United States
Computer Programmers salary in the United States
Median annual pay
$98,670
Computer Programmers in the United States earn a median of $98,670 a year, about $47.44 an hour.
Median
$98,670
per year
Hourly
$47.44
as published
Mean
$103,640
pulled up by top earners
Workers
109,870
in this occupation
Where it pays more in the United States
Median pay for this occupation by area, highest-employing first.
| Area | Type | Median | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | State | $116,220 | +18% |
| Texas | State | $80,820 | -18% |
| New York | State | $100,410 | +2% |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | Metro | $109,590 | +11% |
| Michigan | State | $68,790 | -30% |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | Metro | $104,410 | +6% |
| Florida | State | $98,630 | -0% |
| Virginia | State | $111,860 | +13% |
| Arizona | State | $71,930 | -27% |
| Pennsylvania | State | $84,770 | -14% |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | Metro | $103,580 | +5% |
| New Jersey | State | $102,770 | +4% |
| North Carolina | State | $95,770 | -3% |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | Metro | $122,000 | +24% |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | Metro | $99,780 | +1% |
| Washington | State | $158,820 | +61% |
| Massachusetts | State | $115,200 | +17% |
| Wisconsin | State | $109,580 | +11% |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | Metro | $72,700 | -26% |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | Metro | $115,190 | +17% |
| Maryland | State | $103,000 | +4% |
| Georgia | State | $97,970 | -1% |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | Metro | $88,100 | -11% |
| Indiana | State | $83,670 | -15% |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | Metro | $76,810 | -22% |
Regional figures come from the same release as the national one. Where an area is missing, the source suppressed it for sample-size reasons rather than reporting an unreliable estimate.
How United States measured this
Employer payroll survey of ~1.1m establishments
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 · Public domain (US Government work)
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