What are the main factors that influence a Programmer Developer's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change a Programmer Developer's salary?

A Programmer Developer's salary grows with experience: starting around $73,927 for beginners, reaching about $77,041 at mid-level, and approach $77,820 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Programmer Developer?

Programmer Developer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Programmer Developer roles are District of Columbia $83,230, California $82,915, Massachusetts $81,810. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Programmer Developer roles make?

Salaries for Programmer Developer level roles vary by specialization: Applications Programmer V: $166,816; Applications Programmer IV: $143,573; Clinical Programmer IV: $134,689; Applications Programmer III: $122,550; Computer Programmer Java Developer: $107,859.

How do different companies affect a Programmer Developer's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Programmer Developer roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Programmer Developer Salary in the United States

How much does a Programmer Developer make in the United States?

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Programmer Developer in the United States is $75,172 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $36.

However, a Programmer Developer's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $95,410
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $68,704 to $85,765
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $62,814

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Programmer Developer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$85,765	$7,147	$1,649	$41
Average	$75,172	$6,264	$1,446	$36
25th Percentile	$68,704	$5,725	$1,321	$33

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Key Factors That Influence Programmer Developer Salaries

A Programmer Developer's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Programmer Developer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Programmer Developer's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $73,927
Early Career (1-2 years): $74,705
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $77,041
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $77,509
Expert (over 8 years): $77,820

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Programmer Developer	$73,927
Intermediate Level Programmer Developer	$74,705
Senior Level Programmer Developer	$77,041
Specialist Level Programmer Developer	$77,509
Expert Level Programmer Developer	$77,820

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How Do Programmer Developer Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Programmer Developers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $83,230.
California: $82,915.
Massachusetts: $81,810.

District of Columbia $83,230 California $82,915 Massachusetts $81,810 Washington $81,509 New Jersey $81,479 Alaska $81,374 Connecticut $80,336 New York $79,915

Hawaii $78,570 Rhode Island $77,938 Maryland $77,510 Minnesota $76,924 Colorado $76,698 Illinois $76,623 Oregon $76,337 Delaware $76,127

New Hampshire $75,994 Virginia $75,698 Pennsylvania $74,834 Nevada $74,398 North Dakota $74,255 Michigan $74,029 Wisconsin $73,947 Vermont $73,781

Texas $73,323 Maine $73,293 Arizona $73,248 Ohio $73,195 Georgia $72,503 Indiana $72,158 Wyoming $72,090 Utah $71,985

Iowa $71,940 Kansas $71,579 Louisiana $71,474 North Carolina $71,436 Missouri $71,421 Florida $71,128 Montana $70,970 Nebraska $70,820

Kentucky $70,737 South Carolina $70,436 Tennessee $70,248 Idaho $70,173 New Mexico $69,624 Oklahoma $69,504 Alabama $69,061 South Dakota $68,316

Arkansas $67,910 West Virginia $67,692 Mississippi $67,038

Top Paying Cities for Programmer Developers

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $94,814
San Francisco: $93,882
Oakland: $91,800

