SOC 15-1252, wage year 2025-26

Software Developers prevailing wage in Florida

Short answer

In Florida, the median prevailing wage for software developers across its 24 areas is $37.66 an hour at Level 1 ($78,333 a year) and $71.06 an hour at Level 4 ($147,794 a year). The Level 2 median of $49.17 is 8% above the national median across areas ($45.35). South Florida nonmetropolitan area is the highest-paying area at $58.70 at Level 2, and Tallahassee, FL the lowest at $38.35.

Every Florida area for software developers

AreaLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4
South Florida nonmetropolitan area$43.03$58.70$74.38$90.05
North Florida nonmetropolitan area$37.89$54.08$70.27$86.46
Punta Gorda, FL$44.34$53.82$63.30$72.78
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$40.22$53.34$66.47$79.59
Naples-Marco Island, FL$39.17$51.54$63.92$76.29
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$39.98$51.34$62.71$74.07
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$41.39$51.15$60.90$70.66
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$38.50$50.64$62.79$74.93
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$39.79$50.34$60.90$71.45
Homosassa Springs, FL$40.54$49.79$59.05$68.30
Jacksonville, FL$36.72$49.40$62.09$74.77
Wildwood-The Villages, FL$38.08$49.38$60.69$71.99
Port St. Lucie, FL$36.69$48.96$61.22$73.49
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$37.68$48.46$59.24$70.02
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$37.53$48.30$59.06$69.83
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$35.88$47.97$60.06$72.15
Sebring, FL$37.31$47.89$58.46$69.04
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$37.14$47.69$58.23$68.78
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$37.64$47.61$57.59$67.56
Ocala, FL$36.23$46.69$57.16$67.62
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$35.53$46.02$56.51$67.00
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$34.28$44.87$55.47$66.06
Gainesville, FL$28.31$38.64$48.96$59.29
Tallahassee, FL$26.88$38.35$49.81$61.28

Hourly dollars. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC), prevailing wage data, wage year 2025-26. An LCA is not an H-1B approval or a job opening.

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