Web developers (Legacy)

Detailed Occupation

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2017 Workforce
168k
Average Age
36.2
Average Salary
$60,743
Average Male Salary
$64,106
Average Female Salary
$54,839

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Web developers (Legacy) are most often employed by the Computer Systems Design industry. The average yearly wage for Web developers (Legacy) was $60,743 in 2017.

The locations that employ the most Web developers (Legacy) are Richmond District PUMA, CA, Greenpoint & Williamsburg PUMA, NY, and Inner Mission & Castro PUMA, CA. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Web developers (Legacy) are Inner Mission & Castro PUMA, CA, Greenpoint & Williamsburg PUMA, NY, and Richmond District PUMA, CA.

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Employment and salary information for the Web developers (Legacy) workforce. Web developers (Legacy) workforce in 2017 was 167,874 people, of which 36.3% were women and 63.7% were men. Web developers (Legacy) are paid most in North Hempstead Town (North) PUMA, NY but are relatively concentrated in Inner Mission & Castro PUMA, CA.

Employment Over Time

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Grouping
106,955
Male Workforce
± 8.03k
60,919
Female Workforce
± 6.06k

The Web developers (Legacy) workforce in 2017 was 167,874 people (36.3% women and 63.7% men). This implies an average annual growth of 9.53% between 2014 (153,265) and 2017 (167,874).

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Employment by Location

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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Web developers (Legacy).

During 2017, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Maryland ($72,476), California ($71,283), and New York ($69,533).

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Yearly Wage Ranking

$60,743
AVERAGE WAGE
#136 in the ranking (2017)
$59,596
NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE
For all occupations across the US

In 2017, Web developers (Legacy) earned an average of $60,743, $1,148 more than the average national salary of $59,596

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Wage Distribution

Gender
0.373
WAGE GINI

In 2017, Web developers (Legacy) had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.373, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Web developers (Legacy) (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

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Information on the industries that employ Web developers (Legacy) and on wages for those in the field. Computer Systems Design is the industry that employs the most Web developers (Legacy), both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Web developers (Legacy), by average wage, is Air transportation ($119,388).

Occupations by Industries

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Value
168k
2017 Workforce
± 10,053
0.888%
1 YEAR GROWTH
± 8.41%

This graphic shows the share of Web developers (Legacy) employed by various industries. Computer Systems Design employs the largest share of Web developers (Legacy) at 70.9%, followed by Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges with 18.4% and Management, scientific & technical consulting services with 10.7%.

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Demographic information on Web developers (Legacy) in the US. The workforce of Web developers (Legacy) in 2017 was 167,874 people, with 36.3% woman, and 63.7% men. The average age of male Web developers (Legacy) in the workforce is 35.7 and of female Web developers (Legacy) is 37.1, and the most common race/ethnicity for Web developers (Legacy) is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Web developers (Legacy) in 2017 was 167,874 people, with 36.3% woman, and 63.7% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 25 to 29 years (34,098 people), 30 to 34 years (33,461  people), and 35 to 39 years (25,389 people). Among them they concentrated 55.5% of the total workforce.

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Ethnicity

Gender

In 2017, 7.64% of Web developers (Legacy) workers were Hispanic and 92.4% non-Hispanic.

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Races

In 2017, 78% of the Web developers (Legacy) workforce were White, of which 35.5% were women and 64.5% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Asian (10.6%) and Black (6.06%).

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Data on higher education choices for Web developers (Legacy) from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Web developers (Legacy) is Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2017 were Communication Technologies.

Majors

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Type of Majors
Degree

The most common majors achieved by Web developers (Legacy) in 2017 (counting all academic degrees) were Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (21,443 people), Visual & Performing Arts (17,726 people), and Business (15,370 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Web developers (Legacy) workers were Bachelors Degree (89,969 people), Some college (27,569 people), and Graduate Degree (24,346 people).

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