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Software Developers Salary in Georgia

According to the latest U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data, the median annual wage for Software Developers in Georgia is $131,010. BLS estimates approximately 49,700 people work in this occupation in Georgia. Georgia is 3.7% below the national median ($135,980).

Median salary
$131,010
Average salary
$132,150
Median hourly
$62.99
Employment
49,700

Salary Distribution

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

PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$80,110$38.51
25th percentile$103,410$49.72
Median (50th)$131,010$62.99
75th percentile$162,240$78.00
90th percentile$176,000$84.61

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 1.4% — Very reliable
Employment estimate
RSE 3.3% — Very reliable

Where Does Your Salary Fall?

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Concentration

Jobs per 1,000
10.164
Location quotient
0.94

Cost-of-Living Adjusted Salary

Georgia’s regional price level is below the national average (index 96.293, where 100 = U.S. average). Adjusted for that, the median salary has the purchasing power of $136,054 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.

Opportunity Score

73.9/ 100

A Career Atlas USA score combining cost-adjusted salary, job density, concentration and employment availability, ranked against every other state for this career. How we calculate this score →

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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