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Updated: 7 Feb 2012

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	National Salary Data (? XAll compensation data shown are gross, national 10th to 90th percentile ranges. Pay can vary greatly by location. To view local data, take the PayScale survey. )	$0	$33K	$66K	$99K
Salary	$40,794 - $91,553
Bonus	$493.49 - $10,210
Profit Sharing	$964 - $8,412
Total Pay (? XTotal Pay combines base annual salary or hourly wage, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job. It does not include equity (stock) compensation, cash value of retirement benefits, or the value of other non-cash benefits (e.g. healthcare). )	$39,921 - $96,835
Country: United States \| Currency: USD \| Updated: 7 Feb 2012 \| Individuals Reporting: 7,477

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Job Listings for Software Developer Jobs

Posted	Job Title	Company	Job Location
Jan 21	Atlas eCommerce Software Developers	HP	Houston, Texas
	Atlas eCommerce Software Developers - 524941... other developers. Performs technical design review and code reviews for offshore developers Recognizes... Indeed
Jan 17	Software Developers	Morgenthaler Technology Portfolio Company
	Software developers with proven track records of achievement in the following areas: * Static Timing... User interfaces Senior Developer positions require 5+... Indeed
Jan 14	Atlas eCommerce Software Developers (IT Developer/Engineer III)	HP	Austin, Texas
	Atlas eCommerce Software Developers (IT Developer/Engineer III) - 525024 Description HP.com IT... The e-commerce software developer Is responsible for... Indeed
Jan 22	Embedded ARM Application Software Engineer Developers	Formalized Design	Dallas, Texas
	Application Software Engineer Developers Location... good relationship with Software Manager, Software Team Leaders, Software Team, Software Quality Assurance... Indeed

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Companies and Industries for Software Developer Jobs

Popular Employers

Salary Range


Microsoft Corp	$76,750 - $117,347
Hewlett-Packard Company	$37,500 - $85,000
Epic Systems, Corporation	$62,139 - $91,495
Oracle Corp.	$63,023 - $106,985
International Business Machines (IBM) Corp.	$55,196 - $121,959

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Popular Industries

Salary Range


Software Development	$35,769 - $90,874
Software Applications	$41,059 - $93,644
Financial Services	$40,228 - $94,449
IT Consulting	$38,755 - $95,386
Insurance	$41,588 - $95,157

Key Statistics for Software Developer Jobs

Gender

	Female 12%			Male 88%
Salary:	$51,898 - $77,258			$49,657 - $75,065

Years of Experience

Less than 1 year

1-4 years

47%

5-9 years

28%

10-19 years

14%

20 years or more

Top Degrees

Salary Range


Bachelor's Degree	$40,590 - $87,302
Bachelor of Science (BS / BSc), Computer Science (CS)	$40,567 - $84,732
Master of Science (MS), Computer Science (CS)	$47,566 - $90,711
Master of Computer Science (MCS), Computer Science (CS)	$46,337 - $94,917
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Computer Science (CS)	$43,949 - $89,824

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Most Common Health Benefits

	Medical: 86%		Dental: 72%
	Vision: 52%		None: 12%

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Career Path for Software Developer Jobs

Common Past Jobs

Common Future Jobs

Software Developer

Salary Range

$39,921 - $96,835

	Programmer Analyst $39,263 - $83,726
	Web Developer $29,992 - $77,871
	Computer Programmer $30,203 - $83,333

Common Past Jobs

Common Future Jobs

Software Developer

Salary Range

$39,921 - $96,835

	Sr. Software Engineer / Developer / Programmer $64,352 - $131,903
	Software Engineer $46,515 - $102,409
	Software Engineer / Developer / Programmer $40,990 - $97,293

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Software Developer Job Description

People with the job title Software Developer typically fall into one of the following PayScale standard occupations.

Computer Programmers

Convert project specifications and statements of problems and procedures to detailed logical flow charts for coding into computer language. Develop and write computer programs to store, locate, and retrieve specific documents, data, and information. May program web sites.

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