Software engineer salary in Atlanta, GA
Software engineers in the Atlanta metro earn a median of $132,960 a year. That is 2.2% below the US median, and 2.3% below it once you account for higher prices in Atlanta.
Median salary
$132,960
US median: $135,980
The middle half earn
$104,640 – $164,200
25th to 75th percentile
After cost of living
$132,880
Atlanta prices: 0.1% above US average
H-1B median offer
$129,557
4,545 approved applications
Pay range
The top 10% of software engineers in Atlanta earn more than $178,330 a year. The bottom 10% earn less than $83,400.
10th percentile $83,400, 25th $104,640, 75th $164,200, 90th $178,330.
10th percentile $82,460, 25th $105,210, 75th $171,980, 90th $214,670.
10th percentile $109,283, 25th $109,283, 75th $152,131, 90th $167,000.
Line: 10th to 90th percentile. Box: the middle half (25th to 75th). Dark mark: the median.
How far the pay goes in Atlanta
Prices in Atlanta are 0.1% above the US average, which makes the median worth $132,880 in US-average dollars. Housing costs 11.0% more than the US average.
Black line: US average = 100. Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis, 2024.
Other tech jobs in Atlanta
Median yearly pay and the number of people in each job across the Atlanta metro.
| Job | People | Median |
|---|---|---|
| IT managers | 14,430 | $177,970 |
| Network architects | 5,880 | $133,890 |
| Software engineers | 36,300 | $132,960 |
| Information security analysts | 4,550 | $131,490 |
| Computer systems analysts | 8,300 | $119,090 |
| Web and digital interface designers | 1,890 | $118,190 |
| Database administrators | 1,780 | $110,950 |
| Data scientists | 6,820 | $108,940 |
| QA analysts and testers | 5,270 | $105,800 |
| Computer programmers | 1,260 | $101,910 |
| Network and systems administrators | 6,140 | $101,000 |
| Web developers | 990 | $93,590 |
| IT support specialists | 15,980 | $62,110 |
What H-1B employers offer in Atlanta
From October 2025 to June 2026, the Department of Labor approved 4,545 H-1B applications for software engineers in the Atlanta metro, from 1,611 employers.
Median offer
$129,557
Middle half
$109,283 – $152,131
Employers
1,611
Applications by wage level
- Level I (entry): 398
- Level II: 2,039
- Level III: 970
- Level IV (most experienced): 832
- Not stated: 306
These are salaries offered on approved applications, not salaries paid. Each application lists only its main work site.
Job outlook
+15.8%
The BLS expects over 267,000 more software developer jobs across the US from 2024 to 2034. Jobs overall are expected to grow 3.1%.
463 open tech jobs in Atlanta right now
From over 100 companies. 53 were posted in the past week.
Sources and notes
- Salaries and job counts: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (published May 15, 2026), Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro. The BLS counts software engineers as "Software Developers" (job code 15-1252).
- Cost of living: US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024.
- H-1B offers: US Department of Labor, H-1B application data, October 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026. Approved H-1B applications with job code 15-1252 and a work site in one of the metro area's 29 counties.
- Job outlook: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2024 to 2034, whole US.
- Open jobs: counted on hiredaemon as this page loads.