What are the main factors that influence an Application Development Associate's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

What industry pays the highest salary for Application Development Associate?

The Software & Networking industry offers the highest average compensation for Application Development Associate roles, with salaries approximately 35% above the market median.

How does experience change An Application Development Associate's salary?

An Application Development Associate's salary grows with experience: starting around $73,593 for beginners, reaching about $123,667 at mid-level, and approach $168,454 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Application Development Associate?

Application Development Associate salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Application Development Associate roles are District of Columbia $81,270, California $80,962, Massachusetts $79,883. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Application Development Associate roles make?

Salaries for Application Development Associate level roles vary by specialization: Director Of Application Development: $197,366; Application Development Manager: $197,288; Application Development Engineer: $166,749; Manager Of Application Development: $153,493; Application Development Specialist: $142,440.

Application Development Associate Salary in Colorado

How much does an Application Development Associate make in Colorado? As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for an Application Development Associate in Colorado is $74,892 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $36.

However, an Application Development Associate's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $86,802
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $70,659 to $81,126
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $66,805

10% $66,805

50% (Median) $74,892

90% $86,802

Application Development Associate Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$81,126	$6,760	$1,560	$39
Average	$74,892	$6,241	$1,440	$36
25th Percentile	$70,659	$5,888	$1,359	$34

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Key Factors That Influence Application Development Associate Salaries

An Application Development Associate's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Application Development Associate Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Application Development Associate's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $73,593
Early Career (1-2 years): $96,097
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $123,667
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $144,941
Expert (over 8 years): $168,454

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Application Development Associate	less than 1 year	$73,593
Applications Programmer II	1-2 years	$96,097
Applications Programmer III	2-4 years	$123,667
Applications Programmer IV	5-8 years	$144,941
Applications Programmer V	over 8 years	$168,454

How Do Application Development Associate Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Application Development Associates. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $81,270.
California: $80,962.
Massachusetts: $79,883.

District of Columbia $81,270 California $80,962 Massachusetts $79,883 Washington $79,589 New Jersey $79,560 Alaska $79,457 Connecticut $78,444 New York $78,033

Hawaii $76,719 Rhode Island $76,103 Maryland $75,684 Minnesota $75,112 Colorado $74,892 Illinois $74,818 Oregon $74,539 Delaware $74,334

New Hampshire $74,205 Virginia $73,915 Pennsylvania $73,071 Nevada $72,645 North Dakota $72,506 Michigan $72,286 Wisconsin $72,205 Vermont $72,044

Texas $71,596 Maine $71,566 Arizona $71,522 Ohio $71,471 Georgia $70,796 Indiana $70,458 Wyoming $70,392 Utah $70,289

Iowa $70,245 Kansas $69,893 Louisiana $69,790 North Carolina $69,753 Missouri $69,739 Florida $69,452 Montana $69,298 Nebraska $69,152

Kentucky $69,071 South Carolina $68,777 Tennessee $68,594 Idaho $68,520 New Mexico $67,984 Oklahoma $67,867 Alabama $67,434 South Dakota $66,707

Arkansas $66,311 West Virginia $66,098 Mississippi $65,459

Top Paying Cities for Application Development Associate

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Glen Haven: $73,425
Hygiene: $75,977
Johnstown: $73,589

