The annual salary statistics of systems software developers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of systems software developers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara 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 | $88,370 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $112,810 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $144,210 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $176,470 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $205,620 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for systems software developers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $205,620. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $144,210. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $88,370.
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 | $144,210 | 2.95% | 11.48% |
| 2017 | $139,960 | -2.72% | - |
| 2016 | $143,770 | 2.62% | - |
| 2015 | $140,000 | 3.75% | - |
| 2014 | $134,750 | 2.94% | - |
| 2013 | $130,790 | 2.39% | - |
| 2012 | $127,660 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $144,210, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is the highest paying city for systems software developers in state of California, followed by San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City (median annual salary $136,150). In comparison, the median annual salary of systems software developers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is 5.6 percent (5.6%) higher than that in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City.