Applications Software Developers Salary in Kansas City, Missouri

The annual salary statistics of applications software developers in Kansas City, Missouri is shown in Table 1. The wage data of applications software developers in Kansas City 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 Applications Software Developers in Kansas City, Missouri

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$54,740
25th Percentile Wage
$68,750
50th Percentile Wage
$86,870
75th Percentile Wage
$104,970
90th Percentile Wage
$124,080

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for applications software developers in Kansas City, Missouri in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $124,080. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $86,870. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $54,740.

Median salary trend

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

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth6-Year Growth
2018
$86,870
-3.98% 4.88%
2017
$90,330
-1.26% -
2016
$91,470
-1.30% -
2015
$92,660
2.73% -
2014
$90,130
3.10% -
2013
$87,340
5.39% -
2012
$82,630
- -

Table 2. Compare Applications Software Developers Salary in Kansas City with Other Missouri Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $86,870 in Kansas City is in the middle of salary range for applications software developers in state of Missouri. In comparison, the annual salary of applications software developers in Kansas City is 11.0 percent (11.0%) lower than that in the highest paying St Louis and 43.2 percent (43.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Jefferson City.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
St Louis
$97,590
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area
$93,030
Springfield
$89,590
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area
$88,760
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers
$88,610
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area
$87,540
Kansas City
$86,870
Columbia
$81,470
Joplin
$77,560
Cape Girardeau-Jackson
$73,760
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area
$71,900
St Joseph
$69,720
Jefferson City
$49,350

See also: Top paying jobs in Kansas City, Missouri.