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Software Developers salary in Urban Honolulu, HI

Software Developers in the Urban Honolulu, HI metropolitan area earn a median of $120,230 a year, an average of $128,320. About 1,290 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
$120,230
Half earn more, half earn less
Annual mean wage
$128,320
Pulled up by top earners
10th percentile
$63,200
Bottom of the range
90th percentile
$219,050
Top of the range
People employed
1,290
In Urban Honolulu metro area
Rent share of median wage
17.8%
Median rent ÷ median wage

What this wage buys in Urban Honolulu

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

Median gross rent
$1,783
per month, in Urban Honolulu, HI
Income needed for median rent
$71,300
Keeps rent at 30% of gross pay
Median software developers wage
$120,230
68.6% above income needed for median rent
Rent as share of this wage
17.8%
12 months rent ÷ median wage
City median household income
$85,428
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 Urban Honolulu area. Read the Urban Honolulu, HI 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

Anaheim, CA
+33.8%
Median $160,920
Mean $161,900
Employed 55,540
Cleveland, OH
-7.4%
Median $111,310
Mean $119,610
Employed 8,460
Henderson, NV
+8.1%
Median $129,940
Mean $139,010
Employed 2,900
Lexington-Fayette, KY
+2.7%
Median $123,510
Mean $128,480
Employed 1,430
Stockton, CA
+15.2%
Median $138,550
Mean $147,640
Employed 570
Corpus Christi, TX
+2.8%
Median $123,580
Mean $127,370
Employed 520
New Orleans, LA
-11.0%
Median $106,950
Mean $118,330
Employed 940
Riverside, CA
+10.8%
Median $133,270
Mean $139,570
Employed 4,150

See software developers pay in every covered city.

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Gross annual income $120,230 / year
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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.