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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.
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.
Rank![]() ![]() | State![]() ![]() | Avg. Salary![]() ![]() | Hourly Rate![]() ![]() |
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1 | California | $129,006 | $62.02 |
2 | Washington | $115,243 | $55.41 |
3 | Nevada | $110,925 | $53.33 |
4 | Oregon | $102,248 | $49.16 |
5 | Massachusetts | $104,235 | $50.11 |
6 | Arizona | $100,905 | $48.51 |
7 | Utah | $97,815 | $47.03 |
8 | Delaware | $100,778 | $48.45 |
9 | Texas | $98,093 | $47.16 |
10 | Oklahoma | $106,659 | $51.28 |
11 | New York | $108,487 | $52.16 |
12 | New Jersey | $103,271 | $49.65 |
13 | Maryland | $103,742 | $49.88 |
14 | Rhode Island | $94,835 | $45.59 |
15 | Idaho | $98,431 | $47.32 |
16 | Michigan | $98,141 | $47.18 |
17 | Virginia | $98,397 | $47.31 |
18 | Wisconsin | $97,333 | $46.79 |
19 | New Hampshire | $97,861 | $47.05 |
20 | Minnesota | $94,527 | $45.45 |
21 | Pennsylvania | $93,885 | $45.14 |
22 | Connecticut | $101,283 | $48.69 |
23 | North Dakota | $90,228 | $43.38 |
24 | District of Columbia | $94,663 | $45.51 |
25 | Georgia | $92,697 | $44.57 |
26 | Wyoming | $88,378 | $42.49 |
27 | Vermont | $89,918 | $43.23 |
28 | Iowa | $90,358 | $43.44 |
29 | North Carolina | $91,849 | $44.16 |
30 | Illinois | $94,328 | $45.35 |
31 | Kansas | $87,977 | $42.30 |
32 | Alaska | $89,412 | $42.99 |
33 | New Mexico | $85,409 | $41.06 |
34 | Colorado | $90,104 | $43.32 |
35 | Montana | $83,191 | $40.00 |
36 | Ohio | $86,858 | $41.76 |
37 | Louisiana | $89,162 | $42.87 |
38 | Florida | $89,130 | $42.85 |
39 | Missouri | $87,857 | $42.24 |
40 | Indiana | $83,801 | $40.29 |
41 | Hawaii | $85,446 | $41.08 |
42 | South Carolina | $87,439 | $42.04 |
43 | Tennessee | $84,486 | $40.62 |
44 | Maine | $87,990 | $42.30 |
45 | Arkansas | $79,655 | $38.30 |
46 | Alabama | $82,883 | $39.85 |
47 | Nebraska | $78,035 | $37.52 |
48 | Kentucky | $81,554 | $39.21 |
49 | West Virginia | $80,815 | $38.85 |
50 | South Dakota | $80,098 | $38.51 |
51 | Mississippi | $81,900 | $39.38 |
The highest-paying cities for software development specialists are San Francisco, CA, Seattle, WA, and New York, NY.
Rank![]() ![]() | City![]() ![]() | Avg. Salary![]() ![]() | Hourly Rate![]() ![]() |
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1 | San Francisco, CA | $139,556 | $67.09 |
2 | Seattle, WA | $115,972 | $55.76 |
3 | New York, NY | $108,686 | $52.25 |
4 | Quincy, MA | $104,382 | $50.18 |
5 | Jersey City, NJ | $103,358 | $49.69 |
6 | Phoenix, AZ | $101,011 | $48.56 |
7 | Sterling, VA | $99,146 | $47.67 |
8 | Austin, TX | $98,407 | $47.31 |
9 | Salt Lake City, UT | $97,025 | $46.65 |
10 | Providence, RI | $94,878 | $45.61 |
11 | Chicago, IL | $94,611 | $45.49 |
12 | Eden Prairie, MN | $94,471 | $45.42 |
13 | Atlanta, GA | $92,565 | $44.50 |
14 | Durham, NC | $92,318 | $44.38 |
15 | Jacksonville, FL | $88,838 | $42.71 |
16 | Topeka, KS | $87,867 | $42.24 |
17 | Columbus, OH | $86,537 | $41.60 |
18 | Knoxville, TN | $85,056 | $40.89 |
19 | Frankfort, KY | $81,758 | $39.31 |
20 | Lincoln, NE | $77,894 | $37.45 |
A software development specialist's salary ranges from $78,000 a year at the 10th percentile to $132,000 at the 90th percentile.
