WordPress Developer Salary

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The average WordPress developer salary in the United States is $101,928 per year, or $49.00 per hour.

Their monthly salary starts at $4,096 and goes up to $13,657 per month, or about $163,896 per year.

HourlyWeeklyMonthlyAnnual
$49.00$1,960$8,494$101,928

The top-paying states for WordPress devs are Washington at $119,882, Delaware at $118,456, and Virginia at $117,365 per year. The lowest-paying area is Puerto Rico, with an average salary of $54,282 a year.

Salary Range

Percentile Wages10%25%50%75%90%
Hourly$23.63 $31.71 $44.39 $60.64 $78.80
Weekly$945 $1,269 $1,776 $2,425 $3,152
Monthly$4,096 $5,497 $7,695 $10,510 $13,657
Annual$49,149 $65,963 $92,348 $126,122 $163,896

Historical and Future Estimates

YearJuniorIntermediateSenior
2022$49,645$93,739$166,695
2023$50,638 $95,145 $168,862
2024$51,651$96,572$171,057
2025$52,684$98,021$173,281
2026$53,737$99,491$175,534
2027$54,812$100,983$177,816
2028$55,908$102,498$180,127
2029$57,027$104,036$182,469

Salary by State

StateHourlyMonthlyAnnual
Alabama$37.24 $6,454 $77,453
Alaska$41.86 $7,256 $87,083
Arizona$44.99 $7,798 $93,584
Arkansas$41.13 $7,129 $85,540
California$55.60 $9,639 $115,663
Colorado$43.21 $7,491 $89,889
Connecticut$48.05 $8,328 $99,940
Delaware$56.95 $9,872 $118,456
District of Columbia$55.04 $9,541 $114,485
Florida$42.46 $7,359 $88,319
Georgia$52.30 $9,066 $108,784
Idaho$35.18 $6,097 $73,162
Illinois$45.57 $7,898 $94,777
Indiana$37.76 $6,545 $78,529
Iowa$42.79 $7,418 $89,017
Kansas$40.47 $7,016 $84,187
Kentucky$35.82 $6,209 $74,500
Louisiana$34.91 $6,051 $72,609
Maine$36.08 $6,255 $75,053
Maryland$52.77 $9,146 $109,759
Massachusetts$53.96 $9,353 $112,246
Michigan$42.49 $7,364 $88,377
Minnesota$46.41 $8,046 $96,551
Mississippi$38.56 $6,684 $80,202
Missouri$40.30 $6,985 $83,824
Montana$34.09 $5,909 $70,908
Nebraska$40.24 $6,976 $83,707
Nevada$41.11 $7,125 $85,497
New Hampshire$39.12 $6,782 $81,380
New Jersey$48.79 $8,458 $101,496
New Mexico$42.15 $7,306 $87,679
New York$52.58 $9,113 $109,351
North Carolina$45.01 $7,802 $93,627
North Dakota$35.25 $6,111 $73,322
Ohio$42.82 $7,421 $89,061
Oklahoma$37.58 $6,514 $78,166
Oregon$48.42 $8,394 $100,725
Pennsylvania$43.15 $7,480 $89,759
Puerto Rico$26.10 $4,524 $54,282
Rhode Island$48.43 $8,395 $100,740
South Carolina$40.29 $6,984 $83,809
South Dakota$43.38 $7,517 $90,210
Tennessee$39.84 $6,907 $82,879
Texas$46.85 $8,120 $97,438
Utah$40.91 $7,089 $85,075
Vermont$45.86 $7,947 $95,373
Virginia$56.42 $9,780 $117,365
Washington$57.64 $9,991 $119,882
West Virginia$30.03 $5,204 $62,458
Wisconsin$39.47 $6,842 $82,108
Wyoming$36.46 $6,319 $75,825

