Developer salary outside the 35 listed cities
432 developer roles in the US and Canada outside the 35 listed cities, from 203 employers and posted Oct 20–27, 2026, list a yearly salary range. The median bottom of those ranges is $96K and the median top is $146K. The middle half of the bottoms runs from $80K to $120K, and the middle half of the tops from $119K to $182K.
These are the ranges employers published in their own postings. They are not offers, not what people are paid and not a market average. Of the 880 developer roles in the US and Canada outside the 35 listed cities RoleWeek lists, 432 are counted here. Roles of every level are counted together and shown apart under By level. Data as of .
How the posted ranges spread
| Measure | 25th percentile | Median | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bottom of the posted range | $80K | $96K | $120K |
| Top of the posted range | $119K | $146K | $182K |
Not counted: 356 roles list no salary, 46 list pay by the hour, 2 list pay by the month and 44 list a yearly range in Canadian dollars. Pay by the hour, week or month is never converted or mixed with yearly ranges, and each page uses one currency.
By level
| Level | Roles | Bottom of range median, middle half | Top of range median, middle half |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entry level | 20 | $64K $58K–$81K | $109K $97K–$120K |
| Mid level | 189 | $87K $72K–$108K | $130K $115K–$157K |
| Senior | 125 | $100K $87K–$120K | $152K $130K–$185K |
| Staff+ | 62 | $110K $100K–$147K | $220K $171K–$247K |
| Manager | 22 | $115K $87K–$130K | $171K $145K–$198K |
| Director+ | 10 | $151K $132K–$160K | $225K $179K–$246K |
Level is RoleWeek’s reading of each posting. A level with fewer than 10 roles that list a yearly range is left out.
By role type
| Role type | Roles | Median bottom | Median top |
|---|---|---|---|
| Software Engineering | 138 | $101K | $158K |
| Full-Stack | 19 | $90K | $117K |
| Data | 39 | $109K | $151K |
| Machine Learning & AI | 22 | $126K | $202K |
| DevOps & SRE | 23 | $97K | $161K |
| Security | 51 | $97K | $156K |
| QA & Testing | 16 | $84K | $136K |
| IT & Infrastructure | 100 | $85K | $122K |
Role types with fewer than 15 roles that list a yearly range, or that repeat this page, have no page of their own.
Roles that list a yearly salary
Showing 24 of 432, newest first. Show all developer roles in the US and Canada outside the 35 listed cities that list a salary
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QuartzbenefitsMadison, WI$109.7K–$137.1K/yrPower BISQL Server6+ yrsFlight Control Software Engineer I
RTXCedar Rapids, IAOn-site$57.2K–$108.8K/yrMATLABC++EntrySr. Developer - Application Development N 4B
GenpactNew YorkHybrid$55K–$68.5K/yrAzureJavaData Engineer - Python, PySpark, SQL
WiproLas Vegas, NV$60K–$135K/yrSparkSecurity Engineer III
Hyundai AutoEver AmericaWest Point, GA$80K–$115K/yrNo account neededSeniorWindow Systems Administrator
NDI EngineeringThorofare, NJ$62K–$84K/yrWindows ServerPowerShellNo account needed3+ yrsIT Systems Administrator
Empirical Systems AerospaceSan Luis Obispo, CAOn-site$90K–$120K/yrActive DirectoryNo account needed3+ yrsSenior Network Engineer – Top Secret | North
Cambridge International SystemsCharleston, SC$103K–$121K/yrZero TrustKubernetesNo account neededData Scientist
WiproLouisville, KY$80K–$158K/yrPythonSQLIT Analyst
ModineJefferson City, MO$58K–$81K/yrWindows ServerLinux2+ yrsSenior Network Engineer
JCS SolutionsFt Belvoir, VA$70K–$104K/yrZero TrustPythonNo account needed8+ yrsProduct Engineer II - ArcGIS Monitor
EsriRedlands, CA$79.7K–$133.1K/yrLLMsPostgreSQLMidSenior Software Architect (Technical Lead)
Agile DefenseCamp Smith, HIOn-site$155K–$200K/yrGoJavaNo account neededSoftware Engineer Sr Stf
Lockheed MartinPalmdale, CAOn-site$166.9K–$309.9K/yrLinuxC++5+ yrsFounding Engineer, Computer Vision & Robotics
CleraUSOn-site$120K–$200K/yrPyTorchPython3+ yrs(USA) Staff, Software Engineer, Information Security
WalmartElsewhere in the US & Canada$110K–$220K/yrPython4+ yrs8184 Senior Manager Security Operations
PSEGHancocks Bridge, NJ$137K–$224.4K/yr10+ yrsAI & ML Architect
CognizantMilwaukee, WIHybrid$115K–$130K/yrRAGNLPSr. Product Engineer - ArcGIS Monitor
EsriRedlands, CA$93.6K–$159.3K/yrLLMsPostgreSQL5+ yrsAI and Data Science Specialist
AtkinsRéalisTallahassee, FL$115K–$130K/yrLLMsRAG5+ yrsAI Software Engineer
Gainwell TechnologiesNYRemote$90.9K–$129.9K/yrSQLJavaAI/ML Software Engineer
Hewlett Packard EnterpriseFt. Collins, CO$116K–$220K/yrGoPythonAssociate Manager Software Engineering
DXC TechnologyElsewhere in the US & Canada$84.4K–$156.8K/yrJavaTerraform
How these numbers are made
- Source: the yearly salary ranges employers publish in their own job postings, for roles RoleWeek lists as posted in the last 7 days. They are what employers advertise, not offers, not what people are paid, and not a market average. RoleWeek lists a share of all developer roles, and an employer decides whether to post a range at all.
- One role is one card: an opening listed for several places counts once on a page. A role listed in several cities counts on each city’s page.
- Bottom and top of each posted range are summarised separately: the median, and the 25th and 75th percentiles (half of the roles fall between them). A role that posts a single figure counts as both its bottom and its top.
- Yearly ranges only, in one currency per page: CA$ for the Canadian cities, $ for US cities and remote roles. Pay by the hour, day, week or month is never converted or mixed in.
- A page exists only when 15 or more roles list a yearly range; a level gets a row at 10. The numbers are rebuilt every day from the roles posted in the last 7 days.
The roles themselves: Developer jobs in the US and Canada outside the 35 listed cities (880 posted in the last 7 days). Every city and role type: developer salary ranges by city.