The annual salary statistics of systems software developers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of systems software developers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 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 | $67,590 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $92,440 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $122,180 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $152,240 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $178,940 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for systems software developers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $178,940. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $122,180. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $67,590.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of systems software developers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $122,180 | 2.97% | 9.29% |
| 2016 | $118,550 | 1.39% | - |
| 2015 | $116,900 | -1.47% | - |
| 2014 | $118,620 | 3.07% | - |
| 2013 | $114,980 | 3.61% | - |
| 2012 | $110,830 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $122,180 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale is in the middle of salary range for systems software developers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of systems software developers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale is 15.3 percent (15.3%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 33.7 percent (33.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area.