How much do software developers make in Kansas?

What the Software Developers median says in Kansas

The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the Software Developers median in Kansas at $113,420 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 20.

BLS lists 13,580 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 $116,560 per year. Mean uses all wage values behind the estimate, so high or low values can move it away from the median.

Kansas's Software Developers median is 16.6% below the U.S. Software Developers median of $135,980 on the same published median. 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 20

This page exists because the BLS artifact has one row for SOC 15-1252 and area 20. SOC 15-1252 names Software Developers. Area 20 names Kansas. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.

The 15-1252/20 row has 13,580 wage and salary jobs. There are 9.44 for each 1,000 local jobs. The location quotient is 0.87. Each value stays under the same job and area codes.

For 15-1252/20, the annual median is $113,420 per year, while the matching mean is $116,560 per year. The row is published with annual and hourly fields. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.

• 15-1252/20 10th percentile: $71,690 per year.
• 15-1252/20 25th percentile: $86,460 per year.
• 15-1252/20 median: $113,420 per year.
• 15-1252/20 75th percentile: $136,510 per year.
• 15-1252/20 90th percentile: $165,740 per year.
• 15-1252/20 employment RSE: 5.6%. Mean-wage RSE: 1.4%.
• 15-1252/20 has no suppression mark in the fields shown on this page.

BLS area 20 facts behind this Software Developers page

Area 20 reports 1,437,520 wage and salary jobs across all covered occupations. Its annual mean is $60,640. Its annual median is $48,010. The employment RSE is 0%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.3%. These are facts for the whole area. They do not replace the 15-1252 row.

The all-jobs wage ladder in Kansas runs from $28,530 at the 10th percentile to $103,250 at the 90th percentile. The 25th percentile is $35,880. The median is $48,010. The 75th percentile is $72,280. 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 20. They do not show related skills or a path into Software Developers.

• 1. Fast Food and Counter Workers. Area: 20. SOC: 35-3023. Jobs: 47,140. Yearly median: $27,580. Jobs per 1,000: 32.8. Location quotient: 1.32.
• 2. Registered Nurses. Area: 20. SOC: 29-1141. Jobs: 33,800. Yearly median: $79,320. Jobs per 1,000: 23.51. Location quotient: 1.08.
• 3. Retail Salespersons. Area: 20. SOC: 41-2031. Jobs: 33,360. Yearly median: $32,180. Jobs per 1,000: 23.21. Location quotient: 0.93.
• 4. Cashiers. Area: 20. SOC: 41-2011. Jobs: 33,080. Yearly median: $28,800. Jobs per 1,000: 23.01. Location quotient: 1.16.
• 5. Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive. Area: 20. SOC: 43-6014. Jobs: 32,120. Yearly median: $42,270. Jobs per 1,000: 22.35. Location quotient: 2.04.
• 6. Customer Service Representatives. Area: 20. SOC: 43-4051. Jobs: 29,200. Yearly median: $40,320. Jobs per 1,000: 20.31. Location quotient: 1.22.

Read the Kansas wage ladder for Software Developers

The 10th percentile is $71,690 per year. The 25th percentile is $86,460 per year. The median is $113,420 per year. The 75th percentile is $136,510 per year. The 90th percentile is $165,740 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 $86,460 per year to $136,510 per year. The 10th-to-90th span is $94,050. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.

Compare Kansas with its state and the U.S.

Kansas has a annual median of $113,420 per year. No exact state row is linked for this area. The U.S. row has $135,980 per year. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.

A state comparison is not available for Kansas. Kansas is 16.6% below the United States on the same published median. 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 Kansas sits for Software Developers

Kansas ranks 42 of 51 among states and territories 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 42 of 51 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.

• 39. Wyoming. The Software Developers median is $115,170 per year. BLS estimates 1,510 jobs. The location quotient is 0.49.
• 40. Iowa. The Software Developers median is $114,890 per year. BLS estimates 9,040 jobs. The location quotient is 0.53.
• 41. Ohio. The Software Developers median is $114,090 per year. BLS estimates 44,790 jobs. The location quotient is 0.74.
• 43. Nebraska. The Software Developers median is $110,900 per year. BLS estimates 7,260 jobs. The location quotient is 0.65.
• 44. Kentucky. The Software Developers median is $109,010 per year. BLS estimates 7,660 jobs. The location quotient is 0.35.
• 45. Indiana. The Software Developers median is $105,920 per year. BLS estimates 14,130 jobs. The location quotient is 0.41.

