Developer salary in St. Louis
65 developer roles in St. Louis, from 20 employers and posted Oct 20–27, 2026, list a yearly salary range. The median bottom of those ranges is $105K and the median top is $198K. The middle half of the bottoms runs from $87K to $135K, and the middle half of the tops from $165K to $225K.
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 88 developer roles in St. Louis RoleWeek lists, 65 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 | $87K | $105K | $135K |
| Top of the posted range | $165K | $198K | $225K |
Not counted: 20 roles list no salary and 3 list pay by the hour. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mid level | 14 | $90K $79K–$105K | $165K $150K–$193K |
| Senior | 22 | $101K $87K–$125K | $202K $167K–$217K |
| Manager | 12 | $122K $108K–$136K | $224K $205K–$251K |
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 | 22 | $108K | $187K |
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 65, newest first. Show all developer roles in St. Louis that list a salary
Senior VDI Engineer
teKnoluxionArnold, SpringfieldHybrid$122K–$150K/yrVMwareWindows Server5+ yrsF-15 Mission Systems Software Engineer (Associate, Experienced, & Senior)
BoeingBerkeley, MOOn-site$99.5K–$217.3K/yrC++Python2+ yrsServiceNow Systems Integration Test Manager
LeidosShiloh, Odenton +1$116.3K–$210.3K/yrAWS12+ yrsDirector, Forward Deployed Engineer
KPMGSt Louis, Seattle +75$171K–$311K/yrLLMsGCPSoftware Engineer II
MastercardO'Fallon, Arlington$92K–$147K/yrSQLJavaMidSenior Engineering Manager
BayerCreve Coeur, Seattle +1Remote$127K–$191K/yrAWSTerraform8+ yrsCyber Threat Intelligence Engineer III
CACISt. Louis, MOOn-site$75.2K–$158.1K/yrSeniorEnterprise AI Architecture Director
AccentureSt. Louis, Kirkland +41Hybrid$122.7K–$338.3K/yr2+ yrsExpert Architect - Enterprise Data AI Platforms
NestléSt. Louis, MO$138.1K–$185.1K/yrKubernetesDatabricks7+ yrsSenior VDI Engineer - Top Secret
GDITArnold, Springfield$125.8K–$170.2K/yrVMwareWindows Server5+ yrsEntry-Level Software Engineer
BoeingMaryland Heights, MOHybrid$65K–$72.7K/yrTypeScriptC#Junior Software Developer
LeidosSt. Louis, MO$69.5K–$125.7K/yrC#JavaScript2+ yrsManager, Cyber Forward Deployed Engineer
KPMGSt Louis, Seattle +75$127.2K–$246.9K/yrLLMsGCPLead Software Engineer (Architect)
MastercardO'Fallon, MO$140K–$231K/yrAzureAWS15+ yrsData Engineer - St. Louis
Agile DefenseScott AFB, ILOn-site$135K–$165K/yrSparkDatabricksNo account neededManaged Services - Data Engineer - Senior Associate
PwCSt. Louis, Dallas +36$77K–$202K/yrAWSSnowflake3+ yrsNetwork Security Engineer
Booz AllenScott AFB, Fort Meade +7$99K–$225K/yrSIEMAWS5+ yrsAssociate Data Manager
Geospatial Consulting Group InternationalBelleville, ILOn-site$70K–$100K/yrPostgreSQLSQLNo account neededStaff Software Engineer
BayerCreve Coeur, MO$122.2K–$183.2K/yrGoReact8+ yrsMSS Developer - St. Louis
Agile DefenseScott AFB, ILOn-site$135K–$165K/yrSparkLLMsNo account needed4+ yrsAdvanced Cybersecurity Analytics Engineer III
CACISt. Louis, MOOn-site$75.2K–$158.1K/yrSIEMPythonSeniorPayer Healthcare Data Scientist, Director
PwCSt. Louis, Seattle +39$155K–$410K/yr10+ yrsNetwork Architect
Booz AllenScott AFB, Fort Meade +8$77.6K–$176K/yrZero TrustVMware5+ yrs
How these numbers are made
- Source: the yearly salary ranges employers publish in their own job postings, for roles RoleWeek lists as posted in the last 7 days. They are what employers advertise, not offers, not what people are paid, and not a market average. RoleWeek lists a share of all developer roles, and an employer decides whether to post a range at all.
- One role is one card: an opening listed for several places counts once on a page. A role listed in several cities counts on each city’s page.
- Bottom and top of each posted range are summarised separately: the median, and the 25th and 75th percentiles (half of the roles fall between them). A role that posts a single figure counts as both its bottom and its top.
- Yearly ranges only, in one currency per page: CA$ 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 St. Louis (88 posted in the last 7 days). Every city and role type: developer salary ranges by city.