The annual salary statistics of applications software developers in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage data of applications software developers in Louisville-Jefferson County 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 | $49,850 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $65,490 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $82,980 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $102,870 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $124,510 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for applications software developers in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $124,510. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $82,980. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $49,850.
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 | $82,980 | 5.12% | 3.89% |
| 2017 | $78,730 | -1.50% | - |
| 2016 | $79,910 | 8.48% | - |
| 2015 | $73,130 | -2.69% | - |
| 2014 | $75,100 | 4.30% | - |
| 2013 | $71,870 | -10.96% | - |
| 2012 | $79,750 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $82,980 in Louisville-Jefferson County is in the middle of salary range for applications software developers in state of Kentucky. In comparison, the annual salary of applications software developers in Louisville-Jefferson County is 10.0 percent (10.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Owensboro and 29.4 percent (29.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Owensboro | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Evansville | |
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Elizabethtown | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bowling Green | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area |