2022 Highest Paying Cities for Software Engineers
The Tech Tribune has partnered with Blind, the web’s most trusted source of pay data from verified professionals, to bring you the cities that offer the highest salary and total compensation in the United States for software developers. To ensure greater representation/usefulness for readers from all over the country, we have chosen to provide only the highest paying city per each state listed.
1. Los Gatos, California
- Total Compensation:
- Average: $500,449
- Median: $475,000
- 25th percentile: $422,500
- 75th percentile: $550,000
- Salary:
- Average: $470,015
- Median: $451,000
- 25th percentile: $400,000
- 75th percentile: $517,500
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2. Kirkland, Washington
- Total Compensation:
- Average: $267,167
- Median: $241,222
- 25th percentile: $189,050
- 75th percentile: $315,000
- Salary:
- Average: $151,495
- Median: $145,000
- 25th percentile: $125,000
- 75th percentile: $164,175
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3. New York, New York
- Total Compensation:
- Average: $223,715
- Median: $194,050
- 25th percentile: $147,650
- 75th percentile: $266,250
- Salary:
- Average: $156,656
- Median: $155,000
- 25th percentile: $130,000
- 75th percentile: $181,000
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4. Boulder, Colorado
- Total Compensation:
- Average: $213,656
- Median: $179,500
- 25th percentile: $144,475
- 75th percentile: $248,375
- Salary:
- Average: $138,864
- Median: $135,000
- 25th percentile: $111,250
- 75th percentile: $163,750
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5. Cambridge, Massachusetts
- Total Compensation:
- Average: $208,279
- Median: $185,000
- 25th percentile: $137,125
- 75th percentile: $235,438
- Salary:
- Average: $134,114
- Median: $130,000
- 25th percentile: $113,000
- 75th percentile: $155,000
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6. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Total Compensation:
- Average: $199,480
- Median: $164,000
- 25th percentile: $125,000
- 75th percentile: $250,000
- Salary:
- Average: $134,519
- Median: $135,000
- 25th percentile: $110,000
- 75th percentile: $159,000
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7. Princeton, New Jersey
- Total Compensation:
- Average: $194,653
- Median: $200,000
- 25th percentile: $145,625
- 75th percentile: $231,750
- Salary:
- Average: $167,312
- Median: $162,500
- 25th percentile: $132,000
- 75th percentile: $225,500
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8. Tempe, Arizona
- Total Compensation:
- Average: $190,575
- Median: $158,400
- 25th percentile: $134,000
- 75th percentile: $225,625
- Salary:
- Average: $132,223
- Median: $132,000
- 25th percentile: $117,000
- 75th percentile: $150,750
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9. Portland, Oregon
- Total Compensation:
- Average: $182,152
- Median: $150,500
- 25th percentile: $114,875
- 75th percentile: $211,250
- Salary:
- Average: $143,567
- Median: $132,250
- 25th percentile: $100,903
- 75th percentile: $160,000
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10. Herndon, Virginia
- Total Compensation:
- Average: $177,288
- Median: $157,000
- 25th percentile: $114,125
- 75th percentile: $232,010
- Salary:
- Average: $132,818
- Median: $137,000
- 25th percentile: $109,875
- 75th percentile: $155,000
11. Chicago, Illinois
- Total Compensation:
- Average: $173,991
- Median: $136,400
- 25th percentile: $110,000
- 75th percentile: $185,000
- Salary:
- Average: $128,811
- Median: $121,000
- 25th percentile: $100,000
- 75th percentile: $150,000
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12. Austin, Texas
- Total Compensation:
- Average: $171,981
- Median: $151,843
- 25th percentile: $120,000
- 75th percentile: $202,214
- Salary:
- Average: $128,524
- Median: $127,000
- 25th percentile: $105,000
- 75th percentile: $150,000
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13. Washington, D.C.
