The annual salary statistics of applications software developers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage data of applications software developers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) 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 | $60,350 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $73,840 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $93,270 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $117,170 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $141,180 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for applications software developers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $141,180. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $93,270. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $60,350.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of applications software developers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $93,270 | -4.57% | 5.38% |
| 2016 | $97,530 | 5.86% | - |
| 2015 | $91,810 | 3.46% | - |
| 2014 | $88,630 | 2.52% | - |
| 2013 | $86,400 | -2.14% | - |
| 2012 | $88,250 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $93,270 in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is in the middle of salary range for applications software developers in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of applications software developers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is 6.0 percent (6.0%) lower than that in the highest paying South Illinois nonmetropolitan area and 30.1 percent (30.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Decatur.
| 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 |