The annual salary statistics of applications software developers in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of applications software developers in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn 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 | $60,590 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $73,880 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $92,950 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $116,710 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $139,800 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for applications software developers in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $139,800. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $92,950. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $60,590.
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 | $92,950 | -0.06% | 2.00% |
| 2016 | $93,010 | 0.05% | - |
| 2015 | $92,960 | -3.55% | - |
| 2014 | $96,260 | 3.35% | - |
| 2013 | $93,040 | 2.10% | - |
| 2012 | $91,090 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $92,950 in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn is in the middle of salary range for applications software developers in state of Michigan. In comparison, the annual salary of applications software developers in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn is 16.8 percent (16.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Bay City and 33.3 percent (33.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area.