The highest-paying states 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 states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $128,200, Washington is the highest paying state for applications software developers. It is followed by California (average annual salary $123,630). 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 state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington | $128,200 |
$80,840 | 53,860 |
| 2 | California | $123,630 |
$72,510 | 148,550 |
| 3 | District of Columbia | $113,750 |
$73,660 | 2,520 |
| 4 | New York | $111,970 |
$66,640 | 52,640 |
| 5 | Virginia | $109,740 |
$66,700 | 38,110 |
| 6 | New Hampshire | $108,650 |
$67,100 | 6,540 |
| 7 | Texas | $108,490 |
$67,140 | 71,260 |
| 8 | Massachusetts | $105,620 |
$65,710 | 29,110 |
| 9 | Colorado | $104,980 |
$62,920 | 30,400 |
| 10 | Nevada | $102,380 |
$45,790 | 3,900 |
| 11 | Delaware | $101,680 |
$68,350 | 4,790 |
| 12 | New Jersey | $101,460 |
$66,100 | 46,930 |
| 13 | Georgia | $100,820 |
$55,290 | 30,440 |
| 14 | North Carolina | $100,560 |
$62,340 | 30,580 |
| 15 | Maryland | $100,510 |
$52,800 | 12,780 |
| 16 | Connecticut | $100,150 |
$64,720 | 11,540 |
| 17 | Oregon | $100,080 |
$61,330 | 15,610 |
| 18 | Arizona | $98,640 |
$57,230 | 14,130 |
| 19 | Alaska | $98,030 |
$66,390 | 360 |
| 20 | Utah | $97,230 |
$55,090 | 11,040 |
| 21 | Rhode Island | $96,730 |
$62,830 | 1,840 |
| 22 | Illinois | $95,420 |
$59,800 | 30,500 |
| 23 | Minnesota | $95,220 |
$59,000 | 19,970 |
| 24 | Vermont | $95,010 |
$60,900 | 910 |
| 25 | Pennsylvania | $93,670 |
$59,320 | 28,260 |
| 26 | Alabama | $93,360 |
$54,070 | 6,210 |
| 27 | Florida | $92,620 |
$56,010 | 38,160 |
| 28 | Missouri | $91,820 |
$59,310 | 15,380 |
| 29 | Ohio | $91,280 |
$53,910 | 35,100 |
| 30 | Tennessee | $88,910 |
$46,030 | 5,870 |
| 31 | Iowa | $88,550 |
$57,990 | 6,990 |
| 32 | Michigan | $87,880 |
$55,200 | 29,540 |
| 33 | South Carolina | $87,170 |
$53,960 | 4,580 |
| 34 | Maine | $87,150 |
$59,190 | 2,270 |
| 35 | Nebraska | $87,110 |
$55,380 | 4,740 |
| 36 | Oklahoma | $84,900 |
$51,620 | 4,320 |
| 37 | Arkansas | $84,550 |
$52,730 | 3,910 |
| 38 | Wisconsin | $84,480 |
$54,850 | 16,940 |
| 39 | Idaho | $83,510 |
$52,750 | 2,800 |
| 40 | Kansas | $83,300 |
$48,520 | 5,570 |
| 41 | Virgin Islands | $82,630 |
$48,330 | 30 |
| 42 | Indiana | $81,580 |
$55,740 | 9,770 |
| 43 | Montana | $80,900 |
$52,060 | 990 |
| 44 | Kentucky | $80,760 |
$43,430 | 5,700 |
| 45 | Hawaii | $80,000 |
$54,310 | 720 |
| 46 | Louisiana | $79,750 |
$46,170 | 1,190 |
| 47 | Mississippi | $79,220 |
$49,000 | 910 |
| 48 | North Dakota | $77,340 |
$47,800 | 1,120 |
| 49 | West Virginia | $77,310 |
$40,480 | 1,110 |
| 50 | New Mexico | $76,600 |
$23,900 | 1,420 |
| 51 | South Dakota | $72,720 |
$52,040 | 1,010 |
| 52 | Wyoming | $66,060 |
$44,630 | 290 |
| 53 | Puerto Rico | $46,540 |
$30,700 | 380 |