The annual salary statistics of systems software developers in Kalamazoo-Portage, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage information of systems 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 | $46,810 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $69,940 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $87,850 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $106,720 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $125,970 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for systems 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 $125,970. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $87,850. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $46,810.
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 | $87,850 | 5.58% | 20.98% |
| 2017 | $82,950 | 3.36% | - |
| 2016 | $80,160 | 5.46% | - |
| 2015 | $75,780 | -4.09% | - |
| 2014 | $78,880 | 13.29% | - |
| 2013 | $68,400 | -1.49% | - |
| 2012 | $69,420 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $87,850 in Kalamazoo-Portage 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 Kalamazoo-Portage 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.