The annual salary statistics of systems software developers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage information of systems software developers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington 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 | $69,270 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $85,680 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $107,650 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $135,910 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $162,240 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for systems software developers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $162,240. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $107,650. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $69,270.
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 | $107,650 | 1.04% | 8.83% |
| 2017 | $106,530 | 2.19% | - |
| 2016 | $104,200 | 3.02% | - |
| 2015 | $101,050 | 5.78% | - |
| 2014 | $95,210 | -3.60% | - |
| 2013 | $98,640 | 0.51% | - |
| 2012 | $98,140 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $107,650 in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is in the middle of salary range for systems software developers in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of systems software developers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is 4.5 percent (4.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Newark-Union and 52.7 percent (52.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Altoona.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Newark-Union | |
| Youngstown-Warren-Boardman | |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington | |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton | |
| Philadelphia | |
| State College | |
| Reading | |
| Lancaster | |
| Pittsburgh | |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre | |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle | |
| Erie | |
| Williamsport | |
| Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | |
| York-Hanover | |
| East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | |
| Altoona |