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Software Developer Salary in Rochester, New York

The annual salary statistics of software developers in Rochester, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of software developers in Rochester is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Software Developers in Rochester, New York

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$62,780
25th Percentile Wage
$83,890
50th Percentile Wage
$107,660
75th Percentile Wage
$133,800
90th Percentile Wage
$165,530

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for software developers in Rochester, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $165,530. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $107,660. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $62,780.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of software developers from 2012 to 2022. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth1-Year Growth
2022
$107,660
4.70% 4.70%
2021
$102,600
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Table 2. Compare Software Developer Salary in Rochester with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $107,660 in Rochester is in the middle of salary range for software developers in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of software developers in Rochester is 21.2 percent (21.2%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 16.3 percent (16.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Elmira.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
$136,630
Ithaca
$109,930
Binghamton
$109,230
Syracuse
$108,800
Kingston
$108,070
Rochester
$107,660
Buffalo-Niagara Falls
$106,360
Watertown-Fort Drum
$105,930
Albany-Schenectady-Troy
$105,390
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area
$104,770
Utica-Rome
$102,170
Glens Falls
$101,860
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area
$98,780
Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area
$92,960
Elmira
$90,110

See also: Top paying jobs in Rochester, New York.