Occupational employment / Computer software engineers, applications

Twice a year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics compiles occupational employment and wage estimates by surveying employers nationwide. Current data was released May 1, 2009.

Estimates for "Computer software engineers, applications" are below, ordered by total employment.

Area Total employment Mean hourly wage Mean annual wage
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 31,050 $45.89 $95,450
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA 43,860 $44.98 $93,550
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division 26,650 $45.60 $94,850
New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division 26,410 $45.95 $95,570
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH 23,860 $48.07 $99,980
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 21,650 $44.80 $93,180
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division 21,250 $44.96 $93,510
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA 20,460 $45.04 $93,680
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA 18,360 $49.15 $102,230
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 17,990 $52.01 $108,170
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division 16,370 $48.19 $100,240
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI 15,610 $42.07 $87,510
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 14,170 $43.91 $91,330
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division 14,140 $42.47 $88,330
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division 13,610 $42.95 $89,340
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 13,410 $42.43 $88,260
Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division 12,550 $44.14 $91,800
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division 10,830 $49.11 $102,140
Denver-Aurora, CO 10,680 $43.73 $90,960
Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division 10,270 $43.24 $89,930
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA 10,070 $44.79 $93,160
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 9,250 $42.72 $88,860
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX 8,490 $42.92 $89,270
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division 7,530 $49.21 $102,360
Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA 7,290 $43.49 $90,470
Columbus, OH 7,000 $39.10 $81,320
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division 6,850 $49.19 $102,300
Austin-Round Rock, TX 6,660 $44.83 $93,240
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI 6,420 $40.24 $83,710
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA 6,220 $41.62 $86,560
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 6,150 $35.48 $73,790
St. Louis, MO-IL 5,880 $39.43 $82,020
Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division 5,850 $44.01 $91,550
Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division 5,050 $43.44 $90,360
Baltimore-Towson, MD 4,860 $45.61 $94,870
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 4,730 $38.44 $79,950
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL 4,660 $36.81 $76,560
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH 4,610 $37.70 $78,430
Bethesda-Gaithersburg-Frederick, MD Metropolitan Division 4,400 $47.64 $99,100
Raleigh-Cary, NC 4,390 $41.23 $85,760
Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN 4,320 $38.17 $79,400
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI 4,320 $35.62 $74,100
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT 4,120 $40.12 $83,440
Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division 3,850 $38.73 $80,560
Richmond, VA 3,790 $42.56 $88,520
Kansas City, MO-KS 3,510 $36.37 $75,650
Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA 3,410 $39.40 $81,950
Pittsburgh, PA 3,240 $38.10 $79,250
Orlando-Kissimmee, FL 3,220 $35.94 $74,750
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC 3,150 $37.35 $77,690
Durham, NC 3,140 $45.27 $94,160
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA 2,990 $37.89 $78,810
Trenton-Ewing, NJ 2,900 $43.81 $91,130
Salt Lake City, UT 2,890 $37.60 $78,210
