Technology · 66 Cities Ranked

Highest Paying Cities for Web Developer (2025)

The median Web Developer salary is $201,260 in San Jose, CA, the highest-paying city for this role. After adjusting for cost of living, Atlanta, GA offers the best purchasing power at $119,143 adjusted.

The 66 cities below are ranked by median wage for Web Developer, drawn from BLS OEWS. Top-of-list cities typically combine high local labor demand with above-baseline cost-of-living, so the gross-wage ranking partly reflects COL adjustment. Reading the ranking carefully: gross median wage is the headline number, but the cost-adjusted figure (which divides by the city's cost-of-living index) tells a different story for high-COL cities. The ranking sorts on gross wage; the per-city pages surface the adjusted figure.

For workers evaluating Web Developer relocation, the top of the ranking is the obvious starting point — but the bottom of the list (low gross wage, low COL) is often where cost-adjusted real income is highest. The role-specific pages link to per-city detail.

$91,323

National Median

$201,260

Highest City

$54,990

Lowest City

Cities Ranked

Ranked by Median Salary

Rank	City	Median	Range (10th-90th)	COL Index	COL-Adjusted	Jobs
1	San Jose, CA	$201,260	$113,680, $285,730	195.8	$102,789	4,400
2	San Francisco, CA	$163,810	$81,120, $230,700	179.6	$91,208	6,630
3	Seattle, WA	$133,760	$60,580, $217,800	149.4	$89,531	10,330
4	San Diego, CA	$123,850	$54,060, $205,400	160.2	$77,310	1,270
5	Boston, MA	$122,270	$72,860, $178,250	152.1	$80,388	2,330
6	Portland, OR	$120,640	$62,180, $187,920	130.1	$92,729	880
7	Austin, TX	$119,950	$63,160, $180,440	103	$116,456	1,080
8	New York, NY	$119,190	$64,360, $204,510	187.2	$63,670	14,990
9	Atlanta, GA	$118,190	$64,360, $182,310	99.2	$119,143	1,890
10	Sacramento, CA	$112,840	$59,240, $199,990	124.7	$90,489	480
11	Salt Lake City, UT	$107,320	$62,690, $159,620	101.4	$105,838	580
12	Los Angeles, CA	$106,550	$58,100, $201,320	166	$64,187	9,220
13	Phoenix, AZ	$104,940	$59,800, $183,000	100.7	$104,211	640
14	Philadelphia, PA	$104,840	$55,760, $164,990	118.4	$88,547	1,420
15	Dallas, TX	$104,150	$61,740, $164,290	104.1	$100,048	2,380
16	Raleigh, NC	$102,860	$58,860, $170,680	99.8	$103,066	770
17	San Antonio, TX	$100,960	$59,300, $165,320	91.5	$110,339	330
18	Milwaukee, WI	$100,710	$61,050, $158,630	97.4	$103,398	240
19	Buffalo, NY	$99,990	$52,240, $166,980	92.5	$108,097	460
20	Detroit, MI	$99,450	$45,760, $160,770	95.1	$104,574	790
21	Albany, NY	$99,210	$51,990, $164,290	100.7	$98,520	310
22	Denver, CO	$98,330	$60,300, $164,790	112.8	$87,172	2,120
23	Washington, DC	$97,000	$57,580, $170,790	152.8	$63,482	1,900
24	Baltimore, MD	$96,760	$60,810, $158,760	114.2	$84,729	500
