The highest-paying states for web developers and digital interface designers (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 and digital interface designers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $139,620, Washington is the highest paying state for web developers and digital interface designers. It is followed by Georgia (average annual salary $91,190). 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 and digital interface designers in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington | $139,620 |
$62,920 | 16,220 |
| 2 | Georgia | $91,190 |
$53,150 | 3,600 |
| 3 | California | $89,420 |
$46,300 | 22,020 |
| 4 | Massachusetts | $87,020 |
$50,910 | 5,130 |
| 5 | New Jersey | $86,810 |
$46,820 | 4,010 |
| 6 | District of Columbia | $83,830 |
$44,220 | 1,550 |
| 7 | Virginia | $80,790 |
$44,130 | 5,490 |
| 8 | Maryland | $78,950 |
$41,960 | 4,040 |
| 9 | Minnesota | $77,160 |
$48,080 | 2,720 |
| 10 | Delaware | $76,880 |
$44,710 | 330 |
| 11 | Oregon | $76,640 |
$37,760 | 2,450 |
| 12 | New York | $76,450 |
$41,320 | 12,950 |
| 13 | Connecticut | $76,230 |
$44,230 | 1,570 |
| 14 | Rhode Island | $76,070 |
$54,420 | 480 |
| 15 | Illinois | $75,910 |
$39,400 | 5,590 |
| 16 | Alaska | $74,360 |
$35,550 | 70 |
| 17 | Colorado | $72,890 |
$43,180 | 4,270 |
| 18 | South Carolina | $72,640 |
$38,120 | 1,510 |
| 19 | Texas | $72,190 |
$41,750 | 9,830 |
| 20 | Pennsylvania | $71,880 |
$42,000 | 4,480 |
| 21 | Ohio | $70,400 |
$37,350 | 4,650 |
| 22 | North Carolina | $70,070 |
$39,010 | 4,660 |
| 23 | Hawaii | $69,900 |
$39,660 | 250 |
| 24 | Missouri | $69,490 |
$43,020 | 3,270 |
| 25 | Utah | $68,680 |
$30,520 | 2,730 |
| 26 | Michigan | $67,460 |
$33,660 | 2,120 |
| 27 | Nevada | $65,510 |
$31,110 | 710 |
| 28 | Florida | $65,400 |
$33,620 | 7,310 |
| 29 | Kentucky | $65,150 |
$40,280 | 960 |
| 30 | New Hampshire | $64,330 |
$35,980 | 590 |
| 31 | Alabama | $63,560 |
$34,670 | 710 |
| 32 | Arizona | $63,270 |
$35,060 | 3,080 |
| 33 | Wisconsin | $60,710 |
$35,490 | 4,630 |
| 34 | Kansas | $60,160 |
$38,150 | 1,160 |
| 35 | Nebraska | $60,080 |
$36,780 | 800 |
| 36 | Iowa | $59,310 |
$34,400 | 1,330 |
| 37 | Mississippi | $58,290 |
$34,340 | 320 |
| 38 | Oklahoma | $57,770 |
$33,270 | 700 |
| 39 | Indiana | $57,620 |
$30,370 | 1,870 |
| 40 | New Mexico | $56,900 |
$35,540 | 260 |
| 41 | Tennessee | $55,680 |
$25,960 | 2,150 |
| 42 | Montana | $53,810 |
$32,760 | 560 |
| 43 | North Dakota | $52,600 |
$33,170 | 170 |
| 44 | Maine | $52,290 |
$38,160 | 380 |
| 45 | West Virginia | $52,090 |
$29,740 | 280 |
| 46 | Vermont | $51,760 |
$40,730 | 290 |
| 47 | South Dakota | $51,570 |
$35,120 | 270 |
| 48 | Idaho | $51,160 |
$25,770 | 460 |
| 49 | Louisiana | $48,860 |
$19,170 | 480 |
| 50 | Wyoming | $44,920 |
$28,670 | 140 |
| 51 | Arkansas | $42,840 |
$24,910 | 640 |
| 52 | Puerto Rico | $35,050 |
$18,770 | 360 |