Computer Programmers salary
The median pay for computer programmers in the United States is $100,390 a year. About 92,230 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $57,710
- 25th percentile
- $75,850
- Median percentile
- $100,390
- 75th percentile
- $130,680
- 90th percentile
- $160,460
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- Connecticut $133,820
- Massachusetts $128,390
- Washington $125,620
- Maryland $125,570
- Virginia $121,610
- Hawaii $118,180
- California $116,760
- Arkansas $111,840
- Minnesota $107,250
- New Jersey $104,940
- Utah $104,890
- Colorado $104,610
- New York $103,980
- Maine $101,780
- Oklahoma $99,780
- South Carolina $99,740
- Oregon $99,540
- Texas $99,330
- Georgia $98,380
- Indiana $97,000
- Rhode Island $96,470
- Nebraska $95,150
- Kentucky $94,850
- Alabama $93,800
- Nevada $93,600
- Florida $93,180
- Kansas $92,960
- North Dakota $92,280
- Alaska $91,700
- Missouri $90,420
- Vermont $89,560
- Pennsylvania $89,180
- Arizona $88,990
- Ohio $85,270
- Mississippi $85,120
- New Mexico $83,750
- Wyoming $81,640
- North Carolina $81,070
- Iowa $79,180
- Illinois $72,540
- Michigan $65,860
- West Virginia $65,320
- South Dakota $58,240
By metro area
- San Jose, CA $154,920
- Hartford, CT $141,920
- Fayetteville, AR $136,880
- San Diego, CA $134,130
- Santa Cruz, CA $132,850
- Bend, OR $132,280
- Portland, ME $131,960
- San Francisco, CA $130,730
- Washington, DC $130,390
- Boston, MA $128,900
- Kahului, HI $128,240
- New York, NY $126,750
- Visalia, CA $121,710
- Worcester, MA $119,010
- Minneapolis, MN $118,000
- Colorado Springs, CO $117,020
- San Luis Obispo, CA $114,110
- Corvallis, OR $113,950
- Iowa City, IA $113,590
- Lexington Park, MD $112,990
- Richmond, VA $112,690
- Salt Lake City, UT $111,290
- Urban Honolulu, HI $111,170
- Trenton, NJ $110,990
- Huntsville, AL $110,110
- Santa Maria, CA $109,690
- Vallejo, CA $108,830
- Olympia, WA $108,740
- Santa Rosa, CA $108,060
- Elkhart, IN $107,850
- Charleston, SC $107,770
- Pensacola, FL $107,400
- Los Angeles, CA $107,090
- Greenville, NC $106,770
- Baltimore, MD $106,420
- Savannah, GA $105,600
- Durham, NC $105,160
- Denver, CO $104,610
- Bellingham, WA $104,240
- Reno, NV $104,200
- Birmingham, AL $103,750
- Eugene, OR $103,600
- Modesto, CA $103,250
- Virginia Beach, VA $103,070
- Salem, OR $103,040
- Sacramento, CA $102,600
- Flagstaff, AZ $102,300
- Dallas, TX $102,240
- Bremerton, WA $102,150
- Indianapolis, IN $102,070
- Atlanta, GA $101,910
- Kansas City, MO $101,830
- Riverside, CA $101,810
- Cincinnati, OH $101,640
- Miami, FL $101,530
- Philadelphia, PA $101,420
- Macon, GA $101,190
- Burlington, VT $101,020
- Crestview, FL $100,650
- Orlando, FL $100,450
- Merced, CA $100,410
- Tampa, FL $100,140
- Ogden, UT $100,120
- Palm Bay, FL $100,100
- Little Rock, AR $100,070
- Provo, UT $99,980
- Syracuse, NY $99,920
- Chicago, IL $99,750
- Greenville, SC $99,520
- Fresno, CA $99,370
- Portland, OR $99,150
- Jacksonville, FL $99,050
- Reading, PA $98,690
- Columbia, SC $98,490
- Bangor, ME $98,260
- Montgomery, AL $97,710
- Evansville, IN $97,630
- Madison, WI $97,410
- Providence, RI $97,300
- St. Louis, MO $96,920
- Canton, OH $96,750
- Houston, TX $96,440
- Dayton, OH $96,350
- Omaha, NE $95,150
- Buffalo, NY $94,260
- Las Vegas, NV $93,600
- Allentown, PA $93,510
- Topeka, KS $92,960
- Wichita, KS $92,960
- Roanoke, VA $92,830
- Oklahoma City, OK $92,790
- Kiryas Joel, NY $92,600
- Lincoln, NE $92,510
- Fargo, ND $92,280
- York, PA $91,760
- Santa Fe, NM $91,600
- Myrtle Beach, SC $91,180
- Anchorage, AK $91,130
- Lexington, KY $90,850
- Fairbanks, AK $90,730
- Medford, OR $90,570
- Hagerstown, MD $90,040
- Champaign, IL $89,380
- Tucson, AZ $88,990
- Atlantic City, NJ $88,220
- Scranton, PA $88,180
- Detroit, MI $87,860
- Fort Smith, AR $87,640
- State College, PA $87,610
- Blacksburg, VA $87,100
- Racine, WI $86,970
- Waco, TX $86,900
- Harrisburg, PA $86,450
- Las Cruces, NM $86,420
- Tuscaloosa, AL $86,110
- Traverse City, MI $85,590
- Ann Arbor, MI $85,580
- Bloomington, IN $85,580
- Pittsburgh, PA $85,340
- Milwaukee, WI $85,280