Average Salary for Web Developers
SOC 15-1134 · Computer and Mathematical Occupations · 2018 data
The median annual wage for Web Developers in the United States is $69,430 ($33.38/hr), based on 2018 BLS OEWS data. Wages range from $37,930 at the 10th percentile to $124,480 at the 90th percentile nationally. An estimated 127,300 people work in this occupation across the country. The national median wage has grown 9.4% since 2014.
Median Annual
$69,430
Mean Annual
$75,580
10th Pct
$37,930
75th Pct
$95,020
Employment
127,300
Salary Distribution
$38k
10th
$51k
25th
$69k
Median
$95k
75th
$124k
90th
Highest Paying Metro Areas
| Metro Area | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $106,790 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $93,830 |
| California-Lexington Park, MD | $93,550 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $93,400 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $89,320 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT | $84,950 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH | $84,830 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | $84,260 |
| Columbia, SC | $84,010 |
| Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $83,630 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $82,560 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $80,860 |
| Richmond, VA | $80,530 |
| Springfield, IL | $79,960 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $79,840 |
Salary by State
| State | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| Washington | $89,660 |
| District of Columbia | $86,580 |
| Virginia | $85,630 |
| Massachusetts | $81,200 |
| Georgia | $78,070 |
| California | $78,040 |
| New Jersey | $78,010 |
| Minnesota | $77,880 |
| Connecticut | $76,400 |
| South Carolina | $74,970 |
| Maryland | $73,450 |
| New York | $71,730 |
| Delaware | $71,700 |
| Colorado | $71,360 |
| Texas | $70,630 |
| Illinois | $70,410 |
| North Carolina | $68,520 |
| Pennsylvania | $68,430 |
| Kentucky | $68,000 |
| Utah | $66,640 |
| Rhode Island | $65,950 |
| New Hampshire | $64,400 |
| Michigan | $63,750 |
| Arizona | $63,430 |
| Oregon | $63,280 |
| Ohio | $62,150 |
| Hawaii | $61,760 |
| Missouri | $61,540 |
| Mississippi | $59,300 |
| Florida | $59,290 |
| New Mexico | $58,960 |
| North Dakota | $58,360 |
| Alabama | $58,100 |
| Kansas | $58,060 |
| Tennessee | $58,060 |
| Maine | $56,930 |
| Alaska | $56,860 |
| Oklahoma | $56,660 |
| Louisiana | $56,620 |
| Nevada | $55,380 |
| Indiana | $55,210 |
| Vermont | $54,980 |
| West Virginia | $54,060 |
| Nebraska | $53,990 |
| Idaho | $52,370 |
| Iowa | $52,170 |
| South Dakota | $50,780 |
| Wisconsin | $50,600 |
| Montana | $48,440 |
| Arkansas | $47,450 |
| Wyoming | $46,310 |
| Puerto Rico | $35,040 |
Salary by Industry
National median wage for Web Developers broken down by industry sector, 2018 data.
| Industry | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| Credit Intermediation and Related Activities (5221 And 5223 only) | $93,680 |
| Credit Intermediation and Related Activities | $91,590 |
| Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists | $91,580 |
| Natural Gas Distribution | $89,400 |
| Software Publishers | $87,860 |
| Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities | $86,410 |
| Nondepository Credit Intermediation | $85,730 |
| Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences | $85,460 |
| Temporary Help Services | $84,900 |
| Scientific Research and Development Services | $84,350 |
| Finance and Insurance | $84,310 |
| Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing | $83,780 |
| Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing | $83,660 |
| Monetary Authorities-Central Bank | $83,600 |
| Monetary Authorities-Central Bank | $83,600 |
| Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing | $82,710 |
| Employment Services | $82,360 |
| Air Transportation | $82,260 |
| Scheduled Air Transportation | $82,230 |
| Insurance Carriers | $82,100 |
| Utilities | $81,540 |
| Utilities | $81,540 |
| Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities | $80,630 |
| Telecommunications | $80,180 |
| Other Insurance Related Activities | $80,050 |
| Insurance Carriers and Related Activities | $79,300 |
| Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing | $78,860 |
| Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers | $78,720 |
| Direct Insurance (except Life, Health, and Medical) Carriers | $78,590 |
| Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing | $78,420 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | $78,210 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | $78,210 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | $78,210 |
| Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories | $77,860 |
| Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution | $77,830 |
| Investigation and Security Services | $77,810 |
| Hospitals | $77,710 |
| Truck Transportation | $77,680 |
| Security Systems Services | $77,380 |
| Primary Metal Manufacturing | $77,340 |
| Other Ambulatory Health Care Services | $76,440 |
| All Other Ambulatory Health Care Services | $76,440 |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals | $76,350 |
| Couriers and Messengers | $76,230 |
| Other Nondepository Credit Intermediation | $76,210 |
| Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing | $76,000 |
| Apparel Manufacturing | $75,560 |
| Other Information Services | $75,410 |
| Other Information Services | $75,410 |
| Publishing Industries (except Internet) | $75,360 |
