How much do software developers make in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC?

What the Software Developers median says in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC

The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the Software Developers median in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC at $135,920 per year. Median means the middle of the published wage spread. It is not one worker's pay. It is not a job offer. The row is tied to SOC 15-1252 and BLS area 16740.

BLS lists 20,820 wage and salary jobs for this exact role-place row. That is a survey estimate. It is not a count of open posts. The local mean is $139,030 per year. Mean uses all wage values behind the estimate, so high or low values can move it away from the median.

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC's Software Developers median and the U.S. Software Developers median of $135,980 have the same published median after rounding. Both values use the same job code and source date. They do not account for prices, taxes, benefits, hours, or your work history.

Read source key 15-1252 with area 16740

This page exists because the BLS artifact has one row for SOC 15-1252 and area 16740. SOC 15-1252 names Software Developers. Area 16740 names Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.

The 15-1252/16740 row has 20,820 wage and salary jobs. There are 15.33 for each 1,000 local jobs. The location quotient is 1.41. Each value stays under the same job and area codes.

For 15-1252/16740, the annual median is $135,920 per year, while the matching mean is $139,030 per year. The row is published with annual and hourly fields. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.

• 15-1252/16740 10th percentile: $93,690 per year.
• 15-1252/16740 25th percentile: $107,680 per year.
• 15-1252/16740 median: $135,920 per year.
• 15-1252/16740 75th percentile: $165,050 per year.
• 15-1252/16740 90th percentile: $172,360 per year.
• 15-1252/16740 employment RSE: 3.6%. Mean-wage RSE: 0.8%.
• 15-1252/16740 has no suppression mark in the fields shown on this page.

BLS area 16740 facts behind this Software Developers page

Area 16740 reports 1,358,370 wage and salary jobs across all covered occupations. Its annual mean is $68,900. Its annual median is $49,990. The employment RSE is 0%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.4%. These are facts for the whole area. They do not replace the 15-1252 row.

The all-jobs wage ladder in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC runs from $29,640 at the 10th percentile to $130,510 at the 90th percentile. The 25th percentile is $37,330. The median is $49,990. The 75th percentile is $79,830. This is a place check, not a pay range for Software Developers.

The source rows below are the six largest detailed roles in the bounded area file. Each keeps its own SOC code. They help a reader spot-check area 16740. They do not show related skills or a path into Software Developers.

• 1. Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand. Area: 16740. SOC: 53-7062. Jobs: 40,540. Yearly median: $38,850. Jobs per 1,000: 29.84. Location quotient: 1.57.
• 2. Retail Salespersons. Area: 16740. SOC: 41-2031. Jobs: 35,150. Yearly median: $33,580. Jobs per 1,000: 25.88. Location quotient: 1.03.
• 3. Cashiers. Area: 16740. SOC: 41-2011. Jobs: 27,350. Yearly median: $29,610. Jobs per 1,000: 20.14. Location quotient: 1.01.
• 4. Fast Food and Counter Workers. Area: 16740. SOC: 35-3023. Jobs: 27,050. Yearly median: $28,880. Jobs per 1,000: 19.92. Location quotient: 0.8.
• 5. Registered Nurses. Area: 16740. SOC: 29-1141. Jobs: 27,010. Yearly median: $90,620. Jobs per 1,000: 19.89. Location quotient: 0.91.
• 6. Customer Service Representatives. Area: 16740. SOC: 43-4051. Jobs: 26,120. Yearly median: $44,980. Jobs per 1,000: 19.23. Location quotient: 1.15.

Read the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC wage ladder for Software Developers

The 10th percentile is $93,690 per year. The 25th percentile is $107,680 per year. The median is $135,920 per year. The 75th percentile is $165,050 per year. The 90th percentile is $172,360 per year.

A percentile is a rank point, not a career stage. The 10th percentile does not mean new-worker pay. The 90th percentile does not mean a wage that comes after a set number of years. The points show how the wage values spread in the source. They do not say why one job sits at one point.

