How much do Software Developers make in Macon-Bibb County, GA?

Percentile spread

For Software Developers, the published 10th percentile is $69,090 and the 90th percentile is $189,950. The difference is $120,860, which is 100.4% 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 $92,310 to the 75th at $132,430, covers $40,120.

The mean annual wage is $119,940, which sits below the median of $120,410. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Macon-Bibb County, GA median is 11.5% lower than the national median of $135,980 for Software Developers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $136,013, which is about the same as that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 8.1% lower than the Georgia median of $131,010.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Macon-Bibb County, GA is 88.528, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $120,410 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Software Developers at $136,013 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

24 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Software Developers. Macon-Bibb County, GA ranks 10th of 25 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).).

• Warner Robins, GA is 25 miles away, with a median of $118,520 and employment of 250. That median is 1.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $126,369, against $136,013 here.
• Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA is 72 miles away, with a median of $132,960 and employment of 36,300. That median is 10.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $132,883, against $136,013 here.
• Columbus, GA-AL is 72 miles away, with a median of $116,150 and employment of 1,050. That median is 3.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $130,073, against $136,013 here.

Employment share

Software Developers accounts for 0.24% of wage-and-salary employment in Macon-Bibb County, GA (230 of 95,030). Nationally the occupation is 1.1% of employment (1,687,890 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.22 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.