The annual salary statistics of systems software developers in St Louis, Missouri is shown in Table 1. The wage data of systems 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].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $69,640 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $86,840 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $102,500 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $124,910 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $150,370 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for systems 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 $150,370. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $102,500. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $69,640.
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 | $102,500 | 0.45% | 10.90% |
| 2017 | $102,040 | 0.04% | - |
| 2016 | $102,000 | -1.78% | - |
| 2015 | $103,820 | 1.15% | - |
| 2014 | $102,630 | 7.04% | - |
| 2013 | $95,400 | 4.27% | - |
| 2012 | $91,330 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $102,500, St Louis is the highest paying city for systems software developers in state of Missouri, followed by Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary $96,900). In comparison, the median annual salary of systems software developers in St Louis is 5.5 percent (5.5%) higher than that in Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area.