SOC 15-1252 · Computer and Mathematical Occupations · May 2025

How much do Software Developers make in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Software Developers in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL is $132,650. The 10th percentile is $80,440 and the 90th percentile is $199,280. Employment is 18,900.

Median annual wage

$132,650

10th percentile
$80,440
25th percentile
$102,710
Median
$132,650
75th percentile
$165,710
90th percentile
$199,280
Mean
$144,730

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Forklift operators in a Miami warehouse, 2011. Photograph by U.S. Department of Agriculture. Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Percentile spread

For Software Developers, the published 10th percentile is $80,440 and the 90th percentile is $199,280. The difference is $118,840, which is 89.6% 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 $102,710 to the 75th at $165,710, covers $63,000.

The mean annual wage is $144,730, which sits above the median of $132,650. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL median is 2.4% lower than the national median of $135,980 for Software Developers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $116,202, which is 14.5% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.3% higher than the Florida median of $130,980.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL is 114.155, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $132,650 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Software Developers at $116,202 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

11 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Software Developers. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL ranks 3rd of 12 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).).

  • Naples-Marco Island, FL is 57 miles away, with a median of $130,730 and employment of 720. That median is 1.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $126,676, against $116,202 here.
  • Port St. Lucie, FL is 78 miles away, with a median of $128,510 and employment of 420. That median is 3.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $128,218, against $116,202 here.
  • Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL is 99 miles away, with a median of $126,940 and employment of 1,330. That median is 4.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $124,027, against $116,202 here.

Employment share

Software Developers accounts for 0.67% of wage-and-salary employment in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL (18,900 of 2,819,940). Nationally the occupation is 1.1% of employment (1,687,890 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.62 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.

Highest-paying jobs in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL · Software Developers by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Software Developers make in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Software Developers in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL is $132,650. The 10th percentile is $80,440 and the 90th percentile is $199,280. Employment is 18,900.

How does that compare with the national median for Software Developers?

The local median is 2.4% lower than the national median of $135,980.

What is Software Developers pay in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL is 114.155, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $132,650 is $116,202. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL compare with nearby metros for Software Developers?

Naples-Marco Island, FL is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 57 miles away, at $130,730. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL ranks 3rd of 12 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.