25	Houston, TX	$96,750	$55,060, $165,700	96.5	$100,259	830
26	Columbus, OH	$96,010	$56,490, $167,010	93.1	$103,126	620
27	Charlotte, NC	$94,290	$43,800, $162,420	96.7	$97,508	1,070
28	Providence, RI	$93,020	$60,830, $166,310	119.4	$77,906	290
29	Bridgeport, CT	$92,800	$47,840, $149,780	137.5	$67,491	220
30	Spokane, WA	$92,790	$58,560, $150,410	97.4	$95,267	170
31	Fresno, CA	$92,390	$45,070, $160,280	105.5	$87,573	100
32	Rochester, NY	$91,540	$56,240, $165,120	92.9	$98,536	400
33	Jacksonville, FL	$89,790	$49,820, $161,830	95.1	$94,416	250
34	Chicago, IL	$87,920	$59,450, $162,050	107.3	$81,938	1,470
35	Pittsburgh, PA	$85,900	$46,750, $132,100	92.3	$93,066	600
36	Hartford, CT	$82,870	$51,990, $127,070	112.6	$73,597	310
37	Cincinnati, OH	$82,820	$49,010, $133,640	91.2	$90,811	570
38	Bakersfield, CA	$82,800	$40,820, $153,070	100.6	$82,306	50
39	Las Vegas, NV	$82,750	$52,000, $129,990	109	$75,917	840
40	Tampa, FL	$82,480	$48,640, $128,680	99.6	$82,811	0
41	Minneapolis, MN	$81,730	$51,680, $140,320	106.2	$76,959	970
42	Madison, WI	$81,080	$57,800, $121,140	103.8	$78,112	200
43	Tucson, AZ	$79,980	$46,840, $124,610	95.4	$83,836	70
44	Greensboro, NC	$77,790	$34,270, $149,720	91.3	$85,203	210
45	Miami, FL	$77,730	$50,180, $143,730	123.1	$63,144	1,250
46	Reno, NV	$77,290	$49,920, $145,600	106.5	$72,573	120
47	Tulsa, OK	$76,890	$37,490, $145,940	86.8	$88,583	80
48	Orlando, FL	$76,660	$49,710, $117,950	103.1	$74,355	1,240
49	Louisville, KY	$76,280	$53,420, $135,760	90.2	$84,568	290
50	Kansas City, MO	$75,690	$48,820, $136,480	95.4	$79,340	310
51	Des Moines, IA	$75,680	$39,730, $129,570	93.3	$81,115	210
52	St. Louis, MO	$74,780	$48,310, $136,380	90	$83,089	650
53	Lexington, KY	$74,590	$61,600, $108,450	91.3	$81,698	130
54	New Orleans, LA	$73,280	$45,770, $94,380	95.9	$76,413	50
55	Omaha, NE	$71,210	$48,940, $104,270	91.8	$77,571	380
56	Wichita, KS	$70,910	$43,110, $133,660	84	$84,417	30
57	Oklahoma City, OK	$70,610	$37,470, $120,220	86.5	$81,630	160
58	Indianapolis, IN	$67,530	$35,590, $126,120	90.1	$74,950	490
59	Richmond, VA	$63,660	$43,900, $108,270	102.1	$62,351	230
60	Nashville, TN	$63,510	$57,890, $74,470	100.3	$63,320	2,500
61	Memphis, TN	$62,460	$42,940, $118,280	84	$74,357	240
62	Knoxville, TN	$60,720	$35,350, $93,190	90.3	$67,243	240
63	Birmingham, AL	$60,130	$48,730, $135,500	90.4	$66,515	40
64	Boise, ID	$58,240	$47,570, $112,290	102.1	$57,042	170
65	Albuquerque, NM	$58,180	$29,710, $123,910	94	$61,894	100
66	Little Rock, AR	$54,990	$42,230, $144,350	88.2	$62,347	90

Ranked by Purchasing Power (COL-Adjusted)

Cost-of-living adjusted salaries show where your Web Developer paycheck goes furthest. A lower COL index means your dollars stretch further.

