The annual salary statistics of systems software developers in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of systems software developers in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara 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 | $56,100 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $91,450 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $122,560 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $152,150 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $170,280 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for systems software developers in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $170,280. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $122,560. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $56,100.
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 | $122,560 | -0.17% | 2.10% |
| 2017 | $122,770 | 2.26% | - |
| 2016 | $119,990 | 4.31% | - |
| 2015 | $114,820 | -4.50% | - |
| 2012 | $119,990 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $122,560 in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara 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 Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is 15.0 percent (15.0%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 33.9 percent (33.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area.