| Manufacturing and Reproducing Magnetic and Optical Media | $75,290 |
| Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services | $75,250 |
| Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services | $75,250 |
| Support Activities for Transportation | $75,060 |
| Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities | $74,570 |
| Information | $74,320 |
| Administrative and Support Services | $73,920 |
| Legal Services | $73,880 |
| Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | $73,820 |
| Labor Unions and Similar Labor Organizations | $73,610 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4242 and 4246 only) | $73,480 |
| Transportation and Warehousing | $73,430 |
| Educational Support Services | $73,230 |
| Travel Arrangement and Reservation Services | $72,780 |
| Freight Transportation Arrangement | $72,360 |
| Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services | $72,070 |
| Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services | $71,310 |
| Household Appliance Manufacturing | $71,060 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | $71,010 |
| Outpatient Care Centers | $71,010 |
| Cable and Other Subscription Programming | $70,770 |
| Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations | $70,600 |
| Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers | $70,500 |
| Transportation Equipment Manufacturing | $70,450 |
| Elementary and Secondary Schools | $70,210 |
| Cross-industry, private ownership only | $69,860 |
| Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing | $69,680 |
| Rental and Leasing Services (5322, 5323, and 5324 only) | $69,520 |
| Technical and Trade Schools | $69,420 |
| Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | $69,030 |
| Home Health Care Services | $68,890 |
| Insurance Agencies and Brokerages | $68,830 |
| Computer Systems Design and Related Services | $68,670 |
| Engineering Services | $68,550 |
| Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing | $68,300 |
| Motion Picture and Video Industries | $68,240 |
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | $68,100 |
| Machinery Manufacturing (3331, 3332, 3334, and 3339 only) | $68,100 |
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | $68,100 |
| Chemical Manufacturing (3255 and 3256 only) | $68,080 |
| Chemical Manufacturing | $67,880 |
| Ambulatory Health Care Services | $67,860 |
| Office Administrative Services | $67,850 |
| Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) | $67,720 |
| Business Schools and Computer and Management Training | $67,560 |
| Real Estate | $67,480 |
| Local government, including schools and hospitals | $67,440 |
| Chemical Manufacturing (3251, 3252, 3253, and 3259 only) | $67,390 |
| Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries | $67,350 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4244 and 4248 only) | $67,330 |
| Television Broadcasting | $67,320 |
| Rental and Leasing Services | $67,290 |
| Machinery Manufacturing | $66,460 |
| Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services | $66,250 |
| Automotive Equipment Rental and Leasing | $66,050 |
| Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services | $66,020 |
| Federal, State, and Local Government, excluding state and local schools and hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OES Designation) | $65,910 |
| Federal, State, and Local Government, excluding state and local schools and hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OES Designation) | $65,910 |
| Manufacturing | $65,580 |
| Real Estate and Rental and Leasing | $65,480 |
| Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors | $65,410 |
| Educational Services | $65,390 |
| Grantmaking and Giving Services | $65,270 |
| Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers | $65,240 |
| Testing Laboratories | $65,020 |
| Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing | $64,940 |
| Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions | $64,930 |
| Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions | $64,930 |
| Spectator Sports | $64,820 |
| Electronics and Appliance Stores | $64,760 |
| Electronics and Appliance Stores | $64,760 |
| Other Schools and Instruction | $64,710 |
| Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospitals, and the US Postal Service | $64,570 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods | $64,380 |
| Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses | $64,240 |
| Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations | $64,180 |
| Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing | $64,120 |
| Wholesale Trade | $63,990 |
| Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers | $63,920 |
| Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers | $63,920 |
| Offices of Physicians | $63,850 |
| Nonstore Retailers | $63,760 |
| Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing | $63,740 |
| Social Advocacy Organizations | $63,550 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods | $63,390 |
| Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (3323 and 3324 only) | $63,340 |
| Sound Recording Industries | $63,080 |
| Broadcasting (except Internet) | $63,070 |
| Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing | $63,030 |
| Other Services (except Public Administration) | $62,990 |
| Business Support Services | $62,910 |
| Beverage Manufacturing | $62,670 |
| Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities | $62,580 |
| State government, including schools and hospitals | $62,480 |
