The annual salary statistics of applications software developers in Kalamazoo-Portage, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage data of applications software developers in Kalamazoo-Portage 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 | $45,540 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $62,460 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $84,990 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $108,590 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $130,250 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for applications software developers in Kalamazoo-Portage, Michigan in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $130,250. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $84,990. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $45,540.
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 | $84,990 | 2.24% | 18.94% |
| 2017 | $83,090 | 8.51% | - |
| 2016 | $76,020 | 8.13% | - |
| 2015 | $69,840 | -0.52% | - |
| 2014 | $70,200 | 10.87% | - |
| 2013 | $62,570 | -10.10% | - |
| 2012 | $68,890 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $84,990 in Kalamazoo-Portage 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 Kalamazoo-Portage is 23.9 percent (23.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Bay City and 27.1 percent (27.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area.