Software Developer Salary in Tennessee
Designs, builds, and maintains software applications across web, mobile, and systems domains.
State Average
$110,785
across 11 metros
vs National Avg
-5.7%
national: $117,513
Metros Covered
11
2 above national avg
Highest Metro
$122,304
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin
All metro areas in Tennessee
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11 metros shown
| Metro Area | Level I | Level II | Level III | Level IV | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNTN | $85K | $103K | $122K | $141K | $122K |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VATN | $79K | $98K | $117K | $137K | $118K |
| South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan areaTN | $78K | $98K | $117K | $136K | $117K |
| Knoxville, TNTN | $78K | $97K | $116K | $136K | $117K |
| North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan areaTN | $74K | $95K | $115K | $135K | $115K |
| East Tennessee nonmetropolitan areaTN | $66K | $87K | $109K | $130K | $109K |
| Cleveland, TNTN | $71K | $89K | $108K | $127K | $108K |
| West Tennessee nonmetropolitan areaTN | $68K | $88K | $108K | $128K | $108K |
| Morristown, TNTN | $69K | $88K | $107K | $127K | $108K |
| Jackson, TNTN | $67K | $86K | $105K | $124K | $105K |
| Johnson City, TNTN | $58K | $75K | $92K | $109K | $92K |
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