The annual salary statistics of applications software developers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of applications software developers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos 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 | $70,950 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $89,050 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $110,930 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $131,340 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $159,260 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for applications software developers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $159,260. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $110,930. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $70,950.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of applications software developers from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $110,930 | 4.05% | 12.35% |
| 2017 | $106,440 | -0.12% | - |
| 2016 | $106,570 | 4.28% | - |
| 2015 | $102,010 | -3.79% | - |
| 2014 | $105,880 | 7.09% | - |
| 2013 | $98,370 | 1.16% | - |
| 2012 | $97,230 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $110,930 in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos 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 San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 19.6 percent (19.6%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City and 45.3 percent (45.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles.