The annual salary statistics of applications software developers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of applications software developers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) 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 | $61,360 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $75,450 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $96,520 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $119,550 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $139,610 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for applications software developers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $139,610. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $96,520. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $61,360.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of applications software developers from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $96,520 | 2.65% | 10.29% |
| 2017 | $93,960 | -3.55% | - |
| 2016 | $97,300 | 5.29% | - |
| 2015 | $92,150 | 5.09% | - |
| 2014 | $87,460 | 2.60% | - |
| 2013 | $85,190 | -1.64% | - |
| 2012 | $86,590 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $96,520, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is the second highest paying city for applications software developers in state of Illinois, following the highest paying city South Illinois nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary of $99,240). Compared with South Illinois nonmetropolitan area, the median annual salary of applications software developers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is 2.7 percent (2.7%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) | |
| Bloomington | |
| Bloomington-Normal | |
| Peoria | |
| Springfield | |
| East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Rockford | |
| West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Champaign-Urbana | |
| Decatur |