The annual salary statistics of applications software developers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of applications software developers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara 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 | $81,860 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $100,090 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $127,390 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $159,710 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $193,400 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for applications software developers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $193,400. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $127,390. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $81,860.
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 | $127,390 | 0.14% | 8.89% |
| 2017 | $127,210 | -1.83% | - |
| 2016 | $129,540 | -9.02% | - |
| 2015 | $141,230 | 2.49% | - |
| 2014 | $137,710 | 7.64% | - |
| 2013 | $127,190 | 8.74% | - |
| 2012 | $116,070 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $127,390 in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara 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 Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is 7.7 percent (7.7%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City and 52.4 percent (52.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles.