Software engineer salary in Miami, FL
Software engineers in the Miami metro earn a median of $132,650 a year. That is 2.4% below the US median, and 14.5% below it once you account for higher prices in Miami.
Median salary
$132,650
US median: $135,980
The middle half earn
$102,710 – $165,710
25th to 75th percentile
After cost of living
$116,200
Miami prices: 14.2% above US average
H-1B median offer
$120,000
734 approved applications
Pay range
The top 10% of software engineers in Miami earn more than $199,280 a year. The bottom 10% earn less than $80,440.
10th percentile $80,440, 25th $102,710, 75th $165,710, 90th $199,280.
10th percentile $82,460, 25th $105,210, 75th $171,980, 90th $214,670.
10th percentile $95,337, 25th $110,947, 75th $150,000, 90th $170,931.
Line: 10th to 90th percentile. Box: the middle half (25th to 75th). Dark mark: the median.
How far the pay goes in Miami
Prices in Miami are 14.2% above the US average, which makes the median worth $116,200 in US-average dollars. Housing costs 55.6% more than the US average.
Black line: US average = 100. Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis, 2024.
Other tech jobs in Miami
Median yearly pay and the number of people in each job across the Miami metro.
| Job | People | Median |
|---|---|---|
| IT managers | 9,190 | $169,600 |
| Network architects | 1,940 | $133,650 |
| Software engineers | 18,900 | $132,650 |
| Data scientists | 3,040 | $127,450 |
| Information security analysts | 3,300 | $125,310 |
| Database administrators | 860 | $105,590 |
| Computer systems analysts | 9,000 | $103,650 |
| Computer programmers | 1,100 | $101,530 |
| QA analysts and testers | 1,960 | $100,050 |
| Network and systems administrators | 6,340 | $97,180 |
| Web and digital interface designers | 1,250 | $77,730 |
| IT support specialists | 13,270 | $60,500 |
What H-1B employers offer in Miami
From October 2025 to June 2026, the Department of Labor approved 734 H-1B applications for software engineers in the Miami metro, from 399 employers.
Median offer
$120,000
Middle half
$110,947 – $150,000
Employers
399
Applications by wage level
- Level I (entry): 97
- Level II: 358
- Level III: 126
- Level IV (most experienced): 116
- Not stated: 37
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%.
139 open tech jobs in Miami right now
From 53 companies. 11 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), Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach 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 Broward, Miami-Dade or Palm Beach county.
- Job outlook: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2024 to 2034, whole US.
- Open jobs: counted on hiredaemon as this page loads.