$56,325
Avg. Base Salary (USD)
/ year
Avg. Base Salary (USD)
25%
$54k
MEDIAN
$56k
75%
$62k
The average salary for a Software Developer is $56,325
Base Salary
$54k - $62k
Bonus
$0 - $1k
Total Pay
$55k - $64k
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What Do Software Developers Do?
Software Developer Tasks
- Test and document software for client applications.
- Write code to create single-threaded, multi-threaded or user interface event driven applications, either stand-alone and those which access servers or services.
- Write, modify, and debug software for client applications.
- Use source debuggers and visual development environments.
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Gender Breakdown
Male
100.0%
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Dental
100%
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