Web developer earnings by seniority

90th percentile

Top-level web developer earnings begin at:

$71.75 per hour

$149,230 per year

75th percentile

Senior-level web developer earnings begin at:

$54.98 per hour

$114,360 per year

50th percentile

Mid-level web developer earnings begin at:

$37.52 per hour

$78,040 per year

25th percentile

Junior-level web developer earnings begin at:

$26.11 per hour

$54,310 per year

10th percentile

Starting level web developer earnings begin at:

$18.29 per hour

$38,040 per year

Approximate values based on highest and lowest earning segments.

Web developer salary by state

State Name Average Salary
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
Pennsylvania $72,030
New York $71,730
Delaware $71,700
Kentucky $71,610
Colorado $71,360
Texas $70,630
Oregon $68,760
North Carolina $68,520
Utah $66,640
Rhode Island $65,950
Illinois $65,173
New Hampshire $64,400
Michigan $63,750
Kansas $63,125
Ohio $62,150
Missouri $61,540
Arizona $60,863
Mississippi $59,300
Hawaii $59,299
Florida $59,290
Alabama $59,235
New Mexico $58,960
North Dakota $58,360
Tennessee $58,060
Iowa $57,537
Maine $56,930
Alaska $56,860
Oklahoma $56,660
Louisiana $56,620
Nevada $55,380
Vermont $54,980
West Virginia $54,060
Nebraska $53,990
Idaho $53,695
Indiana $53,221
South Dakota $50,780
Wisconsin $50,600
Montana $48,440
Arkansas $47,450
Wyoming $46,310
Puerto Rico $35,040

How do web developer salaries compare to similar careers?

Web developers earn about the same as related careers in California. On average, they make less than operations research analysts but more than IT support specialists.

Career Median Salary
Operations research analyst salary $92K
Technical writer salary $87K
Distance learning coordinator salary $84K
Bioinformatics scientist salary $88K
Multimedia animator salary $85K
Web developer salary $78K
Geographer salary $86K
Online merchant salary $75K
Industrial designer salary $70K
IT support specialist salary $62K

Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)