Systems Software Developers Salary in Modesto, California

The annual salary statistics of systems software developers in Modesto, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of systems software developers in Modesto 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 Systems Software Developers in Modesto, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$57,000
25th Percentile Wage
$69,880
50th Percentile Wage
$86,140
75th Percentile Wage
$96,930
90th Percentile Wage
$103,400

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for systems software developers in Modesto, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $103,400. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $86,140. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $57,000.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of systems software developers from 2012 to 2018.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth6-Year Growth
2018
$86,140
-1.74% -8.38%
2017
$87,640
-1.43% -
2016
$88,890
-1.46% -
2015
$90,190
-11.76% -
2014
$100,800
13.44% -
2013
$87,250
-7.00% -
2012
$93,360
- -

Table 2. Compare Systems Software Developers Salary in Modesto with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $86,140 in Modesto 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 Modesto is 40.3 percent (40.3%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 6.0 percent (6.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$144,210
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$136,150
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$134,530
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$129,020
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$124,480
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$122,560
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$122,180
Merced
$118,930
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$117,090
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$114,680
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$114,660
Vallejo-Fairfield
$110,310
Chico
$110,020
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$109,730
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$109,210
Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$103,950
Salinas
$102,400
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$101,840
Napa
$101,360
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$100,780
Redding
$100,490
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$100,430
Bakersfield-Delano
$99,270
Stockton
$98,640
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$96,770
Modesto
$86,140
Fresno
$86,000
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$83,090
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$81,010

See also: Top paying jobs in Modesto, California.