Software Development Specialist salary

Average software development specialist salary

$102,196

$49.13 hourly rate

Entry-level software development specialist salary
$78,000 yearly salary
Updated January 8, 2025

How much does a software development specialist make?

The average software development specialist salary in the United States is $102,196. Software development specialist salaries typically range between $78,000 and $132,000 yearly. The average hourly rate for software development specialists is $49.13 per hour.

Software development specialist salary is impacted by location, education, and experience. Software development specialists earn the highest average salary in California.

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Software Development Specialist salary estimates from across the web

Based on the latest salary information compiled by Zippia, Salary.com, Indeed, Glassdoor and Payscale, the average salary for a software development specialist typically falls between $90,188 and $123,662.
zippia
$102,196yearly
glassdoor[1]
$117,671yearly
indeed[2]
$103,811yearly
Salary.com[3]
$123,662yearly
payscale[4]
$90,188yearly

Average software development specialist salary by state

The average software development specialist salary in California, Washington, and Nevada are the highest in the U.S. The lowest average software development specialist salary states are Mississippi, Kentucky, and West Virginia.

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Highest paying states for software development specialists

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1California$129,006$62.02
2Washington$115,243$55.41
3Nevada$110,925$53.33
4Oregon$102,248$49.16
5Massachusetts$104,235$50.11
6Arizona$100,905$48.51
7Utah$97,815$47.03
8Delaware$100,778$48.45
9Texas$98,093$47.16
10Oklahoma$106,659$51.28
11New York$108,487$52.16
12New Jersey$103,271$49.65
13Maryland$103,742$49.88
14Rhode Island$94,835$45.59
15Idaho$98,431$47.32
16Michigan$98,141$47.18
17Virginia$98,397$47.31
18Wisconsin$97,333$46.79
19New Hampshire$97,861$47.05
20Minnesota$94,527$45.45
21Pennsylvania$93,885$45.14
22Connecticut$101,283$48.69
23North Dakota$90,228$43.38
24District of Columbia$94,663$45.51
25Georgia$92,697$44.57
26Wyoming$88,378$42.49
27Vermont$89,918$43.23
28Iowa$90,358$43.44
29North Carolina$91,849$44.16
30Illinois$94,328$45.35
31Kansas$87,977$42.30
32Alaska$89,412$42.99
33New Mexico$85,409$41.06
34Colorado$90,104$43.32
35Montana$83,191$40.00
36Ohio$86,858$41.76
37Louisiana$89,162$42.87
38Florida$89,130$42.85
39Missouri$87,857$42.24
40Indiana$83,801$40.29
41Hawaii$85,446$41.08
42South Carolina$87,439$42.04
43Tennessee$84,486$40.62
44Maine$87,990$42.30
45Arkansas$79,655$38.30
46Alabama$82,883$39.85
47Nebraska$78,035$37.52
48Kentucky$81,554$39.21
49West Virginia$80,815$38.85
50South Dakota$80,098$38.51
51Mississippi$81,900$39.38
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Highest paying cities for software development specialists

The highest-paying cities for software development specialists are San Francisco, CA, Seattle, WA, and New York, NY.

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1San Francisco, CA$139,556$67.09
2Seattle, WA$115,972$55.76
3New York, NY$108,686$52.25
4Quincy, MA$104,382$50.18
5Jersey City, NJ$103,358$49.69
6Phoenix, AZ$101,011$48.56
7Sterling, VA$99,146$47.67
8Austin, TX$98,407$47.31
9Salt Lake City, UT$97,025$46.65
10Providence, RI$94,878$45.61
11Chicago, IL$94,611$45.49
12Eden Prairie, MN$94,471$45.42
13Atlanta, GA$92,565$44.50
14Durham, NC$92,318$44.38
15Jacksonville, FL$88,838$42.71
16Topeka, KS$87,867$42.24
17Columbus, OH$86,537$41.60
18Knoxville, TN$85,056$40.89
19Frankfort, KY$81,758$39.31
20Lincoln, NE$77,894$37.45

Software Development Specialist salary details

A software development specialist's salary ranges from $78,000 a year at the 10th percentile to $132,000 at the 90th percentile.

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Average Software Development Specialist Salary Graph, Trends, and Summary

What is a software development specialist's salary?