Salary by Area

AreaHourlyWeeklyMonthlyAnnual
Akron, OH(0010420)$38.62$1,545$6,694$80,329
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY(0010580)$44.57$1,783$7,725$92,700
Albuquerque, NM(0010740)$39.50$1,580$6,847$82,160
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ(0010900)$42.55$1,702$7,375$88,504
Anchorage, AK(0011260)$55.77$2,231$9,666$115,997
Ann Arbor, MI(0011460)$51.75$2,070$8,970$107,640
Appleton, WI(0011540)$33.87$1,355$5,871$70,449
Asheville, NC(0011700)$46.41$1,856$8,044$96,531
Athens-Clarke County, GA(0012020)$33.65$1,346$5,833$69,994
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA(0012060)$49.81$1,993$8,635$103,615
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ(0012100)$37.29$1,492$6,464$77,566
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC(0012260)$38.76$1,550$6,719$80,625
Austin-Round Rock, TX(0012420)$48.12$1,925$8,341$100,090
Bakersfield, CA(0012540)$53.84$2,154$9,333$111,995
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD(0012580)$56.78$2,271$9,843$118,112
Barnstable Town, MA(0070900)$42.88$1,715$7,432$89,186
Baton Rouge, LA(0012940)$34.54$1,381$5,986$71,836
Bellingham, WA(0013380)$47.01$1,880$8,149$97,782
Bend-Redmond, OR(0013460)$33.87$1,355$5,871$70,449
Binghamton, NY(0013780)$32.10$1,284$5,564$66,765
Birmingham-Hoover, AL(0013820)$28.82$1,153$4,996$59,954
Bloomington, IL(0014010)$39.02$1,561$6,764$81,170
Boise City, ID(0014260)$41.75$1,670$7,236$86,833
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH(0071650)$52.11$2,084$9,032$108,379
Boulder, CO(0014500)$47.08$1,883$8,160$97,918
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA(0014740)$37.47$1,499$6,494$77,930
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT(0071950)$55.79$2,232$9,670$116,042
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX(0015180)$37.05$1,482$6,421$77,054
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY(0015380)$38.92$1,557$6,746$80,954
Burlington-South Burlington, VT(0072400)$38.44$1,538$6,664$79,965
Canton-Massillon, OH(0015940)$37.35$1,494$6,473$77,680
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL(0015980)$41.42$1,657$7,179$86,150
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area(3600001)$32.06$1,282$5,557$66,685
Cedar Rapids, IA(0016300)$39.14$1,566$6,785$81,421
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area(3600006)$39.90$1,596$6,916$82,990
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area(1800002)$35.54$1,422$6,161$73,928
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area(2100003)$34.36$1,374$5,956$71,472
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area(3300002)$40.45$1,618$7,011$84,127
Champaign-Urbana, IL(0016580)$41.17$1,647$7,136$85,627
Charleston-North Charleston, SC(0016700)$34.41$1,376$5,964$71,563
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC(0016740)$47.81$1,912$8,287$99,442
Charlottesville, VA(0016820)$47.68$1,907$8,265$99,181
Chattanooga, TN-GA(0016860)$41.65$1,666$7,220$86,639
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI(0016980)$47.85$1,914$8,294$99,533
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN(0017140)$43.49$1,740$7,538$90,460
Cleveland-Elyria, OH(0017460)$47.61$1,904$8,253$99,033
College Station-Bryan, TX(0017780)$37.18$1,487$6,444$77,327
Colorado Springs, CO(0017820)$38.12$1,525$6,607$79,283
Columbia, MO(0017860)$39.89$1,596$6,915$82,978
Columbus, GA-AL(0017980)$41.44$1,658$7,183$86,196
Columbus, OH(0018140)$45.90$1,836$7,955$95,463
Corvallis, OR(0018700)$44.68$1,787$7,745$92,938
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL(0018880)$58.91$2,356$10,211$122,534
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX(0019100)$49.68$1,987$8,612$103,342
Danbury, CT(0072850)$44.70$1,788$7,749$92,984
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL(0019300)$26.06$1,042$4,517$54,201
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL(0019340)$34.67$1,387$6,009$72,109
Dayton, OH(0019380)$36.59$1,463$6,342$76,099
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL(0019660)$42.58$1,703$7,381$88,572
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO(0019740)$50.74$2,030$8,795$105,536