Where Software Developers medians lead among states and territories

The rows below use the same SOC 15-1252, the same annual median, the same May 2025 BLS release, and the same state map type. California has the highest published median in this set, at $174,410 per year. Kansas sits at $113,420 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. California has a Software Developers median of $174,410 per year, or $60,990 above Kansas. BLS lists 284,390 jobs there, compared with 13,580 in Kansas. The location quotient is 1.44.
• 2. Washington has a Software Developers median of $166,540 per year, or $53,120 above Kansas. BLS lists 107,030 jobs there, compared with 13,580 in Kansas. The location quotient is 2.78.
• 3. New York has a Software Developers median of $166,180 per year, or $52,760 above Kansas. BLS lists 113,510 jobs there, compared with 13,580 in Kansas. The location quotient is 1.08.
• 4. Massachusetts has a Software Developers median of $165,210 per year, or $51,790 above Kansas. BLS lists 48,190 jobs there, compared with 13,580 in Kansas. The location quotient is 1.22.
• 5. Oregon has a Software Developers median of $142,720 per year, or $29,300 above Kansas. BLS lists 21,830 jobs there, compared with 13,580 in Kansas. The location quotient is 1.02.
• 6. New Hampshire has a Software Developers median of $139,720 per year, or $26,300 above Kansas. BLS lists 10,840 jobs there, compared with 13,580 in Kansas. The location quotient is 1.46.
• 7. Maryland has a Software Developers median of $138,680 per year, or $25,260 above Kansas. BLS lists 31,350 jobs there, compared with 13,580 in Kansas. The location quotient is 1.05.
• 8. Colorado has a Software Developers median of $138,390 per year, or $24,970 above Kansas. BLS lists 43,320 jobs there, compared with 13,580 in Kansas. The location quotient is 1.39.

Where BLS counts the most Software Developers jobs

California has the largest published state job estimate for Software Developers in this same-source set, at 284,390 jobs. Kansas has 13,580. 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. California has 284,390 estimated Software Developers jobs, a gap of 270,810 jobs from Kansas. Its median is $174,410 per year, or $60,990 above Kansas. Its location quotient is 1.44.
• 2. Texas has 163,880 estimated Software Developers jobs, a gap of 150,300 jobs from Kansas. Its median is $132,150 per year, or $18,730 above Kansas. Its location quotient is 1.07.
• 3. New York has 113,510 estimated Software Developers jobs, a gap of 99,930 jobs from Kansas. Its median is $166,180 per year, or $52,760 above Kansas. Its location quotient is 1.08.
• 4. Washington has 107,030 estimated Software Developers jobs, a gap of 93,450 jobs from Kansas. Its median is $166,540 per year, or $53,120 above Kansas. Its location quotient is 2.78.
• 5. Virginia has 88,280 estimated Software Developers jobs, a gap of 74,700 jobs from Kansas. Its median is $136,460 per year, or $23,040 above Kansas. Its location quotient is 1.98.
• 6. Florida has 87,890 estimated Software Developers jobs, a gap of 74,310 jobs from Kansas. Its median is $130,980 per year, or $17,560 above Kansas. Its location quotient is 0.82.
• 7. North Carolina has 58,470 estimated Software Developers jobs, a gap of 44,890 jobs from Kansas. Its median is $134,710 per year, or $21,290 above Kansas. Its location quotient is 1.09.
• 8. Illinois has 56,310 estimated Software Developers jobs, a gap of 42,730 jobs from Kansas. Its median is $132,110 per year, or $18,690 above Kansas. Its location quotient is 0.85.

