Web Developers Salary by City

Top 15 cities for web developers by average salary

San Jose, CA	$167,300
San Francisco, CA	$151,450
Washington, DC	$135,690
Seattle, WA	$128,940
Boston, MA	$115,910
Minneapolis, MN	$113,040
Los Angeles, CA	$112,710
Richmond, VA	$112,270
Santa Rosa, CA	$110,140
New York, NY	$109,450
Virginia Beach, VA	$109,360
San Diego, CA	$109,160
Trenton, NJ	$109,020
Detroit, MI	$108,840
Baltimore, MD	$108,810

Average annual wage, BLS OEWS May 2025.

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Web Developers salary by state

Virginia pays web developers the most statewide, $129,540 a year on average. Statewide columns cover every employer in the state; city columns cover the metro areas we publish.

State	Statewide average	Statewide median	Jobs	Metros	Highest city average	Lowest city average
Virginia	$129,540	$128,380	4,590	6	$112,270	$88,350
Washington	$124,290	$130,440	4,430	5	$128,940	$100,030
California	$122,890	$119,570	7,320	13	$167,300	$63,200
Washington, D.C.	$119,280	$114,690	430	1	$135,690	$135,690
Missouri	$109,420	$103,750	1,160	3	$105,300	$88,410
Maryland	$108,540	$112,690	1,960	1	$108,810	$108,810
Massachusetts	$108,520	$98,470	1,940	5	$115,910	$81,160
Minnesota	$103,500	$101,020	1,200	1	$113,040	$113,040
New York	$102,850	$98,580	3,990	7	$109,450	$77,320
Rhode Island	$102,540	$98,140	n/a	1	$102,370	$102,370
Utah	$98,420	$100,170	1,280	5	$105,820	$61,730
North Carolina	$98,380	$96,610	2,030	7	$107,420	$82,850
Michigan	$97,040	$98,470	1,580	5	$108,840	$80,080
Vermont	$96,240	$84,550	70	1	$97,330	$97,330
Texas	$95,560	$85,800	4,910	9	$101,890	$59,570
Illinois	$95,460	$84,820	4,310	2	$101,800	$86,000
New Jersey	$94,990	$95,180	2,250	2	$109,020	$78,600
New Hampshire	$93,880	$78,260	470	1	$102,150	$102,150
Georgia	$92,560	$90,340	1,500	3	$97,800	$76,730
Wisconsin	$92,490	$90,630	1,180	4	$89,830	$73,830
Connecticut	$91,490	$85,930	750	4	$95,680	$83,420
Nevada	$91,430	$83,220	340	2	$96,110	$87,530
Florida	n/a	n/a	n/a	10	$90,980	$75,030
Colorado	$89,940	$85,950	1,680	3	$97,380	$76,080
Ohio	n/a	n/a	1,690	5	$89,560	$79,820
Mississippi	n/a	n/a	190	1	$88,210	$88,210
Pennsylvania	$87,440	$86,380	1,670	7	$98,500	$73,870
Kentucky	$87,160	$82,630	270	2	$91,740	$86,530
Arizona	$85,410	$76,230	1,010	2	$100,980	$83,050
South Carolina	$85,160	$78,190	710	2	$84,230	$78,710
Tennessee	$84,720	$74,760	1,620	5	$94,440	$65,270
Indiana	$84,480	$80,870	860	4	$94,190	$69,780
Nebraska	$82,350	$80,350	230	2	$89,830	$81,210
Delaware	$82,200	$76,020	n/a	0	n/a	n/a
Kansas	$81,840	$73,590	500	3	$88,000	$73,830
Louisiana	$81,640	$85,330	490	2	$87,130	$78,950
Idaho	$81,400	$79,290	220	1	$78,190	$78,190
Oklahoma	$80,560	$78,580	410	2	$85,090	$83,940
Alabama	n/a	n/a	930	6	$79,480	$58,840
West Virginia	$77,270	$78,240	400	1	$75,770	$75,770
Oregon	$77,140	$64,460	1,140	5	$88,210	$67,230
Iowa	$74,510	$64,210	420	4	$80,290	$66,610
New Mexico	$72,930	$68,120	130	1	$83,880	$83,880
North Dakota	$72,630	$72,190	n/a	2	$73,930	$73,260
Montana	$65,850	$62,060	550	0	n/a	n/a
Wyoming	$65,550	$68,410	50	0	n/a	n/a
Arkansas	$63,190	$50,550	400	2	$75,970	$59,000
South Dakota	$53,950	$51,100	390	2	$56,130	$52,620
Puerto Rico	$53,800	$46,020	210	1	$54,850	$54,850

