Software developers
Detailed Occupation
Add ComparisonSoftware developers are most often employed by the Computer Systems Design industry. The average yearly wage for Software developers was N/A in 2023.
The locations that employ the most Software developers are N/A. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Software developers are Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA, Seattle City (Lake Union-Downtown) PUMA, WA, and King County (Northwest Central)--Greater Bellevue City PUMA, WA.
Employment and salary information for the Software developers workforce. Software developers workforce in 2023 was 1,890,604 people, of which 18.4% were women and 81.6% were men. Software developers are paid most in N/A but are relatively concentrated in Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA.
The Software developers workforce in 2023 was 1,890,604 people (18.4% women and 81.6% men). This implies an average annual growth of 64.6% between 2018 (1,148,560) and 2023 (1,890,604).
This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Software developers.
During 2023, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Washington ($202,602), California ($197,048), and New York ($171,348).
In 2023, Software developers earned an average of $148,393, $NaNk less than the average national salary of N/A
In 2023, Software developers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.308, which is lower than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Software developers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).
The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Software developers compared to the entire workforce in the country.
Information on the industries that employ Software developers and on wages for those in the field. Computer Systems Design is the industry that employs the most Software developers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Software developers, by average wage, is Other consumer goods rental ($341,609).
This graphic shows the share of Software developers employed by various industries. Computer Systems Design employs the largest share of Software developers at 68.7%, followed by uninformed with 22.6% and Insurance carriers with 4.48%.
Demographic information on Software developers in the US. The workforce of Software developers in 2023 was 1,890,604 people, with 18.4% woman, and 81.6% men. The average age of male Software developers in the workforce is 39.3 and of female Software developers is 38.5, and the most common race/ethnicity for Software developers is White.
The workforce of Software developers in 2023 was 1,890,604 people, with 18.4% woman, and 81.6% men.
The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 30 to 34 years (342,144 people), 25 to 29 years (309,559 people), and 35 to 39 years (297,350 people). Among them they concentrated 50.2% of the total workforce.
In 2023, 7.17% of Software developers workers were Hispanic and 92.8% non-Hispanic.
The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (42.3%), Puerto Rican (11.6)%, and All Other Spanish/Hispanic/Latino (6.7)%
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In 2023, 53.1% of the Software developers workforce were White, of which 14.4% were women and 85.6% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Asian (33.4%) and Two or More Races (6.56%).
Data on higher education choices for Software developers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Software developers is Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2023 were Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services.
Among the necessary skills for Software developers, N/A stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Software developers need more than the average amount of N/A.
The most common majors achieved by Software developers in 2023 (counting all academic degrees) were Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (586,731 people), Engineering (457,114 people), and Business (144,199 people).
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The main educational levels achieved by the Software developers workers were Bachelors Degree (992,590 people), Graduate Degree (627,150 people), and Some college (141,116 people).
The graphic shows the Software developers workforce by gender and educational level.
Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Software developers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Software developers need many skills, but most especially N/A, N/A, N/A.
