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Average salary for Software Developers
Top Software Developer Salaries - By Title
Title | Average Salary | Salary Comparison | Full Access |
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Manager |
$72,000 |
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IT Architect |
$66,000 |
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CTO |
$64,000 |
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Senior Developer |
$58,000 |
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Developer |
$39,000 |
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IT Analyst |
$34,000 |
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The highest paid Software Developers are Managers at $72,000 annually. The lowest paid Software Developers are Designers at $27,000.
Top Software Developer Salaries - By Location
Location | Average Salary | Salary Comparison | Full Access |
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China |
$183,000 |
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USA |
$110,000 |
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Switzerland |
$95,000 |
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Israel |
$80,000 |
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New Zealand |
$75,000 |
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Denmark |
$70,000 |
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Most Software Developers using Emolument work in Indonesia for an average salary of $75,000. The best paid Software Developers work in China for an average salary of $183,000.
Top Software Developer Salaries - By Sectors
Sectors | Average Salary | Salary Comparison | Full Access |
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Rail |
$91,000 |
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Online Video & Entertainment |
$84,000 |
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Executive Search |
$81,000 |
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Research Firms, Data Vendors & Rating Agencies |
$80,000 |
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Investment Banking & Markets |
$73,000 |
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Newspapers & Publishing |
$68,000 |
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The most represented industry for Software Developers on Emolument is Warehousing. Software Developers in that industry earn an average salary of $81,000. The highest paying sector for Software Developers is Rail, with an average salary of $91,000.
Top Software Developer Salaries - By Specialization
Specialization | Average Salary | Salary Comparison | Full Access |
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Scala |
$69,000 |
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C++ |
$59,000 |
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Perl |
$58,000 |
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Python |
$57,000 |
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Ruby |
$53,000 |
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Oracle |
$51,000 |
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The highest paid Software Developers are Scala professionals at $69,000 annually. The lowest paid Software Developers are Mainframe professionals at $18,000.
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