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA(0019780)$43.11$1,725$7,473$89,675
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI(0019820)$47.69$1,908$8,266$99,192
Dothan, AL(0020020)$27.48$1,099$4,764$57,168
Duluth, MN-WI(0020260)$39.96$1,598$6,926$83,115
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC(0020500)$46.43$1,857$8,047$96,565
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area(4600002)$26.86$1,074$4,655$55,861
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area(4900006)$34.32$1,373$5,948$71,381
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area(5300007)$57.12$2,285$9,900$118,805
Eau Claire, WI(0020740)$32.48$1,299$5,630$67,561
El Paso, TX(0021340)$37.84$1,514$6,560$78,715
Elkhart-Goshen, IN(0021140)$33.61$1,344$5,825$69,903
Eugene, OR(0021660)$36.05$1,442$6,249$74,985
Fargo, ND-MN(0022020)$44.10$1,764$7,644$91,733
Fayetteville, NC(0022180)$38.69$1,548$6,706$80,477
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO(0022220)$26.40$1,056$4,575$54,906
Fond du Lac, WI(0022540)$35.53$1,421$6,158$73,894
Fort Collins, CO(0022660)$42.09$1,684$7,296$87,549
Fort Wayne, IN(0023060)$33.88$1,355$5,873$70,471
Fresno, CA(0023420)$46.15$1,846$7,999$95,986
Gainesville, FL(0023540)$39.68$1,587$6,878$82,535
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI(0024340)$43.35$1,734$7,514$90,164
Greeley, CO(0024540)$37.96$1,519$6,580$78,965
Green Bay, WI(0024580)$34.04$1,362$5,900$70,801
Greensboro-High Point, NC(0024660)$41.72$1,669$7,231$86,776
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC(0024860)$34.62$1,385$6,001$72,006
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV(0025180)$45.21$1,808$7,837$94,041
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA(0025420)$42.18$1,687$7,311$87,731
Harrisonburg, VA(0025500)$53.56$2,142$9,284$111,403
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT(0073450)$52.45$2,098$9,091$109,095
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area(4800004)$36.58$1,463$6,341$76,088
Huntsville, AL(0026620)$36.27$1,451$6,288$75,451
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN(0026900)$42.66$1,707$7,395$88,743
Iowa City, IA(0026980)$45.17$1,807$7,829$93,950
Jackson, MS(0027140)$39.19$1,568$6,794$81,523
Jacksonville, FL(0027260)$47.28$1,891$8,195$98,339
Janesville-Beloit, WI(0027500)$37.42$1,497$6,486$77,828
Jefferson City, MO(0027620)$36.61$1,465$6,346$76,156
Kansas City, MO-KS(0028140)$41.98$1,679$7,277$87,322
Kansas nonmetropolitan area(2000006)$26.54$1,062$4,601$55,213
Kennewick-Richland, WA(0028420)$54.78$2,191$9,495$113,939
Killeen-Temple, TX(0028660)$39.25$1,570$6,804$81,648
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA(0028700)$41.07$1,643$7,120$85,434
Knoxville, TN(0028940)$43.87$1,755$7,605$91,256
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN(0029100)$33.13$1,325$5,743$68,914
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN(0029200)$40.05$1,602$6,941$83,297
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL(0029460)$40.64$1,625$7,044$84,525
Lancaster, PA(0029540)$37.79$1,512$6,550$78,601
Lansing-East Lansing, MI(0029620)$44.97$1,799$7,794$93,530
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV(0029820)$35.86$1,435$6,217$74,599
Lexington-Fayette, KY(0030460)$30.50$1,220$5,286$63,433
Lincoln, NE(0030700)$42.68$1,707$7,397$88,766
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR(0030780)$30.69$1,228$5,319$63,831
Logan, UT-ID(0030860)$49.37$1,975$8,558$102,694
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA(0031080)$53.45$2,138$9,265$111,176
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN(0031140)$40.96$1,638$7,100$85,195
Lubbock, TX(0031180)$31.11$1,244$5,392$64,707
Lynchburg, VA(0031340)$59.09$2,364$10,242$122,910
Madison, WI(0031540)$35.80$1,432$6,206$74,474
Manchester, NH(0074950)$48.28$1,931$8,369$100,431
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX(0032580)$36.46$1,458$6,319$75,827
Medford, OR(0032780)$36.60$1,464$6,344$76,134
Memphis, TN-MS-AR(0032820)$41.97$1,679$7,274$87,287
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL(0033100)$38.92$1,557$6,746$80,954
Midland, TX(0033260)$38.79$1,552$6,724$80,693
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI(0033340)$34.14$1,366$5,918$71,017
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI(0033460)$50.69$2,028$8,787$105,445
Missoula, MT(0033540)$30.04$1,202$5,207$62,490
Mobile, AL(0033660)$31.40$1,256$5,443$65,321
Modesto, CA(0033700)$49.74$1,990$8,622$103,467
Montgomery, AL(0033860)$30.00$1,200$5,200$62,399
Morgantown, WV(0034060)$38.34$1,533$6,645$79,738
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area(3700004)$41.59$1,664$7,209$86,503
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC(0034820)$38.05$1,522$6,595$79,135
Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN(0034980)$37.29$1,492$6,464$77,566
New Haven, CT(0075700)$48.36$1,934$8,383$100,590
New Orleans-Metairie, LA(0035380)$35.29$1,412$6,117$73,405
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA(0035620)$45.17$1,807$7,830$93,962
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area(3900002)$35.56$1,423$6,164$73,973
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL(0035840)$41.11$1,644$7,126$85,514
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area(4800002)$47.38$1,895$8,212$98,544
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area(2800001)$34.60$1,384$5,997$71,961
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area(5500002)$32.58$1,303$5,648$67,777
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area(1800001)$32.25$1,290$5,590$67,083
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area(5000002)$38.22$1,529$6,624$79,488
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area(0800003)$30.83$1,233$5,344$64,127
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area(2700001)$32.81$1,313$5,688$68,254
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI(0076450)$44.61$1,784$7,733$92,791
Ogden-Clearfield, UT(0036260)$38.08$1,523$6,601$79,215
Oklahoma City, OK(0036420)$42.52$1,701$7,371$88,447
Olympia-Tumwater, WA(0036500)$48.74$1,950$8,448$101,375
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA(0036540)$50.89$2,035$8,820$105,843
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI(0036780)$35.25$1,410$6,110$73,325
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA(0037100)$45.91$1,836$7,958$95,497
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL(0037340)$51.51$2,060$8,928$107,140
Panama City, FL(0037460)$63.12$2,525$10,941$131,289
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL(0037860)$42.55$1,702$7,375$88,504
Peoria, IL(0037900)$46.36$1,854$8,036$96,429
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD(0037980)$53.55$2,142$9,282$111,381
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ(0038060)$38.21$1,528$6,623$79,476
Pittsburgh, PA(0038300)$45.43$1,817$7,875$94,496
Port St. Lucie, FL(0038940)$51.51$2,061$8,929$107,151
Portland-South Portland, ME(0076750)$35.39$1,416$6,134$73,609
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA(0038900)$40.13$1,605$6,956$83,467
Portsmouth, NH-ME(0076900)$43.99$1,760$7,625$91,494
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA(0077200)$41.52$1,661$7,196$86,355
Provo-Orem, UT(0039340)$33.05$1,322$5,730$68,754
Racine, WI(0039540)$34.59$1,383$5,995$71,938
Raleigh, NC(0039580)$52.67$2,107$9,129$109,550
Rapid City, SD(0039660)$26.53$1,061$4,598$55,179
Reading, PA(0039740)$37.27$1,491$6,460$77,521
Reno, NV(0039900)$35.35$1,414$6,127$73,518
Richmond, VA(0040060)$52.73$2,109$9,140$109,675
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA(0040140)$45.47$1,819$7,882$94,587
Roanoke, VA(0040220)$47.44$1,898$8,223$98,680
Rochester, NY(0040380)$39.42$1,577$6,833$82,000
Rockford, IL(0040420)$47.18$1,887$8,178$98,134
Sacramento–Roseville–Arden-Arcade, CA(0040900)$46.27$1,851$8,021$96,247
Salem, OR(0041420)$42.28$1,691$7,328$87,936
Salinas, CA(0041500)$45.98$1,839$7,970$95,644
Salt Lake City, UT(0041620)$40.65$1,626$7,047$84,559
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX(0041700)$42.63$1,705$7,390$88,675
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA(0041740)$51.68$2,067$8,958$107,492
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA(0041860)$66.68$2,667$11,558$138,691
