Software Developer salary in Alabama

The median annual wage for software developers in Alabama is $122,540, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 estimates — below the national median of $135,980. Alabama ranks 34 of 49 states and DC with published data for this occupation.

Median

$122,540

25th percentile

$86,990

75th percentile

$154,290

90th percentile

$175,330

Employment and national comparison

Employment in Alabama	17,450
Mean annual wage in Alabama	$122,840
National median	$135,980
National employment	1,687,890

States with similar pay for software developers

Tennessee: median $122,430
Wisconsin: median $122,660
Montana: median $121,990
Maine: median $123,120
Hawaii: median $124,040
West Virginia: median $121,000

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates; state, metropolitan area and national files from https://www.bls.gov/oes/tables.htm. State estimates are for BLS occupation "Software Developers" (15-1252), cross-industry, all ownerships. Retrieved 2026-10-02. Where BLS does not publish a numeric estimate (suppressed, or reported only as at or above $239,200) the value is shown as —.