The annual salary statistics of systems software developers in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of systems software developers in Santa Rosa-Petaluma 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 | $76,320 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $91,020 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $109,210 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $138,550 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $178,770 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for systems software developers in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $178,770. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $109,210. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $76,320.
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 | $109,210 | -6.99% | -4.89% |
| 2017 | $116,840 | -6.85% | - |
| 2016 | $124,840 | 0.29% | - |
| 2015 | $124,480 | 3.02% | - |
| 2014 | $120,720 | 0.90% | - |
| 2013 | $119,630 | 4.25% | - |
| 2012 | $114,550 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $109,210 in Santa Rosa-Petaluma 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 Rosa-Petaluma is 24.3 percent (24.3%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 25.8 percent (25.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area.