Software Developer Salary in North Carolina
Designs, builds, and maintains software applications across web, mobile, and systems domains.
State Average
$121,005
across 19 metros
vs National Avg
+3.0%
national: $117,513
Metros Covered
19
10 above national avg
Highest Metro
$139,464
Durham-Chapel Hill
All metro areas in North Carolina
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19 metros shown
| Metro Area | Level I | Level II | Level III | Level IV | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NCNC | $94K | $117K | $139K | $162K | $139K |
| Raleigh-Cary, NCNC | $92K | $114K | $135K | $157K | $136K |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCNC | $91K | $112K | $134K | $155K | $134K |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NCNC | $76K | $103K | $131K | $158K | $131K |
| Winston-Salem, NCNC | $85K | $106K | $127K | $148K | $127K |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NCNC | $81K | $103K | $125K | $147K | $126K |
| Jacksonville, NCNC | $73K | $97K | $121K | $145K | $121K |
| Wilmington, NCNC | $76K | $99K | $121K | $143K | $121K |
| Greensboro-High Point, NCNC | $81K | $101K | $121K | $141K | $121K |
| Fayetteville, NCNC | $81K | $100K | $120K | $139K | $120K |
| Asheville, NCNC | $66K | $91K | $116K | $141K | $116K |
| Burlington, NCNC | $77K | $96K | $116K | $135K | $116K |
| Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan areaNC | $72K | $94K | $115K | $137K | $116K |
| Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan areaNC | $71K | $92K | $113K | $135K | $114K |
| Goldsboro, NCNC | $66K | $89K | $113K | $137K | $113K |
| Rocky Mount, NCNC | $80K | $97K | $113K | $130K | $113K |
| Greenville, NCNC | $70K | $92K | $113K | $134K | $113K |
| Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NCNC | $64K | $88K | $111K | $135K | $112K |
| Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan areaNC | $77K | $94K | $111K | $127K | $111K |
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