Web Developers salary in every city we cover

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Metro area	Average	Median	Hourly	Jobs
San Jose, CA	$167,300	$166,670	$80.43	1,130
San Francisco, CA	$151,450	$152,450	$72.81	1,420
Washington, DC	$135,690	$134,350	$65.24	3,840
Seattle, WA	$128,940	$130,440	$61.99	3,470
Boston, MA	$115,910	$108,520	$55.73	1,450
Minneapolis, MN	$113,040	$106,890	$54.35	800
Los Angeles, CA	$112,710	$107,290	$54.19	2,310
Richmond, VA	$112,270	$117,090	$53.98	n/a
Santa Rosa, CA	$110,140	$103,530	$52.95	n/a
New York, NY	$109,450	$104,820	$52.62	4,200
Virginia Beach, VA	$109,360	$103,440	$52.58	400
San Diego, CA	$109,160	$98,300	$52.48	520
Trenton, NJ	$109,020	$106,730	$52.42	110
Detroit, MI	$108,840	$108,550	$52.33	870
Baltimore, MD	$108,810	$107,590	$52.31	790
Bremerton, WA	$108,610	$87,990	$52.22	60
Olympia, WA	$108,430	$111,560	$52.13	290
Charlotte, NC	$107,420	$101,980	$51.64	510
Sacramento, CA	$106,400	$98,560	$51.15	190
Provo, UT	$105,820	$103,970	$50.88	520
Winchester, VA	$105,590	$102,380	$50.77	30
St. Louis, MO	$105,300	$106,360	$50.63	490
Charlottesville, VA	$105,250	$101,210	$50.60	130
Vallejo, CA	$104,810	$106,190	$50.39	40
Winston-Salem, NC	$104,110	$100,240	$50.05	n/a
Providence, RI	$102,370	$98,140	$49.22	410
Manchester, NH	$102,150	$84,170	$49.11	90
Dallas, TX	$101,890	$96,740	$48.99	1,660
Chicago, IL	$101,800	$96,870	$48.94	2,790
Tucson, AZ	$100,980	$79,060	$48.55	170
Roanoke, VA	$100,820	$91,390	$48.47	50
Kansas City, MO	$100,490	$89,420	$48.31	520
Kennewick, WA	$100,250	$91,870	$48.20	40
Spokane, WA	$100,030	$92,310	$48.09	150
Bakersfield, CA	$99,440	$88,240	$47.81	40
Austin, TX	$99,000	$84,960	$47.59	800
Philadelphia, PA	$98,500	$94,570	$47.36	810
Binghamton, NY	$98,190	$94,080	$47.21	30
Atlanta, GA	$97,800	$93,590	$47.02	990
Denver, CO	$97,380	$92,060	$46.82	900
Burlington, VT	$97,330	$84,550	$46.79	40
Durham, NC	$96,930	$96,880	$46.60	160
Reno, NV	$96,110	$84,220	$46.21	60
New Haven, CT	$95,680	$89,800	$46.00	120
Salt Lake City, UT	$95,630	$88,770	$45.98	n/a
Buffalo, NY	$94,450	$83,550	$45.41	100
Nashville, TN	$94,440	$78,990	$45.40	790
Houston, TX	$94,200	$89,040	$45.29	1,060
Evansville, IN	$94,190	$99,720	$45.28	70
Bridgeport, CT	$93,580	$93,550	$44.99	n/a
Hartford, CT	$92,950	$93,000	$44.69	n/a
Wilmington, NC	$92,620	$91,480	$44.53	n/a
Raleigh, NC	$92,200	$82,250	$44.33	430
Worcester, MA	$92,200	$80,840	$44.33	120
Louisville, KY	$91,740	$80,870	$44.11	90
State College, PA	$91,560	$91,300	$44.02	40
Santa Cruz, CA	$91,370	$81,350	$43.93	40
Greensboro, NC	$91,320	$91,730	$43.91	100
Palm Bay, FL	$90,980	$79,170	$43.74	n/a
Augusta, GA	$90,510	$95,700	$43.52	70
Pensacola, FL	$90,110	$68,850	$43.32	50
