Application Software Developer Schools, Salaries, and Job Data

Job Numbers and Growth

Government estimates of jobs for application software developers total about 507,000. This career is ranked very low for jobless rates in comparison to other careers. The unemployment rate for employees was about 3% in 2008.

Area Job Conditions

Relative to population, you will find the most application software developers in Olympia (Washington), San Jose (California), and Lowell (Massachusetts), and the least in El Paso (Texas), Elkhart (Indiana), and Shreveport (Louisiana).

Statistics show that you can earn the most in this career in San Jose (California), Salinas (California), and Lowell (Massachusetts), and will have the lowest earnings in Macon (Georgia), Redding (California), and Jonesboro (Arkansas).

Training and Education

People often have a bachelor's degree before landing a job in this field. Four year degrees are held by 85% of application software developers. About 13% of workers started college but did not get a 4 year degree. A high school education is the highest level achieved by 2% of employees. Recommended schools are shown in the column to the right; request information from them to help you decide which if any could help you with this career.

Part-Time Work and Self-Employment

Part-time workers represent 3% of all application software developers. Workers working on their own represent 2% of the total.

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Application Software Developers Around the Country

In the list below, each metro area is rated for the relative popularity of application software developers compared to other locations (that is, jobs per population). Single or double up or down arrows indicate the relative popularity in that location. Within each state listing, metro areas are sorted by the actual number of jobs for application software developers.

Alabama

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Huntsville	$87,000	1,290
Birmingham	$72,000	720
Mobile	$64,000	270
Montgomery	$80,000	200
Florence	$44,000	40
Decatur	$57,000	40

Alaska

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Anchorage	$81,000	190
Fairbanks	$48,000	40

Arizona

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Phoenix	$74,000	6,150
Tucson	$86,000	1,160
Flagstaff	$83,000	70
Prescott	$83,000	40

Arkansas

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Little Rock	$68,000	900
Fayetteville	$68,000	340
Fort Smith	$61,000	120
Jonesboro	$50,000	70
Hot Springs	$55,000	50

California

Location	Median Pay	Workers
San Jose	$108,000	17,990
San Francisco	$102,000	10,830
Oakland	$102,000	7,530
Santa Ana	$102,000	6,850
San Diego	$87,000	6,220
Sacramento	$82,000	3,410
Oxnard	$85,000	1,690
Riverside	$80,000	1,270
Santa Rosa	$97,000	620
Santa Barbara	$87,000	600
Bakersfield	$92,000	550
Fresno	$80,000	340
Santa Cruz	$81,000	260
Vallejo	$81,000	230
Salinas	$123,000	230
Stockton	$81,000	150
Modesto	$95,000	140
Redding	$45,000	80
Visalia	$86,000	80
Chico	$92,000	50
Napa	$97,000	40

Colorado

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Denver	$91,000	10,680
Boulder	$99,000	2,790
Colorado Springs	$90,000	1,650
Fort Collins	$87,000	400
Greeley	$83,000	120
Grand Junction	$96,000	60

Connecticut

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Hartford	$83,000	4,120
Bridgeport	$96,000	2,380
New Haven	$83,000	690
Norwich	$95,000	690
Danbury	$85,000	280
Waterbury	$85,000	110

Delaware

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Wilmington	$90,000	1,280

District of Columbia

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Washington	$95,000	26,650

Florida

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Tampa	$80,000	4,730
Orlando	$75,000	3,220
Fort Lauderdale	$77,000	2,310
Jacksonville	$86,000	1,920
Palm Bay	$88,000	1,620
Miami	$69,000	1,370
West Palm Beach	$86,000	980
Tallahassee	$95,000	390
Sarasota	$67,000	300
Fort Walton Beach	$75,000	300
Cape Coral	$89,000	230
Lakeland	$71,000	170
Pensacola	$64,000	160
Gainesville	$89,000	160
Deltona	$63,000	150
Naples	$83,000	120
Ocala	$96,000	60
Panama City	$55,000	50

