Application Developer Salary in United States during 2025

💰 The median Application Developer Salary in United States during 2025 is USD 129,649

✏️ This salary info is based on 6 individual salaries reported during 2025

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The average Application Developer salary lies between USD 105,622 and USD 147,425 in the United States. It represents the overall compensation/gross salary amount for the working year (before deductions like social security, taxes and other contributions), not including equity/stock options or similar benefits.

Job title
Application Developer
Experience
all levels
Region
United States
Salary year
2025
Sample size
6
Top 10%
$ 172,000
Top 25%
$ 147,425
Median
$ 129,649
Bottom 25%
$ 105,622
Bottom 10%
$ 103,000

Region represents the primary country of residence of an employee during the year (or residence for tax purposes). All data shown are full-time equivalent (FTE) salaries. Part-time salary information has been extrapolated to its FTE value.

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Top 20 Job Tags for Application Developer roles

The three most common job tag items assiciated with Application Developer job listings are C, Agile and Cloud. Below you find a list of the 20 most occuring job tags in 2025 and the number of open jobs that where associated with them during that period:

C | 13 jobs Agile | 13 jobs Cloud | 12 jobs JavaScript | 11 jobs SQL | 11 jobs Automation | 10 jobs Python | 10 jobs Clearance | 10 jobs Java | 9 jobs APIs | 8 jobs Computer Science | 8 jobs Linux | 7 jobs Compliance | 7 jobs DoD | 7 jobs Scrum | 6 jobs XML | 6 jobs RDBMS | 6 jobs Analytics | 5 jobs AWS | 5 jobs CISSP | 5 jobs

Top 20 Job Perks/Benefits for Application Developer roles

The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with Application Developer job listings are Career development, Health care and Insurance. Below you find a list of the 20 most occuring job perks or benefits in 2025 and the number of open jobs that where offering them during that period:

Career development | 12 jobs Health care | 10 jobs Insurance | 8 jobs Parental leave | 6 jobs Competitive pay | 6 jobs Medical leave | 6 jobs Flex hours | 5 jobs 401(k) matching | 4 jobs Flex vacation | 4 jobs Wellness | 4 jobs Team events | 4 jobs Equity / stock options | 2 jobs Relocation support | 2 jobs Startup environment | 1 jobs Salary bonus | 1 jobs

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