The middle half runs from $107,680 per year to $165,050 per year. The 10th-to-90th span is $78,670. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.

Compare Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC with its state and the U.S.

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC has a annual median of $135,920 per year. North Carolina has $134,710 per year. The U.S. row has $135,980 per year. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC is 0.9% above North Carolina on the same published median. Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC and the United States have the same published median after rounding. A gap can reflect many things that are not in this row. WageScope reports the gap but does not name a cause.

The state and U.S. rows are benchmarks, not replacements. They do not fill missing local facts. A state can hold many local labor markets. A national row can hold many states. Read the local row first, then use the broader rows to see scale.

Where Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC sits for Software Developers

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC ranks 27 of 377 among metro areas with a published annual median for Software Developers. The list keeps one SOC code, one map type, one wage metric, and one BLS release. It skips rows without the matching median.

Rank 27 of 377 is not a place score. A small wage gap can move a row several spots. The rank does not add local prices, job count, concentration, commute, taxes, or work rules. Use it only to find where the published median falls inside this like-for-like set.

The nearby rows below are the closest ranks, not chosen cities. Their pay, job counts, and local shares can differ. Open a peer page before making a deeper comparison. A title and one number are not enough for a move or pay choice.

• 24. Stockton-Lodi, CA. The Software Developers median is $138,550 per year. BLS estimates 570 jobs. The location quotient is 0.18.
• 25. Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO. The Software Developers median is $137,610 per year. BLS estimates 27,010 jobs. The location quotient is 1.55.
• 26. Vallejo, CA. The Software Developers median is $136,930 per year. BLS estimates 330 jobs. The location quotient is 0.21.
• 28. Durham-Chapel Hill, NC. The Software Developers median is $135,620 per year. BLS estimates 9,790 jobs. The location quotient is 2.62.
• 29. Salinas, CA. The Software Developers median is $135,160 per year. BLS estimates 290 jobs. The location quotient is 0.14.
• 30. San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA. The Software Developers median is $135,020 per year. BLS estimates 520 jobs. The location quotient is 0.4.

Where Software Developers medians lead among metro areas

The rows below use the same SOC 15-1252, the same annual median, the same May 2025 BLS release, and the same metro map type. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA has the highest published median in this set, at $213,110 per year. Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC sits at $135,920 per year.

A pay lead is one fact. It does not show the size of the job base. It does not show how common Software Developers is in the local mix. It also does not add local prices. The bullets keep the median, job count, and location quotient together so a high wage is not read as a full market score.

Use this list to choose a deeper pair, not to choose a place. Open the two local pages. Check the full wage ladder, the job scale, the survey limits, and the exact BEA price row when present. A missing median stays out of this rank instead of becoming zero.

• 1. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA has a Software Developers median of $213,110 per year, or $77,190 above Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC. BLS lists 87,350 jobs there, compared with 20,820 in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC. The location quotient is 7.09.
• 2. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA has a Software Developers median of $186,640 per year, or $50,720 above Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC. BLS lists 69,030 jobs there, compared with 20,820 in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC. The location quotient is 2.68.
• 3. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA has a Software Developers median of $167,280 per year, or $31,360 above Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC. BLS lists 92,770 jobs there, compared with 20,820 in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC. The location quotient is 4.1.
• 4. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ has a Software Developers median of $166,830 per year, or $30,910 above Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC. BLS lists 121,000 jobs there, compared with 20,820 in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC. The location quotient is 1.17.
• 5. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH has a Software Developers median of $166,090 per year, or $30,170 above Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC. BLS lists 42,310 jobs there, compared with 20,820 in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC. The location quotient is 1.44.
• 6. Boulder, CO has a Software Developers median of $164,560 per year, or $28,640 above Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC. BLS lists 7,130 jobs there, compared with 20,820 in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC. The location quotient is 3.41.
• 7. San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA has a Software Developers median of $163,270 per year, or $27,350 above Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC. BLS lists 20,610 jobs there, compared with 20,820 in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC. The location quotient is 1.23.
• 8. Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT has a Software Developers median of $162,650 per year, or $26,730 above Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC. BLS lists 3,090 jobs there, compared with 20,820 in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC. The location quotient is 0.7.