San Jose, CA $94,814

San Francisco, CA $93,882

Oakland, CA $91,800

New York, NY $87,117

Queens Village, NY $86,553

Paramus, NJ $85,952

Passaic, NJ $85,876

Bergenfield, NJ $85,801

Stamford, CT $85,689

Huntington, NY $85,613

Newark, NJ $85,125

Bridgeport, CT $84,974

New Brunswick, NJ $84,726

Vallejo, CA $84,569

Middlesex, NJ $84,523

Somerset, NJ $84,456

Petaluma, CA $84,283

Santa Cruz, CA $83,990

Boston, MA $83,839

Monterey, CA $83,463

Fairbanks, AK $83,411

Los Angeles, CA $83,268

Washington, DC $83,230

Seattle, WA $83,095

Santa Rosa, CA $83,080

Juneau, AK $82,862

Orange, CA $82,614

Anchorage, AK $82,479

Anaheim, CA $82,426

Santa Ana, CA $82,313

Nassau, NY $82,268

Long Beach, CA $82,238

Danbury, CT $82,216

Santa Maria, CA $81,960

Everett, WA $81,945

Bremerton, WA $81,577

Trenton, NJ $81,434

Sacramento, CA $81,404

San Diego, CA $81,366

Brockton, MA $81,336

Tacoma, WA $81,306

Santa Barbara, CA $81,201

Lowell, MA $80,900

New Suffolk, NY $80,870

Nashua, NH $80,780

Lompoc, CA $80,660

Ventura, CA $80,584

Stockton, CA $80,562

New Haven, CT $80,411

Atlantic City, NJ $80,216

Hartford, CT $80,051

Modesto, CA $80,013

Poughkeepsie, NY $79,848

New Britain, CT $79,810

Olympia, WA $79,705

Kennewick, WA $79,705

New London, CT $79,690

Norwich, CT $79,667

Lawrence, MA $79,630

Bakersfield, CA $79,419

Riverside, CA $79,314

New Bedford, MA $79,314

Richland, WA $79,239

Portsmouth, NH $79,179

Vineland, NJ $79,164

San Bernardino, CA $79,103

Boulder, CO $78,893

Worcester, MA $78,833

Portland, OR $78,765

Saint Paul, MN $78,675

Minneapolis, MN $78,675

Philadelphia, PA $78,570

Honolulu, HI $78,171

Springfield, MA $77,908

Providence, RI $77,901

Chicago, IL $77,683

Bellingham, WA $77,593

Baltimore, MD $77,510

Chico, CA $77,322

Wilmington, DE $77,194

Pittsfield, MA $77,119

Manchester, NH $76,976

Spokane, WA $76,645

Denver, CO $76,638

Albany, NY $76,285

Troy, NY $76,254

Schenectady, NY $76,097

Burlington, VT $75,931

Portland, ME $75,668

Salem, OR $75,608

Yakima, WA $75,593

Ann Arbor, MI $75,570

Rochester, MN $75,360

Fresno, CA $75,322

Reno, NV $75,322

Milwaukee, WI $75,255

Detroit, MI $75,180

Allentown, PA $75,157

Carson City, NV $75,149

Houston, TX $75,037

Colorado Springs, CO $75,029

Syracuse, NY $74,992

Eugene, OR $74,849

Bismarck, ND $74,759

Gary, IN $74,759

Galveston, TX $74,759

Springfield, OR $74,698

Medford, OR $74,518

Fort Collins, CO $74,488

Austin, TX $74,428

Mesa, AZ $74,270

Phoenix, AZ $74,255

Dallas, TX $74,232

Reading, PA $74,187

Saint Cloud, MN $74,157

Concord, NH $74,090

Madison, WI $74,059

Utica, NY $73,856

Raleigh, NC $73,796

Las Vegas, NV $73,789

Rochester, NY $73,736

Des Moines, IA $73,729

Atlanta, GA $73,608

Battle Creek, MI $73,586

Salt Lake City, UT $73,563

Lancaster, PA $73,451

Champaign, IL $73,436

Harrisburg, PA $73,345

Durham, NC $73,278

Kansas City, MO $73,270

Kansas City, KS $73,255

Fort Worth, TX $73,248

Boca Raton, FL $73,218

Cleveland, OH $73,210

Columbus, OH $73,195

Pittsburgh, PA $73,187

Richmond, VA $73,157

Indianapolis, IN $73,142

Cincinnati, OH $73,045

Petersburg, VA $72,932

Billings, MT $72,766

Lansing, MI $72,766

Huntsville, AL $72,766

Lebanon, PA $72,759

Dayton, OH $72,751

Pueblo, CO $72,751

Appleton, WI $72,729

Buffalo, NY $72,699

Racine, WI $72,661

Charlotte, NC $72,654

Saint Louis, MO $72,631

Springfield, IL $72,601

Elkhart, IN $72,586

York, PA $72,586

Gastonia, NC $72,579

Benton Harbor, MI $72,579

Beaumont, TX $72,533

Lorain, OH $72,518

Toledo, OH $72,488

Binghamton, NY $72,451

Rock Hill, SC $72,443

Rockford, IL $72,406

Fargo, ND $72,368

Elyria, OH $72,368

Flagstaff, AZ $72,315

Fort Lauderdale, FL $72,270

Miami, FL $72,225

Duluth, MN $72,105

Bangor, ME $72,007

Cedar Rapids, IA $71,925

Louisville, KY $71,887

Grand Rapids, MI $71,872

Hialeah, FL $71,864

Casper, WY $71,759

Scranton, PA $71,669

New Orleans, LA $71,646

Virginia Beach, VA $71,639

Akron, OH $71,601

Peoria, IL $71,504

Sarasota, FL $71,489

Green Bay, WI $71,436

Baton Rouge, LA $71,398

Charleston, SC $71,383

Nashville, TN $71,361

Jamestown, NY $71,346

Davenport, IA $71,346

Tucson, AZ $71,308

Cheyenne, WY $71,286

Saint Petersburg, FL $71,263

Tampa, FL $71,248

Omaha, NE $71,233

Port Arthur, TX $71,203

Evansville, IN $71,203

Bradenton, FL $71,173

Santa Fe, NM $71,038

Orlando, FL $70,962

Clearwater, FL $70,880

Canton, OH $70,722

La Crosse, WI $70,722

Grand Forks, ND $70,699

Albuquerque, NM $70,677

Tulsa, OK $70,677

Newport News, VA $70,669

High Point, NC $70,647

Ogden, UT $70,617

Corpus Christi, TX $70,556

Laramie, WY $70,511

Norfolk, VA $70,511

Rock Island, IL $70,466

Saginaw, MI $70,451

Jacksonville, FL $70,444

Salisbury, NC $70,429

Memphis, TN $70,414

Moline, IL $70,376

Fort Myers, FL $70,353

Waterloo, IA $70,256

Spartanburg, SC $70,181

Lincoln, NE $70,143

Fort Wayne, IN $70,128

Birmingham, AL $70,045

Cedar Falls, IA $70,030