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA(0041940)$69.54$2,782$12,054$144,649
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR(0041980)$24.61$984$4,266$51,188
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA(0042020)$43.73$1,749$7,579$90,949
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA(0042100)$49.99$2,000$8,665$103,979
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA(0042200)$53.76$2,150$9,318$111,813
Santa Rosa, CA(0042220)$50.40$2,016$8,736$104,831
Savannah, GA(0042340)$45.15$1,806$7,825$93,905
Scranton–Wilkes-Barre–Hazleton, PA(0042540)$43.30$1,732$7,505$90,062
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA(0042660)$77.73$3,109$13,473$161,681
Sheboygan, WI(0043100)$33.26$1,331$5,766$69,186
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA(0043340)$27.68$1,107$4,798$57,578
Sioux Falls, SD(0043620)$30.38$1,215$5,265$63,183
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI(0043780)$39.25$1,570$6,804$81,648
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area(5500003)$27.51$1,100$4,769$57,225
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area(3700001)$33.58$1,343$5,820$69,846
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area(1900004)$30.58$1,223$5,301$63,615
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area(2700004)$40.04$1,602$6,940$83,285
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area(3900004)$44.07$1,763$7,639$91,665
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area(4200003)$39.46$1,578$6,840$82,080
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area(5000001)$41.56$1,662$7,203$86,435
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area(0800002)$33.24$1,329$5,761$69,130
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area(2300002)$32.24$1,289$5,587$67,049
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area(3000003)$35.59$1,424$6,169$74,030
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area(3600004)$37.32$1,493$6,470$77,634
Spartanburg, SC(0043900)$32.12$1,285$5,568$66,810
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA(0044060)$42.39$1,695$7,347$88,163
Springfield, IL(0044100)$48.22$1,929$8,359$100,306
Springfield, MA-CT(0078100)$44.69$1,788$7,747$92,961
Springfield, MO(0044180)$39.23$1,569$6,800$81,602
St. Cloud, MN(0041060)$43.80$1,752$7,591$91,096
St. George, UT(0041100)$28.11$1,125$4,873$58,476
St. Louis, MO-IL(0041180)$49.56$1,983$8,591$103,092
Stockton-Lodi, CA(0044700)$45.98$1,839$7,970$95,644
Syracuse, NY(0045060)$39.87$1,595$6,911$82,933
Tallahassee, FL(0045220)$38.98$1,559$6,756$81,068
Toledo, OH(0045780)$42.82$1,713$7,422$89,061
Topeka, KS(0045820)$36.16$1,446$6,268$75,213
Trenton, NJ(0045940)$46.02$1,841$7,976$95,713
Tucson, AZ(0046060)$34.05$1,362$5,902$70,824
Tulsa, OK(0046140)$38.95$1,558$6,752$81,023
Tuscaloosa, AL(0046220)$33.60$1,344$5,823$69,880
Urban Honolulu, HI(0046520)$44.29$1,772$7,677$92,120
Utica-Rome, NY(0046540)$31.35$1,254$5,434$65,207
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA(0046700)$52.29$2,091$9,063$108,754
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC(0047260)$51.47$2,059$8,922$107,060
Waco, TX(0047380)$44.14$1,766$7,651$91,813
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV(0047900)$59.20$2,368$10,260$123,126
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA(0047940)$40.18$1,607$6,965$83,581
Wausau, WI(0048140)$33.18$1,327$5,750$69,005
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area(3300006)$44.86$1,794$7,776$93,314
West Montana nonmetropolitan area(3000004)$29.70$1,188$5,148$61,773
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area(3900001)$48.66$1,946$8,434$101,204
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area(5500004)$36.52$1,461$6,329$75,952
Wichita, KS(0048620)$36.99$1,479$6,411$76,929
Winston-Salem, NC(0049180)$34.63$1,385$6,002$72,029
Worcester, MA-CT(0079600)$41.95$1,678$7,272$87,265
York-Hanover, PA(0049620)$41.99$1,679$7,278$87,333
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA(0049660)$37.09$1,484$6,430$77,157
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