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# Working as a software developer in the United States

In the United States, the occupation group "Professionals", which includes software developers, earns ≈ 7,644 EUR/month (gross, 2025). Software developer is a regulated profession in the United States. Foreign qualifications go through: Contact the prospective employer for its credential-review instructions. The employer may evaluate credentials itself or request a private credential evaluation; where a legal license applies, follow the relevant state or territorial board process.

- Earnings of the occupation group "Professionals": ≈ 7,644 EUR/month (gross, 2025)
- Regulation: Regulated
- Recognition route: Contact the prospective employer for its credential-review instructions. The employer may evaluate credentials itself or request a private credential evaluation; where a legal license applies, follow the relevant state or territorial board process.
- Recognition authority: For ordinary employment, the prospective employer is the competent authority for reviewing foreign qualifications. If the particular job legally requires a professional license, the appropriate state or territorial licensing authority in the intended work jurisdiction controls that license.

## Sources

Schedule A Group I, lines 103-122; physical therapists and professional nurses listed. — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-20/chapter-V/part-656/subpart-B/section-656.5
ILOSTAT mean earnings by occupation (EAR_EMTA_SEX_OCU_CUR_NB) — https://rplumber.ilo.org/data/indicator?id=EAR_EMTA_SEX_OCU_CUR_NB

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### APA

ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 23). Software developer in the United States: salary and recognition [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 44edb2b047db415769c40d2e62703def]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/move-as/software-developer/united-states/ Retrieved 2026-10-23. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

### BibTeX

```bibtex
@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_software-developer-in-the-united-states-salary-and-recognition_f795f48fb2b8,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Software developer in the United States: salary and recognition},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-23},
  version = {44edb2b047db415769c40d2e62703def},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/move-as/software-developer/united-states/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-23. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
```

### Markdown

[Software developer in the United States: salary and recognition](https://immigrationdb.com/move-as/software-developer/united-states/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; version 44edb2b047db415769c40d2e62703def; retrieved 2026-10-23; built 2026-10-23.

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- Title: Software developer in the United States: salary and recognition
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