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This question is about web developer demographics.
25.3% of web developers are female in the United States. This is -2.7 percentage points lower than last year. Additionally, the percentage of female web developers has decreased by -1.1 percentage points since 2010. That means there are a total of 61,089 female web developers in the U.S. and 180,373 male web developers in the United States. Note that Zippia's estimate accounts only for the 241,462 people with the specific job title of web developer and doesn't include grouping similar job titles, or people with potentially similar credentialing.
| Year | Female Web Developers | Male Web Developers | Percentage Female Web Developers | Percentage Male Web Developers | |
| 2019 | 270 | 796 | 25.3% | 74.7% | |
| 2018 | 317 | 813 | 28.0% | 72.0% | |
| 2017 | 307 | 852 | 26.5% | 73.5% | |
| 2016 | 293 | 828 | 26.1% | 73.9% | |
| 2015 | 300 | 818 | 26.8% | 73.2% | |
| 2014 | 273 | 815 | 25.1% | 74.9% | |
| 2013 | 268 | 826 | 24.5% | 75.5% | |
| 2012 | 248 | 759 | 24.6% | 75.4% | |
| 2011 | 243 | 643 | 27.5% | 72.5% | |
| 2010 | 238 | 664 | 26.5% | 73.5% |

Additionally, female web developers tend to be older than male web developers. The average age of a female web developer is 36.7, while the average age of a male web developer is 36.6.
While the majority of U.S. web developers are male in 2022, there are still some occupations where females dominate. For example, 81% of informatics nurse specialist are female. On the other hand, some web developer jobs are dominated by males. 93% of senior windows engineer, for instance, are male.
Like most jobs, there's a gender pay gap among web developers. The average male web developer earns an average annual salary of $86,016, while the average female web developer earns an average annual income of $81,815, meaning female web developers make 95 cents for every dollar a man earns.
Are web developers jobs male or female dominated?
Web Developer jobs are male dominated. 25.3% of web developers are female and 74.7% of web developers are male in the United States.
How has the number of female web developers changed over time?
The number of female web developers has decreased by -1.1% since 2010. In 2010, there were 26.5% female web developers and the latest data shows that there are 25.3% female web developers in the U.S.

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