Georgia

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Atlanta	$93,000	10,070
Columbus	$78,000	390
Augusta	$69,000	250
Warner Robins	$76,000	190
Dalton	$101,000	170
Athens		80
Macon	$54,000	60

Hawaii

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Honolulu	$74,000	670

Idaho

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Coeur Dalene	$84,000	100

Illinois

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Chicago	$88,000	14,140
Champaign	$75,000	180
Peoria	$79,000	130

Indiana

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Indianapolis	$73,000	2,830
Fort Wayne	$83,000	830
Evansville	$47,000	390
South Bend	$65,000	340
Columbus	$70,000	290
Gary	$74,000	240
Muncie	$59,000	130
Bloomington	$75,000	120
Lafayette	$61,000	100
Michigan City	$64,000	70
Elkhart	$60,000	30

Iowa

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Cedar Rapids	$75,000	1,630
Des Moines	$77,000	1,280
Iowa City	$64,000	450
Davenport	$75,000	180
Sioux City	$86,000	110
Waterloo	$50,000	60
Dubuque	$62,000	40

Kansas

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Wichita	$60,000	620
Topeka	$78,000	230

Kentucky

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Louisville	$70,000	2,350
Lexington	$80,000	820
Bowling Green	$57,000	50

Louisiana

Location	Median Pay	Workers
New Orleans	$81,000	440
Baton Rouge	$68,000	390
Monroe	$53,000	180
Lafayette	$53,000	80
Shreveport	$64,000	30

Maine

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Portland	$64,000	660
Bangor	$64,000	60
Lewiston	$63,000	30

Maryland

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Baltimore	$95,000	4,860
Bethesda	$99,000	4,400
Hagerstown	$75,000	140

Massachusetts

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Boston	$100,000	16,370
Framingham	$103,000	2,290
Lowell	$106,000	2,150
Springfield	$78,000	880
Worcester	$85,000	840
Haverhill	$105,000	240
Lawrence	$93,000	190
Pittsfield	$75,000	80
Barnstable Town	$126,000	60
Leominster	$85,000	50
New Bedford	$76,000	40
Brockton	$64,000	30

Michigan

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Warren	$81,000	3,850
Detroit	$88,000	2,570
Ann Arbor	$76,000	580
Grand Rapids	$68,000	460
Lansing	$64,000	390
Kalamazoo	$72,000	190
Jackson	$72,000	110
Saginaw	$75,000	60
Bay City	$63,000	50
Flint	$70,000	40

Minnesota

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Minneapolis	$88,000	13,410
Rochester	$86,000	880
St Cloud	$68,000	230
Duluth	$69,000	200

Mississippi

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Jackson	$64,000	640
Gulfport	$61,000	180
Pascagoula	$53,000	70
Hattiesburg	$72,000	50

Missouri

Location	Median Pay	Workers
St Louis	$82,000	5,880
Kansas City	$76,000	3,510
Springfield	$52,000	580
Jefferson City	$63,000	490
Columbia	$57,000	40

Nebraska

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Omaha	$79,000	2,990
Lincoln	$61,000	930

Nevada

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Las Vegas	$77,000	890
Reno	$77,000	300

New Hampshire

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Nashua	$91,000	2,410
Manchester	$84,000	810
Portsmouth	$89,000	630
Rochester	$77,000	130

New Jersey

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Edison	$90,000	10,270
Newark	$90,000	5,050
Trenton	$91,000	2,900
Camden	$81,000	2,120
Atlantic City	$74,000	430
Vineland	$82,000	40

New Mexico

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Albuquerque	$81,000	960
Las Cruces	$75,000	180

New York

Location	Median Pay	Workers
New York	$96,000	26,410
Rochester	$85,000	2,190
Nassau	$94,000	2,130
Albany	$75,000	1,560
Buffalo	$72,000	1,260
Syracuse	$82,000	680
Poughkeepsie	$96,000	490
Binghamton	$84,000	410
Ithaca	$74,000	340
Utica	$76,000	270

