The annual salary statistics of systems software developers in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of systems software developers in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett 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 | $76,450 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $96,530 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $119,550 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $145,200 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $165,280 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for systems software developers in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $165,280. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $119,550. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $76,450.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of systems software developers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $119,550 | 2.49% | 17.43% |
| 2016 | $116,570 | 0.17% | - |
| 2015 | $116,370 | 0.74% | - |
| 2014 | $115,510 | 3.41% | - |
| 2013 | $111,570 | 11.53% | - |
| 2012 | $98,710 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $119,550, Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is the second highest paying city for systems software developers in state of Washington, following the highest paying city Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue (median annual salary of $123,080). Compared with Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, the median annual salary of systems software developers in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is 2.9 percent (2.9%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett | |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro | |
| Tacoma | |
| Yakima | |
| Bremerton-Silverdale | |
| Northwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area | |
| Olympia | |
| Kennewick-Pasco-Richland | |
| Spokane | |
| Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bellingham |