The annual salary statistics of systems software developers in Morgantown, West Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of systems software developers in Morgantown 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 | $47,340 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $86,760 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $102,330 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $130,180 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $154,990 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for systems software developers in Morgantown, West Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $154,990. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $102,330. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $47,340.
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 | $102,330 | 6.21% | 36.85% |
| 2017 | $95,980 | -5.64% | - |
| 2016 | $101,390 | 9.41% | - |
| 2015 | $91,850 | 25.65% | - |
| 2014 | $68,290 | 1.39% | - |
| 2013 | $67,340 | 4.04% | - |
| 2012 | $64,620 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $102,330 in Morgantown is in the middle of salary range for systems software developers in state of West Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of systems software developers in Morgantown is 17.2 percent (17.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Washington-Arlington-Alexandria and 42.4 percent (42.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria | |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg | |
| Cumberland | |
| Winchester | |
| Morgantown | |
| Charleston | |
| North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Huntington-Ashland | |
| Wheeling | |
| Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area |