	$64,410	80
30	Gettysburg, Pennsylvania	$110,380	$53,350	30
31	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$110,120	$64,710	2,880
32	Newark-Union, Pennsylvania	$110,070	$68,360	11,390
33	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$109,960	$60,970	16,970
34	Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, New Hampshire	$109,720	$70,500	2,060
35	Rome, Georgia	$109,720	$56,660	70
36	Sherman-Denison, Texas	$109,510	$73,030	50
37	Boulder, Colorado	$109,140	$59,330	5,360
38	Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area, Vermont	$108,910	$69,930	130
39	Nashua, New Hampshire	$108,610	$64,080	2,310
40	Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, North Carolina	$108,480	$55,830	170
41	Bismarck, North Dakota	$108,470	$53,410	250
42	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$108,440	$63,620	14,620
43	Salinas, California	$107,940	$77,880	190
44	Lynchburg, Virginia	$107,930	$58,800	260
45	Wichita Falls, Texas	$107,810	$63,460	n/a
46	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$107,720	$66,530	29,270
47	Upper Eastern Shore nonmetropolitan area, Maryland	$107,250	$67,840	110
48	Fresno, California	$107,170	$60,420	290
49	Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada	$106,990	$44,960	3,090
50	Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$106,900	$60,300	80
51	Maryland nonmetropolitan area, Maryland	$106,770	$67,600	n/a
52	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas	$106,760	$68,770	13,520
53	Chico, California	$106,720	$58,640	290
54	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$106,710	$66,100	39,970
55	Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire	$106,710	$58,800	130
56	Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$106,300	$58,980	4,100
57	Visalia-Porterville, California	$106,120	$55,740	140
58	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina	$106,060	$64,990	10,900
59	Madera-Chowchilla, California	$105,970	$84,630	30
60	California-Lexington Park, Maryland	$105,480	$59,160	260
61	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$105,220	$65,750	12,950
62	Colorado Springs, Colorado	$105,220	$60,940	3,530
63	Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury, New Hampshire	$105,010	$53,630	110
64	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$104,680	$64,320	19,520
65	Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, New Hampshire	$104,210	$60,240	480
66	Bellingham, Washington	$104,040	$52,150	350
67	Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$103,790	$68,540	170
68	Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area, Virginia	$103,760	$55,110	90
69	St Marys County, Maryland	$103,610	$64,490	360
70	Burlington-South Burlington, Vermont	$103,340	$64,200	510
71	San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas	$103,340	$62,340	3,950
72	Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area, Idaho	$103,170	$55,790	300
73	Columbus, Georgia	$103,150	$65,530	780
74	Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick, Maryland	$102,880	$55,690	4,240
75	Stockton, California	$102,530	$64,730	120
76	Anchorage, Alaska	$102,530	$64,770	250
77	Worcester, Massachusetts	$102,440	$66,090	1,070
78	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	$102,220	$61,890	3,600
79	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia	$102,190	$56,330	27,030
80	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California	$102,170	$64,040	25,370
81	Longview, Texas	$102,050	$64,920	100
82	Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Florida	$101,970	$66,770	2,130
83	Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California	$101,930	$62,840	9,360
84	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$101,810	$49,480	1,700
85	West Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$101,530	$70,490	160
86	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$101,430	$65,120	20,510
87	Northern Utah nonmetropolitan area, Utah	$101,370	$55,460	90
88	Peabody, Massachusetts	$101,240	$66,770	280
89	Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$101,170	$66,870	200
90	Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania	$101,130	$66,180	170
91	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington	$101,090	$68,060	240
92	Richmond, Virginia	$100,940	$65,110	4,490
93	Columbus, Ohio	$100,930	$63,770	12,020
94	Huntsville, Alabama	$100,830	$59,610	3,160
95	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$100,700	$57,640	12,740
96	Salt Lake City, Utah	$100,700	$58,090	6,060
97	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$100,560	$59,460	20,290
98	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$100,370	$66,720	5,370
99	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$100,360	$67,670	4,220
100	North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, Florida	$100,310	$58,330	680

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for applications software developers.