Provo, UT $70,023

Springfield, OH $70,015

San Antonio, TX $70,000

Greensboro, NC $69,970

South Bend, IN $69,963

Winston Salem, NC $69,955

Boise, ID $69,933

Savannah, GA $69,880

Muskegon, MI $69,745

Lima, OH $69,654

Lake Charles, LA $69,624

Anderson, IN $69,609

Lexington, KY $69,587

Augusta, GA $69,564

Greenville, SC $69,564

Wichita, KS $69,497

Tuscaloosa, AL $69,497

Columbia, SC $69,429

Bloomington, IN $69,241

Roanoke, VA $69,196

Asheville, NC $69,098

Knoxville, TN $68,970

Shreveport, LA $68,963

Wilmington, NC $68,865

Frankfort, KY $68,722

Oklahoma City, OK $68,670

Chillicothe, OH $68,640

Longview, TX $68,632

Topeka, KS $68,609

Mobile, AL $68,497

Terre Haute, IN $68,467

Erie, PA $68,459

Altoona, PA $68,422

Melbourne, FL $68,399

Amarillo, TX $68,369

Killeen, TX $68,346

Fayetteville, AR $68,286

Sioux Falls, SD $68,234

Chattanooga, TN $68,189

Idaho Falls, ID $68,181

Gainesville, FL $68,023

Portsmouth, OH $67,986

Little Rock, AR $67,971

Lynchburg, VA $67,971

Lafayette, LA $67,940

Youngstown, OH $67,940

Temple, TX $67,910

Daytona Beach, FL $67,895

Clarksville, TN $67,888

Pensacola, FL $67,880

Hopkinsville, KY $67,655

Charleston, WV $67,647

Florence, SC $67,610

Sioux City, IA $67,565

Macon, GA $67,347

Tallahassee, FL $67,339

Fayetteville, NC $67,324

Waco, TX $67,309

Wichita Falls, TX $67,309

Pine Bluff, AR $67,279

Vincennes, IN $67,136

Lubbock, TX $67,106

Great Falls, MT $67,061

Alamogordo, NM $67,053

Abilene, TX $66,993

Rapid City, SD $66,896

Monroe, LA $66,896

Albany, GA $66,850

Huntington, WV $66,843

Jackson, MS $66,835

Greenville, MS $66,828

Parkersburg, WV $66,753

Montgomery, AL $66,738

Johnstown, PA $66,723

Springfield, MO $66,663

Biloxi, MS $66,625

Sumter, SC $66,467

Columbus, GA $66,460

Twin Falls, ID $66,414

Pascagoula, MS $66,317

Kingsport, TN $66,121

Gulfport, MS $66,099

Alexandria, LA $65,851

Fort Smith, AR $65,663

El Paso, TX $65,460

Helena, MT $65,362

Las Cruces, NM $65,122

Harlingen, TX $64,911

Pocatello, ID $64,843

Florence, AL $64,821

Brownsville, TX $64,806

Dothan, AL $64,686

Mcallen, TX $64,648

Columbus, MS $64,092

Altus, OK $63,746

Lawton, OK $63,603

Pierre, SD $63,332

What Skills Can Increase a Programmer Developer's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Analysis (Mentioned in 3.21% Job Postings): Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it.
SQL (Mentioned in 4.27% Job Postings): Structured Query Language) is a domain-specific language used in programming and designed for managing data held in a relational database management system (RDBMS), or for stream processing in a relational data stream management system (RDSMS).
Software Engineering (Mentioned in 2.25% Job Postings): Software engineering is the application of engineering to the development of software in a systematic method. Notable definitions of software engineering include: "the systematic application of scientific and technological knowledge, methods, and experience to the design, implementation, testing, and documentation of software"—The Bureau of Labor Statistics—IEEE Systems and software engineering - Vocabulary "The application of a systematic, disciplined, quantifiable approach to the development, operation, and maintenance of software"—IEEE Standard Glossary of Software Engineering Terminology "an engineering discipline that is concerned with all aspects of software production"—Ian Sommerville "the establishment and use of sound engineering principles in order to economically obtain software that is reliable and works efficiently on real machines"—Fritz Bauer

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Analysis	3.21%
SQL	4.27%
Software Engineering	2.25%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Programmer Developer's salary.

Solution Design: Can increase your salary by up to 13%.
Accountability: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Insight: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Solution Design	$84,944	13%
Accountability	$80,434	7%
Insight	$80,434	7%
Leadership	$79,682	6%
Consulting	$78,931	5%
Presentation	$78,931	5%

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Programmer Developer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Programmer Developer's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on January 01, 2026

$68,704

Average $75,172/year

$85,765

$5,725

Average $6,264/month

$7,147

$1,321

Average $1,446/week

$1,649

$33

Average $36/hour

$41

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$85,765	$7,147	$1,649	$41
Average	$75,172	$6,264	$1,446	$36
25th Percentile	$68,704	$5,725	$1,321	$33

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Salaries for a Programmer Developer can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary increased from $79,423 in 2023 to around $79,443 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Programmer Developer salary trends, .

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