The annual salary statistics of applications software developers in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of applications software developers in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy 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 | $59,460 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $76,690 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $100,560 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $127,410 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $155,590 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for applications software developers in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $155,590. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $100,560. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $59,460.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of applications software developers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $100,560 | -6.43% | 2.62% |
| 2016 | $107,030 | 0.58% | - |
| 2015 | $106,410 | -0.18% | - |
| 2014 | $106,600 | 7.07% | - |
| 2013 | $99,060 | 1.14% | - |
| 2012 | $97,930 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $100,560 in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is in the middle of salary range for applications software developers in state of Massachusetts. In comparison, the annual salary of applications software developers in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is 18.2 percent (18.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Taunton-Norton-Raynham and 27.3 percent (27.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Barnstable Town.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Taunton-Norton-Raynham | |
| Framingham | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Worcester | |
| Peabody | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton | |
| New Bedford | |
| Pittsfield | |
| North Central Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | |
| Springfield | |
| Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner | |
| Barnstable Town |