Systems Software Developers Salary in Ann Arbor, Michigan

The annual salary statistics of systems software developers in Ann Arbor, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage data of systems software developers in Ann Arbor is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Systems Software Developers in Ann Arbor, Michigan

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$49,760
25th Percentile Wage
$70,360
50th Percentile Wage
$87,860
75th Percentile Wage
$106,770
90th Percentile Wage
$128,140

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for systems software developers in Ann Arbor, Michigan in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $128,140. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $87,860. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $49,760.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of systems software developers from 2012 to 2018.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth6-Year Growth
2018
$87,860
-11.72% 9.66%
2017
$98,160
3.03% -
2016
$95,190
-1.64% -
2015
$96,750
10.33% -
2014
$86,760
1.20% -
2013
$85,720
7.41% -
2012
$79,370
- -

Table 2. Compare Systems Software Developers Salary in Ann Arbor with Other Michigan Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $87,860 in Ann Arbor is in the middle of salary range for systems software developers in state of Michigan. In comparison, the annual salary of systems software developers in Ann Arbor is 19.0 percent (19.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Holland-Grand Haven and 33.4 percent (33.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Holland-Grand Haven
$108,510
Jackson
$106,270
Niles-Benton Harbor
$95,670
Detroit-Warren-Livonia
$90,950
Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills
$89,630
Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn
$88,130
Ann Arbor
$87,860
Kalamazoo-Portage
$87,850
Battle Creek
$87,200
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
$85,560
Grand Rapids-Wyoming
$83,040
Lansing-East Lansing
$78,510
Flint
$75,180
South Bend-Mishawaka
$75,040
Muskegon-Norton Shores
$74,730
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
$74,150
Saginaw-Saginaw Township North
$67,400
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
$59,820
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
$58,480

See also: Top paying jobs in Ann Arbor, Michigan.