Systems Software Developers Salary in Tacoma, Washington

The annual salary statistics of systems software developers in Tacoma, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of systems software developers in Tacoma 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 Tacoma, Washington

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$62,260
25th Percentile Wage
$82,690
50th Percentile Wage
$104,080
75th Percentile Wage
$130,030
90th Percentile Wage
$153,020

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for systems software developers in Tacoma, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $153,020. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $104,080. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $62,260.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of systems software developers from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$104,080
4.39% 4.39%
2016
$99,510
-10.43% -
2015
$109,890
0.64% -
2014
$109,190
0.36% -
2013
$108,800
8.54% -
2012
$99,510
- -

Table 2. Compare Systems Software Developers Salary in Tacoma with Other Washington Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $104,080 in Tacoma is in the middle of salary range for systems software developers in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of systems software developers in Tacoma is 15.4 percent (15.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue and 26.7 percent (26.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Bellingham.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue
$123,080
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett
$119,550
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro
$107,730
Tacoma
$104,080
Yakima
$103,790
Bremerton-Silverdale
$102,920
Northwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area
$102,570
Olympia
$98,650
Kennewick-Pasco-Richland
$98,460
Spokane
$92,780
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area
$82,660
Bellingham
$76,290