Salary of a C Developer in Financial Companies
- Most employers prefer a bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related discipline for this occupation. Along with education, at least five years of analysis, design and system development experience is required using one or several C programming and other languages, systems and networks the employer uses. Employment opportunities will increase for those who have previous experience programming applications for the financial industry.
- In the U.S., 33,360 software developers were employed in five financial industry sectors in 2010. Financial companies include banks, investment firms, credit and loan services and fund trust firms. Some financial companies offer a combination of these services. The average salary was $93,700 per year.
- The salary for C developers in financial companies vary based on their skills using different types of technologies and years of experience using C programming languages. Salaries ranged from $62,500 to over $130,600 per year, including the bureau’s 10th through 90th percentiles. The 25th percentile earned $76,800 per year and the 75th percentile earned $110,500 per year.
- Among five financial industries, the highest average salary was paid by monetary authorities in central banking, where developers earned an average salary of $95,460 per year, according to the bureau. Depository banks and creditors paid an average salary of $93,410 per year, and in the securities and financial investments industry, the average salary was $96,910 per year. The funds trust industry paid an average salary of $89,650 per year.