North Carolina

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Raleigh	$86,000	4,390
Durham	$94,000	3,140
Charlotte	$91,000	2,640
Greensboro	$86,000	740
Winston Salem	$97,000	520
Burlington	$71,000	230
Wilmington		210
Asheville	$55,000	160
Hickory	$67,000	90
Rocky Mount	$84,000	40

North Dakota

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Fargo	$67,000	380
Bismarck	$53,000	210

Ohio

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Columbus	$81,000	7,000
Cleveland	$78,000	4,610
Cincinnati	$79,000	4,320
Dayton	$78,000	2,320
Akron	$79,000	1,020
Toledo	$69,000	320
Canton	$78,000	250
Mansfield	$90,000	50
Springfield	$82,000	40
Sandusky	$56,000	40
Lima	$61,000	30

Oklahoma

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Oklahoma City	$67,000	1,160
Tulsa	$68,000	950

Oregon

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Portland	$90,000	7,290
Corvallis	$82,000	140
Bend	$77,000	130
Medford	$65,000	130
Salem	$67,000	90

Pennsylvania

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Philadelphia	$92,000	5,850
Pittsburgh	$79,000	3,240
Harrisburg	$72,000	1,920
Allentown	$88,000	450
Lancaster	$76,000	260
State College	$84,000	240
Scranton	$70,000	230
Erie	$74,000	120
Reading	$88,000	90
York	$57,000	80
Altoona	$75,000	50
Williamsport	$63,000	40

Rhode Island

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Providence	$86,000	1,080

South Carolina

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Greenville	$75,000	580
Columbia	$75,000	510
Charleston	$73,000	310
Spartanburg	$66,000	110
Florence	$72,000	40

South Dakota

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Sioux Falls	$69,000	370
Rapid City	$75,000	100

Tennessee

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Nashville	$73,000	1,990
Knoxville	$71,000	510
Memphis	$72,000	450
Chattanooga	$69,000	120
Kingsport	$56,000	80
Johnson City		60
Clarksville	$62,000	60

Texas

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Dallas	$92,000	12,550
Houston	$89,000	8,490
Austin	$93,000	6,660
San Antonio	$75,000	2,690
Fort Worth	$88,000	1,620
Killeen	$89,000	120
College Station	$84,000	120
Lubbock	$79,000	80
El Paso	$72,000	70
Waco	$73,000	70
Amarillo	$76,000	70
Midland	$92,000	70
Corpus Christi	$74,000	60

Utah

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Salt Lake City	$78,000	2,890
Provo	$81,000	1,190
Ogden	$73,000	310
Logan	$53,000	80

Vermont

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Burlington	$80,000	490

Virginia

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Richmond	$89,000	3,790
Virginia Beach	$78,000	3,150
Charlottesville	$79,000	660
Blacksburg	$55,000	290
Roanoke	$72,000	270
Lynchburg	$82,000	170
Harrisonburg	$86,000	110
Winchester	$83,000	50

Washington

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Seattle	$94,000	21,250
Olympia	$72,000	2,520
Spokane	$69,000	490
Tacoma	$75,000	390
Bremerton	$85,000	160
Kennewick	$90,000	160
Bellingham	$73,000	140

West Virginia

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Charleston	$72,000	110
Wheeling	$64,000	60
Weirton	$67,000	50
Morgantown	$72,000	50

Wisconsin

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Milwaukee	$74,000	4,320
Madison	$78,000	2,130
Green Bay	$71,000	630
Appleton	$69,000	270
Wausau	$70,000	250
Racine	$75,000	190
Eau Claire	$67,000	170
Oshkosh	$68,000	160
La Crosse	$70,000	140
Sheboygan	$67,000	80

Wyoming

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Cheyenne	$58,000	120

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