Software Developers pay in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad
$163,300avg. a year
$78.51 an hour · 20,610 employed
Software Developers in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA metro area earn an average of $163,300 a year. That is $23,470 (13%) less than the California average of $186,770. The U.S. average is $148,100.
$163,270Median pay
$78.51Average hourly
-13%vs. California average
20,610Jobs in this metro
Other California metro areas
Average pay for software developers in other California metro areas. Swipe to see all 23.
187,350 jobs
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
$221,710
$106.59 an hour
269,030 jobs
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
$193,430
$93.00 an hour
32,170 jobs
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
$174,020
$83.66 an hour
455,540 jobs
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
$161,900
$77.84 an hour
51,680 jobs
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
$158,220
$76.07 an hour
6520 jobs
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA
$155,770
$74.89 an hour
7130 jobs
Napa, CA
$154,740
$74.40 an hour
8540 jobs
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA
$153,930
$74.01 an hour
9740 jobs
Bakersfield-Delano, CA
$153,610
$73.85 an hour
107,460 jobs
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA
$152,930
$73.53 an hour
11560 jobs
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA
$152,280
$73.21 an hour
12570 jobs
Stockton-Lodi, CA
$147,640
$70.98 an hour
13330 jobs
Vallejo, CA
$142,170
$68.35 an hour
14290 jobs
Salinas, CA
$140,500
$67.55 an hour
154,150 jobs
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
$139,570
$67.10 an hour
1680 jobs
Merced, CA
$137,840
$66.27 an hour
1780 jobs
Yuba City, CA
$136,090
$65.43 an hour
18150 jobs
Chico, CA
$135,490
$65.14 an hour
19740 jobs
Fresno, CA
$131,810
$63.37 an hour
20160 jobs
Redding, CA
$129,870
$62.44 an hour
2170 jobs
El Centro, CA
$128,310
$61.69 an hour
22230 jobs
Visalia, CA
$126,630
$60.88 an hour
23300 jobs
Modesto, CA
$122,860
$59.07 an hour
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How San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Computer User Support Specialists | $75,270 |
| Computer Systems Analysts | $123,810 |
| Computer Occupations, All Other | $127,520 |
| Network and Computer Systems Administrators | $109,420 |
| Information Security Analysts | $137,080 |
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers | $118,760 |
Questions and answers
How much do software developers make in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad?
The average is $163,300 a year, and the median is $163,270. About 20,610 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the California average?
That is $23,470 (13%) less than the California average of $186,770.
Is this job common in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad?
It makes up 13.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.23 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 15-1252. Metro area: San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 41740). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.