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Applications Software Developers Salary in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California

The annual salary statistics of applications software developers in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of applications software developers in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Applications Software Developers in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$70,650
25th Percentile Wage
$96,220
50th Percentile Wage
$122,080
75th Percentile Wage
$149,550
90th Percentile Wage
$172,970

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for applications software developers in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $172,970. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $122,080. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $70,650.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of applications software developers from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$122,080
-4.23% 15.00%
2016
$127,240
4.83% -
2015
$121,090
1.67% -
2014
$119,070
10.83% -
2013
$106,180
2.27% -
2012
$103,770
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Table 2. Compare Applications Software Developers Salary in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $122,080 in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward is in the middle of salary range for applications software developers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of applications software developers in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward is 11.6 percent (11.6%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City and 50.3 percent (50.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$138,040
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$138,000
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$127,390
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$122,080
Napa
$120,980
Vallejo-Fairfield
$120,460
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$117,780
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$116,620
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$115,020
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$113,670
Bakersfield-Delano
$113,100
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$110,930
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$110,390
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$109,960
Salinas
$107,940
Fresno
$107,170
Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$106,900
Chico
$106,720
Visalia-Porterville
$106,120
Madera-Chowchilla
$105,970
Stockton
$102,530
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$102,170
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$101,930
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$101,810
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$100,360
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$94,250
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$94,010
Modesto
$86,410
Merced
$84,850
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$80,040
Redding
$75,820
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$71,660
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$60,700