State of CSS 2024

While the U.S. still represented the largest single demographic, we were still happy to see a good mix of countries among the rest of our respondents – although Asia sadly continues to be under-represented.

CSS isn't doing great among Gen Alpha respondents, possibly because they're too busy playing Fortnite. Wait, Fortnite is still a thing right…?

This chart reveals that most respondents were lucky enough to never have to deal with float-based positioning.

The larger the company, the higher the salary. Although if you're good enough, our data shows that you can earn a decent living no matter your company's size.

While we often hear tales of six-figure salaries out of Silicon Valley, the reality is that most front-end developers throughout the world earn far less, as becomes apparent when directly comparing the U.S. and the rest of the world.

While having a degree will ensure you earn more, turns out it doesn't necessarily have to be related to programming – a good sign for the many among us who discovered a passion for web development further along in life.

Canada, Spain, the U.K., and the U.S. had the highest proportion of women respondents. Our data also shows women's income to be lagging compared to other groups. While the reasons behind this are beyond the scope of this report, it’s clear that women in our industry do face some unique challenges.

Non-white respondents were more likely to be younger and have less experience – which hopefully points to a ongoing diversification of the industry.

Thanks to the continued efforts of accessibility advocates, we now accept the fact that disabilities (permanent or not) should be taken into account as part of the design & development process.

While most respondents knew about the survey from previous years, Kevin Powell also sent a large chunk of survey takers our way.