The annual salary statistics of systems software developers in Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage data of systems software developers in Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area 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 | $52,310 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $55,520 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $60,610 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $68,810 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $79,620 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for systems software developers in Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area, Alabama in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $79,620. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $60,610. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $52,310.
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 | $60,610 | -1.75% | -8.81% |
| 2017 | $61,670 | -6.94% | - |
| 2016 | $65,950 | -26.57% | - |
| 2014 | $83,470 | 20.99% | - |
| 2012 | $65,950 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $60,610, Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area is the lowest paying city for systems software developers in state of Alabama, following city of Huntsville (median annual salary of $108,590). Compared with the highest paying city Huntsville, the median annual salary of systems software developers in Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area is 44.2 percent (44.2%) lower.
| 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 |