How much do software developers get paid?

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) of the United States of America the median annual wage for applications software developers was $90,060 in May 2012. The median wage is the wage at which half the workers in an occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $55,190, and the top 10 percent earned more than $138,880. The median annual wage for systems software developers was $99,000 in May 2012. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $62,800, and the top 10 percent earned more than $148,850 (BLS, 2014).

http://www.bls.gov/ooh/computer-and-information-technology/software-developers.htm#tab-5

For prospective software developers it is very important to know how much they should expect to be paid once they get a job. It is not a rare occasion for a person trying to get a job to agree for the first offered to him/her salary right away without even considering the actual pay at other companies or their true worth. Employers may take advantage of you not possessing the information about how much, on average, or at minimum, you should be paid for the job you are or will be doing. Once hired, it is also a good idea to keep track of your career growth along with your pay, and compare it to the changes in pay for your profession in your state/country. Depending on how much experience you have in the field and how good your skills are, your salary may vary.

Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2014-15 Edition, Software Developers. Retrieved May 12, 2015, from
http://www.bls.gov/ooh/computer-and-information-technology/software-developers.htm