The annual salary statistics of systems software developers in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage information of systems software developers in Buffalo-Niagara Falls 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 | $49,310 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $65,300 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $80,530 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $99,930 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $128,970 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for systems software developers in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $128,970. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $80,530. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $49,310.
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 | $80,530 | 1.59% | 2.45% |
| 2017 | $79,250 | 1.92% | - |
| 2016 | $77,730 | -8.54% | - |
| 2015 | $84,370 | 2.00% | - |
| 2014 | $82,680 | 1.23% | - |
| 2013 | $81,660 | 3.80% | - |
| 2012 | $78,560 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $80,530 in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is in the middle of salary range for systems software developers in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of systems software developers in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is 33.7 percent (33.7%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 13.4 percent (13.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Elmira.