The annual salary statistics of systems software developers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of systems software developers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos 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 | $68,860 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $87,810 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $114,680 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $145,020 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $171,500 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for systems software developers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $171,500. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $114,680. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $68,860.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of systems software developers from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $114,680 | -0.47% | 7.94% |
| 2017 | $115,220 | -0.44% | - |
| 2016 | $115,730 | 0.43% | - |
| 2015 | $115,230 | 1.07% | - |
| 2014 | $114,000 | 3.30% | - |
| 2013 | $110,240 | 4.23% | - |
| 2012 | $105,580 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $114,680 in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos 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 San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 20.5 percent (20.5%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 29.4 percent (29.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area.