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Applications Software Developers Salary in Lafayette-West Lafayette, Indiana

The annual salary statistics of applications software developers in Lafayette-West Lafayette, Indiana is shown in Table 1. The wage information of applications software developers in Lafayette-West Lafayette is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Applications Software Developers in Lafayette-West Lafayette, Indiana

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$54,290
25th Percentile Wage
$63,470
50th Percentile Wage
$73,950
75th Percentile Wage
$90,470
90th Percentile Wage
$114,340

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for applications software developers in Lafayette-West Lafayette, Indiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $114,340. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $73,950. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $54,290.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of applications software developers from 2012 to 2018.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth6-Year Growth
2018
$73,950
2.53% -0.95%
2017
$72,080
-3.57% -
2016
$74,650
15.02% -
2015
$63,440
-17.67% -
2012
$74,650
- -

Table 2. Compare Applications Software Developers Salary in Lafayette-West Lafayette with Other Indiana Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $73,950 in Lafayette-West Lafayette is in the middle of salary range for applications software developers in state of Indiana. In comparison, the annual salary of applications software developers in Lafayette-West Lafayette is 34.4 percent (34.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Bloomington and 7.0 percent (7.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Bloomington
$112,720
Lafayette
$90,530
Fort Wayne
$89,100
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area
$88,450
Terre Haute
$84,990
Indianapolis-Carmel
$81,590
Columbus
$80,830
Kokomo
$78,100
Michigan City-La Porte
$77,850
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area
$75,230
Lafayette-West Lafayette
$73,950
Elkhart-Goshen
$73,890
Gary
$73,830
Muncie
$70,820
Anderson
$70,470
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area
$68,780

See also: Top paying jobs in Lafayette-West Lafayette, Indiana.