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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2020
15-1256 Software Developers and Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers
This occupation includes the the 2018 SOC occupations 15-1252 Software Developers and 15-1253 Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers and the 2010 SOC occupations 15-1132 Software Developers, Applications and 15-1133 Software Developers, Systems Software.
National estimates for Software Developers and Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers
Industry profile for Software Developers and Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers
Geographic profile for Software Developers and Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers
National estimates for Software Developers and Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers: Top
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Software Developers and Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers:
Employment (1) |
Employment RSE (3) |
Mean hourly wage |
Mean annual wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
1,476,800 |
0.9 % |
$ 54.94 |
$ 114,270 |
0.7 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Software Developers and Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers:
Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50% (Median) |
75% |
90% |
Hourly Wage |
$ 31.35 |
$ 40.39 |
$ 52.95 |
$ 67.53 |
$ 81.78 |
Annual Wage (2) |
$ 65,210 |
$ 84,020 |
$ 110,140 |
$ 140,470 |
$ 170,100 |
Industry profile for Software Developers and Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers: Top
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Software Developers and Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers are provided.
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Industries with the highest levels of employment in Software Developers and Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers:
Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Computer Systems Design and Related Services |
480,840 |
21.86 |
$ 53.73 |
$ 111,770 |
Software Publishers |
139,820 |
28.65 |
$ 58.96 |
$ 122,630 |
Management of Companies and Enterprises |
76,470 |
3.16 |
$ 53.26 |
$ 110,790 |
Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services |
53,000 |
14.76 |
$ 53.89 |
$ 112,090 |
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services |
44,650 |
2.93 |
$ 52.69 |
$ 109,600 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Software Developers and Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers:
Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Software Publishers |
139,820 |
28.65 |
$ 58.96 |
$ 122,630 |
Computer Systems Design and Related Services |
480,840 |
21.86 |
$ 53.73 |
$ 111,770 |
Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing |
34,440 |
21.46 |
$ 70.10 |
$ 145,800 |
Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services |
53,000 |
14.76 |
$ 53.89 |
$ 112,090 |
Communications Equipment Manufacturing |
9,410 |
11.16 |
$ 55.67 |
$ 115,780 |
Top paying industries for Software Developers and Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers:
Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Inland Water Transportation |
40 |
0.16 |
$ 116.89 |
$ 243,130 |
Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers |
120 |
0.26 |
$ 89.94 |
$ 187,070 |
Sporting Goods, Hobby, and Musical Instrument Stores |
60 |
0.01 |
$ 70.49 |
$ 146,630 |
Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing |
34,440 |
21.46 |
$ 70.10 |
$ 145,800 |
Electronics and Appliance Stores |
540 |
0.12 |
$ 65.95 |
$ 137,170 |
Geographic profile for Software Developers and Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers: Top
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Software Developers and Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Software Developers and Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Software Developers and Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
California |
249,700 |
15.20 |
1.43 |
$ 66.16 |
$ 137,620 |
Texas |
113,140 |
9.35 |
0.88 |
$ 52.68 |
$ 109,570 |
Washington |
99,630 |
31.18 |
2.94 |
$ 66.54 |
$ 138,400 |
New York |
83,330 |
9.59 |
0.90 |
$ 58.80 |
$ 122,300 |
Virginia |
77,260 |
20.87 |
1.97 |
$ 56.18 |
$ 116,850 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Software Developers and Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Washington |
99,630 |
31.18 |
2.94 |
$ 66.54 |
$ 138,400 |
Virginia |
77,260 |
20.87 |
1.97 |
$ 56.18 |
$ 116,850 |
Colorado |
48,230 |
18.71 |
1.76 |
$ 54.18 |
$ 112,700 |
Massachusetts |
59,010 |
17.62 |
1.66 |
$ 57.59 |
$ 119,790 |
California |
249,700 |
15.20 |
1.43 |
$ 66.16 |
$ 137,620 |
Top paying states for Software Developers and Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Washington |
99,630 |
31.18 |
2.94 |
$ 66.54 |
$ 138,400 |
California |
249,700 |
15.20 |
1.43 |
$ 66.16 |
$ 137,620 |
New York |
83,330 |
9.59 |
0.90 |
$ 58.80 |
$ 122,300 |
Massachusetts |
59,010 |
17.62 |
1.66 |
$ 57.59 |
$ 119,790 |
District of Columbia |
8,110 |
11.80 |
1.11 |
$ 57.52 |
$ 119,630 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Software Developers and Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers:
Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
104,470 |
11.83 |
1.11 |
$ 59.43 |
$ 123,600 |
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
92,710 |
47.40 |
4.46 |
$ 67.75 |
$ 140,930 |
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA |
77,900 |
70.63 |
6.65 |
$ 75.71 |
$ 157,480 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
75,910 |
25.12 |
2.37 |
$ 57.65 |
$ 119,920 |
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
64,310 |
27.59 |
2.60 |
$ 69.59 |
$ 144,740 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
60,310 |
10.36 |
0.98 |
$ 56.91 |
$ 118,360 |
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
57,950 |
22.27 |
2.10 |
$ 57.66 |
$ 119,940 |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
52,490 |
14.63 |
1.38 |
$ 53.45 |
$ 111,180 |
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
47,040 |
10.78 |
1.02 |
$ 51.89 |
$ 107,920 |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
41,810 |
15.88 |
1.50 |
$ 50.50 |
$ 105,050 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Software Developers and Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers:
Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA |
77,900 |
70.63 |
6.65 |
$ 75.71 |
$ 157,480 |
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
92,710 |
47.40 |
4.46 |
$ 67.75 |
$ 140,930 |
Boulder, CO |
7,470 |
41.15 |
3.88 |
$ 56.10 |
$ 116,690 |
Bloomington, IL |
2,750 |
33.36 |
3.14 |
$ 52.32 |
$ 108,830 |
Huntsville, AL |
7,480 |
32.42 |
3.05 |
$ 53.96 |
$ 112,250 |
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC |
8,660 |
27.95 |
2.63 |
$ 51.44 |
$ 107,000 |
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
64,310 |
27.59 |
2.60 |
$ 69.59 |
$ 144,740 |
Madison, WI |
9,710 |
25.40 |
2.39 |
$ 46.83 |
$ 97,400 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
75,910 |
25.12 |
2.37 |
$ 57.65 |
$ 119,920 |
Cedar Rapids, IA |
3,360 |
24.47 |
2.30 |
$ 52.71 |
$ 109,640 |
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