Where Software Developers takes the largest share of local jobs

Washington has the highest published location quotient in this state set, at 2.78. Kansas has 0.87. 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. Washington has a location quotient of 2.78, a gap of 1.91 from Kansas. BLS lists 107,030 Software Developers jobs and a median of $166,540 per year, or $53,120 above Kansas.
• 2. Virginia has a location quotient of 1.98, a gap of 1.11 from Kansas. BLS lists 88,280 Software Developers jobs and a median of $136,460 per year, or $23,040 above Kansas.
• 3. Utah has a location quotient of 1.7, a gap of 0.83 from Kansas. BLS lists 31,940 Software Developers jobs and a median of $128,810 per year, or $15,390 above Kansas.
• 4. New Hampshire has a location quotient of 1.46, a gap of 0.59 from Kansas. BLS lists 10,840 Software Developers jobs and a median of $139,720 per year, or $26,300 above Kansas.
• 5. California has a location quotient of 1.44, a gap of 0.57 from Kansas. BLS lists 284,390 Software Developers jobs and a median of $174,410 per year, or $60,990 above Kansas.
• 6. Colorado has a location quotient of 1.39, a gap of 0.52 from Kansas. BLS lists 43,320 Software Developers jobs and a median of $138,390 per year, or $24,970 above Kansas.
• 7. Massachusetts has a location quotient of 1.22, a gap of 0.35 from Kansas. BLS lists 48,190 Software Developers jobs and a median of $165,210 per year, or $51,790 above Kansas.
• 8. Minnesota has a location quotient of 1.12, a gap of 0.25 from Kansas. BLS lists 35,890 Software Developers jobs and a median of $130,050 per year, or $16,630 above Kansas.

How common Software Developers is in Kansas

BLS lists 13,580 Software Developers jobs in Kansas. It also lists 9.44 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 0.87. A value of 1 means Software Developers has the same share of local jobs as it has across the nation. This row is lower 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 Kansas

The all-occupations median in Kansas is $48,010 per year. The Software Developers median is $113,420 per year. Software Developers is 136.2% 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 Kansas. 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 Kansas median of $92,840 per year. BLS lists 24,660 jobs and a location quotient of 0.76.
• 2. Business Operations Specialists, All Other, SOC 13-1199, has a Kansas median of $83,350 per year. BLS lists 9,810 jobs and a location quotient of 0.98.
• 3. Registered Nurses, SOC 29-1141, has a Kansas median of $79,320 per year. BLS lists 33,800 jobs and a location quotient of 1.08.
• 4. Accountants and Auditors, SOC 13-2011, has a Kansas median of $79,000 per year. BLS lists 13,610 jobs and a location quotient of 1.02.
• 5. Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products, SOC 41-4012, has a Kansas median of $68,960 per year. BLS lists 12,630 jobs and a location quotient of 1.1.
• 6. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers, SOC 43-1011, has a Kansas median of $64,000 per year. BLS lists 12,010 jobs and a location quotient of 0.9.
• 7. Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel, SOC 41-3091, has a Kansas median of $62,580 per year. BLS lists 12,480 jobs and a location quotient of 1.08.
• 8. Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education, SOC 25-2031, has a Kansas median of $59,920 per year. BLS lists 10,860 jobs and a location quotient of 1.1.

The largest detailed roles in Kansas

Fast Food and Counter Workers is the largest detailed occupation in the bounded Kansas table, at 47,140 jobs. Software Developers has 13,580 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 1,437,520. 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. Fast Food and Counter Workers has 47,140 jobs in Kansas, a gap of 33,560 from Software Developers. Its median is $27,580 per year, or $85,840 below Software Developers. Its location quotient is 1.32.
• 2. Registered Nurses has 33,800 jobs in Kansas, a gap of 20,220 from Software Developers. Its median is $79,320 per year, or $34,100 below Software Developers. Its location quotient is 1.08.
• 3. Retail Salespersons has 33,360 jobs in Kansas, a gap of 19,780 from Software Developers. Its median is $32,180 per year, or $81,240 below Software Developers. Its location quotient is 0.93.
• 4. Cashiers has 33,080 jobs in Kansas, a gap of 19,500 from Software Developers. Its median is $28,800 per year, or $84,620 below Software Developers. Its location quotient is 1.16.
• 5. Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive has 32,120 jobs in Kansas, a gap of 18,540 from Software Developers. Its median is $42,270 per year, or $71,150 below Software Developers. Its location quotient is 2.04.
• 6. Customer Service Representatives has 29,200 jobs in Kansas, a gap of 15,620 from Software Developers. Its median is $40,320 per year, or $73,100 below Software Developers. Its location quotient is 1.22.
• 7. Stockers and Order Fillers has 26,750 jobs in Kansas, a gap of 13,170 from Software Developers. Its median is $35,450 per year, or $77,970 below Software Developers. Its location quotient is 1.02.
• 8. Home Health and Personal Care Aides has 25,350 jobs in Kansas, a gap of 11,770 from Software Developers. Its median is $31,260 per year, or $82,160 below Software Developers. Its location quotient is 0.64.

