Markets Occupations Software Developers

Software Developers — Jobs per 1,000

Occupation metric · SOC 15-1252 · Computer & Mathematical · BLS OEWS · Annual · National

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What's happening with Software Developers

Employment for Software Developers in the U.S. is 1,687,890 (May 2025), up 2.02% from a year earlier. Median annual pay is $135,980.

Source: BLS OEWS · May 2025

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Key Stats

Latest— per 1,000 jobsMay 2025
Observations0
SOC Code15-1252
Occupation FamilyComputer & Mathematical15-0000

Other Measures for Software Developers National

Employment 1,687,890 +2.02%up YoYMay 2025
Median Annual Pay $135,980 +2.18%up YoYMay 2025
Mean Annual Pay $148,100 +2.44%up YoYMay 2025
P10 Pay $82,460 +3.27%up YoYMay 2025
P25 Pay $105,210 +2.10%up YoYMay 2025
P75 Pay $171,980 +1.76%up YoYMay 2025
P90 Pay $214,670 +1.52%up YoYMay 2025

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Data & Methodology

Source BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)
Dataset bls.oews
Reference Period May 2025
Frequency Annual
Seasonal Adjustment Not stated
Geography National
Unit per 1,000 jobs
Metric ID bls.oews.jobs_per_1000.soc_15_1252
Observations 0
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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National is the default geography. Atlanta Beta covers the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta metro area only.

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