The annual salary statistics of applications software developers in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of applications software developers in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville 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 | $54,290 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $72,280 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $96,670 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $119,980 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $136,030 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for applications software developers in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $136,030. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $96,670. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $54,290.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of applications software developers from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $96,670 | 1.93% | 23.90% |
| 2017 | $94,800 | 18.21% | - |
| 2016 | $77,540 | -8.28% | - |
| 2015 | $83,960 | 7.65% | - |
| 2014 | $77,540 | -2.46% | - |
| 2013 | $79,450 | 7.40% | - |
| 2012 | $73,570 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $96,670, Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is the second highest paying city for applications software developers in state of South Carolina, following the highest paying city Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill (median annual salary of $106,060). Compared with Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, the median annual salary of applications software developers in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is 8.9 percent (8.9%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill | |
| Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville | |
| Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | |
| Spartanburg | |
| Sumter | |
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort | |
| Columbia | |
| Augusta-Richmond County | |
| Greenville-Mauldin-Easley | |
| Florence | |
| Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | |
| Low Country South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | |
| Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway |