The annual salary statistics of systems software developers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of systems 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 | $66,360 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $82,820 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $104,920 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $125,100 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $150,460 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for systems 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 $150,460. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $104,920. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $66,360.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of systems software developers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $104,920 | 2.48% | 12.61% |
| 2016 | $102,320 | -0.69% | - |
| 2015 | $103,030 | 5.98% | - |
| 2014 | $96,870 | 4.51% | - |
| 2013 | $92,500 | 0.88% | - |
| 2012 | $91,690 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $104,920, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is the second highest paying city for systems software developers in state of Illinois, following the highest paying city Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) (median annual salary of $108,670). Compared with Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), the median annual salary of systems software developers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is 3.5 percent (3.5%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) | |
| Springfield | |
| Bloomington-Normal | |
| Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Peoria | |
| West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Rockford | |
| Champaign-Urbana | |
| Bloomington |