SQL Developer salary

Q: What state pays SQL Developers the most?

Washington pays SQL Developers the most in the United States, with an average salary of $103,358 per year, or $49.69 per hour.

Q: How do I know if I'm being paid fairly as an SQL Developer?

You know if you are being paid fairly as an SQL Developer if your pay is close to the average pay for the state you live in. For example, if you live in California you should be paid close to $98,738 per year.

Average sql developer salary

$88,505

$42.55 hourly rate

Entry-level sql developer salary

$70,000 yearly salary

Updated January 8, 2025

How much does an sql developer make?

The average sql developer salary in the United States is $88,505. Sql developer salaries typically range between $70,000 and $111,000 yearly. The average hourly rate for sql developers is $42.55 per hour.

Sql developer salary is impacted by location, education, and experience. Sql developers earn the highest average salary in Washington.

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Columbus, OH$107,237

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Meta$124,608

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SQL Developer salary estimates from across the web

Based on the latest salary information compiled by Zippia, Salary.com, Indeed, Glassdoor, Ziprecruiter, Comparably and Payscale, the average salary for an sql developer typically falls between $76,955 and $146,479.

zippia

$88,505yearly

glassdoor[1]

$103,250yearly

indeed[2]

$90,139yearly

comparably[3]

$76,955yearly

Salary.com[4]

$146,479yearly

ZipRecruiter[5]

$109,776yearly

payscale[6]

$81,269yearly

Average sql developer salary by state

Highest paying states for sql developers

Rank	State	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate
1	Washington	$103,358	$49.69
2	Oregon	$94,412	$45.39
3	Texas	$88,889	$42.74
4	Rhode Island	$87,710	$42.17
5	New Jersey	$93,455	$44.93
6	Pennsylvania	$91,481	$43.98
7	Arizona	$87,498	$42.07
8	Massachusetts	$94,018	$45.20
9	District of Columbia	$95,574	$45.95
10	Delaware	$93,861	$45.13
11	California	$98,738	$47.47
12	Maryland	$92,040	$44.25
13	New York	$95,744	$46.03
14	New Hampshire	$89,189	$42.88
15	South Carolina	$91,074	$43.79
16	Virginia	$87,410	$42.02
17	Connecticut	$91,941	$44.20
18	Arkansas	$82,662	$39.74
19	North Carolina	$86,125	$41.41
20	Utah	$81,568	$39.22
21	Georgia	$83,936	$40.35
22	Minnesota	$83,717	$40.25
23	Indiana	$79,863	$38.40
24	Ohio	$77,798	$37.40
25	Illinois	$84,479	$40.61
26	Alabama	$80,711	$38.80
27	Tennessee	$80,383	$38.65
28	Michigan	$79,768	$38.35
29	Kansas	$78,662	$37.82
30	Iowa	$80,140	$38.53
31	Wisconsin	$79,768	$38.35
32	Nevada	$78,982	$37.97
33	Florida	$83,444	$40.12
34	Louisiana	$80,103	$38.51
35	Alaska	$84,954	$40.84
36	Kentucky	$77,629	$37.32
37	New Mexico	$76,190	$36.63
38	Maine	$77,912	$37.46
39	Vermont	$75,522	$36.31
40	Colorado	$77,267	$37.15
41	Missouri	$77,906	$37.45
42	Oklahoma	$78,907	$37.94
43	North Dakota	$74,256	$35.70
44	Nebraska	$73,194	$35.19
45	Idaho	$75,617	$36.35
46	Montana	$74,015	$35.58
47	West Virginia	$73,320	$35.25
48	South Dakota	$70,467	$33.88
49	Hawaii	$72,683	$34.94
50	Wyoming	$70,601	$33.94
51	Mississippi	$71,915	$34.57

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Highest paying cities for sql developers

The highest-paying cities for sql developers are San Francisco, CA, Redmond, WA, and New York, NY.

Rank	City	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate
1	San Francisco, CA	$107,237	$51.56
2	Redmond, WA	$104,055	$50.03
3	New York, NY	$96,033	$46.17
4	Washington, DC	$95,601	$45.96
5	Boston, MA	$94,040	$45.21
6	Jersey City, NJ	$93,473	$44.94
7	Bowie, MD	$92,053	$44.26
8	Philadelphia, PA	$92,035	$44.25
9	Columbia, SC	$91,091	$43.79
10	San Antonio, TX	$89,926	$43.23
11	Norfolk, VA	$87,725	$42.18
12	Phoenix, AZ	$87,533	$42.08
13	Raleigh, NC	$86,936	$41.80
14	Chicago, IL	$84,607	$40.68
15	Tampa, FL	$84,392	$40.57
16	Columbus, GA	$83,900	$40.34
17	Eden Prairie, MN	$83,713	$40.25
18	Brentwood, TN	$80,411	$38.66
19	Troy, MI	$80,085	$38.50
20	Des Moines, IA	$79,856	$38.39

SQL Developer salary details

An sql developer's salary ranges from $70,000 a year at the 10th percentile to $111,000 at the 90th percentile.

Average SQL Developer Salary Graph, Trends, and Summary

What is an sql developer's salary?

Percentile	Annual Salary	Monthly Salary	Hourly Rate
90th Percentile	$111,000	$9,250	$53
75th Percentile	$100,000	$8,333	$48
Average	$88,505	$7,375	$43
25th Percentile	$78,000	$6,500	$38
10th Percentile	$70,000	$5,833	$34

Highest paying sql developer jobs

The highest paying types of sql developers are senior/lead developer, lead developer, and lead software developer.

Job Title	Annual Salary	Monthly Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Openings
Database Developer/Database Administrator	$86,335	$7,195	$41.51	130,003
Business Intelligence Developer	$92,540	$7,712	$44.49	137,941
Data Warehouse Developer	$93,381	$7,782	$44.89	194,780
Informatica Developer	$88,807	$7,401	$42.70	78,864
Lead Software Developer	$115,072	$9,589	$55.32	309,029
Database Developer	$90,837	$7,570	$43.67	91,069

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Which companies pay sql developers the most?

Sql developer salaries at Meta and HumanEdge are the highest-paying according to our most recent salary estimates. In addition, the average sql developer salary at companies like Kelly Services and SEI Investments are highly competitive.

Rank	Company	Average Salary	Hourly Rate
1	Meta	$124,608	$59.91
2	HumanEdge	$105,673	$50.80
3	Kelly Services	$104,804	$50.39
4	SEI Investments	$104,094	$50.05
5	Janney Montgomery Scott	$103,909	$49.96
6	BMO Capital Markets	$103,811	$49.91
7	TEKsystems	$102,656	$49.35
8	The Carlyle Group	$101,442	$48.77
9	Isthmus	$101,137	$48.62
10	DaVita Kidney Care	$100,781	$48.45
11	Creative Financial Staffing	$99,753	$47.96
12	Ability Commerce	$99,670	$47.92
13	Teladoc	$99,449	$47.81
14	Ukpeagvik IOoOupiat Corporation	$98,605	$47.41
15	Kemper	$98,508	$47.36
16	ICONMA	$98,462	$47.34
17	Populus Group	$97,729	$46.99
18	Health Advocates	$97,152	$46.71
19	Luth Research	$97,011	$46.64
20	Aerotek	$96,950	$46.61

Wage gap by gender, race and education

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SQL Developer salary by industry

The average sql developer salary varies across industries:

The average sql developer salary in the health care industry is $93,938, the highest of any industry.
The average sql developer salary in the finance industry is $90,288.
Sql developers in the insurance industry earn an average salary of $86,381, the lowest of any industry.

Highest paying industries for sql developers

Rank	Industry	Average Salary	Hourly Rate
1	Health Care	$93,938	$45.16
2	Finance	$90,288	$43.41
3	Transportation	$88,053	$42.33
4	Technology	$87,955	$42.29
5	Manufacturing	$87,196	$41.92
6	Insurance	$86,381	$41.53

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SQL Developer salary trends

The average sql developer salary has risen by $16,430 over the last ten years. In 2014, the average sql developer earned $72,075 annually, but today, they earn $88,505 a year. That works out to a 10% change in pay for sql developers over the last decade.

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Average sql developer salary over time

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SQL Developer salary by year

Year	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate	% Change
2025	$88,500	$42.55	+3.3%
2024	$85,600	$41.15	+2.3%
2023	$83,700	$40.22	+1.8%
2022	$82,200	$39.51	+1.7%
2021	$80,800	$38.84	+1.8%

Recently added sql developer salaries

Company	Job	Location	Date Added	Salary
Techcratic	Net/Sql Developer (Onsite)	Cope, SC	12/16/2024	$114,785
Proassurance Co	SQL Developer/Analyst I-Eastern Alliance	Lancaster, PA	12/15/2024	$63,409
CGI Technologies and Solutions, Inc.	SQL Developer	Fairfax, VA	12/12/2024	$88,200
Pyramid Consulting, Inc.	SQL Developer	Charlotte, NC	12/12/2024	$125,220
Robert Half	T-Sql Developer	Dallas, TX	12/11/2024	$127,307
Gainam	SQL Developer ̣ Falls Church, VA DEC 1	Falls Church, VA	12/06/2024	$110,000
Markwins Beauty Brands	Highjump WMS SQL Developer	Industry, CA	12/05/2024	$95,000
Unity School of Christianity	SQL Developer	Unity Village, MO	12/04/2024	$70,000
Procede Software	SQL Developer II	Solana Beach, CA	12/04/2024	$90,000
Mondo	SQL/Talend Developer	Washington, DC	12/03/2024	$135,655

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