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Systems Software Developers Salary in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California

The annual salary statistics of systems software developers in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of systems software developers in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward 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 Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$72,900
25th Percentile Wage
$100,360
50th Percentile Wage
$129,020
75th Percentile Wage
$157,090
90th Percentile Wage
$188,240

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for systems software developers in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $188,240. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $129,020. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $72,900.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of systems software developers from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$129,020
-0.48% 12.53%
2016
$129,640
5.98% -
2015
$121,890
2.17% -
2014
$119,240
5.08% -
2013
$113,180
0.29% -
2012
$112,850
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Table 2. Compare Systems Software Developers Salary in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $129,020 in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward 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 Oakland-Fremont-Hayward is 10.5 percent (10.5%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 37.2 percent (37.2%) 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