The average salary for a Web Developer is $59,592.
10%
$40k
MEDIAN
$60k
90%
$87k
Salary
$40k – $87k
$251 – $8k
Profit Sharing
$208 – $8k
Commission
$110 – $35k
Total Pay
$35k – $89k
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What Do Web Developers Do?
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.
They must have excellent oral and written communication skills. They must have good presentation skills. They must be able
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Web Developer Tasks
- Test and document software for web sites.
- Work with designers and content producers.
- Write, modify, and debug software for web sites.
- Write code to generate web pages, access databases and business logic servers.
Job Satisfaction for Web Developer
3.8 out of 5
(1,663)
Highly Satisfied
Popular Employer Salaries for Web Developer
The top respondents for the job title Web Developer are from the companies Scorpion Design, D3Corp and Adage Technologies. Reported salaries are highest at Amazon.com Inc where the average pay is $97,710. Other companies that offer high salaries for this role include Wells Fargo Bank and Velir, earning around $93,500 and $82,500, respectively. D3Corp pays the lowest at around $34,392. Trademark 5150 and Scorpion Design also pay on the lower end of the scale, paying $52,500 and $54,651, respectively.
Career Paths
Explore the most common career paths for Web Developer. Thickness and color of lines indicates popularity of movement from one job to the next. Visit our career path planner to research other job paths.
Web Developer
More common (> 20%)
Somewhat common (8 – 20%)
Less common (< 8%)
Web Developer Job Listings
What Are Popular Skills for Web Developers?
Avg. Salary
Popularity
5,587 responses
3,759 responses
3,730 responses
3,167 responses
2,905 responses
Skills in JavaScript and Web Development are correlated to pay that is above average. Skills that pay less than market rate include PHP, HTML5 and Cascading Style Sheets (CSS).
What is the Pay by Experience Level for Web Developers?
An entry-level Web Developer with less than 1 year experience can expect to earn an average total compensation (includes tips, bonus, and overtime pay) of $50,353 based on 852 salaries. An early career Web Developer with 1-4 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $57,487 based on 6,286 salaries. A mid-career Web Developer with 5-9 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $66,306 based on 2,173 salaries. An experienced Web Developer with 10-19 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $70,642 based on 1,166 salaries. In their late career (20 years and higher), employees earn an average total compensation of $76,148.
Pay Difference by Location
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Washington, District of Columbia
▲22%
▲20%
▲16%
▲11%
▲8%
▲5%
▼3%
Employees with Web Developer in their job title in Washington, District of Columbia earn an average of 22.3% more than the national average. These job titles also find higher than average salaries in Seattle, Washington (20.2% more) and New York, New York (15.6% more). The lowest salaries can be found in San Diego, California (2.8% less).
Years of Experience
This data is based on 10,698 survey responses.
Entry Level
8.0%
Early Career
58.8%
Mid Career
20.3%
Experienced
10.9%
Late Career
2.1%
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