Indianapolis-Carmel, IN 2,830 $35.20 $73,210
Boulder, CO 2,790 $47.35 $98,500
San Antonio, TX 2,690 $35.83 $74,530
Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC 2,640 $43.93 $91,380
Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Division 2,570 $42.51 $88,420
Olympia, WA 2,520 $34.76 $72,290
Nashua, NH-MA NECTA Division 2,410 $43.81 $91,130
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 2,380 $45.91 $95,500
Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN 2,350 $33.43 $69,530
Dayton, OH 2,320 $37.61 $78,230
Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL Metropolitan Division 2,310 $37.16 $77,290
Framingham, MA NECTA Division 2,290 $49.74 $103,470
Rochester, NY 2,190 $40.71 $84,670
Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Division 2,150 $50.88 $105,840
Madison, WI 2,130 $37.66 $78,330
Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division 2,130 $45.00 $93,590
Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division 2,120 $38.93 $80,970
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN 1,990 $35.25 $73,310
Jacksonville, FL 1,920 $41.50 $86,310
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 1,920 $34.78 $72,350
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA 1,690 $40.97 $85,220
Colorado Springs, CO 1,650 $43.19 $89,830
Cedar Rapids, IA 1,630 $35.83 $74,530
Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division 1,620 $42.14 $87,660
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL 1,620 $42.12 $87,620
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY 1,560 $35.82 $74,500
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division 1,370 $33.06 $68,750
Huntsville, AL 1,290 $41.77 $86,880
Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metropolitan Division 1,280 $43.11 $89,670
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA 1,280 $36.82 $76,590
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 1,270 $38.36 $79,800
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY 1,260 $34.68 $72,140
Provo-Orem, UT 1,190 $39.11 $81,340
Tucson, AZ 1,160 $41.52 $86,360
Oklahoma City, OK 1,160 $32.23 $67,040
Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA 1,080 $41.21 $85,710
Akron, OH 1,020 $37.85 $78,740
West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, FL Metropolitan Division 980 $41.21 $85,720
Albuquerque, NM 960 $38.90 $80,910
Tulsa, OK 950 $32.68 $67,980
Lincoln, NE 930 $29.11 $60,550
Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR 900 $32.76 $68,150
Las Vegas-Paradise, NV 890 $37.13 $77,230
Springfield, MA-CT 880 $37.52 $78,040
Rochester, MN 880 $41.16 $85,620
Worcester, MA-CT 840 $41.10 $85,480
Fort Wayne, IN 830 $40.01 $83,210
Lexington-Fayette, KY 820 $38.66 $80,420
Manchester, NH 810 $40.26 $83,740
Greensboro-High Point, NC 740 $41.29 $85,890
Birmingham-Hoover, AL 720 $34.43 $71,610
New Haven, CT 690 $40.02 $83,250
Norwich-New London, CT-RI 690 $45.45 $94,530
Syracuse, NY 680 $39.54 $82,240
Honolulu, HI 670 $35.37 $73,580
Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME 660 $30.87 $64,210
Charlottesville, VA 660 $38.00 $79,030
Jackson, MS 640 $30.58 $63,600
Green Bay, WI 630 $34.34 $71,430
Portsmouth, NH-ME 630 $42.56 $88,530
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA 620 $46.80 $97,350
Wichita, KS 620 $28.74 $59,780
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria, CA 600 $41.66 $86,650
Greenville, SC 580 $36.09 $75,060
Ann Arbor, MI 580 $36.56 $76,040
Springfield, MO 580 $25.17 $52,350
Bakersfield, CA 550 $44.46 $92,480
Winston-Salem, NC 520 $46.41 $96,540
Columbia, SC 510 $35.91 $74,690
Knoxville, TN 510 $34.29 $71,320
Spokane, WA 490 $33.41 $69,490
Burlington-South Burlington, VT 490 $38.47 $80,020
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY 490 $46.21 $96,120
Jefferson City, MO 490 $30.31 $63,050
San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR 480 $30.93 $64,340
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI 460 $32.86 $68,340
Memphis, TN-MS-AR 450 $34.83 $72,440
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ 450 $42.16 $87,690
Iowa City, IA 450 $31.00 $64,480
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA 440 $38.86 $80,830
