The annual salary statistics of systems software developers in Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage data of systems software developers in Lexington-Fayette 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 | $55,720 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $67,540 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $79,140 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $102,970 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $132,010 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for systems software developers in Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $132,010. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $79,140. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $55,720.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of systems software developers from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $79,140 | -2.00% | 4.54% |
| 2017 | $80,720 | 1.62% | - |
| 2016 | $79,410 | -4.56% | - |
| 2015 | $83,030 | 3.95% | - |
| 2014 | $79,750 | 7.61% | - |
| 2013 | $73,680 | -2.54% | - |
| 2012 | $75,550 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $79,140 in Lexington-Fayette is in the middle of salary range for systems software developers in state of Kentucky. In comparison, the annual salary of systems software developers in Lexington-Fayette is 11.5 percent (11.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Louisville-Jefferson County and 14.7 percent (14.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| Elizabethtown | |
| Evansville | |
| Bowling Green | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area |