Where BLS counts the most Software Developers jobs

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ has the largest published metro job estimate for Software Developers in this same-source set, at 121,000 jobs. Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC has 20,820. The count shows covered job scale, not open posts.

A large job base can have a lower median than a smaller one. It can also have a location quotient near or below 1. That is why WageScope does not blend job count, pay, and local share. Each field keeps its name and unit. The rows below let you compare all three without making one score.

Current MeritLog listings can add a dated view of employer-title matches. They do not change this May 2025 order. A place with few current cards can still have a large BLS job estimate. A place with several cards can still have a smaller estimate. The sources use different clocks and scopes.

• 1. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ has 121,000 estimated Software Developers jobs, a gap of 100,180 jobs from Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC. Its median is $166,830 per year, or $30,910 above Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC. Its location quotient is 1.17.
• 2. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA has 92,770 estimated Software Developers jobs, a gap of 71,950 jobs from Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC. Its median is $167,280 per year, or $31,360 above Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC. Its location quotient is 4.1.
• 3. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA has 87,350 estimated Software Developers jobs, a gap of 66,530 jobs from Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC. Its median is $213,110 per year, or $77,190 above Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC. Its location quotient is 7.09.
• 4. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV has 69,060 estimated Software Developers jobs, a gap of 48,240 jobs from Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC. Its median is $154,930 per year, or $19,010 above Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC. Its location quotient is 2.03.
• 5. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA has 69,030 estimated Software Developers jobs, a gap of 48,210 jobs from Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC. Its median is $186,640 per year, or $50,720 above Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC. Its location quotient is 2.68.
• 6. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX has 67,030 estimated Software Developers jobs, a gap of 46,210 jobs from Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC. Its median is $133,290 per year, or $2,630 below Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC. Its location quotient is 1.52.
• 7. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA has 55,540 estimated Software Developers jobs, a gap of 34,720 jobs from Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC. Its median is $160,920 per year, or $25,000 above Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC. Its location quotient is 0.82.
• 8. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH has 42,310 estimated Software Developers jobs, a gap of 21,490 jobs from Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC. Its median is $166,090 per year, or $30,170 above Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC. Its location quotient is 1.44.

Where Software Developers takes the largest share of local jobs

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA has the highest published location quotient in this metro set, at 7.09. Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC has 1.41. A value above 1 means the role's local job share is larger than its national share.

A high quotient can come from a small local job base. It does not prove more jobs, more posts, faster growth, or higher pay. The bullets keep each quotient beside its BLS job count and median. This lets a reader see when the three measures point in different ways.

Use this list to ask where Software Developers is a large part of the local mix. Use the employment list to ask where BLS counts the most jobs. Use the pay list to ask where the median is highest. None of those lists decides where a person should work.

• 1. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA has a location quotient of 7.09, a gap of 5.68 from Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC. BLS lists 87,350 Software Developers jobs and a median of $213,110 per year, or $77,190 above Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC.
• 2. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA has a location quotient of 4.1, a gap of 2.69 from Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC. BLS lists 92,770 Software Developers jobs and a median of $167,280 per year, or $31,360 above Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC.
• 3. Boulder, CO has a location quotient of 3.41, a gap of 2.00 from Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC. BLS lists 7,130 Software Developers jobs and a median of $164,560 per year, or $28,640 above Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC.
• 4. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA has a location quotient of 2.68, a gap of 1.27 from Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC. BLS lists 69,030 Software Developers jobs and a median of $186,640 per year, or $50,720 above Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC.
• 5. Durham-Chapel Hill, NC has a location quotient of 2.62, a gap of 1.21 from Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC. BLS lists 9,790 Software Developers jobs and a median of $135,620 per year, or $300 below Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC.
• 6. Huntsville, AL has a location quotient of 2.43, a gap of 1.02 from Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC. BLS lists 7,030 Software Developers jobs and a median of $128,080 per year, or $7,840 below Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC.
• 7. Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT has a location quotient of 2.38, a gap of 0.97 from Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC. BLS lists 7,870 Software Developers jobs and a median of $131,210 per year, or $4,710 below Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC.
• 8. Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX has a location quotient of 2.28, a gap of 0.87 from Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC. BLS lists 31,960 Software Developers jobs and a median of $134,120 per year, or $1,800 below Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC.