Madison, WI	$89,830	$83,500	$43.19	230
Omaha, NE	$89,830	$87,920	$43.19	100
Columbus, OH	$89,560	$83,860	$43.06	350
Orlando, FL	$89,460	$83,820	$43.01	650
Springfield, MA	$89,400	$83,860	$42.98	40
San Antonio, TX	$89,130	$77,730	$42.85	270
Ann Arbor, MI	$88,700	$89,000	$42.64	100
Indianapolis, IN	$88,410	$82,820	$42.51	300
Columbia, MO	$88,410	$81,050	$42.51	30
Blacksburg, VA	$88,350	$86,680	$42.48	50
Portland, OR	$88,210	$73,920	$42.41	850
Jackson, MS	$88,210	$83,160	$42.41	60
Lawrence, KS	$88,000	$78,080	$42.31	40
Cincinnati, OH	$87,990	$80,910	$42.30	280
Akron, OH	$87,890	$77,690	$42.25	110
Las Vegas, NV	$87,530	$78,930	$42.08	230
Colorado Springs, CO	$87,480	$79,840	$42.06	80
Baton Rouge, LA	$87,130	$89,350	$41.89	240
Lexington, KY	$86,530	$91,260	$41.60	70
Harrisburg, PA	$86,150	$83,560	$41.42	100
Champaign, IL	$86,000	$85,880	$41.35	70
Tampa, FL	$85,840	$78,910	$41.27	470
Knoxville, TN	$85,490	$80,710	$41.10	200
Rochester, NY	$85,360	$79,930	$41.04	140
Topeka, KS	$85,120	$77,570	$40.92	40
Tulsa, OK	$85,090	$79,130	$40.91	90
Amherst, MA	$84,860	$77,830	$40.80	40
Sarasota, FL	$84,680	$79,760	$40.71	n/a
Albany, NY	$84,390	$85,070	$40.57	140
Charleston, SC	$84,230	$82,740	$40.50	70
Riverside, CA	$84,220	$72,400	$40.49	290
Oklahoma City, OK	$83,940	$82,490	$40.36	200
Albuquerque, NM	$83,880	$77,920	$40.33	50
Toledo, OH	$83,760	$75,380	$40.27	80
Memphis, TN	$83,730	$79,690	$40.26	180
Waterbury, CT	$83,420	$82,750	$40.11	50
Phoenix, AZ	$83,050	$76,230	$39.93	750
Asheville, NC	$82,850	$79,530	$39.83	60
Green Bay, WI	$82,750	$78,520	$39.79	40
Kalamazoo, MI	$82,740	$81,130	$39.78	30
Gainesville, FL	$82,480	$82,730	$39.66	70
Lancaster, PA	$82,270	$80,710	$39.55	60
Grand Rapids, MI	$82,090	$80,400	$39.47	160
Pittsburgh, PA	$81,370	$82,560	$39.12	310
Allentown, PA	$81,320	$76,240	$39.10	90
Lincoln, NE	$81,210	$81,630	$39.04	70
Fresno, CA	$81,160	$77,600	$39.02	60
Barnstable, MA	$81,160	$80,460	$39.02	30
Waterloo, IA	$80,290	$78,140	$38.60	30
Lansing, MI	$80,080	$73,890	$38.50	60
Fort Wayne, IN	$79,910	$72,180	$38.42	50
Dayton, OH	$79,820	$69,230	$38.38	150
Kiryas Joel, NY	$79,760	$67,600	$38.34	50
Huntsville, AL	$79,480	$82,860	$38.21	130
New Orleans, LA	$78,950	$75,340	$37.96	n/a
Greenville, SC	$78,710	$75,390	$37.84	110
Atlantic City, NJ	$78,600	$62,790	$37.79	40
Boise, ID	$78,190	$79,290	$37.59	110
Kingsport, TN	$78,140	$75,670	$37.57	40
Syracuse, NY	$77,320	$77,670	$37.17	120
Oshkosh, WI	$77,280	$76,650	$37.15	50
Fort Myers, FL	$77,000	$73,290	$37.02	100
Columbus, GA	$76,730	$79,420	$36.89	40
Ogden, UT	$76,290	$64,880	$36.68	120
Tallahassee, FL	$76,260	$78,490	$36.66	90
Eugene, OR	$76,220	$78,060	$36.64	90
Lakeland, FL	$76,170	$66,770	$36.62	50
