The annual salary statistics of systems software developers in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage information of systems software developers in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News 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 | $69,330 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $81,360 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $100,930 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $124,560 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $148,950 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for systems software developers in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $148,950. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $100,930. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $69,330.
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 | $100,930 | 2.00% | 10.39% |
| 2017 | $98,910 | 0.02% | - |
| 2016 | $98,890 | 3.20% | - |
| 2015 | $95,730 | 1.51% | - |
| 2014 | $94,280 | -1.02% | - |
| 2013 | $95,240 | 5.04% | - |
| 2012 | $90,440 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $100,930 in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News 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 Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is 18.2 percent (18.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area and 21.4 percent (21.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Harrisonburg.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Lynchburg | |
| Staunton-Waynesboro | |
| Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Charlottesville | |
| Roanoke | |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News | |
| Richmond | |
| Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northeastern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford | |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol | |
| Harrisonburg |