Web Developer Salary
Though nationally Web Developers make an average $58K annually, those in this field can find the most generous pay at Kaiser Permanente, where the average salary is around $98K. Web Developers can also look forward to large paychecks at Wells Fargo Bank ($95K), Amazon.com Inc ($88K), and Microsoft Corp ($73K). The data in this summary comes from the PayScale salary survey.
Job Description for Web Developer
Most of the time, web developers work in an office. Web developers build the backbone of websites. Employers often require candidates to have a bachelor’s degree in computer science, programming, informational technology, or another relevant fields. However, some companies will accept candidates with enough years of experience in lieu of bachelor's degree requirements.
Read More...Web Developer Tasks
- Test and document software for web sites.
- Write, modify, and debug software for web sites.
- Write code to generate web pages, access databases and business logic servers.
- Work with with designers and content producers.
Common Career Paths for Web Developer
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Though not the most common occurrence, Web Developers sometimes become Senior Software Engineers, where the average income is $108K per year. Web Developers typically move into roles as Senior Web Developers or Software Engineers, and those positions pay $23K more and $22K more, respectively.
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Popular Skills for Web Developer
Web Developers seem to require a rather large skill set. Most notably, skills in Angular.js, ASP.NET Framework, C#, and C# Programming Language are correlated to pay that is above average, with boosts between 9 percent and 11 percent. Skills that pay less than market rate include Wordpress, PHP, and MySQL. It is often found that people who know Cascading Style Sheets are also skilled in HTML and PHP.
Pay by Experience Level for Web Developer
Pay by Experience for a Web Developer has a positive trend. An entry-level Web Developer with less than 5 years of experience can expect to earn an average total compensation of $51,000 based on 5,513 salaries provided by anonymous users. Average total compensation includes tips, bonus, and overtime pay. A Web Developer with mid-career experience which includes employees with 5 to 10 years of experience can expect to earn an average total compensation of $64,000 based on 2,039 salaries. An experienced Web Developer which includes employees with 10 to 20 years of experience can expect to earn an average total compensation of $70,000 based on 1,020 salaries. A Web Developer with late-career experience which includes employees with greater than 20 years of experience can expect to earn an average total compensation of $82,000 based on 129 salaries.
Pay Difference by Location
San Francisco is home to an above-average pay rate for Web Developers, 46 percent higher than the national average. Web Developers can also look forward to large paychecks in cities like Seattle (+25 percent), New York (+23 percent), Washington (+20 percent), and Boston (+16 percent). Trailing the national average by 9 percent, San Diego is the market with the smallest paychecks.
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Key Stats for Web Developer
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Male
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Job Satisfaction
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Rated 5 out of 5 based on 1317 votes. |
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