Computer programmer earnings by seniority

90th percentile

Top-level computer programmer earnings begin at:

$72.99 per hour

$151,820 per year

75th percentile

Senior-level computer programmer earnings begin at:

$60.23 per hour

$125,270 per year

50th percentile

Mid-level computer programmer earnings begin at:

$56.82 per hour

$118,180 per year

25th percentile

Junior-level computer programmer earnings begin at:

$43.18 per hour

$89,810 per year

10th percentile

Starting level computer programmer earnings begin at:

$36.28 per hour

$75,450 per year

Approximate values based on highest and lowest earning segments.

Computer programmer salary by state

State Name Average Salary
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
Montana $89,920
Vermont $89,560
Pennsylvania $89,180
Idaho $89,020
Arizona $88,990
Ohio $85,270
Mississippi $85,120
New Mexico $83,750
Wyoming $81,640
North Carolina $81,070
Iowa $79,180
Tennessee $77,490
Delaware $77,260
Wisconsin $75,480
New Hampshire $74,000
Illinois $72,540
Louisiana $66,550
Michigan $65,860
West Virginia $65,320
South Dakota $58,240
Puerto Rico $42,190
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
District of Columbia $106,150
New Jersey $104,940
Utah $104,890
Colorado $104,610
New York $103,980
Maine $101,780

How do computer programmer salaries compare to similar careers?

Computer programmers earn about the same as related careers in Hawaii. On average, they make less than computer scientists but more than bioinformatics scientists.

Career Median Salary
Computer scientist salary $134K
Computer and information research scientist salary $134K
Intelligence analyst salary $114K
Information security analyst salary $126K
Network architect salary $108K
Computer programmer salary $118K
Electrical engineer salary $106K
Operations research analyst salary $101K
Systems administrator salary $101K
Bioinformatics scientist salary $96K

Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)