The annual salary statistics of systems software developers in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of systems software developers in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont 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 | $90,270 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $108,980 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $134,530 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $161,310 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $193,210 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for systems software developers in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $193,210. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $134,530. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $90,270.
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 | $134,530 | 0.39% | 18.32% |
| 2017 | $134,000 | 1.17% | - |
| 2016 | $132,430 | 3.93% | - |
| 2015 | $127,230 | 6.69% | - |
| 2014 | $118,720 | 3.93% | - |
| 2013 | $114,060 | 3.66% | - |
| 2012 | $109,890 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $134,530 in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont 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 Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is 6.7 percent (6.7%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 39.8 percent (39.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area.