Pay by state · 45 states
Web Developer Salary by State (2026)
Web Developers earn the most in Washington at $130,440 a year and the least in Puerto Rico at $46,020 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $92,650. All 45 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $130,440Washington
- National median
- $92,650BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $46,020Puerto Rico
- States reporting
- 45of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Web Developer salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of web developers OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WAWashington | $130,440 | $98,830 | $131,030 | 4,430 | $121,892 |
| 2 | VAVirginia | $128,380 | $99,990 | $161,190 | 4,590 | $126,978 |
| 3 | CACalifornia | $119,570 | $80,620 | $159,040 | 7,320 | $107,993 |
| 4 | DCDistrict of Columbia | $114,690 | $91,840 | $137,650 | 430 | $104,358 |
| 5 | MDMaryland | $112,690 | $84,550 | $129,840 | 1,960 | $107,366 |
| 6 | MOMissouri | $103,750 | $83,120 | $125,610 | 1,160 | $114,241 |
| 7 | MNMinnesota | $101,020 | $72,510 | $128,470 | 1,200 | $102,433 |
| 8 | UTUtah | $100,170 | $66,010 | $131,220 | 1,280 | $101,321 |
| 9 | NYNew York | $98,580 | $56,320 | $132,820 | 3,990 | $91,345 |
| 10 | MAMassachusetts | $98,470 | $80,520 | $135,110 | 1,940 | $93,110 |
| 11 | MIMichigan | $98,470 | $62,830 | $117,880 | 1,580 | $102,342 |
| 12 | RIRhode Island | $98,140 | $93,290 | $104,530 | N/A | $95,952 |
| 13 | NCNorth Carolina | $96,610 | $72,890 | $122,540 | 2,030 | $102,421 |
| 14 | NJNew Jersey | $95,180 | $55,580 | $124,560 | 2,250 | $87,478 |
| 15 | WIWisconsin | $90,630 | $66,510 | $119,860 | 1,180 | $96,318 |
| 16 | GAGeorgia | $90,340 | $64,560 | $107,060 | 1,500 | $93,818 |
| 17 | PAPennsylvania | $86,380 | $61,520 | $104,700 | 1,670 | $88,529 |
| 18 | COColorado | $85,950 | $63,520 | $106,320 | 1,680 | $83,404 |
| 19 | CTConnecticut | $85,930 | $64,460 | $106,950 | 750 | $82,936 |
| 20 | TXTexas | $85,800 | $61,960 | $118,980 | 4,910 | $88,402 |
| 21 | LALouisiana | $85,330 | $66,340 | $89,350 | 490 | $96,738 |
| 22 | ILIllinois | $84,820 | $71,990 | $117,100 | 4,310 | $84,856 |
| 23 | VTVermont | $84,550 | $79,120 | $110,130 | 70 | $86,313 |
| 24 | NVNevada | $83,220 | $55,060 | $121,240 | 340 | $83,237 |
| 25 | KYKentucky | $82,630 | $66,320 | $103,870 | 270 | $91,649 |
| 26 | INIndiana | $80,870 | $62,310 | $100,140 | 860 | $86,650 |
| 27 | NENebraska | $80,350 | $56,170 | $100,690 | 230 | $89,176 |
| 28 | IDIdaho | $79,290 | $61,240 | $97,010 | 220 | $83,031 |
| 29 | OKOklahoma | $78,580 | $54,070 | $96,130 | 410 | $89,455 |
| 30 | NHNew Hampshire | $78,260 | $61,480 | $110,190 | 470 | $75,131 |
| 31 | WVWest Virginia | $78,240 | $63,060 | $79,280 | 400 | $87,422 |
| 32 | SCSouth Carolina | $78,190 | $61,760 | $102,100 | 710 | $83,404 |
| 33 | AZArizona | $76,230 | $59,180 | $105,010 | 1,010 | $75,717 |
| 34 | DEDelaware | $76,020 | $69,800 | $89,290 | N/A | $76,166 |
| 35 | TNTennessee | $74,760 | $57,710 | $104,270 | 1,620 | $81,376 |
| 36 | KSKansas | $73,590 | $59,600 | $96,980 | 500 | $81,705 |
| 37 | NDNorth Dakota | $72,190 | $60,580 | $82,750 | N/A | $81,150 |
| 38 | WYWyoming | $68,410 | $59,400 | $69,990 | 50 | $73,804 |
| 39 | NMNew Mexico | $68,120 | $54,930 | $86,880 | 130 | $73,873 |
| 40 | OROregon | $64,460 | $50,690 | $93,280 | 1,140 | $62,364 |
| 41 | IAIowa | $64,210 | $57,720 | $89,920 | 420 | $73,164 |
| 42 | MTMontana | $62,060 | $62,060 | $68,650 | 550 | $65,571 |
| 43 | SDSouth Dakota | $51,100 | $47,540 | $59,280 | 390 | $57,684 |
| 44 | ARArkansas | $50,550 | $45,190 | $67,290 | 400 | $58,146 |
| 45 | PRPuerto Rico | $46,020 | $36,560 | $72,400 | 210 | N/A |
Method
How the cost-of-living adjustment works
The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.
For Web Developers, that changes the ranking: Washington leads on raw pay at $130,440, while Virginia leads once prices are taken into account at $126,978.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Web Developer pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Web Developers the most?
Washington reports the highest median wage for Web Developers at $130,440 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by Virginia ($128,380) and California ($119,570).
Which state pays Web Developers the least?
Puerto Rico reports the lowest median for Web Developers at $46,020 a year, $84,420 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Web Developers earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts Virginia first at $126,978 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $128,380. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.