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Web Developer: what the job is, what it pays, and how to get hired.

The work, the skills that matter, the tools in demand and the pay range, from U.S. government data, plus every TryHired page for the role.

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Updated Oct 24, 2026 · Data: BLS OEWS May 2025 · O*NET 31.0
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Median percentile pay

Half of web developers earn more than this and half earn less.

Annual
$92,650
Hourly
$44.54
Source
BLS May 2025
Quick answer

Web Developers develop and implement websites, web applications, application databases, and interactive web interfaces. The median pay is $92,650 a year ($44.54 an hour) (BLS, May 2025). The most commonly reported education requirement is a bachelor's degree (46% of workers surveyed by O*NET).

Median pay
$92,650
BLS May 2025
Employed in the U.S.
70,190
BLS May 2025
Preparation
Job Zone 3 of 5
medium preparation
Most common education
Bachelor's Degree
46% of workers
Explore the role

Every page for Web Developers

SalaryWeb Developer salary

Pay by percentile, state and metro, with a negotiation script.

Open →How to becomeWeb Developer how to become

Education, training and the skills to build first.

Open →ResumeWeb Developer resume

Keywords, bullet formulas and the skills to prove.

Open →Interview questionsWeb Developer interview questions

Questions with what they test, plus practice mode.

Open →Career changeWeb Developer career change

Where these skills transfer, with skill match and pay change.

Open →Free toolCheck your resume

Parsed text, evidence per bullet, fixes first.

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The work

What web developers do day to day

Data Core tasks rated most important by workers in the role (O*NET).

  1. Write supporting code for Web applications or Web sites.
  2. Design, build, or maintain Web sites, using authoring or scripting languages, content creation tools, management tools, and digital media.
  3. Back up files from Web sites to local directories for instant recovery in case of problems.
  4. Select programming languages, design tools, or applications.
  5. Evaluate code to ensure that it is valid, is properly structured, meets industry standards, and is compatible with browsers, devices, or operating systems.
  6. Develop databases that support Web applications and Web sites.
  7. Perform Web site tests according to planned schedules, or after any Web site or product revision.
  8. Perform or direct Web site updates.
Skills that matter

Ranked by importance to the job

Data O*NET importance ratings. The first three are core.

ProgrammingcoreCritical ThinkingcoreComplex Problem SolvingcoreOperations AnalysisReading ComprehensionActive ListeningActive LearningJudgment and Decision MakingSpeaking

Knowledge areas: Computers and Electronics, English Language, Mathematics, Communications and Media.

Tools and technology

Software web developers use

Data Examples reported for the role; employer demand flags from O*NET.

  • Atlassian JIRAContent workflow softwareIn demand
  • DockerApplication server softwareIn demand
  • GitFile versioning softwareIn demand
  • GitHubApplication server softwareIn demand
  • Jenkins CIEnterprise application integration softwareIn demand
  • KubernetesApplication server softwareIn demand
  • MongoDBData base management system softwareIn demand
  • MySQLData base management system softwareIn demand
  • NoSQLData base management system softwareIn demand
  • PostgreSQLObject oriented data base management softwareIn demand
  • Spring BootApplication server softwareIn demand
  • WordPressWeb page creation and editing softwareIn demand

Also called: Technology Applications Engineer, Web Architect, Web Design Specialist, Webmaster.

Method

How this page is built

Tasks, skills, tools, education and related roles come from O*NET 31.0. Pay and employment come from the BLS OEWS May 2025 national estimates. The skill-match score is our calculation: Skill match is the correlation between the two occupations' skill profiles: for each of 35 O*NET skills (10 essential, 25 transferable) we multiply importance by level, subtract the average across all occupations, and correlate the two profiles. 100 means identical shape; 0 or below means unrelated. Only occupations that O*NET itself lists as related are compared.

What this page can't tell you
  • How a specific employer defines the job.
  • Pay for self-employed workers (OEWS covers employees).
  • Your own chances: data describes the occupation, not you.
Sources
  1. O*NET 31.0 Database, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license. TryHired selected, ranked and combined the data; O*NET is not responsible for these pages.
  2. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 estimates (public domain).