The median annual wage for Software Developers in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is $161,970 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $161,090.
Pay spans roughly $97,420 at the 10th percentile to $220,780 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $77.87 per hour. An estimated 119,610 people work as software developers in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ.
| Median (annual) | $161,970 |
| Mean (annual) | $161,090 |
| Median (hourly) | $77.87 |
| 10th percentile | $97,420 |
| 90th percentile | $220,780 |
| Employment | 119,610 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.