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Software Developers salary in Riverside, CA

Software Developers in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metropolitan area earn a median of $133,270 a year, an average of $139,570. About 4,150 people work in this occupation there. Figures are from the May 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS).

Software Developers pay at a glance

Annual median wage
$133,270
Half earn more, half earn less
Annual mean wage
$139,570
Pulled up by top earners
10th percentile
$85,090
Bottom of the range
90th percentile
$205,760
Top of the range
People employed
4,150
In Riverside metro area
Rent share of median wage
16.3%
Median rent ÷ median wage

What this wage buys in Riverside

Rent from the ACS 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates, compared with the wage above

Median gross rent
$1,812
per month, in Riverside, CA
Income needed for median rent
$72,500
Keeps rent at 30% of gross pay
Median software developers wage
$133,270
83.8% above income needed for median rent
Rent as share of this wage
16.3%
12 months rent ÷ median wage
City median household income
$88,575
All households, not one occupation

Occupations are not paid the same everywhere, and this page does not explain why. It reports what the survey measured for the Riverside area. Read the Riverside, CA cost of living page for rent, income and the price level, or the methodology for how the numbers are compiled.

Software Developers pay in other cities

Median annual wage, same occupation, same survey

Corpus Christi, TX
-7.3%
Median $123,580
Mean $127,370
Employed 520
Stockton, CA
+4.0%
Median $138,550
Mean $147,640
Employed 570
Orlando, FL
-2.7%
Median $129,620
Mean $132,350
Employed 13,440
Lexington-Fayette, KY
-7.3%
Median $123,510
Mean $128,480
Employed 1,430
Cincinnati, OH
-8.9%
Median $121,420
Mean $122,700
Employed 9,900
Henderson, NV
-2.5%
Median $129,940
Mean $139,010
Employed 2,900
St. Paul, MN
-1.8%
Median $130,920
Mean $130,410
Employed 27,410
Newark, NJ
+25.2%
Median $166,830
Mean $165,870
Employed 121,000

See software developers pay in every covered city.

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FICA (Social Security + Medicare) 7.65% up to wage base
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Definitions used on this page

Annual median wage
The wage that half of the people in this occupation earn more than and half earn less than, for one year of work.
Annual mean wage
The average of all reported wages. It is higher than the median when a few very high earners pull it up.
Percentiles
The 10th percentile is the wage below which 10% of workers fall; the 90th is the wage above which only 10% rise. The gap between them shows how wide the pay range is.
Employment
The estimated number of jobs in this occupation in the metropolitan area, not the number of residents who hold it.

Sources and limits

Wages describe the metropolitan area, while rent and income describe the city boundaries. The two areas do not cover exactly the same ground. Wages are also averaged across a year and across every industry, so a specific employer can differ widely from the median shown here.