The annual salary statistics of systems software developers in Augusta-Richmond County, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of systems software developers in Augusta-Richmond County 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 | $54,970 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $67,450 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $91,160 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $117,110 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $138,140 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for systems software developers in Augusta-Richmond County, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $138,140. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $91,160. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $54,970.
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 | $91,160 | 13.69% | 7.08% |
| 2017 | $78,680 | -15.32% | - |
| 2016 | $90,730 | 5.24% | - |
| 2015 | $85,980 | 0.19% | - |
| 2014 | $85,820 | 7.90% | - |
| 2013 | $79,040 | -7.17% | - |
| 2012 | $84,710 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $91,160, Augusta-Richmond County is the second highest paying city for systems software developers in state of South Carolina, following the highest paying city Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill (median annual salary of $106,550). Compared with Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, the median annual salary of systems software developers in Augusta-Richmond County is 14.4 percent (14.4%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill | |
| Augusta-Richmond County | |
| Spartanburg | |
| Florence | |
| Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville | |
| Greenville-Mauldin-Easley | |
| Sumter | |
| Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | |
| Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway | |
| Columbia |