- Total Compensation:
- Average: $168,767
- Median: $150,082
- 25th percentile: $116,000
- 75th percentile: $193,300
- Salary:
- Average: $133,192
- Median: $130,000
- 25th percentile: $108,000
- 75th percentile: $157,964
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14. Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Total Compensation:
- Average: $164,019
- Median: $112,500
- 25th percentile: $90,400
- 75th percentile: $147,250
- Salary:
- Average: $156,396
- Median: $104,000
- 25th percentile: $87,500
- 75th percentile: $134,500
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15. Nashville, Tennessee
- Total Compensation:
- Average: $158,024
- Median: $140,000
- 25th percentile: $116,625
- 75th percentile: $179,500
- Salary:
- Average: $124,996
- Median: $118,500
- 25th percentile: $98,631
- 75th percentile: $144,250
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16. Miami, Florida
- Total Compensation:
- Average: $157,855
- Median: $133,325
- 25th percentile: $120,000
- 75th percentile: $200,250
- Salary:
- Average: $126,879
- Median: $124,500
- 25th percentile: $102,750
- 75th percentile: $155,000
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17. Salt Lake City, Utah
- Total Compensation:
- Average: $157,607
- Median: $127,000
- 25th percentile: $100,000
- 75th percentile: $170,000
- Salary:
- Average: $115,642
- Median: $115,000
- 25th percentile: $87,500
- 75th percentile: $137,000
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18. Indianapolis, Indiana
- Total Compensation:
- Average: $154,989
- Median: $112,750
- 25th percentile: $93,125
- 75th percentile: $181,000
- Salary:
- Average: $114,071
- Median: $100,000
- 25th percentile: $86,719
- 75th percentile: $138,750
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19. Atlanta, Georgia
- Total Compensation:
- Average: $152,875
- Median: $138,250
- 25th percentile: $105,500
- 75th percentile: $175,000
- Salary:
- Average: $119,843
- Median: $120,000
- 25th percentile: $98,000
- 75th percentile: $140,000
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20. Charlotte, North Carolina
- Total Compensation:
- Average: $150,540
- Median: $133,825
- 25th percentile: $108,875
- 75th percentile: $165,000
- Salary:
- Average: $123,945
- Median: $121,500
- 25th percentile: $100,250
- 75th percentile: $143,250
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21. Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Total Compensation:
- Average: $145,409
- Median: $125,000
- 25th percentile: $97,000
- 75th percentile: $172,750
- Salary:
- Average: $121,880
- Median: $119,000
- 25th percentile: $92,000
- 75th percentile: $149,114
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22. Detroit, Michigan
- Total Compensation:
- Average: $142,077
- Median: $115,000
- 25th percentile: $89,550
- 75th percentile: $171,500
- Salary:
- Average: $108,958
- Median: $100,000
- 25th percentile: $83,500
- 75th percentile: $134,000
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23. Burlington, Vermont
- Total Compensation:
- Average: $138,915
- Median: $120,000
- 25th percentile: $107,000
- 75th percentile: $170,750
- Salary:
- Average: $117,372
- Median: $115,000
- 25th percentile: $95,600
- 75th percentile: $130,000
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24. Baltimore, Maryland
- Total Compensation:
- Average: $131,742
- Median: $116,500
- 25th percentile: $92,375
- 75th percentile: $152,850
- Salary:
- Average: $107,187
- Median: $99,500
- 25th percentile: $85,750
- 75th percentile: $125,000
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25. Cincinnati, Ohio
- Total Compensation:
- Average: $123,249
- Median: $99,000
- 25th percentile: $82,750
- 75th percentile: $143,753
- Salary:
- Average: $105,585
- Median: $96,500
- 25th percentile: $78,250
- 75th percentile: $124,000
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26. Bentonville, Arkansas
- Total Compensation:
- Average: $121,630
- Median: $115,750
- 25th percentile: $96,875
- 75th percentile: $139,375
- Salary:
- Average: $93,029
- Median: $91,500
- 25th percentile: $76,000
- 75th percentile: $106,750
27. Kansas City, Missouri
- Total Compensation:
- Average: $100,468
- Median: $82,000
- 25th percentile: $74,675
- 75th percentile: $111,000
- Salary:
- Average: $94,736
- Median: $81,000
- 25th percentile: $73,000
- 75th percentile: $110,000
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