| Specialized Design Services | $62,470 |
| State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) | $62,320 |
| Other Support Services | $62,270 |
| Warehousing and Storage | $62,220 |
| Warehousing and Storage | $62,220 |
| Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools | $62,190 |
| Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions Merchant Wholesalers | $62,090 |
| Educational Services | $61,870 |
| Radio and Television Broadcasting | $61,820 |
| Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing | $61,450 |
| Plastics Product Manufacturing | $61,370 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods (4232, 4233, 4235, 4236, 4237, and 4239 only) | $61,310 |
| Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers | $60,720 |
| Food Manufacturing | $60,630 |
| Paper Manufacturing | $60,070 |
| Communications Equipment Manufacturing | $59,750 |
| Civic and Social Organizations | $59,710 |
| Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters | $59,630 |
| Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing | $59,130 |
| Electrical Equipment Manufacturing | $59,030 |
| Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works) | $58,870 |
| Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works) | $58,870 |
| Junior Colleges | $58,580 |
| Gambling Industries | $58,510 |
| Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (3321, 3322, 3325, 3326, and 3329 only) | $58,340 |
| Newspaper Publishers | $58,080 |
| Retail Trade | $57,680 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation | $57,620 |
| Converted Paper Product Manufacturing | $57,420 |
| Home Furnishings Stores | $57,260 |
| Other Residential Care Facilities | $57,200 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4241, 4247, and 4249 only) | $57,030 |
| Automobile Dealers | $56,800 |
| Nonresidential Building Construction | $56,760 |
| Nursing and Residential Care Facilities | $56,730 |
| Miscellaneous Manufacturing | $56,700 |
| Printing and Related Support Activities | $56,560 |
| Printing and Related Support Activities | $56,560 |
| Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities | $56,410 |
| Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries | $56,260 |
| Performing Arts Companies | $55,990 |
| Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing | $55,820 |
| Construction of Buildings | $55,680 |
| Electric Lighting Equipment Manufacturing | $55,480 |
| Agents and Managers for Artists, Athletes, Entertainers, and Other Public Figures | $55,450 |
| Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events | $55,110 |
| Individual and Family Services | $54,890 |
| Social Assistance | $54,780 |
| Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers | $54,720 |
| Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing (3371 and 3372 only) | $54,700 |
| Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing | $54,440 |
| Residential Building Construction | $54,420 |
| Vocational Rehabilitation Services | $54,390 |
| Other Personal Services | $54,320 |
| Construction | $54,310 |
| Personal and Laundry Services | $54,080 |
| Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services | $53,560 |
| Radio Broadcasting | $53,560 |
| Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers | $53,540 |
| Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers | $52,860 |
| Traveler Accommodation | $52,810 |
| Miscellaneous Store Retailers | $52,450 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | $52,200 |
| Furniture and Home Furnishings Stores | $52,000 |
| Accommodation | $51,950 |
| Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing | $51,590 |
| Offices of Other Health Practitioners | $51,040 |
| Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation | $50,670 |
| Wood Product Manufacturing | $50,230 |
| Direct Selling Establishments | $49,290 |
| Other Wood Product Manufacturing | $48,730 |
| Building Equipment Contractors | $48,290 |
| Furniture Stores | $47,920 |
| Specialty Trade Contractors | $47,820 |
| Sporting Goods Stores | $47,530 |
| Book Stores and News Dealers | $47,010 |
| Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers | $46,760 |
| Lawn and Garden Equipment and Supplies Stores | $46,100 |
| Miscellaneous Store Retailers (4532 and 4533 only) | $46,060 |
| Religious Organizations | $46,020 |
| Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries | $45,460 |
| Automotive Parts, Accessories, and Tire Stores | $45,160 |
| Health and Personal Care Stores | $43,120 |
| Health and Personal Care Stores | $43,120 |
| Repair and Maintenance | $42,480 |
| Other Motor Vehicle Dealers | $41,660 |
| Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, and Book Stores | $40,980 |
| Jewelry, Luggage, and Leather Goods Stores | $40,930 |
| Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance | $40,730 |
| Textile Product Mills | $40,290 |
| Sporting Goods, Hobby, and Musical Instrument Stores | $40,030 |
| Other Textile Product Mills | $39,810 |
| Building Material and Garden Equipment and Supplies Dealers | $37,760 |
| Pharmacies and Drug Stores | $37,660 |
| Photographic Services | $37,570 |
| Other Amusement and Recreation Industries | $37,290 |
| Building Material and Supplies Dealers | $37,230 |
| Coating, Engraving, Heat Treating, and Allied Activities | $28,180 |
National Wage Trend
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| Year | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| 2018 | $69,430 |
| 2017 | $67,990 |
| 2016 | $66,130 |
| 2015 | $64,970 |
| 2014 | $63,490 |