The annual salary statistics of systems software developers in Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage information of systems software developers in Birmingham-Hoover is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $63,080 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $75,240 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $92,320 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $110,960 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $133,930 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for systems software developers in Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $133,930. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $92,320. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $63,080.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of systems software developers from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $92,320 | -2.48% | 5.71% |
| 2017 | $94,610 | 3.22% | - |
| 2016 | $91,560 | 3.23% | - |
| 2015 | $88,600 | 1.30% | - |
| 2014 | $87,450 | 4.28% | - |
| 2013 | $83,710 | -3.99% | - |
| 2012 | $87,050 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $92,320 in Birmingham-Hoover is in the middle of salary range for systems software developers in state of Alabama. In comparison, the annual salary of systems software developers in Birmingham-Hoover is 15.0 percent (15.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Huntsville and 34.3 percent (34.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Huntsville | |
| Auburn-Opelika | |
| Montgomery | |
| Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Birmingham-Hoover | |
| Decatur | |
| Mobile | |
| Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area |