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Software Developers Salary in Duluth, MN-WI

According to the latest U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data, the median annual wage for Software Developers in Duluth, MN-WI is $103,500. BLS estimates approximately 460 people work in this occupation in Duluth, MN-WI. Duluth, MN-WI is 23.9% below the national median ($135,980).

Median salary
$103,500
Average salary
$112,370
Median hourly
$49.76
Employment
460

Salary Distribution

Not everyone earns the median. Percentile wages show the range of pay within this occupation.

PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$72,860$35.03
25th percentile$88,020$42.32
Median (50th)$103,500$49.76
75th percentile$128,870$61.96
90th percentile$165,270$79.46

Data Reliability

BLS OEWS is a survey, not a full census — every estimate carries a margin of error. The relative standard error (RSE) below is BLS’s own measure of how much an estimate could vary; lower is more precise.

Wage estimate
RSE 2.1% — Very reliable
Employment estimate
RSE 7.5% — Reliable

Where Does Your Salary Fall?

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Concentration

Jobs per 1,000
3.657
Location quotient
0.34

Cost-of-Living Adjusted Salary

Duluth, MN-WI’s regional price level is below the national average (index 88.768, where 100 = U.S. average). Adjusted for that, the median salary has the purchasing power of $116,596 at the national price level.

This is a Career Atlas USA calculation based on BLS wage data and BEA Regional Price Parities. It is not a separate BLS wage estimate. Wage data: May 2025. Cost-of-living data: 2024.

Sources

Wage data: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)May 2025 (release 25).

Figures shown as “Not available” reflect wages the source does not publish (e.g. suppressed for reliability), not zero.

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