# Tech Salaries by State (2026)

Data through June 2026.

Median market pay RANGE midpoints by US state (posted or estimated, not employer pay).
Covers the mappable subset — ~52% of postings list only "United States".

| State | n | p25 | Median | p75 | Remote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA | 16,982 | $134.5K | $170K | $202.5K | 0.9% |
| NY | 9,010 | $131.5K | $167.5K | $200K | 0.6% |
| WA | 6,045 | $133K | $165K | $179K | 0.4% |
| NJ | 2,908 | $120K | $147.5K | $177.5K | 0.7% |
| MA | 1,437 | $117.5K | $144K | $169K | 2.3% |
| VA | 2,110 | $117.5K | $143K | $173.5K | 1.5% |
| MD | 780 | $117.5K | $140.5K | $170K | 1.8% |
| TX | 4,055 | $115K | $140K | $170K | 4.2% |
| CO | 1,696 | $117K | $140K | $166K | 2.2% |
| CT | 515 | $105K | $140K | $170K | 5.2% |
| UT | 450 | $112K | $140K | $170K | 2.7% |
| FL | 1,451 | $108K | $139K | $170K | 3.9% |
| NC | 1,107 | $114.5K | $139K | $168.5K | 4.3% |
| DE | 211 | $119.5K | $137.5K | $180K | 0.9% |
| TN | 377 | $110K | $136.5K | $170K | 10.6% |
| AL | 334 | $108K | $136K | $169K | 3.3% |
| MI | 613 | $109K | $135K | $158K | 3.4% |
| DC | 400 | $115K | $135K | $162.5K | 2% |
| SC | 206 | $104K | $134K | $170K | 7.8% |
| PA | 981 | $105K | $133K | $160.5K | 1.9% |
| WI | 313 | $107K | $133K | $169K | 2.9% |
| IN | 347 | $100K | $131.5K | $161.5K | 5.2% |
| OH | 820 | $107K | $131K | $158K | 3.8% |
| MO | 334 | $110K | $131K | $160K | 6.9% |
| AZ | 978 | $101.5K | $126K | $152K | 2.4% |
| GA | 2,488 | $101K | $125K | $152K | 1% |
| MN | 482 | $101K | $125K | $151K | 2.9% |
| IL | 3,223 | $92.5K | $120K | $154.5K | 1.1% |

Top metros:

- New York, NY: $171K (n=7,799)
- San Francisco, CA: $190K (n=4,210)
- Seattle, WA: $169K (n=3,002)
- Chicago, IL: $125K (n=2,181)
- Atlanta, GA: $125K (n=1,963)
- San Jose, CA: $178.5K (n=1,780)
- Redmond, WA: $160K (n=1,335)
- Jersey City, NJ: $160K (n=1,297)
- Santa Clara, CA: $160K (n=1,216)
- Los Angeles, CA: $150K (n=1,119)

Source: SoviaJobs Job Market Research. Salary = platform-estimated posted ranges.
Free to use with citation + link to https://www.soviajobs.com/market-research.