The annual salary statistics of systems software developers in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of systems 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 | $58,230 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $68,340 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $81,390 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $98,850 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $121,260 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for systems 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 $121,260. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $81,390. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $58,230.
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 | $81,390 | -0.63% | 12.43% |
| 2017 | $81,900 | -1.26% | - |
| 2016 | $82,930 | 6.50% | - |
| 2015 | $77,540 | 5.30% | - |
| 2014 | $73,430 | 4.15% | - |
| 2013 | $70,380 | -1.26% | - |
| 2012 | $71,270 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $81,390 in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is in the middle of salary range for systems software developers in state of South Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of systems software developers in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is 23.6 percent (23.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill and 18.4 percent (18.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Columbia.
| 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 |