Rank	City	COL-Adjusted	Raw Median	COL Index
1	Atlanta, GA	$119,143	$118,190	99.2
2	Austin, TX	$116,456	$119,950	103
3	San Antonio, TX	$110,339	$100,960	91.5
4	Buffalo, NY	$108,097	$99,990	92.5
5	Salt Lake City, UT	$105,838	$107,320	101.4
6	Detroit, MI	$104,574	$99,450	95.1
7	Phoenix, AZ	$104,211	$104,940	100.7
8	Milwaukee, WI	$103,398	$100,710	97.4
9	Columbus, OH	$103,126	$96,010	93.1
10	Raleigh, NC	$103,066	$102,860	99.8
11	San Jose, CA	$102,789	$201,260	195.8
12	Houston, TX	$100,259	$96,750	96.5
13	Dallas, TX	$100,048	$104,150	104.1
14	Rochester, NY	$98,536	$91,540	92.9
15	Albany, NY	$98,520	$99,210	100.7
16	Charlotte, NC	$97,508	$94,290	96.7
17	Spokane, WA	$95,267	$92,790	97.4
18	Jacksonville, FL	$94,416	$89,790	95.1
19	Pittsburgh, PA	$93,066	$85,900	92.3
20	Portland, OR	$92,729	$120,640	130.1
21	San Francisco, CA	$91,208	$163,810	179.6
22	Cincinnati, OH	$90,811	$82,820	91.2
23	Sacramento, CA	$90,489	$112,840	124.7
24	Seattle, WA	$89,531	$133,760	149.4
25	Tulsa, OK	$88,583	$76,890	86.8
26	Philadelphia, PA	$88,547	$104,840	118.4
27	Fresno, CA	$87,573	$92,390	105.5
28	Denver, CO	$87,172	$98,330	112.8
29	Greensboro, NC	$85,203	$77,790	91.3
30	Baltimore, MD	$84,729	$96,760	114.2
31	Louisville, KY	$84,568	$76,280	90.2
32	Wichita, KS	$84,417	$70,910	84
33	Tucson, AZ	$83,836	$79,980	95.4
34	St. Louis, MO	$83,089	$74,780	90
35	Tampa, FL	$82,811	$82,480	99.6
36	Bakersfield, CA	$82,306	$82,800	100.6
37	Chicago, IL	$81,938	$87,920	107.3
38	Lexington, KY	$81,698	$74,590	91.3
39	Oklahoma City, OK	$81,630	$70,610	86.5
40	Des Moines, IA	$81,115	$75,680	93.3
41	Boston, MA	$80,388	$122,270	152.1
42	Kansas City, MO	$79,340	$75,690	95.4
43	Madison, WI	$78,112	$81,080	103.8
44	Providence, RI	$77,906	$93,020	119.4
45	Omaha, NE	$77,571	$71,210	91.8
46	San Diego, CA	$77,310	$123,850	160.2
47	Minneapolis, MN	$76,959	$81,730	106.2
48	New Orleans, LA	$76,413	$73,280	95.9
49	Las Vegas, NV	$75,917	$82,750	109
50	Indianapolis, IN	$74,950	$67,530	90.1
51	Memphis, TN	$74,357	$62,460	84
52	Orlando, FL	$74,355	$76,660	103.1
53	Hartford, CT	$73,597	$82,870	112.6
54	Reno, NV	$72,573	$77,290	106.5
55	Bridgeport, CT	$67,491	$92,800	137.5
56	Knoxville, TN	$67,243	$60,720	90.3
57	Birmingham, AL	$66,515	$60,130	90.4
58	Los Angeles, CA	$64,187	$106,550	166
59	New York, NY	$63,670	$119,190	187.2
60	Washington, DC	$63,482	$97,000	152.8
61	Nashville, TN	$63,320	$63,510	100.3
62	Miami, FL	$63,144	$77,730	123.1
63	Richmond, VA	$62,351	$63,660	102.1
64	Little Rock, AR	$62,347	$54,990	88.2
65	Albuquerque, NM	$61,894	$58,180	94
66	Boise, ID	$57,042	$58,240	102.1

Frequently Asked Questions

San Jose, CA pays the highest median Web Developer salary at $201,260. However, after cost-of-living adjustment, Atlanta, GA offers the most purchasing power at $119,143 adjusted.

The national median Web Developer salary is $91,323 based on BLS data. Salaries range from $54,990 to $201,260 depending on city.

Not necessarily. A city with higher nominal pay may have a higher cost of living that offsets the salary difference. Compare the "COL-Adjusted" column in both tables above, cities with lower costs of living often offer better real purchasing power.