Atlantic City, NJ 430 $35.54 $73,930
Binghamton, NY 410 $40.46 $84,150
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO 400 $41.91 $87,170
Tacoma, WA Metropolitan Division 390 $36.21 $75,320
Lansing-East Lansing, MI 390 $30.74 $63,930
Tallahassee, FL 390 $45.85 $95,370
Baton Rouge, LA 390 $32.83 $68,280
Columbus, GA-AL 390 $37.49 $77,980
Evansville, IN-KY 390 $22.53 $46,870
Fargo, ND-MN 380 $32.20 $66,970
Sioux Falls, SD 370 $32.96 $68,560
Ithaca, NY 340 $35.79 $74,430
Fresno, CA 340 $38.46 $80,010
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO 340 $32.49 $67,590
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI 340 $31.39 $65,290
Toledo, OH 320 $33.04 $68,720
Charleston-North Charleston, SC 310 $35.12 $73,060
Ogden-Clearfield, UT 310 $35.04 $72,870
Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, FL 300 $32.42 $67,430
Reno-Sparks, NV 300 $37.14 $77,240
Fort Walton Beach-Crestview-Destin, FL 300 $36.24 $75,370
Columbus, IN 290 $33.74 $70,180
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA 290 $26.59 $55,320
Danbury, CT 280 $40.80 $84,870
Roanoke, VA 270 $34.72 $72,220
Mobile, AL 270 $31.00 $64,480
Appleton, WI 270 $33.01 $68,660
Utica-Rome, NY 270 $36.51 $75,940
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA 260 $38.80 $80,710
Lancaster, PA 260 $36.30 $75,500
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC 250 $33.18 $69,010
Canton-Massillon, OH 250 $37.38 $77,760
Wausau, WI 250 $33.76 $70,220
Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury, MA-NH NECTA Division 240 $50.37 $104,760
State College, PA 240 $40.33 $83,890
Gary, IN Metropolitan Division 240 $35.65 $74,140
Burlington, NC 230 $34.28 $71,310
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA 230 $33.60 $69,890
Topeka, KS 230 $37.59 $78,190
St. Cloud, MN 230 $32.67 $67,950
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL 230 $42.99 $89,410
Salinas, CA 230 $59.22 $123,180
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 230 $39.15 $81,440
Bismarck, ND 210 $25.34 $52,710
Wilmington, NC 210 Not available Not available
Duluth, MN-WI 200 $33.33 $69,320
Montgomery, AL 200 $38.67 $80,430
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI 190 $34.76 $72,300
Warner Robins, GA 190 $36.71 $76,360
Racine, WI 190 $35.95 $74,770
Anchorage, AK 190 $38.96 $81,040
Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, MA-NH NECTA Division 190 $44.83 $93,240
Monroe, LA 180 $25.29 $52,600
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL 180 $36.02 $74,920
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS 180 $29.44 $61,240
Champaign-Urbana, IL 180 $35.83 $74,520
Las Cruces, NM 180 $36.01 $74,890
Lynchburg, VA 170 $39.49 $82,140
Eau Claire, WI 170 $32.13 $66,830
Dalton, GA 170 $48.42 $100,700
Lakeland, FL 170 $34.37 $71,490
Asheville, NC 160 $26.21 $54,520
Gainesville, FL 160 $42.64 $88,690
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL 160 $30.56 $63,560
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA 160 $40.72 $84,710
Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA 160 $43.11 $89,680
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI 160 $32.50 $67,590
Peabody, MA NECTA Division 150 $41.79 $86,920
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL 150 $30.48 $63,390
Stockton, CA 150 $38.94 $80,990
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV 140 $36.17 $75,240
La Crosse, WI-MN 140 $33.80 $70,300
Modesto, CA 140 $45.66 $94,980
Corvallis, OR 140 $39.64 $82,440
Bellingham, WA 140 $34.91 $72,610
Peoria, IL 130 $37.80 $78,620
Rochester-Dover, NH-ME 130 $37.14 $77,260
Bend, OR 130 $37.22 $77,410
Medford, OR 130 $31.41 $65,340
Muncie, IN 130 $28.54 $59,350
College Station-Bryan, TX 120 $40.25 $83,710
Naples-Marco Island, FL 120 $39.89 $82,970
Erie, PA 120 $35.49 $73,820
Bloomington, IN 120 $36.11 $75,110
Fort Smith, AR-OK 120 $29.16 $60,650
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX 120 $42.88 $89,200
Chattanooga, TN-GA 120 $33.26 $69,180
Cheyenne, WY 120 $27.83 $57,880
Greeley, CO 120 $39.73 $82,630
Harrisonburg, VA 110 $41.47 $86,260
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD 110 $41.21 $85,730