Glen Haven, CO $73,425

Hygiene, CO $75,977

Johnstown, CO $73,589

Laporte, CO $72,773

Livermore, CO $72,537

Loveland, CO $73,359

Lyons, CO $75,844

Masonville, CO $72,819

Mead, CO $74,425

Milliken, CO $73,487

Niwot, CO $76,573

Red Feather Lakes, CO $72,736

Severance, CO $72,877

Timnath, CO $72,783

Wellington, CO $72,376

Windsor, CO $72,888

Brighton, CO $74,695

Ault, CO $72,750

Briggsdale, CO $72,770

Carr, CO $71,518

Eastlake, CO $74,889

Eaton, CO $72,979

Evans, CO $73,351

Fort Lupton, CO $74,482

Galeton, CO $72,987

Gilcrest, CO $73,752

Gill, CO $73,106

Greeley, CO $73,170

Henderson, CO $74,811

Hudson, CO $74,237

Keenesburg, CO $73,879

Kersey, CO $73,115

La Salle, CO $73,625

Lucerne, CO $73,092

Nunn, CO $72,518

Orchard, CO $72,761

Pierce, CO $72,796

Ohio City, CO $73,545

Parlin, CO $73,199

Penrose, CO $72,560

Pitkin, CO $73,454

Poncha Springs, CO $72,956

Powderhorn, CO $73,046

Rockvale, CO $72,230

Sargents, CO $72,833

Twin Lakes, CO $75,238

Westcliffe, CO $72,270

Wetmore, CO $71,806

Durango, CO $73,251

Cahone, CO $73,070

Cortez, CO $73,015

Dolores, CO $73,189

Dove Creek, CO $72,998

Egnar, CO $73,038

Hesperus, CO $72,611

Lewis, CO $73,200

Mancos, CO $73,014

Marvel, CO $72,609

Mesa Verde National Park, CO $72,636

Pleasant View, CO $72,861

Rico, CO $73,207

Towaoc, CO $72,711

Yellow Jacket, CO $73,112

Montrose, CO $73,481

Austin, CO $73,576

Bedrock, CO $73,020

Cedaredge, CO $73,651

Cory, CO $73,559

Crawford, CO $73,350

Delta, CO $73,479

Eckert, CO $73,595

Hotchkiss, CO $73,549

Lazear, CO $73,494

Naturita, CO $73,168

Norwood, CO $73,197

Nucla, CO $73,280

Olathe, CO $73,399

Ophir, CO $73,276

Ouray, CO $73,264

Paonia, CO $73,887

Paradox, CO $73,060

Placerville, CO $73,208

Redvale, CO $73,231

Ridgway, CO $73,254

Silverton, CO $73,131

Somerset, CO $74,111

Telluride, CO $73,290

Grand Junction, CO $73,933

Platteville, CO $73,915

Roggen, CO $73,153

Weldona, CO $72,588

Wiggins, CO $72,977

Fort Morgan, CO $72,618

Log Lane Village, CO $72,855

Akron, CO $72,091

Amherst, CO $71,860

Atwood, CO $72,344

Brush, CO $72,339

Crook, CO $72,138

Eckley, CO $71,911

Fleming, CO $72,276

Grover, CO $72,219

Haxtun, CO $72,262

Hereford, CO $71,758

Hillrose, CO $72,410

Holyoke, CO $72,043

Idalia, CO $71,682

Iliff, CO $72,328

Julesburg, CO $72,036

Lindon, CO $71,782

Merino, CO $72,407

New Raymer, CO $72,391

Otis, CO $72,156

Ovid, CO $72,061

Padroni, CO $72,144

Paoli, CO $72,262

Peetz, CO $72,124

Sedgwick, CO $72,088

Snyder, CO $72,353

Sterling, CO $72,468

Stoneham, CO $72,394

Vernon, CO $71,750

Woodrow, CO $71,932

Wray, CO $71,893

Yuma, CO $72,134

Anton, CO $71,801

Arapahoe, CO $71,235

Arriba, CO $71,493

Bethune, CO $71,599

Burlington, CO $71,532

Calhan, CO $72,664

Cascade, CO $73,261

Cheyenne Wells, CO $71,338

Cope, CO $71,767

Cripple Creek, CO $73,123

Divide, CO $73,162

Flagler, CO $71,566

Florissant, CO $73,103

Fountain, CO $72,657

Genoa, CO $71,542

Green Mountain Falls, CO $73,243

Guffey, CO $73,024

Hugo, CO $71,103

Joes, CO $71,838

Karval, CO $70,691

Kirk, CO $71,779

Kit Carson, CO $71,249

Limon, CO $71,973

Lake George, CO $73,213

Manitou Springs, CO $73,261

Matheson, CO $71,920

Peyton, CO $73,007

Ramah, CO $71,456

Rush, CO $71,626

Seibert, CO $71,536

Simla, CO $72,248

Stratton, CO $71,608

