Web Developers — Career Decision Dashboard
United States
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Report generated from official BLS OEWS and O*NET data — United States.
Median annual wage
$92,650
United States, 2025
Employment
70,190
United States, 2025
Typical education
Bachelor's Degree
Job Zone 3
Skills identified
35
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Career overview
Develop and implement websites, web applications, application databases, and interactive web interfaces. Evaluate code to ensure that it is properly structured, meets industry standards, and is compatible with browsers and devices. Optimize website performance, scalability, and server-side code and processes. May develop website infrastructure and integrate websites with other computer applications.
- O*NET code
- 15-1254.00
- Job zone
- 3
- Experience required
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
Typical tasks
- Respond to user email inquiries, or set up automated systems to send responses.
- Renew domain name registrations.
- Write supporting code for Web applications or Web sites.
- Design, build, or maintain Web sites, using authoring or scripting languages, content creation tools, management tools, and digital media.
- Back up files from Web sites to local directories for instant recovery in case of problems.
- Select programming languages, design tools, or applications.
- Evaluate code to ensure that it is valid, is properly structured, meets industry standards, and is compatible with browsers, devices, or operating systems.
- Develop databases that support Web applications and Web sites.
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Salary analysis — United States
10th percentile
$48,100
25th percentile
$64,230
75th percentile
$126,230
90th percentile
$162,290
Most important skills
- Programming4.1
- Critical Thinking3.8
- Reading Comprehension3.6
- Complex Problem Solving3.6
- Operations Analysis3.6
- Active Learning3.5
- Active Listening3.5
- Judgment and Decision Making3.4
- Speaking3.3
- Systems Analysis3.1
- Writing3.1
- Systems Evaluation3.0
What skills do you need?
Select the skills you already have
Skills listed are those O*NET rates at importance 3.0 or above for this occupation. Set your own level on the same 0–7 O*NET scale.
Skill coverage
0%
0 of 15 identified skills
Matched
0
Missing
15
Your selected skills cover approximately 0% of the skills identified for this occupation in O*NET. This is a coverage measure of listed skills only — it is not a qualification, hiring or interview outcome.
Skills to develop
| Skill | Importance | Required level | Your level | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Programming | 4.1 | 4.3 | Not selected | 4.3 |
| Critical Thinking | 3.8 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Reading Comprehension | 3.6 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Operations Analysis | 3.6 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Complex Problem Solving | 3.6 | 3.6 | Not selected | 3.6 |
| Active Learning | 3.5 | 3.6 | Not selected | 3.6 |
| Active Listening | 3.5 | 3.5 | Not selected | 3.5 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 3.4 | 3.4 | Not selected | 3.4 |
| Writing | 3.1 | 3.5 | Not selected | 3.5 |
| Speaking | 3.3 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Systems Analysis | 3.1 | 3.4 | Not selected | 3.4 |
| Monitoring | 3.0 | 3.4 | Not selected | 3.4 |
| Systems Evaluation | 3.0 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Coordination | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Time Management | 3.0 | 2.9 | Not selected | 2.9 |
Ordered by required level gap multiplied by O*NET importance. No prediction or recommendation is implied.
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National median $99,130
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National median $104,300
Compare with Web DevelopersHow salary varies by location
| Location | Median | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | $166,670 | 1,130 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | $152,450 | 1,420 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | $134,350 | 3,840 | 2025 |
| WA | $130,440 | 4,430 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | $130,440 | 3,470 | 2025 |
| VA | $128,380 | 4,590 | 2025 |
| CA | $119,570 | 7,320 | 2025 |
| Richmond, VA | $117,090 | — | 2025 |
| DC | $114,690 | 430 | 2025 |
| MD | $112,690 | 1,960 | 2025 |
| Olympia, WA | $111,560 | 290 | 2025 |
| Detroit, MI | $108,550 | 870 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | $108,520 | 1,450 | 2025 |
| Baltimore, MD | $107,590 | 790 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $107,290 | 2,310 | 2025 |
| Minneapolis, MN | $106,890 | 800 | 2025 |
| Trenton, NJ | $106,730 | 110 | 2025 |
| St. Louis, MO | $106,360 | 490 | 2025 |
| Vallejo, CA | $106,190 | 40 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | $104,820 | 4,200 | 2025 |
Career transition paths
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Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, 2025 (May 2025 release).
Figures are periodic published survey snapshots, not real-time market rates.