Software Developers · SOC 15-1252
Software Developer Salary in the Connecticut
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Connecticut
Figures describe the state of Connecticut as a whole.
Software Developers in the Connecticut earned a median of $134,120 per year ($64.48 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $85,930 at the 10th percentile to $205,160 at the 90th. BLS estimates 13,660 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Software Developers in the Connecticut earn more than $134,120 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $105,750 and $166,440.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $85,930 | $105,750 | $134,120 | $166,440 | $205,160 |
| Hourly | $41.31 | $50.84 | $64.48 | $80.02 | $98.64 |
A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.
How this area compares
- Connecticut$134,120 median for Connecticut; middle half earns $105,750 to $166,440
- United Statesnational$135,980 median for United States; middle half earns $105,210 to $171,980
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is −1% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Metro areas in Connecticut
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for software developers, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- Connecticutthis page$134,120 median for Connecticut; middle half earns $105,750 to $166,440
- $162,650 median for Bridgeport metro area; middle half earns $124,970 to $204,070
- $133,040 median for New Haven metro area; middle half earns $104,160 to $164,340
- $132,520 median for Hartford metro area; middle half earns $105,750 to $161,290
- $131,290 median for Waterbury metro area; middle half earns $101,670 to $162,530
- $123,780 median for Norwich metro area; middle half earns $92,380 to $162,990
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
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About this estimate
These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.
Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology.
About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.