The highest-paying states for web 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 web developers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $89,660, Washington is the highest paying state for web developers. It is followed by District of Columbia (average annual salary $86,580). 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 web 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 | $89,660 |
$49,760 | 5,880 |
| 2 | District of Columbia | $86,580 |
$53,920 | 1,220 |
| 3 | Virginia | $85,630 |
$43,560 | 3,840 |
| 4 | Massachusetts | $81,200 |
$45,330 | 4,220 |
| 5 | Georgia | $78,070 |
$43,790 | 2,510 |
| 6 | California | $78,040 |
$38,040 | 20,170 |
| 7 | New Jersey | $78,010 |
$42,030 | 3,320 |
| 8 | Minnesota | $77,880 |
$44,110 | 2,780 |
| 9 | Connecticut | $76,400 |
$43,460 | 1,210 |
| 10 | South Carolina | $74,970 |
$42,000 | 1,310 |
| 11 | Maryland | $73,450 |
$45,970 | 3,110 |
| 12 | New York | $71,730 |
$41,610 | 12,030 |
| 13 | Delaware | $71,700 |
$41,660 | 370 |
| 14 | Colorado | $71,360 |
$39,790 | 2,490 |
| 15 | Texas | $70,630 |
$40,660 | 7,830 |
| 16 | Illinois | $70,410 |
$39,600 | 5,180 |
| 17 | North Carolina | $68,520 |
$40,680 | 3,320 |
| 18 | Pennsylvania | $68,430 |
$39,580 | 4,610 |
| 19 | Kentucky | $68,000 |
$31,230 | 1,130 |
| 20 | Utah | $66,640 |
$35,780 | 1,980 |
| 21 | Rhode Island | $65,950 |
$45,720 | 430 |
| 22 | New Hampshire | $64,400 |
$37,540 | 630 |
| 23 | Michigan | $63,750 |
$35,830 | 2,690 |
| 24 | Arizona | $63,430 |
$40,080 | 2,440 |
| 25 | Oregon | $63,280 |
$36,310 | 2,050 |
| 26 | Ohio | $62,150 |
$35,020 | 4,100 |
| 27 | Hawaii | $61,760 |
$35,700 | 290 |
| 28 | Missouri | $61,540 |
$33,670 | 3,310 |
| 29 | Mississippi | $59,300 |
$35,580 | 280 |
| 30 | Florida | $59,290 |
$33,390 | 7,190 |
| 31 | New Mexico | $58,960 |
$41,350 | 270 |
| 32 | North Dakota | $58,360 |
$37,540 | 230 |
| 33 | Alabama | $58,100 |
$39,940 | 640 |
| 34 | Tennessee | $58,060 |
$30,960 | 1,630 |
| 35 | Kansas | $58,060 |
$36,290 | 860 |
| 36 | Maine | $56,930 |
$38,860 | 420 |
| 37 | Alaska | $56,860 |
$39,920 | 150 |
| 38 | Oklahoma | $56,660 |
$33,350 | 630 |
| 39 | Louisiana | $56,620 |
$19,450 | 500 |
| 40 | Nevada | $55,380 |
$29,750 | 680 |
| 41 | Indiana | $55,210 |
$31,330 | 1,690 |
| 42 | Vermont | $54,980 |
$32,660 | 370 |
| 43 | West Virginia | $54,060 |
$31,170 | 270 |
| 44 | Nebraska | $53,990 |
$32,980 | 800 |
| 45 | Idaho | $52,370 |
$25,710 | 630 |
| 46 | Iowa | $52,170 |
$31,530 | 1,100 |
| 47 | South Dakota | $50,780 |
$35,550 | 380 |
| 48 | Wisconsin | $50,600 |
$30,020 | 3,030 |
| 49 | Montana | $48,440 |
$29,200 | 510 |
| 50 | Arkansas | $47,450 |
$30,450 | 430 |
| 51 | Wyoming | $46,310 |
$27,920 | 160 |
| 52 | Puerto Rico | $35,040 |
$20,990 | 260 |