The annual salary statistics of systems software developers in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage information of systems software developers in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown 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 | $63,510 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $80,660 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $102,480 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $130,330 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $167,640 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for systems software developers in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $167,640. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $102,480. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $63,510.
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 | $102,480 | -8.15% | 13.37% |
| 2017 | $110,830 | 4.94% | - |
| 2016 | $105,350 | 0.17% | - |
| 2015 | $105,170 | 5.03% | - |
| 2014 | $99,880 | 3.36% | - |
| 2013 | $96,520 | 8.02% | - |
| 2012 | $88,780 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $102,480 in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is in the middle of salary range for systems software developers in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of systems software developers in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is 16.1 percent (16.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Amarillo and 34.0 percent (34.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying College Station-Bryan.