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Software Developers — Annual Mean Wage

Occupation metric · SOC 15-1252 · Computer & Mathematical · BLS OEWS · Annual · Atlanta (Beta)

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Latest reading May 2025

$135,870 +3.78%up YoY
U.S.
$148,100 May 2025
Atlanta vs U.S.
−8.3%

Annual Mean Wage · BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · Atlanta (Beta) · May 2021 – May 2025

Software Developers — Annual Mean Wage, Atlanta (Beta). 5 observations from May 2021 to May 2025.
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What's happening with Software Developers

Employment for Software Developers in Atlanta is 36,300 (May 2025), up 1.11% from a year earlier. Median annual pay is $132,960.

Source: BLS OEWS · May 2025

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Key Stats

Latest$135,870 per yearMay 2025
Prior Year$130,9202024
Year Change+3.78%upYoY
3-Yr Change+10.8%upsince 2022
Computer & Mathematical$117,280May 2025
All Occupations$71,900May 2025
U.S. Reading$148,100May 2025
Atlanta vs U.S.−8.3%May 2025
Observations52021 – 2025
SOC Code15-1252
Occupation FamilyComputer & Mathematical15-0000

Other Measures for Software Developers Atlanta (Beta)

Employment 36,300 +1.11%up YoYMay 2025
Median Annual Pay $132,960 +1.63%up YoYMay 2025
P10 Pay $83,400 +4.62%up YoYMay 2025
P25 Pay $104,640 +1.19%up YoYMay 2025
P75 Pay $164,200 +2.69%up YoYMay 2025
P90 Pay $178,330 +2.70%up YoYMay 2025
Jobs per 1,000 12.56 +0.52%up YoYMay 2025
Location Quotient 1.16 0% YoYMay 2025

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All Occupations — Mean Annual Pay

$71,900
+2.49%up YoY

benchmark · Atlanta (Beta)

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Performance Overview change over each horizon the series supports

Mean Annual Pay · 1 Year

+3.78%up

May 2025

  • Computer & Mathematical +5.81%up
  • All occupations +2.49%up

Mean Annual Pay · 3 Year

+10.8%up

since 2022

Data & Methodology

Source BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)
Dataset bls.oews
Reference Period May 2025
Frequency Annual
Seasonal Adjustment Not stated
Geography Atlanta (Beta) (msa:12060)
Unit per year
Metric ID bls.oews.annual_mean_wage.soc_15_1252
Observations 5
Last Fetched moments ago
SOC Code 15-1252
Role Page Software Developers
Description Source O*NET 30.1 Database (O*NET-SOC 15-1252.00)

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