Fort Collins, CO	$76,080	$75,870	$36.58	n/a
Little Rock, AR	$75,970	$60,010	$36.53	120
Morgantown, WV	$75,770	$79,190	$36.43	250
Mobile, AL	$75,050	$73,260	$36.08	40
Deltona, FL	$75,030	$72,420	$36.07	40
Longview, TX	$74,950	$62,470	$36.04	40
Salem, OR	$74,460	$64,460	$35.80	90
Fargo, ND	$73,930	$66,860	$35.54	n/a
Scranton, PA	$73,870	$74,960	$35.52	50
Appleton, WI	$73,830	$61,110	$35.49	40
Wichita, KS	$73,830	$62,690	$35.49	80
Des Moines, IA	$73,400	$61,960	$35.29	150
Grand Forks, ND	$73,260	$79,100	$35.22	30
Davenport, IA	$72,260	$62,520	$34.74	50
Stockton, CA	$71,360	$50,300	$34.31	n/a
El Paso, TX	$70,760	$64,490	$34.02	n/a
South Bend, IN	$69,780	$69,090	$33.55	40
St. George, UT	$69,710	$63,520	$33.52	30
Corpus Christi, TX	$68,740	$61,980	$33.05	30
Birmingham, AL	$68,530	$66,640	$32.95	200
Bend, OR	$67,390	$57,180	$32.40	70
Medford, OR	$67,230	$62,990	$32.32	30
Lubbock, TX	$67,200	$50,610	$32.31	n/a
Cedar Rapids, IA	$66,610	$60,700	$32.02	60
Tuscaloosa, AL	$66,360	$67,310	$31.90	50
Chattanooga, TN	$65,270	$58,060	$31.38	100
Montgomery, AL	$64,320	$66,900	$30.93	90
San Luis Obispo, CA	$63,200	$42,530	$30.39	60
Logan, UT	$61,730	$57,900	$29.68	30
McAllen, TX	$59,570	$56,070	$28.64	50
Fayetteville, AR	$59,000	$54,120	$28.37	80
Daphne, AL	$58,840	$56,030	$28.29	30
Sioux Falls, SD	$56,130	$54,300	$26.98	140
San Juan, PR	$54,850	$47,250	$26.37	190
Rapid City, SD	$52,620	$52,600	$25.30	60

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Web Developers salary: questions

Where do web developers make the most money?

In San Jose, CA, with an average of $167,300 a year, among the 163 metro areas we cover.

What is the average web developers salary in the U.S.?

$98,770 a year nationwide (BLS OEWS national estimates, May 2025); the median is $92,650, so half of web developers earn more than that and half less.

What salary should web developers ask for?

Start from the figures for your city: the middle half of web developers nationwide earn between $64,230 (25th percentile) and $126,230 (75th percentile). Newer workers usually start near the 25th percentile and experienced ones can ask for the 75th; each city page shows the local range. See how to read salary percentiles.

Which state pays web developers the most?

Virginia, with a statewide average of $129,540 a year (BLS state estimates, May 2025).

Where is web developers pay the lowest?

Rapid City, SD, at $52,620 a year on average. Lower pay often comes with lower prices: check the cost of living on each city page.

Sources and how to read this page

Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 15-1254.
U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.

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