The annual salary statistics of systems software developers in Winston-Salem, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of systems software developers in Winston-Salem 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 | $72,350 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $86,790 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $114,070 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $133,880 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $168,650 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for systems software developers in Winston-Salem, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $168,650. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $114,070. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $72,350.
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 | $114,070 | 6.55% | 13.33% |
| 2017 | $106,600 | 0.61% | - |
| 2016 | $105,950 | -1.91% | - |
| 2013 | $107,970 | 8.43% | - |
| 2012 | $98,870 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $114,070, Winston-Salem is the second highest paying city for systems software developers in state of North Carolina, following the highest paying city Jacksonville (median annual salary of $171,150). Compared with Jacksonville, the median annual salary of systems software developers in Winston-Salem is 33.4 percent (33.4%) lower.