Developer Salary in United States during 2024

💰 The median Developer Salary in United States during 2024 is USD 122,100

✏️ This salary info is based on 132 individual salaries reported during 2024

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Salary details

The average Developer salary lies between USD 95,000 and USD 160,000 in the United States. It represents the overall compensation/gross salary amount for the working year (before deductions like social security, taxes and other contributions), not including equity/stock options or similar benefits.

Job title
Developer
Experience
all levels
Region
United States
Salary year
2024
Sample size
132
Top 10%
$ 191,000
Top 25%
$ 160,000
Median
$ 122,100
Bottom 25%
$ 95,000
Bottom 10%
$ 77,000

Region represents the primary country of residence of an employee during the year (or residence for tax purposes). All data shown are full-time equivalent (FTE) salaries. Part-time salary information has been extrapolated to its FTE value.

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Top 20 Job Tags for Developer roles

The three most common job tag items assiciated with Developer job listings are Python, SQL and Engineering. Below you find a list of the 20 most occuring job tags in 2024 and the number of open jobs that where associated with them during that period:

Python | 4486 jobs SQL | 3623 jobs Engineering | 3509 jobs Computer Science | 3091 jobs Machine Learning | 2762 jobs Agile | 2187 jobs Architecture | 2060 jobs Testing | 2043 jobs Security | 1954 jobs Azure | 1925 jobs ETL | 1812 jobs AWS | 1802 jobs APIs | 1761 jobs Power BI | 1681 jobs Java | 1531 jobs Pipelines | 1515 jobs Research | 1445 jobs Business Intelligence | 1346 jobs JavaScript | 1116 jobs DevOps | 1113 jobs

Top 20 Job Perks/Benefits for Developer roles

The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with Developer job listings are Career development, Health care and Flex hours. Below you find a list of the 20 most occuring job perks or benefits in 2024 and the number of open jobs that where offering them during that period:

Career development | 4449 jobs Health care | 1972 jobs Flex hours | 1944 jobs Competitive pay | 1218 jobs Startup environment | 1083 jobs Team events | 1038 jobs Equity / stock options | 991 jobs Insurance | 931 jobs Flex vacation | 864 jobs Salary bonus | 743 jobs Parental leave | 595 jobs Medical leave | 590 jobs Wellness | 418 jobs 401(k) matching | 388 jobs Fitness / gym | 273 jobs Relocation support | 216 jobs Flexible spending account | 193 jobs Conferences | 190 jobs Transparency | 175 jobs Home office stipend | 106 jobs

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