Annual Salary, Salary Range, and Highest Paying States and Industries
Applications Software Developers
Applications Software Developers develop, create, and modify general computer applications software or specialized utility programs. Analyze user needs and develop software solutions. Design software or customize software for client use with the aim of optimizing operational efficiency. May analyze and design databases within an application area, working individually or coordinating database development as part of a team. May supervise computer programmers.
Table of contents
- Average salary
- Starting salary
- Salary rank
- Salary range
- Highest paying states
- Highest paying industries
Average salary
Starting salary
Entry-level Applications Software Developers with little to no experience can expect to make anywhere between $65,210 to $84,020 per year or $31 to $40 per hour. Similar to any other job, their salary will increase as they gain experience.
Salary rank
We wanted to make it easy for our readers to compare the salary of Applications Software Developers to all the other careers out there. So we created Salary Rank. We compared the salary of all careers then we gave them a rank of A, B, C, or D depending on where their average salary sit in comparison to other careers.
Salary range
Level | Hourly | Annual |
---|---|---|
Highest (Top 10%) | $82 | $170,100 |
Senior (Top 25%) | $68 | $140,470 |
Middle (Mid 50%) | $53 | $110,140 |
Junior (Bottom 25%) | $40 | $84,020 |
No experience (Bottom 10%) | $31 | $65,210 |
Highest paying states
State | Hourly | Annual |
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WA | $67 | $138,400 |
CA | $66 | $137,620 |
NY | $59 | $122,300 |
MA | $58 | $119,790 |
DC | $58 | $119,630 |
VA | $56 | $116,850 |
DE | $56 | $115,580 |
MD | $55 | $115,190 |
NJ | $54 | $113,220 |
CO | $54 | $112,700 |
Another simple way to increase your salary as an Applications Software Developer is to move to a higher paying state. However moving to a higher paying state like WA doesn’t guarantee that you will make more because the expenses at WA might be much higher than where you are currently living at right now.
According to BLS, the highest paid App Software Developers are in the states of WA, CA, NY, MA and DC.
Highest paying industries
Salary by industry | Annual | Hourly |
---|---|---|
Inland Water Transportation | $243130 | $116.89 |
Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers | $187070 | $89.94 |
Sporting Goods, Hobby, and Musical Instrument Stores | $146630 | $70.49 |
Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing | $145800 | $70.10 |
Electronics and Appliance Stores | $137170 | $65.95 |
Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses | $135870 | $65.32 |
Remediation and Other Waste Management Services | $129590 | $62.30 |
Cable and Other Subscription Programming | $128900 | $61.97 |
Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities | $128840 | $61.94 |
Scientific Research and Development Services | $127780 | $61.43 |
Other Information Services | $126270 | $60.70 |
Manufacturing and Reproducing Magnetic and Optical Media | $126090 | $60.62 |
Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing | $122800 | $59.04 |
Software Publishers | $122630 | $58.96 |
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing | $122250 | $58.78 |
Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction | $121820 | $58.57 |
Automotive Repair and Maintenance | $120680 | $58.02 |
Travel Arrangement and Reservation Services | $120240 | $57.81 |
Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing | $119810 | $57.60 |
Other Investment Pools and Funds | $119750 | $57.57 |
Other Pipeline Transportation | $119270 | $57.34 |
Credit Intermediation and Related Activities | $119260 | $57.34 |
Real Estate | $119170 | $57.30 |
Insurance and Employee Benefit Funds | $117420 | $56.45 |
Support Activities for Water Transportation | $116860 | $56.18 |
Local Messengers and Local Delivery | $116780 | $56.14 |
Nondepository Credit Intermediation | $116720 | $56.11 |
Communications Equipment Manufacturing | $115780 | $55.67 |
Grantmaking and Giving Services | $115380 | $55.47 |
Oil and Gas Extraction | $114990 | $55.29 |