U S A F Academy, CO $73,257

Victor, CO $73,090

Vona, CO $71,578

Wild Horse, CO $71,112

Woodland Park, CO $73,201

Yoder, CO $71,902

Colorado Springs, CO $73,262

Clifton, CO $73,887

Fruita, CO $73,703

Gateway, CO $73,184

Glade Park, CO $73,437

Loma, CO $73,730

Mack, CO $73,534

Palisade, CO $73,753

Whitewater, CO $73,432

Glenwood Springs, CO $74,646

Dinosaur, CO $73,413

Aspen, CO $76,044

Snowmass Village, CO $76,041

Avon, CO $75,358

Basalt, CO $75,802

Carbondale, CO $75,520

Collbran, CO $73,680

Craig, CO $74,221

De Beque, CO $73,672

Eagle, CO $75,050

Edwards, CO $75,211

Parachute, CO $74,056

Battlement Mesa, CO $73,987

Gypsum, CO $74,676

Hamilton, CO $74,538

Hayden, CO $74,327

Maybell, CO $73,504

Meeker, CO $74,544

Meredith, CO $75,553

Mesa, CO $73,644

Minturn, CO $75,129

Molina, CO $73,600

New Castle, CO $74,388

Rangely, CO $73,711

Red Cliff, CO $75,119

Rifle, CO $74,204

Silt, CO $74,174

Slater, CO $73,868

Snowmass, CO $75,888

Wolcott, CO $75,095

Woody Creek, CO $76,039

Vail, CO $75,451

Pueblo, CO $71,038

Colorado City, CO $71,524

Aguilar, CO $71,836

Arlington, CO $70,571

Avondale, CO $71,228

Beulah, CO $71,528

Boncarbo, CO $71,871

Boone, CO $71,459

Branson, CO $71,283

Campo, CO $71,019

Cheraw, CO $71,155

Crowley, CO $71,307

Eads, CO $71,206

Fort Lyon, CO $71,128

Fowler, CO $71,332

Gardner, CO $72,030

Granada, CO $71,366

Hartman, CO $71,503

Hasty, CO $71,284

Haswell, CO $70,863

Hoehne, CO $71,755

Holly, CO $71,277

Kim, CO $71,210

La Junta, CO $71,256

Lamar, CO $71,473

Las Animas, CO $71,216

La Veta, CO $72,155

Mc Clave, CO $71,295

Manzanola, CO $71,201

Model, CO $71,310

Olney Springs, CO $71,079

Ordway, CO $70,725

Pritchett, CO $71,213

Rocky Ford, CO $71,098

Rye, CO $71,633

Sheridan Lake, CO $71,234

Springfield, CO $71,359

Sugar City, CO $70,536

Swink, CO $71,185

Trinchera, CO $71,448

Trinidad, CO $71,757

Two Buttes, CO $71,356

Vilas, CO $71,345

Walsenburg, CO $71,775

Walsh, CO $71,270

Weston, CO $72,007

Wiley, CO $71,230

Alamosa, CO $72,703

Antonito, CO $72,657

Arboles, CO $72,804

Arvada, CO $74,892

Aurora, CO $74,841

Bayfield, CO $73,009

Broomfield, CO $75,221

Commerce City, CO $74,716

Dupont, CO $74,859

Eldorado Springs, CO $76,641

Lafayette, CO $75,962

Louisville, CO $76,056

Westminster, CO $74,858

Wheat Ridge, CO $74,854

Agate, CO $72,202

Bennett, CO $74,079

Byers, CO $73,195

Castle Rock, CO $73,519

Deer Trail, CO $72,712

Elbert, CO $73,054

Elizabeth, CO $73,670

Englewood, CO $74,841

Franktown, CO $73,470

Kiowa, CO $73,140

Larkspur, CO $73,280

Littleton, CO $74,767

Lone Tree, CO $74,569

Louviers, CO $74,466

Monument, CO $73,208

Palmer Lake, CO $73,216

Parker, CO $74,296

Sedalia, CO $73,556

Strasburg, CO $73,843

Watkins, CO $74,398

Denver, CO $74,833

Thornton, CO $74,892

Boulder, CO $77,011

Golden, CO $74,848

Alma, CO $74,427

Bailey, CO $74,258

Black Hawk, CO $75,596

Bond, CO $75,088

Breckenridge, CO $74,586

Buffalo Creek, CO $74,001

Burns, CO $74,605

Central City, CO $75,171

Clark, CO $73,898

Climax, CO $74,672

Coalmont, CO $73,771

Como, CO $73,519

Conifer, CO $74,451

Cowdrey, CO $73,473

Dillon, CO $74,541

Dumont, CO $74,903

Evergreen, CO $74,718

Empire, CO $74,561

Fairplay, CO $73,587

Fraser, CO $74,646

Frisco, CO $75,002

Georgetown, CO $74,505

Granby, CO $74,447

