2022 Global Software Engineer Salary Report: Country Rankings, Language Pay, and Role Insights

CodeSubmit examined average salaries for software engineers in over 20 countries during 2022, finding that the United States offers the highest compensation, with Switzerland and Israel following closely.

The top ten highest‑paying nations include Denmark, Canada, Norway, Australia, the United Kingdom, Germany, and Sweden, while China ranks 19th with an average annual salary of $23,790.

India is a major outsourcing destination, averaging $7,725 per year, and Nigeria records the lowest average at $7,255.

In the United States, the average software developer salary is $110,140 per year ($9,178 per month). Junior developers earn about $69,354 annually, whereas senior developers earn $104,188.

California leads U.S. states with an average salary of $146,770, followed by Washington. The highest‑paying cities are San Jose ($167,420), San Francisco ($158,320), and Seattle ($148,200).

Among programming languages in the U.S., backend languages dominate the top‑paying list:

Go – $120,577

Ruby – $119,558

Python – $114,904

Java – $112,013

JavaScript – $111,922

Android – $109,377

iOS – $108,783

Rust – $108,744

C – $101,734

PHP – $92,867

SQL – $85,845

European developers generally earn less than their U.S. counterparts. Western Europe sees average salaries above $40,000, while Eastern Europe averages around $20,000, and Southern Europe falls between $21,314 and $36,323.

In Israel, the average software developer salary is $71,559 per year, with junior developers at $69,851 and senior developers at $114,751. Golang ($109,702) and Python ($83,369) are the highest‑paying languages, whereas PHP and Ruby are the lowest.

Japanese developers earn an average of $36,024 annually; iOS developers top the local language pay scale, while Ruby ranks second, and SQL and Java are the lowest‑paid languages.

Indian developers have an average salary of $7,725 per year; Ruby is the highest‑paying language at $12,372, while Android is the lowest at $5,181.

Overall, across countries, Golang and Ruby tend to be high‑salary languages, while JavaScript and PHP are among the lower‑paying ones.