CodeSubmit , an intelligent recruitment platform , analyzed the average salary of software engineering in more than 20 countries in 2022 and found that software engineers in the United States have the highest salary levels, followed by Switzerland and Israel. The top ten list also includes Denmark, Canada, Norway, Australia, the United Kingdom, Germany and Sweden. China ranks 19th, with an average salary of $23,790 per year.
Elsewhere, India, a country where Western companies tend to outsource their technology needs, has an average annual salary of $7,725. Nigeria has the lowest salary at $7,255/year. According to CodeSubmit, software development is the most popular profession in the world overall. The countries with the highest demand for software developers are Canada, Australia, Russia, Sweden and New Zealand; salaries also tend to be higher due to a shortage of talent.
The average salary for a software developer in the US is $110,140 per year or $9,178 per month. The average salary for junior developers is $69,354 per year or $5,779 per month, and the average salary for senior developers is $104,188 per year or $8,682 per month. The highest-paid state for software developers is California, with an average salary of $146,770; Washington comes in second. Cities with the highest incomes include San Jose ($167,420), San Francisco ($158,320) and Seattle ($148,200).
Popular back-end languages like Go and Python top the list of average programming language salaries in the country. Specifically:
- Go was the highest-earning language at $120,577.
- Ruby comes in second with $119,558
- $114,904 for Python
- The average salary for Java is $112,013
- $111,922 for JavaScript
- The average Android developer earns $109,377
- The average salary for iOS is slightly lower at $108,783 compared to Android
- Rust is close behind at $108,744
- C language $101,734
- PHP is $92,867
- SQL minimum $85,845
The average salary for software developers in Europe is lower than in the United States. Overall, European countries are very different between East and West. Developers in Western Europe can earn at least $40,000+ per year, while developers in Eastern Europe can expect much less, around $20,000+; Southern European developers are also paid less than Northern European developers. Developers in Spain, Italy, Portugal, and Greece can expect annual salaries to range from $21,314 to $36,323.
Outside the U.S. and European countries, the average salary for a software developer in Israel is $71,559 a year or $5,963 a month. Junior developers make $69,851 per year or $5,820 per month, and senior developers typically earn $114,751 per year or $9,562 per month.
Language-wise, Golang ($109,702 per year) and Python ($83,369 per year) have the highest average salaries. PHP and Ruby pay the lowest salaries in Israel at $64,573 and $64,525 per year, respectively.
- The average annual income for Golang developers is $109,702.
- Python developers earn $83,369.
- Mobile developers rank third and fourth in salaries: Android developers earn $78,558 and iOS developers earn $76,692.
- Java developers are paid $74,251.
- JavaScript developers earned $72,028.
- SQL developers are paid $65,770 in Israel.
- PHP ($64,573) and Ruby ($64,525) are the lowest paid languages in Israel.
Also, the average salary for developers in Japan is $36,024 per year or $3,002 per month. In terms of programming language salary, iOS has the highest level and Ruby ranks second; SQL and Java are the lowest paid programming languages in Japan. The average salary for a software developer in India is $7,725 per year or $643 per month. Ruby is the highest paid programming language in India at $12,372 per year. Android is the lowest paid language at $5,181/year.
Overall, Golang and Ruby tend to be the high-paying languages in terms of overall programming language salaries across countries, while JavaScript and PHP are the lowest-paying languages.
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