How common Software Developers is in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC

BLS lists 20,820 Software Developers jobs in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC. It also lists 15.33 jobs per 1,000 local jobs. Jobs per 1,000 turns the count into a rate. It helps compare places of different size. It does not show open posts or hiring speed.

The location quotient is 1.41. A value of 1 means Software Developers has the same share of local jobs as it has across the nation. This row is higher than 1. The quotient is a share check, not a wage or a growth measure.

Read the three values as separate facts. Employment asks how many covered jobs BLS estimated. Jobs per 1,000 asks how much of the local job base the role takes. Location quotient asks how that share compares with the national share. None of them tells you how many posts are open today.

Software Developers beside other roles in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC

The all-occupations median in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC is $49,990 per year. The Software Developers median is $135,920 per year. Software Developers is 171.9% above the local all-occupations median on the same published median. This compares one role with the full covered job mix.

The nearby role medians below come from the bounded detailed-role table for Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC. They are close by wage, not by task. A small wage gap does not mean two jobs need the same skill or lead to the same career. Official titles keep their own SOC codes and source rows.

Use the list to spot the local wage mix around Software Developers. Then open the role page you mean. A role can have a similar median and a very different job count or local share. The pay number alone cannot show fit, demand, or a path between jobs.

• 1. General and Operations Managers, SOC 11-1021, has a Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC median of $112,730 per year. BLS lists 18,380 jobs and a location quotient of 0.6.
• 2. Project Management Specialists, SOC 13-1082, has a Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC median of $105,200 per year. BLS lists 11,570 jobs and a location quotient of 1.24.
• 3. Accountants and Auditors, SOC 13-2011, has a Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC median of $92,910 per year. BLS lists 16,820 jobs and a location quotient of 1.33.
• 4. Registered Nurses, SOC 29-1141, has a Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC median of $90,620 per year. BLS lists 27,010 jobs and a location quotient of 0.91.
• 5. Business Operations Specialists, All Other, SOC 13-1199, has a Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC median of $82,020 per year. BLS lists 10,940 jobs and a location quotient of 1.15.
• 6. Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products, SOC 41-4012, has a Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC median of $72,500 per year. BLS lists 15,910 jobs and a location quotient of 1.47.
• 7. Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel, SOC 41-3091, has a Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC median of $61,850 per year. BLS lists 13,980 jobs and a location quotient of 1.27.
• 8. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education, SOC 25-2021, has a Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC median of $58,680 per year. BLS lists 10,770 jobs and a location quotient of 0.89.

The largest detailed roles in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand is the largest detailed occupation in the bounded Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC table, at 40,540 jobs. Software Developers has 20,820 jobs in its exact role-place row. The two counts show where this role sits beside other large parts of the local job base.

The all-occupations job count is 1,358,370. The detailed list below is only a bounded view of that larger mix. It does not sum to every local job. It does not include a blank role as zero. It helps explain why one role's wage and job count should not stand in for the whole area.

A large role can have a lower median. A smaller role can have a higher one. Job count does not show current posts, job quality, or growth. Use the list to see local scale. Then keep Software Developers's own median, spread, and share in their own fields.

