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Systems Software Developers Salary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The annual salary statistics of systems software developers in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of systems software developers in Philadelphia is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Systems Software Developers in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$65,300
25th Percentile Wage
$82,480
50th Percentile Wage
$98,270
75th Percentile Wage
$124,000
90th Percentile Wage
$150,860

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for systems software developers in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $150,860. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $98,270. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $65,300.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of systems software developers from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$98,270
2.59% 1.60%
2016
$95,720
3.69% -
2015
$92,190
-0.21% -
2014
$92,380
-6.28% -
2013
$98,180
1.51% -
2012
$96,700
- -

Table 2. Compare Systems Software Developers Salary in Philadelphia with Other Pennsylvania Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $98,270 in Philadelphia 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 is 12.8 percent (12.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Newark-Union and 48.2 percent (48.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Altoona.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Newark-Union
$112,710
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman
$111,940
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington
$107,650
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton
$102,640
Philadelphia
$98,270
State College
$98,100
Reading
$97,290
Lancaster
$95,290
Pittsburgh
$94,930
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre
$93,840
Harrisburg-Carlisle
$90,450
Erie
$90,320
Williamsport
$89,080
Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$87,850
York-Hanover
$75,350
East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$70,810
Altoona
$50,870