Software Developer apprenticeships in Savannah, GA
Savannah, GA is a smaller U.S. metro. Here is what working as a software developer looks like locally.
KEY FACTS — SAVANNAH, GA
Savannah: ~294 of 420 (~70%) (small denominator) · market pressure 56/100 — Moderate pressure.
Confidence: medium. Annual labor earnings (W-2 wages + self-employment), not OEWS hourly-wage extrapolations.
Source: Census ACS 2024 5-year PUMS (state-rate projection onto metro OEWS employment; small denominator — treat as directional).
Confidence: high. Our six-figure estimator uses a $115k review threshold; cells where the published p90 reaches that threshold are flagged for conservative upper-tail extrapolation.
Source: BLS OEWS.
Confidence: low. Composite of projected annual openings, projected growth, and current $100K+ earnings rate. Not a direct vacancy count.
Source: Projections Central data; score computed by Prentice.
Source: Census ACS 2022 5-year.
A framing, not a forecast. See methodology.
Numerator: ACS PUMS $100K+ annual earners.
Savannah, GA is one of Georgia's labor markets for software developers. This page collects what adults switching into a career as a software developer inside the Savannah metro need first: how local pay compares to the state, what the available labor-market data says about six-figure work, and which statewide programs and licensing rules apply locally.
Savannah, GA software developers earn a median of $120,860 (BLS OEWS Savannah MSA, May 2024). For Georgia context, statewide pay runs from $29/hr at entry to $49/hr at the state median and $78/hr at the experienced end. Statewide headline: $102K avg salary. The Savannah metro is a smaller U.S. MSA; local wages may run above or below the state median depending on sector mix.
In the Savannah metro, estimated six-figure software developer jobs: ~315 of 420 (~75%). Confidence: high. Our six-figure estimator uses a $115k review threshold; cells where the published p90 reaches that threshold are flagged for conservative upper-tail extrapolation. ACS 2024 5-year PUMS estimates ~294 $100K+ annual earners (~70% of employed software developers, ACS PUMS WAGP+SEMP). Projections Central long-term pressure score: 56/100 (Moderate, low confidence). Bachelor's-plus in the metro labor force: 93K (ACS 2022 5-year). For statewide context: Georgia shows ~36K of 47K (~75%). Sources: BLS OEWS, Census ACS PUMS, Projections Central, Census ACS.
Statewide software developer programs and employer-sponsored paths are listed on the Georgia programs page; none are flagged as metro-exclusive. Metro program and association references are inherited from sourced state pages unless a metro-exclusive entity is explicitly sourced. Treat them as orientation, not a complete local inventory, and verify current intake details with the statewide source or sponsor before relying. Licensing is set at the state level: Georgia rules apply in the Savannah metro unless a local authority says otherwise. Metro pages use state-level licensing and program context unless a city, county, or sponsor rule is explicitly sourced. Verify current licensing, local add-ons, and sponsor requirements with the official state or local authority before relying. Smaller MSAs like the Savannah metro often source software developer apprentices from a 60-mile radius into the nearest larger urban center; check with the state programs page for the closest active intake.
SOFTWARE DEVELOPER PAY SNAPSHOT — SAVANNAH, GA
$120,860 (OEWS MSA-level median)
Source: BLS OEWS MSA cross-industry estimates. Where MSA-level data is suppressed or unpublished we fall back to the state median and label it explicitly.
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