Grand Lake, CO $74,406

Grant, CO $73,876

Hartsel, CO $73,195

Hot Sulphur Springs, CO $74,347

Idaho Springs, CO $74,776

Idledale, CO $74,771

Indian Hills, CO $74,733

Jamestown, CO $76,887

Jefferson, CO $73,722

Kittredge, CO $74,740

Kremmling, CO $74,340

Leadville, CO $74,581

Mc Coy, CO $74,594

Morrison, CO $74,717

Nederland, CO $76,188

Oak Creek, CO $74,461

Parshall, CO $74,781

Phippsburg, CO $74,534

Pine, CO $74,091

Pinecliffe, CO $76,546

Rand, CO $73,776

Rollinsville, CO $75,833

Shawnee, CO $74,073

Silver Plume, CO $74,190

Steamboat Springs, CO $74,322

Tabernash, CO $74,820

Toponas, CO $74,506

Walden, CO $73,666

Ward, CO $75,987

Winter Park, CO $74,916

Yampa, CO $74,607

Silverthorne, CO $74,938

Longmont, CO $75,681

Allenspark, CO $75,337

Estes Park, CO $74,206

Bellvue, CO $73,256

Berthoud, CO $74,154

Dacono, CO $75,019

Drake, CO $73,283

Erie, CO $75,355

Firestone, CO $74,832

Fort Collins, CO $72,734

Frederick, CO $74,835

Blanca, CO $72,446

Capulin, CO $72,818

Center, CO $72,759

Chama, CO $72,198

Chimney Rock, CO $72,835

Chromo, CO $72,346

Conejos, CO $72,612

Creede, CO $72,993

Crestone, CO $72,480

Del Norte, CO $72,835

Fort Garland, CO $72,283

San Luis, CO $71,989

Homelake, CO $72,767

Hooper, CO $72,525

Ignacio, CO $72,695

Jaroso, CO $72,148

La Jara, CO $72,729

Manassa, CO $72,656

Moffat, CO $72,575

Monte Vista, CO $72,810

Mosca, CO $72,433

Pagosa Springs, CO $72,829

Romeo, CO $72,869

Saguache, CO $72,825

Sanford, CO $72,461

San Pablo, CO $72,089

South Fork, CO $72,908

Villa Grove, CO $72,673

Salida, CO $72,958

Almont, CO $74,836

Buena Vista, CO $74,722

Canon City, CO $72,633

Cimarron, CO $73,123

Coal Creek, CO $72,202

Coaldale, CO $72,780

Cotopaxi, CO $72,576

Crested Butte, CO $75,230

Florence, CO $72,088

Monarch, CO $73,111

Granite, CO $74,208

Gunnison, CO $73,180

Hillside, CO $72,549

Howard, CO $72,911

Lake City, CO $73,119

Nathrop, CO $73,178

Application Development Associate Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Application Development Associate roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 65% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Software & Networking and Financial Services sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 35% above the average. In contrast, Application Development Associate positions in Construction or Hospitality & Leisure typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Application Development Associate as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an Application Development Associate

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Software & Networking	$101,104	$49.0	35%
Financial Services	$97,359	$47.0	30%
Biotechnology	$93,614	$45.0	25%
Pharmaceuticals	$89,870	$43.0	20%
Energy & Utilities	$86,125	$41.0	15%

Application Development Associate Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Application Development Associate's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

$70,659

Average $74,892/year

$81,126

$5,888

Average $6,241/month

$6,760

$1,359

Average $1,440/week

$1,560

$34

Average $36/hour

$39

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$81,126	$6,760	$1,560	$39
Average	$74,892	$6,241	$1,440	$36
25th Percentile	$70,659	$5,888	$1,359	$34

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