Applications Software Developers Salary in St Louis, Missouri

The annual salary statistics of applications software developers in St Louis, Missouri is shown in Table 1. The wage data of applications software developers in St Louis 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 St Louis, Missouri

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$63,960
25th Percentile Wage
$76,930
50th Percentile Wage
$97,590
75th Percentile Wage
$121,760
90th Percentile Wage
$144,790

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for applications software developers in St Louis, Missouri in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $144,790. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $97,590. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $63,960.

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
$97,590
-1.40% 10.41%
2017
$98,960
1.03% -
2016
$97,940
4.05% -
2015
$93,970
2.03% -
2014
$92,060
4.28% -
2013
$88,120
0.78% -
2012
$87,430
- -

Table 2. Compare Applications Software Developers Salary in St Louis with Other Missouri Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $97,590, St Louis is the highest paying city for applications software developers in state of Missouri, followed by Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary $93,030). In comparison, the median annual salary of applications software developers in St Louis is 4.7 percent (4.7%) higher than that in Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area.

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 St Louis, Missouri.