• 1. Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand has 40,540 jobs in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, a gap of 19,720 from Software Developers. Its median is $38,850 per year, or $97,070 below Software Developers. Its location quotient is 1.57.
• 2. Retail Salespersons has 35,150 jobs in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, a gap of 14,330 from Software Developers. Its median is $33,580 per year, or $102,340 below Software Developers. Its location quotient is 1.03.
• 3. Cashiers has 27,350 jobs in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, a gap of 6,530 from Software Developers. Its median is $29,610 per year, or $106,310 below Software Developers. Its location quotient is 1.01.
• 4. Fast Food and Counter Workers has 27,050 jobs in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, a gap of 6,230 from Software Developers. Its median is $28,880 per year, or $107,040 below Software Developers. Its location quotient is 0.8.
• 5. Registered Nurses has 27,010 jobs in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, a gap of 6,190 from Software Developers. Its median is $90,620 per year, or $45,300 below Software Developers. Its location quotient is 0.91.
• 6. Customer Service Representatives has 26,120 jobs in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, a gap of 5,300 from Software Developers. Its median is $44,980 per year, or $90,940 below Software Developers. Its location quotient is 1.15.
• 7. Stockers and Order Fillers has 23,250 jobs in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, a gap of 2,430 from Software Developers. Its median is $37,440 per year, or $98,480 below Software Developers. Its location quotient is 0.94.
• 8. Waiters and Waitresses has 19,990 jobs in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, a gap of 830 from Software Developers. Its median is $36,430 per year, or $99,490 below Software Developers. Its location quotient is 1.01.

Published role medians around Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC

General and Operations Managers has the highest published median in the bounded Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC role table, at $112,730 per year. Software Developers has $135,920 per year. This puts the role beside a local pay range without blending the source rows.

The local all-occupations median is $49,990 per year. A role above that mark is not better. A role below it is not worse. The mark only shows where the role's published median sits against the full covered job mix. Job tasks, level, hours, and work setting are separate facts.

The bullets keep each SOC title, job count, median, and local share together. Use them to find a role page worth opening. Do not use a close median as proof that two roles share skills or that one is a path to the other.

• 1. General and Operations Managers has a median of $112,730 per year in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, or $23,190 below Software Developers. BLS lists 18,380 jobs, compared with 20,820 for Software Developers. Its location quotient is 0.6.
• 2. Project Management Specialists has a median of $105,200 per year in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, or $30,720 below Software Developers. BLS lists 11,570 jobs, compared with 20,820 for Software Developers. Its location quotient is 1.24.
• 3. Accountants and Auditors has a median of $92,910 per year in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, or $43,010 below Software Developers. BLS lists 16,820 jobs, compared with 20,820 for Software Developers. Its location quotient is 1.33.
• 4. Registered Nurses has a median of $90,620 per year in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, or $45,300 below Software Developers. BLS lists 27,010 jobs, compared with 20,820 for Software Developers. Its location quotient is 0.91.
• 5. Business Operations Specialists, All Other has a median of $82,020 per year in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, or $53,900 below Software Developers. BLS lists 10,940 jobs, compared with 20,820 for Software Developers. Its location quotient is 1.15.
• 6. Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products has a median of $72,500 per year in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, or $63,420 below Software Developers. BLS lists 15,910 jobs, compared with 20,820 for Software Developers. Its location quotient is 1.47.
• 7. Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel has a median of $61,850 per year in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, or $74,070 below Software Developers. BLS lists 13,980 jobs, compared with 20,820 for Software Developers. Its location quotient is 1.27.
• 8. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education has a median of $58,680 per year in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, or $77,240 below Software Developers. BLS lists 10,770 jobs, compared with 20,820 for Software Developers. Its location quotient is 0.89.

Roles with the largest local share in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC

Cooks, Fast Food has the highest location quotient in the bounded Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC role table, at 2.83. Software Developers has 1.41. Both values compare a local job share with the matching national share.

A quotient above 1 means the role takes a larger share of local jobs than it does across the nation. It does not mean more jobs than every other role. It does not mean open posts, growth, or high pay. The job count and median beside each row answer those other narrow questions.

The local role-share mix can differ a lot from the pay mix. Read both lists. Then compare Software Developers with the same SOC code in another place. This keeps a broad area pattern from replacing the exact role-place row.

