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

How much do Software Developers make in Wildwood-The Villages, FL?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Software Developers in Wildwood-The Villages, FL is $128,560. The 10th percentile is $76,590 and the 90th percentile is $218,500. Employment is 130.

Median annual wage

$128,560

10th percentile
$76,590
25th percentile
$99,900
Median
$128,560
75th percentile
$160,300
90th percentile
$218,500
Mean
$133,500

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Software Developers, the published 10th percentile is $76,590 and the 90th percentile is $218,500. The difference is $141,910, which is 110.4% 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 $99,900 to the 75th at $160,300, covers $60,400.

The mean annual wage is $133,500, which sits above the median of $128,560. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Wildwood-The Villages, FL median is 5.5% lower than the national median of $135,980 for Software Developers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $150,496, which is 10.7% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.8% lower than the Florida median of $130,980.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Wildwood-The Villages, FL is 85.424, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $128,560 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Software Developers at $150,496 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. Wildwood-The Villages, FL ranks 9th 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).).

  • Homosassa Springs, FL is 33 miles away, with a median of $124,540 and employment of 90. That median is 3.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $133,245, against $150,496 here.
  • Ocala, FL is 34 miles away, with a median of $112,780 and employment of 380. That median is 12.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $118,424, against $150,496 here.
  • Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL is 47 miles away, with a median of $129,620 and employment of 13,440. That median is 0.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $127,808, against $150,496 here.

Employment share

Software Developers accounts for 0.31% of wage-and-salary employment in Wildwood-The Villages, FL (130 of 41,300). Nationally the occupation is 1.1% of employment (1,687,890 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.29 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 Wildwood-The Villages, 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 Wildwood-The Villages, FL?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Software Developers in Wildwood-The Villages, FL is $128,560. The 10th percentile is $76,590 and the 90th percentile is $218,500. Employment is 130.

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

The local median is 5.5% lower than the national median of $135,980.

What is Software Developers pay in Wildwood-The Villages, FL after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Wildwood-The Villages, FL is 85.424, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $128,560 is $150,496. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Wildwood-The Villages, FL compare with nearby metros for Software Developers?

Homosassa Springs, FL is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 33 miles away, at $124,540. Wildwood-The Villages, FL ranks 9th of 20 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.