Software Developer

Across all employers in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC area, the median wage for Software Developers — about 20,820 people — is $135,920. Technology Communication Service pays a median base salary of $104,254 for this role, 23% below that figure — about the 21st percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Median total compensation for this role at Technology Communication Service is $104,254, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.

Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.

Software Developer is held in 2 City of Charlotte departments. In Technology Communication Service, the median of $104,254 ranks #1 of 2.

This role is reported in 3 jurisdictions. In City of Charlotte, the median of $100,940 ranks #3 of 3. See Software Developer across all of City of Charlotte →