Percentile![]() ![]() | Annual Salary![]() ![]() | Monthly Salary![]() ![]() | Hourly Rate![]() ![]() |
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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 |
The highest paying types of software development specialists are principal software engineer, senior software development engineer, and lead software developer.
Job Title![]() ![]() | Annual Salary![]() ![]() | Monthly Salary![]() ![]() | Hourly Rate![]() ![]() | Job Openings![]() ![]() |
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Principal Software Engineer | $134,230 | $11,186 | $64.53 | 345,893 |
Software Engineer | $100,260 | $8,355 | $48.20 | 339,938 |
Software Quality Engineer | $99,902 | $8,325 | $48.03 | 279,437 |
Web Design/Development | $69,901 | $5,825 | $33.61 | 184,573 |
Development Team Member | $27,071 | $2,256 | $13.02 | 389,951 |
Design, Development | $93,226 | $7,769 | $44.82 | 280,910 |
Top companies hiring software development specialists now:
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.
Rank![]() ![]() | Company![]() ![]() | Average Salary![]() ![]() | Hourly Rate![]() ![]() |
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1 | Netflix | $141,225 | $67.90 |
2 | Nasdaq | $128,217 | $61.64 |
3 | AQR Capital Management | $128,076 | $61.58 |
4 | Concentra | $126,778 | $60.95 |
5 | Cengage Learning | $123,406 | $59.33 |
6 | MAC Cosmetics | $120,590 | $57.98 |
7 | SAP | $119,769 | $57.58 |
8 | SAS Institute | $119,080 | $57.25 |
9 | Novartis | $117,175 | $56.33 |
10 | Ford Motor | $115,900 | $55.72 |
11 | Country-Wide Insurance | $113,801 | $54.71 |
12 | Experian Data Quality | $112,295 | $53.99 |
13 | Amdocs | $109,737 | $52.76 |
14 | Domino's Pizza | $109,645 | $52.71 |
15 | APN | $108,139 | $51.99 |
16 | UChicago Argonne | $106,471 | $51.19 |
17 | 3M Company | $106,227 | $51.07 |
18 | Data | $106,077 | $51.00 |
19 | TAJ Technologies | $103,159 | $49.60 |
20 | Randstad North America, Inc. | $101,801 | $48.94 |
The average software development specialist salary varies across industries:
Rank![]() ![]() | Industry![]() ![]() | Average Salary![]() ![]() | Hourly Rate![]() ![]() |
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1 | Finance | $128,179 | $61.62 |
2 | Telecommunication | $109,737 | $52.76 |
3 | Automotive | $103,093 | $49.56 |
4 | Technology | $98,192 | $47.21 |
5 | Professional | $78,463 | $37.72 |
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.
Compare software development specialist salaries for cities or states with the national average over time.
Compare software development specialist salaries for individual cities or states with the national average.
Year![]() ![]() | Avg. Salary![]() ![]() | Hourly Rate![]() ![]() | % Change![]() ![]() |
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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% |
Company![]() ![]() | Job![]() ![]() | Location![]() ![]() | Date Added![]() ![]() | Salary![]() ![]() |
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Dasstateoh | Software Development Specialist 3 | Columbus, OH | 12/15/2024 | $81,059 |
Newark Board of Education | Software Development Specialist 1 (Nboe) | Newark, NJ | 12/13/2024 | $75,359 |
Nj Department of Environmental Protection | M&B Software Development Specialist 1 | Trenton, NJ | 12/13/2024 | $62,164 |
3M Co | Software Development Specialist | Ione, OR | 12/11/2024 | $137,439 |
3M Taiwan Limited | Software Development Specialist | Ione, OR | 12/11/2024 | $137,439 |
State of Ohio | Hybrid-Software Development Specialist 4 | Columbus, OH | 12/09/2024 | $84,941 |
3M | Software Development Specialist | Maplewood, MN | 10/25/2024 | $160,284 |
Study International | Specialist Software Development | Rochester, NY | 10/24/2024 | $100,000 |
Dasstateoh | Hybrid-Software Development Specialist 4 | Columbus, OH | 10/10/2024 | $84,941 |
Visitmonmouth | Software Development Specialist 1-Information Technology Services | Freehold, NJ | 10/09/2024 | $55,000 |
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