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Applications Software Developers Salary in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California

The annual salary statistics of applications software developers in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of applications software developers in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine 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 Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$62,840
25th Percentile Wage
$80,980
50th Percentile Wage
$101,930
75th Percentile Wage
$122,630
90th Percentile Wage
$146,830

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for applications software developers in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $146,830. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $101,930. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $62,840.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of applications software developers from 2012 to 2014. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth2-Year Growth
2014
$101,930
2.83% 2.46%
2013
$99,050
-0.37% -
2012
$99,420
- -

Table 2. Compare Applications Software Developers Salary in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $101,930 in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine 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 Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine is 26.2 percent (26.2%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City and 40.4 percent (40.4%) 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