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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2016
15-1134 Web Developers
Design, create, and modify Web sites. Analyze user needs to implement Web site content, graphics, performance, and capacity. May integrate Web sites with other computer applications. May convert written, graphic, audio, and video components to compatible Web formats by using software designed to facilitate the creation of Web and multimedia content. Excludes "Multimedia Artists and Animators" (27-1014).
National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation: Top
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 129,540 |
1.4 % |
$34.69 |
$72,150 |
0.7 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$17.01 |
$22.87 |
$31.79 |
$44.04 |
$57.48 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$35,390 |
$47,580 |
$66,130 |
$91,600 |
$119,550 |
Industry profile for this occupation: Top
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Computer Systems Design and Related Services |
27,870 |
1.41 |
$35.04 |
$72,890 |
| Other Information Services |
9,040 |
3.53 |
$36.99 |
$76,940 |
| Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services |
6,830 |
1.41 |
$35.82 |
$74,510 |
| Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services |
6,820 |
0.51 |
$33.67 |
$70,030 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises |
6,370 |
0.28 |
$38.99 |
$81,090 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Other Information Services |
9,040 |
3.53 |
$36.99 |
$76,940 |
| Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services |
5,000 |
1.69 |
$36.43 |
$75,780 |
| Sound Recording Industries |
240 |
1.42 |
$33.61 |
$69,910 |
| Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services |
6,830 |
1.41 |
$35.82 |
$74,510 |
| Computer Systems Design and Related Services |
27,870 |
1.41 |
$35.04 |
$72,890 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Geographic profile for this occupation: Top
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
22,650 |
1.42 |
1.54 |
$39.87 |
$82,930 |
| New York |
11,410 |
1.25 |
1.36 |
$39.01 |
$81,140 |
| Texas |
8,540 |
0.73 |
0.79 |
$34.20 |
$71,140 |
| Florida |
7,740 |
0.94 |
1.02 |
$29.96 |
$62,320 |
| Illinois |
5,230 |
0.89 |
0.96 |
$36.04 |
$74,960 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Vermont |
560 |
1.84 |
2.00 |
$31.70 |
$65,930 |
| District of Columbia |
1,270 |
1.80 |
1.95 |
$41.70 |
$86,730 |
| Oregon |
3,010 |
1.68 |
1.82 |
$30.91 |
$64,300 |
| Washington |
4,810 |
1.57 |
1.70 |
$43.39 |
$90,260 |
| Maryland |
4,020 |
1.52 |
1.65 |
$32.08 |
$66,720 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Washington |
4,810 |
1.57 |
1.70 |
$43.39 |
$90,260 |
| District of Columbia |
1,270 |
1.80 |
1.95 |
$41.70 |
$86,730 |
| California |
22,650 |
1.42 |
1.54 |
$39.87 |
$82,930 |
| New York |
11,410 |
1.25 |
1.36 |
$39.01 |
$81,140 |
| Virginia |
3,780 |
1.01 |
1.09 |
$38.92 |
$80,950 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division |
9,660 |
1.47 |
1.59 |
$41.07 |
$85,420 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division |
6,040 |
1.43 |
1.55 |
$36.33 |
$75,560 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metropolitan Division |
4,040 |
1.11 |
1.20 |
$37.91 |
$78,860 |
| San Francisco-Redwood City-South San Francisco, CA Metropolitan Division |
4,030 |
3.77 |
4.09 |
$51.61 |
$107,350 |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division |
3,910 |
2.46 |
2.67 |
$45.99 |
$95,660 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division |
3,810 |
1.53 |
1.66 |
$42.22 |
$87,830 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
2,830 |
1.48 |
1.61 |
$34.78 |
$72,340 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA NECTA Division |
2,820 |
1.56 |
1.69 |
$39.24 |
$81,610 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA |
2,710 |
2.59 |
2.81 |
$49.08 |
$102,080 |
| Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division |
2,620 |
1.68 |
1.82 |
$36.63 |
$76,200 |
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United States Department of Labor
