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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019

15-1257 Web Developers and Digital Interface Designers

This occupation includes the the 2018 SOC occupations 15-1254 Web Developers and 15-1255 Web and Digital Interface Designers and the 2010 SOC occupation 15-1134 Web Developers.


National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
148,340 1.4 % $39.60 $82,370 3.3 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $19.01 $25.73 $35.46 $49.47 $68.31
Annual Wage (2) $39,550 $53,520 $73,760 $102,900 $142,080


Industry profile for this occupation:

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 29,690 1.37 $38.23 $79,520
Software Publishers 12,960 3.00 $63.59 $132,260
Other Information Services 8,970 2.76 $42.48 $88,350
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services 8,250 0.55 $35.35 $73,540
Management of Companies and Enterprises 7,960 0.32 $40.72 $84,700

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Software Publishers 12,960 3.00 $63.59 $132,260
Other Information Services 8,970 2.76 $42.48 $88,350
Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services 7,770 1.59 $35.64 $74,140
Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services 4,910 1.46 $40.15 $83,510
Computer Systems Design and Related Services 29,690 1.37 $38.23 $79,520

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Software Publishers 12,960 3.00 $63.59 $132,260
Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities 1,030 0.11 $49.13 $102,190
Scheduled Air Transportation 100 0.02 $47.54 $98,870
Monetary Authorities-Central Bank 130 0.66 $46.98 $97,710
Credit Intermediation and Related Activities (5221 And 5223 only) 2,140 0.10 $46.85 $97,450


Geographic profile for this occupation:

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 20,920 1.20 1.19 $43.38 $90,230
Washington 13,430 4.05 4.01 $64.57 $134,310
New York 13,000 1.36 1.35 $39.86 $82,910
Texas 9,510 0.76 0.76 $35.52 $73,890
Florida 7,200 0.82 0.81 $32.08 $66,720




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)
Washington 13,430 4.05 4.01 $64.57 $134,310
District of Columbia 1,380 1.90 1.88 $41.01 $85,290
Utah 2,700 1.80 1.78 $33.60 $69,880
Wisconsin 4,340 1.51 1.50 $30.26 $62,950
New York 13,000 1.36 1.35 $39.86 $82,910




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Washington 13,430 4.05 4.01 $64.57 $134,310
California 20,920 1.20 1.19 $43.38 $90,230
Georgia 3,170 0.71 0.70 $42.21 $87,800
Virginia 5,030 1.30 1.28 $42.17 $87,710
Massachusetts 4,930 1.36 1.35 $41.85 $87,040





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-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 13,460 1.39 1.38 $42.84 $89,110
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 12,510 6.19 6.13 $66.64 $138,600
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 7,140 1.14 1.13 $38.98 $81,070
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 6,160 2.49 2.47 $53.26 $110,790
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 5,760 1.81 1.79 $43.38 $90,230
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 4,830 1.03 1.02 $38.69 $80,480
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 4,270 1.53 1.51 $43.27 $90,010
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 3,850 1.05 1.04 $36.15 $75,200
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 3,050 1.06 1.05 $35.92 $74,710
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 2,720 0.99 0.98 $42.84 $89,100




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 12,510 6.19 6.13 $66.64 $138,600
Madison, WI 1,920 4.85 4.80 $31.87 $66,290
Provo-Orem, UT 720 2.83 2.80 $33.60 $69,890
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 6,160 2.49 2.47 $53.26 $110,790
Boulder, CO 460 2.48 2.46 $41.06 $85,400
St. George, UT 160 2.30 2.28 $28.82 $59,940
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 2,550 2.24 2.21 $49.16 $102,250
Austin-Round Rock, TX 2,160 2.02 2.00 $38.73 $80,570
Manhattan, KS 80 1.99 1.97 $23.95 $49,820
Logan, UT-ID 110 1.94 1.92 $37.34 $77,660




Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 12,510 6.19 6.13 $66.64 $138,600
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 6,160 2.49 2.47 $53.26 $110,790
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 2,550 2.24 2.21 $49.16 $102,250
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA 2,050 1.70 1.68 $45.88 $95,430
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA 630 0.63 0.62 $45.21 $94,040
New Haven, CT 240 0.84 0.83 $44.84 $93,270
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA 110 1.14 1.13 $43.84 $91,190
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 5,760 1.81 1.79 $43.38 $90,230
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 4,270 1.53 1.51 $43.27 $90,010
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 13,460 1.39 1.38 $42.84 $89,110

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area 240 1.74 1.72 $25.83 $53,720
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area 160 0.75 0.74 $20.90 $43,470
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area 150 0.73 0.73 $22.44 $46,670
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area 120 0.52 0.52 (8) (8)
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area 120 0.60 0.60 $28.28 $58,830

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area 240 1.74 1.72 $25.83 $53,720
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area 40 1.22 1.21 $26.45 $55,010
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area 80 1.20 1.18 $23.66 $49,210
West Montana nonmetropolitan area 80 1.06 1.05 $23.36 $48,580
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area 110 0.93 0.92 $33.38 $69,440

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area 50 0.40 0.39 $44.94 $93,470
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area 40 0.62 0.62 $38.70 $80,500
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area 80 0.32 0.32 $35.66 $74,170
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area 110 0.93 0.92 $33.38 $69,440
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area 40 0.82 0.81 $32.18 $66,940


About May 2019 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate--50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OES estimates and related information:

May 2019 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: July 6, 2020