SOC 15-1252 · Jacksonville, FL metro

Software Developers Salary in Jacksonville, FL

The average salary for software developers in Jacksonville, Florida is $130,520 a year ($62.75 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $130,330: half of the 7,200 people in this job in the Jacksonville, FL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 13% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($150,439).

$130,520average per year

$62.75 / hourMedian $130,330Take-home ≈ $100,476

  • $81K10th
  • $102K25th
  • $130KMedian
  • $159K75th
  • $171K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

7,200people in this job
-13%vs U.S. metro average
#12 of 22Florida metros
99cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Software Developers pay range in Jacksonville

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $80,720 a year or less, while the top 10% make $170,580 or more. The middle half of software developers in Jacksonville earn between $101,540 and $159,250.

  • $81K10th
  • $102K25th
  • $130KMedian
  • $159K75th
  • $171K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$130,520$10,877$62.75
Median$130,330$10,861$62.66
Entry level (25th percentile)$101,540$8,462$48.82
Experienced (75th percentile)$159,250$13,271$76.56

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Software Developers salary after taxes in Jacksonville

On the average salary of $130,520, a single filer in Jacksonville takes home about $100,476 a year, or $8,373 a month and $3,864 every two weeks. Taxes take 23% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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Is Jacksonville a good place for software developers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Jacksonville area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 99.5), so the average $130,520 buys what about $131,197 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Jacksonville ($48,830). A typical home costs $352,994, or 2.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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Software Developers salary in other Florida cities

Jacksonville ranks 12th of 22 Florida metro areas for this job; Miami pays the most ($144,730).

All Software Developers salaries in Florida

Highest-paying cities for software developers

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($221,710).

Software Developers salary by city

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Software Developers salary in Jacksonville: questions

How much do software developers make an hour in Jacksonville?

$62.75 an hour on average, and $62.66 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level software developers salary in Jacksonville?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $80,720 a year and the 25th percentile is $101,540, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the software developers take-home pay in Jacksonville?

About $100,476 a year ($8,373 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $130,520. Florida has no state income tax.

Do software developers earn more in Jacksonville than elsewhere?

The average here is 13% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($150,439).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 15-1252; area Jacksonville, FL (27260). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.0%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.87, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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