How much do Software Developers make in Greenville, NC?

Percentile spread

For Software Developers, the published 10th percentile is $78,290 and the 90th percentile is $167,900. The difference is $89,610, which is 72.5% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $95,620 to the 75th at $139,410, covers $43,790.

The mean annual wage is $121,050, which sits below the median of $123,680. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Greenville, NC median is 9% lower than the national median of $135,980 for Software Developers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $139,906, which is 2.9% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 8.2% lower than the North Carolina median of $134,710.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Greenville, NC is 88.402, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $123,680 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Software Developers at $139,906 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

19 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Software Developers. Greenville, NC ranks 14th of 20 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Rocky Mount, NC is 34 miles away, with a median of $130,600 and employment of 120. That median is 5.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $148,389, against $139,906 here.
• Goldsboro, NC is 39 miles away, with a median of $96,140 and employment of 50. That median is 22.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $108,679, against $139,906 here.
• Jacksonville, NC is 58 miles away, with a median of $123,110 and employment of 140. That median is 0.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $133,692, against $139,906 here.

Employment share

Software Developers accounts for 0.28% of wage-and-salary employment in Greenville, NC (230 of 80,770). Nationally the occupation is 1.1% of employment (1,687,890 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.26 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.