The annual salary statistics of applications software developers in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of applications software developers in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City 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 | $84,340 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $110,060 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $138,040 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $166,350 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $168,670 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for applications software developers in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $168,670. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $138,040. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $84,340.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of applications software developers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $138,040 | 11.45% | 21.94% |
| 2016 | $122,230 | 5.65% | - |
| 2015 | $115,320 | 2.38% | - |
| 2014 | $112,570 | 4.06% | - |
| 2013 | $108,000 | 0.22% | - |
| 2012 | $107,760 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $138,040, San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City is the highest paying city for applications software developers in state of California, followed by San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont (median annual salary $138,000). In comparison, the median annual salary of applications software developers in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City is .0 percent (.0%) higher than that in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont.