occupation · 15-1250 · broad
Software and Web Developers, Programmers, and Testers — wages and employment
Software and Web Developers, Programmers, and Testers earned a median annual wage of $129,320 in the United States in May 2024, with 2,154,370 people employed, according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics.
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Software and Web Developers, Programmers, and Testers earned a median annual wage of $129,320 in the United States in May 2024, with 2,154,370 people employed, according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. The lowest-paid tenth earned $71,740 or less, the best-paid tenth $207,830 or more. Since May 2023 the median moved from $127,120 to $129,320, +1.7 %. Wages are as published by BLS for May of each year; '≥ $239,200' is BLS's top code. Every value links to its fact record.
United States, year by year
Annual wages at the median, mean and four percentiles; employment is the May estimate.
| Reference | Employment | Median | Mean | 10th | 25th | 75th | 90th | Median hourly | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2024 | 2,154,370 | $129,320 | $135,910 | $71,740 | $97,560 | $165,910 | $207,830 | $62.17 | evidence → |
| May 2023 | 2,176,710 | $127,120 | $130,500 | $66,930 | $92,650 | $163,610 | $202,730 | $61.11 | evidence → |
Occupations in this group
5 detailed occupations, largest first.
- Software Developers 15-1252 · median $133,080 · 1,654,440 jobs
- Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 15-1253 · median $102,610 · 199,800 jobs
- Web and Digital Interface Designers 15-1255 · median $98,090 · 111,400 jobs
- Computer Programmers 15-1251 · median $98,670 · 109,870 jobs
- Web Developers 15-1254 · median $90,930 · 78,860 jobs
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