How much do Software Developers make in Salisbury, MD?

Percentile spread

For Software Developers, the published 10th percentile is $80,470 and the 90th percentile is $209,240. The difference is $128,770, which is 110.6% 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 $95,270 to the 75th at $148,780, covers $53,510.

The mean annual wage is $124,920, which sits above the median of $116,380. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Salisbury, MD median is 14.4% lower than the national median of $135,980 for Software Developers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $121,715, which is 10.5% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 16.1% lower than the Maryland median of $138,680.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Salisbury, MD is 95.617, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $116,380 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Software Developers at $121,715 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

25 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Software Developers. Salisbury, MD ranks 17th of 26 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).).

• Lexington Park, MD is 42 miles away, with a median of $132,850 and employment of 720. That median is 14.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $131,848, against $121,715 here.
• Dover, DE is 64 miles away, with a median of $107,530 and employment of 250. That median is 7.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $110,279, against $121,715 here.
• Vineland, NJ is 86 miles away, with a median of $123,920 and employment of 80. That median is 6.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $129,126, against $121,715 here.

Employment share

Software Developers accounts for 0.17% of wage-and-salary employment in Salisbury, MD (90 of 53,770). Nationally the occupation is 1.1% of employment (1,687,890 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.15 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.