The annual salary statistics of systems software developers in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of systems software developers in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill 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 | $69,170 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $84,850 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $106,550 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $124,440 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $144,360 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for systems software developers in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $144,360. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $106,550. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $69,170.
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 | $106,550 | -5.42% | 2.21% |
| 2017 | $112,320 | -1.00% | - |
| 2016 | $113,440 | 3.64% | - |
| 2015 | $109,310 | 2.38% | - |
| 2014 | $106,710 | 2.98% | - |
| 2013 | $103,530 | -0.64% | - |
| 2012 | $104,190 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $106,550, Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill is the highest paying city for systems software developers in state of South Carolina, followed by Augusta-Richmond County (median annual salary $91,160). In comparison, the median annual salary of systems software developers in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill is 14.4 percent (14.4%) higher than that in Augusta-Richmond County.
| 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 |