Georgia / Software Developer
Role across Georgia
Software Developer
Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.
21 people hold the Software Developer role across 3 departments in Georgia, with a median total compensation of $106,634. Among 3 jurisdictions where this role is reported, Georgia ranks #2 by median pay.
- Employees
- 21
- Median pay
- $106,634
- Departments
- 3
- Cross-jurisdiction
- #2 of 3
Compared with the local labor market
Software Developer pay vs. Georgia
Across all employers in Georgia, the median wage for Software Developers — about 49,700 people — is $131,010. Georgia pays a median base salary of $106,634 for this role, 19% below that figure — about the 28th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
Where Georgia sits in the local pay range
The bar is the range of annual wages for Software Developers across every employer in Georgia, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Georgia’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Software Developers — about 1,687,890 people — is $135,980. Georgia’s median base salary is 22% below that national figure, about the 26th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Georgia range relative to the national one.
Median total compensation for this role at Georgia is $106,634, 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.
Compare jurisdictions
Software Developer pay in other jurisdictions
Where Software Developers are paid most
Median total compensation for comparable Software Developerroles in other jurisdictions (highest first). Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not by identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for this role.
Within Georgia
Departments with this role
Largest Georgia departments for this role
Departments in Georgiaemploying the most people in this role. Each bar links to that department’s page for the role.