• 1. Cooks, Fast Food has a location quotient of 2.83 in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, a gap of 1.42 from Software Developers. BLS lists 15,830 jobs and a median of $27,690 per year, or $108,230 below Software Developers.
• 2. Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants has a location quotient of 1.59 in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, a gap of 0.18 from Software Developers. BLS lists 13,380 jobs and a median of $45,650 per year, or $90,270 below Software Developers.
• 3. Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand has a location quotient of 1.57 in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, a gap of 0.16 from Software Developers. BLS lists 40,540 jobs and a median of $38,850 per year, or $97,070 below Software Developers.
• 4. Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products has a location quotient of 1.47 in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, a gap of 0.06 from Software Developers. BLS lists 15,910 jobs and a median of $72,500 per year, or $63,420 below Software Developers.
• 5. Accountants and Auditors has a location quotient of 1.33 in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, a gap of 0.08 from Software Developers. BLS lists 16,820 jobs and a median of $92,910 per year, or $43,010 below Software Developers.
• 6. Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel has a location quotient of 1.27 in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, a gap of 0.14 from Software Developers. BLS lists 13,980 jobs and a median of $61,850 per year, or $74,070 below Software Developers.
• 7. Project Management Specialists has a location quotient of 1.24 in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, a gap of 0.17 from Software Developers. BLS lists 11,570 jobs and a median of $105,200 per year, or $30,720 below Software Developers.
• 8. Cooks, Restaurant has a location quotient of 1.17 in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, a gap of 0.24 from Software Developers. BLS lists 14,430 jobs and a median of $37,030 per year, or $98,890 below Software Developers.

What $135,920 may mean after the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC price level

BEA's 2024 all-items price index for Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC is 97.3. The U.S. level is 100. The local level is 2.7% below that mark. This is a broad price comparison. It is not a personal budget.

WageScope divides the $135,920 Software Developers median by 97.3 divided by 100. The result is $139,623 in national-price dollars per year. This proxy keeps the math clear. It is not take-home pay and does not set a move target.

Housing is 97.6. Goods are 96.6. Utilities are 89.2. Other services are 98.2. The parts do not move as one. WageScope uses BEA's all-items index for the proxy and does not make its own basket.

How much care to use with the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC row

The employment RSE for this Software Developers row is 3.6%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.8%. RSE means relative standard error. It is a survey precision flag. A smaller value often means less sampling uncertainty. It is not the chance that one person's pay is right or wrong.

The employment RSE belongs to the 20,820 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the $139,030 mean. BLS does not give the same RSE field for the median or every percentile. WageScope does not move an RSE from one field to another.

A local row can change in a new release. A small role-place sample can also have more survey uncertainty than a broad national row. Keep the May 2025 date next to the value. Do not mix a newer job post with the BLS date as if both facts came from one clock.

Use Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC wage data before you tailor

The job block looks for strict employer-title matches to Software Developers. It uses a Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC place filter only when the public place list has an exact approved match. If that match is not safe, the page says the jobs are not narrowed to this place. A false negative is safer than showing a different role.

Each card keeps its employer, place, source, and seen date. Listings can change between visits while the survey figures stay tied to their release date. A listing range does not replace the $135,920 BLS median. The listing and survey answer different questions.

Open one listing. Check its level, work place, pay range, and needs. Then tailor with work facts you can support. Do not turn a wage, job count, rank, or price proxy into a résumé claim. The public page is read only. It does not save a job or start a draft on load.

What the Software Developers row for Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC does not claim

The row does not say what one person earns. It does not promise a job, offer, raise, or move result. It does not say why the local median differs from the U.S. row. It does not add tips, bonus pay, stock, benefits, taxes, or work hours unless those items are in the BLS wage measure.

The 20,820 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 1.41 is not a growth score. Rank 27 of 377 is not a place score. The 97.3 price index is not a personal budget.

Use the row for one clear task. Read the May 2025 wage spread for SOC 15-1252 in BLS area 16740. Compare the same metric with the state and U.S. rows. Add the separate 2024 price level when present. Inspect a dated job match. Then use confirmed work facts for a résumé.