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90th Percentile$132,000$11,000$63
75th Percentile$117,000$9,750$56
Average$102,196$8,516$49
25th Percentile$89,000$7,417$43
10th Percentile$78,000$6,500$38

Highest paying software development specialist jobs

The highest paying types of software development specialists are principal software engineer, senior software development engineer, and lead software developer.

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Principal Software Engineer$134,230$11,186$64.53345,893
Software Engineer$100,260$8,355$48.20339,938
Software Quality Engineer$99,902$8,325$48.03279,437
Web Design/Development$69,901$5,825$33.61184,573
Development Team Member$27,071$2,256$13.02389,951
Design, Development$93,226$7,769$44.82280,910

Top companies hiring software development specialists now:

  1. Nasdaq Jobs (39)
  2. SAP Jobs (5)
  3. Country-Wide Insurance Jobs (10)
  4. Amdocs Jobs (186)
  5. Domino's Pizza Jobs (7)

Which companies pay software development specialists the most?

Software development specialist salaries at Netflix and Nasdaq are the highest-paying according to our most recent salary estimates. In addition, the average software development specialist salary at companies like AQR Capital Management and Concentra are highly competitive.

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1Netflix$141,225$67.90
2Nasdaq$128,217$61.64
3AQR Capital Management$128,076$61.58
4Concentra$126,778$60.95
5Cengage Learning$123,406$59.33
6MAC Cosmetics$120,590$57.98
7SAP$119,769$57.58
8SAS Institute$119,080$57.25
9Novartis$117,175$56.33
10Ford Motor$115,900$55.72
11Country-Wide Insurance$113,801$54.71
12Experian Data Quality$112,295$53.99
13Amdocs$109,737$52.76
14Domino's Pizza$109,645$52.71
15APN$108,139$51.99
16UChicago Argonne$106,471$51.19
173M Company$106,227$51.07
18Data$106,077$51.00
19TAJ Technologies$103,159$49.60
20Randstad North America, Inc.$101,801$48.94

Wage gap by gender, race and education

$101,000$99,600$98,200$96,800$95,400$94,000
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Software Development Specialist salary by industry

The average software development specialist salary varies across industries:

  • The average software development specialist salary in the finance industry is $128,179, the highest of any industry.
  • The average software development specialist salary in the finance industry is $109,737.
  • Software development specialists in the professional industry earn an average salary of $78,463, the lowest of any industry.

Highest paying industries for software development specialists

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1Finance$128,179$61.62
2Telecommunication$109,737$52.76
3Automotive$103,093$49.56
4Technology$98,192$47.21
5Professional$78,463$37.72

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Software Development Specialist salary trends

The average software development specialist salary has risen by $18,972 over the last ten years. In 2014, the average software development specialist earned $83,224 annually, but today, they earn $102,196 a year. That works out to a 10% change in pay for software development specialists over the last decade.

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Average software development specialist salary over time

Compare software development specialist salaries for individual cities or states with the national average.

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Software Development Specialist salary by year

Year
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2025$102,000$49.13+3.3%
2024$98,800$47.51+2.3%
2023$96,600$46.44+1.8%
2022$94,900$45.62+1.7%
2021$93,300$44.85+1.8%

Recently added software development specialist salaries

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DasstateohSoftware Development Specialist 3Columbus, OH12/15/2024$81,059
Newark Board of EducationSoftware Development Specialist 1 (Nboe)Newark, NJ12/13/2024$75,359
Nj Department of Environmental ProtectionM&B Software Development Specialist 1Trenton, NJ12/13/2024$62,164
3M CoSoftware Development SpecialistIone, OR12/11/2024$137,439
3M Taiwan LimitedSoftware Development SpecialistIone, OR12/11/2024$137,439
State of OhioHybrid-Software Development Specialist 4Columbus, OH12/09/2024$84,941
3MSoftware Development SpecialistMaplewood, MN10/25/2024$160,284
Study InternationalSpecialist Software DevelopmentRochester, NY10/24/2024$100,000
DasstateohHybrid-Software Development Specialist 4Columbus, OH10/10/2024$84,941
VisitmonmouthSoftware Development Specialist 1-Information Technology ServicesFreehold, NJ10/09/2024$55,000

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