Published role medians around Kansas

General and Operations Managers has the highest published median in the bounded Kansas role table, at $92,840 per year. Software Developers has $113,420 per year. This puts the role beside a local pay range without blending the source rows.

The local all-occupations median is $48,010 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 $92,840 per year in Kansas, or $20,580 below Software Developers. BLS lists 24,660 jobs, compared with 13,580 for Software Developers. Its location quotient is 0.76.
• 2. Business Operations Specialists, All Other has a median of $83,350 per year in Kansas, or $30,070 below Software Developers. BLS lists 9,810 jobs, compared with 13,580 for Software Developers. Its location quotient is 0.98.
• 3. Registered Nurses has a median of $79,320 per year in Kansas, or $34,100 below Software Developers. BLS lists 33,800 jobs, compared with 13,580 for Software Developers. Its location quotient is 1.08.
• 4. Accountants and Auditors has a median of $79,000 per year in Kansas, or $34,420 below Software Developers. BLS lists 13,610 jobs, compared with 13,580 for Software Developers. Its location quotient is 1.02.
• 5. Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products has a median of $68,960 per year in Kansas, or $44,460 below Software Developers. BLS lists 12,630 jobs, compared with 13,580 for Software Developers. Its location quotient is 1.1.
• 6. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers has a median of $64,000 per year in Kansas, or $49,420 below Software Developers. BLS lists 12,010 jobs, compared with 13,580 for Software Developers. Its location quotient is 0.9.
• 7. Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel has a median of $62,580 per year in Kansas, or $50,840 below Software Developers. BLS lists 12,480 jobs, compared with 13,580 for Software Developers. Its location quotient is 1.08.
• 8. Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education has a median of $59,920 per year in Kansas, or $53,500 below Software Developers. BLS lists 10,860 jobs, compared with 13,580 for Software Developers. Its location quotient is 1.1.

Roles with the largest local share in Kansas

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive has the highest location quotient in the bounded Kansas role table, at 2.04. Software Developers has 0.87. 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. Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive has a location quotient of 2.04 in Kansas, a gap of 1.17 from Software Developers. BLS lists 32,120 jobs and a median of $42,270 per year, or $71,150 below Software Developers.
• 2. Packers and Packagers, Hand has a location quotient of 1.91 in Kansas, a gap of 1.04 from Software Developers. BLS lists 9,900 jobs and a median of $44,460 per year, or $68,960 below Software Developers.
• 3. Nursing Assistants has a location quotient of 1.84 in Kansas, a gap of 0.97 from Software Developers. BLS lists 24,610 jobs and a median of $38,010 per year, or $75,410 below Software Developers.
• 4. Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary has a location quotient of 1.52 in Kansas, a gap of 0.65 from Software Developers. BLS lists 20,000 jobs and a median of $29,490 per year, or $83,930 below Software Developers.
• 5. Fast Food and Counter Workers has a location quotient of 1.32 in Kansas, a gap of 0.45 from Software Developers. BLS lists 47,140 jobs and a median of $27,580 per year, or $85,840 below Software Developers.
• 6. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers has a location quotient of 1.27 in Kansas, a gap of 0.40 from Software Developers. BLS lists 24,220 jobs and a median of $58,920 per year, or $54,500 below Software Developers.
• 7. Customer Service Representatives has a location quotient of 1.22 in Kansas, a gap of 0.35 from Software Developers. BLS lists 29,200 jobs and a median of $40,320 per year, or $73,100 below Software Developers.
• 8. Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks has a location quotient of 1.21 in Kansas, a gap of 0.34 from Software Developers. BLS lists 15,380 jobs and a median of $47,290 per year, or $66,130 below Software Developers.

What $113,420 may mean after the Kansas price level

BEA's 2024 all-items price index for Kansas is 90.1. The U.S. level is 100. The local level is 9.9% below that mark. This is a broad price comparison. It is not a personal budget.

WageScope divides the $113,420 Software Developers median by 90.1 divided by 100. The result is $125,927 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 71.2. Goods are 94.0. Utilities are 88.4. Other services are 93.8. 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 Kansas row

The employment RSE for this Software Developers row is 5.6%. The mean-wage RSE is 1.4%. 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 13,580 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the $116,560 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 Kansas wage data before you tailor

The job block looks for strict employer-title matches to Software Developers. It uses a Kansas 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 $113,420 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 Kansas 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 13,580 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 0.87 is not a growth score. Rank 42 of 51 is not a place score. The 90.1 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 20. 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.