The annual salary statistics of systems software developers in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of systems software developers in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre 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 | $59,640 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $80,350 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $93,840 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $104,320 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $124,270 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for systems software developers in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $124,270. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $93,840. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $59,640.
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 | $93,840 | 3.80% | 23.00% |
| 2017 | $90,270 | 6.37% | - |
| 2016 | $84,520 | 10.51% | - |
| 2015 | $75,640 | 3.78% | - |
| 2014 | $72,780 | -7.36% | - |
| 2013 | $78,140 | 7.52% | - |
| 2012 | $72,260 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $93,840 in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre 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 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre is 16.7 percent (16.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Newark-Union and 45.8 percent (45.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Altoona.