Software Developers · SOC 15-1252
Software Developer Salary in the Virginia
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Virginia
Figures describe the state of Virginia as a whole.
Software Developers in the Virginia earned a median of $136,460 per year ($65.61 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $83,350 at the 10th percentile to $211,930 at the 90th. BLS estimates 88,280 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Software Developers in the Virginia earn more than $136,460 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $106,600 and $171,090.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $83,350 | $106,600 | $136,460 | $171,090 | $211,930 |
| Hourly | $40.07 | $51.25 | $65.61 | $82.26 | $101.89 |
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
- Virginia$136,460 median for Virginia; middle half earns $106,600 to $171,090
- 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 about the same vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Metro areas in Virginia
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for software developers, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- Virginiathis page$136,460 median for Virginia; middle half earns $106,600 to $171,090
- $133,290 median for Winchester metro area; middle half earns $104,350 to $141,330
- $132,120 median for Richmond metro area; middle half earns $107,430 to $165,690
- $129,090 median for Virginia Beach metro area; middle half earns $99,230 to $160,550
- $128,520 median for Charlottesville metro area; middle half earns $100,850 to $161,720
- $121,110 median for Roanoke metro area; middle half earns $90,270 to $141,260
- $119,250 median for Harrisonburg metro area; middle half earns $97,580 to $137,210
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
Keep exploring
Other occupations in the same SOC group with published medians here, largest employment first:
Highest-paying metro areas for software developers · Highest-paying occupations in Virginia
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.