Charleston, WV 110 $34.56 $71,880
Jackson, MI 110 $34.85 $72,480
Spartanburg, SC 110 $31.52 $65,550
Waterbury, CT 110 $40.85 $84,960
Coeur d'Alene, ID 100 $40.60 $84,450
Lafayette, IN 100 $29.34 $61,030
Rapid City, SD 100 $36.06 $75,010
Reading, PA 90 $42.15 $87,670
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC 90 $32.36 $67,310
Salem, OR 90 $32.01 $66,580
York-Hanover, PA 80 $27.59 $57,380
Visalia-Porterville, CA 80 $41.52 $86,360
Pittsfield, MA 80 $36.13 $75,160
Redding, CA 80 $21.61 $44,960
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA 80 $26.74 $55,610
Logan, UT-ID 80 $25.34 $52,720
Lubbock, TX 80 $38.11 $79,260
Sheboygan, WI 80 $32.14 $66,860
Lafayette, LA 80 $25.57 $53,180
Athens-Clarke County, GA 80 Not available Not available
Amarillo, TX 70 $36.48 $75,890
Waco, TX 70 $35.10 $73,010
Midland, TX 70 $44.19 $91,920
Jonesboro, AR 70 $24.01 $49,930
Flagstaff, AZ 70 $39.98 $83,160
El Paso, TX 70 $34.38 $71,510
Pascagoula, MS 70 $25.59 $53,220
Michigan City-La Porte, IN 70 $30.99 $64,450
Macon, GA 60 $25.98 $54,040
Corpus Christi, TX 60 $35.34 $73,510
Grand Junction, CO 60 $46.36 $96,430
Ocala, FL 60 $46.13 $95,950
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA 60 $24.25 $50,440
Wheeling, WV-OH 60 $30.80 $64,060
Johnson City, TN 60 Not available Not available
Bangor, ME 60 $30.54 $63,530
Barnstable Town, MA 60 $60.41 $125,650
Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI 60 $36.20 $75,300
Clarksville, TN-KY 60 $29.84 $62,060
Panama City-Lynn Haven, FL 50 $26.40 $54,900
Hot Springs, AR 50 $26.23 $54,550
Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, MA 50 $40.70 $84,650
Hattiesburg, MS 50 $34.40 $71,550
Chico, CA 50 $44.23 $92,010
Altoona, PA 50 $36.02 $74,910
Bay City, MI 50 $30.35 $63,130
Mansfield, OH 50 $43.51 $90,490
Bowling Green, KY 50 $27.19 $56,550
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH 50 $32.35 $67,280
Morgantown, WV 50 $34.77 $72,330
Winchester, VA-WV 50 $40.07 $83,350
Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ 40 $39.27 $81,690
Williamsport, PA 40 $30.50 $63,430
Rocky Mount, NC 40 $40.60 $84,460
Napa, CA 40 $46.43 $96,570
Columbia, MO 40 $27.51 $57,230
Prescott, AZ 40 $39.96 $83,120
Flint, MI 40 $33.46 $69,590
Florence, SC 40 $34.55 $71,870
Fairbanks, AK 40 $23.20 $48,260
New Bedford, MA 40 $36.68 $76,290
Sandusky, OH 40 $26.86 $55,860
Dubuque, IA 40 $29.64 $61,640
Springfield, OH 40 $39.53 $82,230
Decatur, AL 40 $27.23 $56,640
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL 40 $21.32 $44,330
Lima, OH 30 $29.43 $61,220
Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, MA NECTA Division 30 $30.59 $63,640
Elkhart-Goshen, IN 30 $28.65 $59,600
Lewiston-Auburn, ME 30 $30.41 $63,240
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA 30 $30.75 $63,960
Johnstown, PA Not available $39.75 $82,690
Yakima, WA Not available $34.90 $72,590
Billings, MT Not available $27.75 $57,730
Missoula, MT Not available $30.79 $64,050
Janesville, WI Not available $30.59 $63,630
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA Not available $31.63 $65,780
Springfield, IL Not available $47.40 $98,600
St. George, UT Not available $35.06 $72,920
Kingston, NY Not available $34.21 $71,160
Eugene-Springfield, OR Not available $28.49 $59,260
Ames, IA Not available $35.25 $73,330
Lake Charles, LA Not available $42.25 $87,880
Glens Falls, NY Not available $32.40 $67,390
Rockford, IL Not available $28.13 $58,500
Anniston-Oxford, AL Not available $40.19 $83,600
Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metropolitan Division Not available $38.80 $80,710
Lebanon, PA Not available $27.00 $56,160
Santa Fe, NM Not available $43.02 $89,490
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX Not available $35.60 $74,040
Holland-Grand Haven, MI Not available $32.64 $67,890
Bloomington-Normal, IL Not available $43.85 $91,220
Boise City-Nampa, ID Not available $39.19 $81,510
Idaho Falls, ID Not available $40.15 $83,500
Port St. Lucie-Fort Pierce, FL Not available $29.84 $62,070
Lewiston, ID-WA Not available $36.72 $76,370
Rome, GA Not available $23.25 $48,360
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