The annual salary statistics of systems software developers in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage data of systems 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 | $64,820 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $73,680 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $89,460 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $107,750 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $125,490 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for systems 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 $125,490. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $89,460. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $64,820.
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 | $89,460 | 1.33% | 8.26% |
| 2017 | $88,270 | -3.31% | - |
| 2016 | $91,190 | 1.80% | - |
| 2015 | $89,550 | 3.10% | - |
| 2014 | $86,770 | 2.88% | - |
| 2013 | $84,270 | 2.61% | - |
| 2012 | $82,070 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $89,460, Louisville-Jefferson County is the highest paying city for systems software developers in state of Kentucky, followed by South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary $80,920). In comparison, the median annual salary of systems software developers in Louisville-Jefferson County is 9.5 percent (9.5%) higher than that in South Central 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 |