The annual salary statistics of systems software developers in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of systems software developers in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton 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 | $53,660 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $61,950 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $74,290 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $91,560 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $109,770 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for systems software developers in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $109,770. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $74,290. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $53,660.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of systems software developers from 2012 to 2014. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Growth | 2-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | $74,290 | 0.78% | -1.62% |
| 2013 | $73,710 | -2.41% | - |
| 2012 | $75,490 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $74,290 in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton is in the middle of salary range for systems software developers in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of systems software developers in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton is 56.6 percent (56.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Jacksonville and 18.4 percent (18.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Greenville.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Jacksonville | |
| Winston-Salem | |
| Northeastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | |
| Durham-Chapel Hill | |
| Greensboro-High Point | |
| Raleigh-Cary | |
| Fayetteville | |
| Other North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | |
| Western Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | |
| Wilmington | |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton | |
| Burlington | |
| Asheville | |
| Greenville |