Web Developers Salary in the US
A web developers earns a national median of $92,650 a year (mean $98,770) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #173 of 825.
How much does a web developers earn in the US?
A web developers in the United States earns a median of $92,650 a year (mean $98,770), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 82% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 70,190 people work in this occupation (SOC 15-1254), ranked #173 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$92,650
per year
Mean
$98,770
per year
Employment
70,190
US workers
National rank
#173
of 825 by median
What a web developers earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a web developers (SOC 15-1254) earns a median annual wage of $92,650 and a mean (average) of $98,770. The median is the midpoint — half of web developers earn more and half earn less — and is 82% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a web developers in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for web developers is $92,650, and the mean (average) is $98,770. The median is the midpoint — half of web developers earn more and half earn less.
- How does web developers pay compare to the US average?
- At $92,650, a web developers earns 82% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many web developers are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 70,190 web developers employed nationally (SOC 15-1254), across all industries.
- Where does this web developers salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 15-1254. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 15-1254 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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