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Systems Software Developers Salary in Charlottesville, Virginia

The annual salary statistics of systems software developers in Charlottesville, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage data of systems software developers in Charlottesville is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Systems Software Developers in Charlottesville, Virginia

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$68,290
25th Percentile Wage
$82,810
50th Percentile Wage
$104,660
75th Percentile Wage
$136,800
90th Percentile Wage
$165,300

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for systems software developers in Charlottesville, Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $165,300. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $104,660. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $68,290.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of systems software developers from 2012 to 2018.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth6-Year Growth
2018
$104,660
7.96% 26.24%
2017
$96,330
6.00% -
2016
$90,550
6.74% -
2015
$84,450
2.79% -
2014
$82,090
-1.60% -
2013
$83,400
7.43% -
2012
$77,200
- -

Table 2. Compare Systems Software Developers Salary in Charlottesville with Other Virginia Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $104,660 in Charlottesville is in the middle of salary range for systems software developers in state of Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of systems software developers in Charlottesville is 15.2 percent (15.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area and 24.2 percent (24.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Harrisonburg.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area
$123,420
Lynchburg
$105,730
Staunton-Waynesboro
$105,710
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area
$105,130
Charlottesville
$104,660
Roanoke
$101,630
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News
$100,930
Richmond
$94,610
Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area
$91,980
Northeastern Virginia nonmetropolitan area
$91,160
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford
$87,420
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol
$83,540
Harrisonburg
$79,300

See also: Top paying jobs in Charlottesville, Virginia.