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

A Programmer II's salary grows with experience: starting around $92,719 for beginners, reaching about $96,330 at mid-level, and approach $99,787 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Programmer II?

Programmer II salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Programmer II roles are District of Columbia $106,657, California $106,253, Massachusetts $104,836. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Programmer roles make?

Salaries for Programmer level roles vary by specialization: Enterprise Applications Programmer II: $103,303; Bioinformatics Programmer/Analyst II: $97,900; Statistical Programmer II: $97,046; IT Systems Programmer II: $96,180; Application Programmer Analyst II: $95,300.

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

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Programmer II 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 II Salary in the United States

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

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Programmer II in the United States is $96,331 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $46.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $111,298
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $87,337 to $104,165
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $79,149

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Programmer II Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$104,165	$8,680	$2,003	$50
Average	$96,331	$8,028	$1,853	$46
25th Percentile	$87,337	$7,278	$1,680	$42

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Key Factors That Influence Programmer II Salaries

A Programmer II'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 II Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Programmer II'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): $92,719
Early Career (1-2 years): $92,995
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $96,330
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $99,556
Expert (over 8 years): $99,787

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Programmer II	$92,719
Intermediate Level Programmer II	$92,995
Senior Level Programmer II	$96,330
Specialist Level Programmer II	$99,556
Expert Level Programmer II	$99,787

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How Do Programmer II 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 IIs. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $106,657.
California: $106,253.
Massachusetts: $104,836.

District of Columbia $106,657

California $106,253

Massachusetts $104,836

Washington $104,451

New Jersey $104,413

Alaska $104,278

Connecticut $102,948

New York $102,409

Hawaii $100,685

Rhode Island $99,875

Maryland $99,326

Minnesota $98,575

Colorado $98,286

Illinois $98,190

Oregon $97,824

Delaware $97,554

New Hampshire $97,384

Virginia $97,005

Pennsylvania $95,897

Nevada $95,338

North Dakota $95,155

Michigan $94,866

Wisconsin $94,760

Vermont $94,548

Texas $93,961

Maine $93,922

Arizona $93,864

Ohio $93,797

Georgia $92,911

Indiana $92,468

Wyoming $92,381

Utah $92,246

Iowa $92,188

Kansas $91,726

Louisiana $91,591

North Carolina $91,543

Missouri $91,524

Florida $91,148

Montana $90,946

Nebraska $90,753

Kentucky $90,647

South Carolina $90,262

Tennessee $90,021

Idaho $89,925

New Mexico $89,221

Oklahoma $89,067

Alabama $88,499

South Dakota $87,545

Arkansas $87,025

West Virginia $86,746

Mississippi $85,908

Top Paying Cities for Programmer IIs

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: $121,502
San Francisco: $120,307
Oakland: $117,639

San Jose, CA $121,502

San Francisco, CA $120,307

Oakland, CA $117,639

New York, NY $111,637

Queens Village, NY $110,915

Paramus, NJ $110,144

Passaic, NJ $110,048

Bergenfield, NJ $109,952

Stamford, CT $109,807

Huntington, NY $109,711

Newark, NJ $109,085

Bridgeport, CT $108,892

New Brunswick, NJ $108,574

Vallejo, CA $108,372

Middlesex, NJ $108,314

Somerset, NJ $108,227

Petaluma, CA $108,006

Santa Cruz, CA $107,630

Boston, MA $107,437

Monterey, CA $106,956

Fairbanks, AK $106,888

Los Angeles, CA $106,705

Washington, DC $106,657

Seattle, WA $106,484

Santa Rosa, CA $106,464

Juneau, AK $106,185

Orange, CA $105,867

Anchorage, AK $105,694

Anaheim, CA $105,626

Santa Ana, CA $105,482

Nassau, NY $105,424

Long Beach, CA $105,386

Danbury, CT $105,357

Santa Maria, CA $105,029

Everett, WA $105,010

Bremerton, WA $104,538

Trenton, NJ $104,355

Sacramento, CA $104,316

San Diego, CA $104,268

Brockton, MA $104,230

Tacoma, WA $104,191

Santa Barbara, CA $104,056

Lowell, MA $103,671

New Suffolk, NY $103,632

Nashua, NH $103,517

Lompoc, CA $103,363

Ventura, CA $103,266

Stockton, CA $103,237

New Haven, CT $103,045

Atlantic City, NJ $102,794

Hartford, CT $102,582

Modesto, CA $102,534

Poughkeepsie, NY $102,322

New Britain, CT $102,274

Olympia, WA $102,139

Kennewick, WA $102,139

New London, CT $102,120

Norwich, CT $102,091

Lawrence, MA $102,043

Bakersfield, CA $101,773

Riverside, CA $101,638

New Bedford, MA $101,638

Richland, WA $101,542

Portsmouth, NH $101,465

Vineland, NJ $101,446

San Bernardino, CA $101,369

Boulder, CO $101,099

Worcester, MA $101,022

Portland, OR $100,935

Saint Paul, MN $100,820

Minneapolis, MN $100,820

Philadelphia, PA $100,685

Honolulu, HI $100,174

Springfield, MA $99,837

Providence, RI $99,827

Chicago, IL $99,548

Bellingham, WA $99,432

Baltimore, MD $99,326

Chico, CA $99,086

Wilmington, DE $98,922

Pittsfield, MA $98,825

Manchester, NH $98,642

Spokane, WA $98,219

Denver, CO $98,209

Albany, NY $97,756

Troy, NY $97,718

Schenectady, NY $97,515

Burlington, VT $97,303

Portland, ME $96,966

Salem, OR $96,889

Yakima, WA $96,870

Ann Arbor, MI $96,841

Rochester, MN $96,571

Fresno, CA $96,523

Reno, NV $96,523

Milwaukee, WI $96,436

Detroit, MI $96,340

Allentown, PA $96,311

Carson City, NV $96,302

Houston, TX $96,157

Colorado Springs, CO $96,147

Syracuse, NY $96,099

Eugene, OR $95,916

Bismarck, ND $95,801

Gary, IN $95,801

Galveston, TX $95,801

Springfield, OR $95,724

Medford, OR $95,492

Fort Collins, CO $95,454

Austin, TX $95,377

Mesa, AZ $95,175

Phoenix, AZ $95,155

Dallas, TX $95,126

Reading, PA $95,069

Saint Cloud, MN $95,030

Concord, NH $94,943

Madison, WI $94,905

Utica, NY $94,645

Raleigh, NC $94,568

Las Vegas, NV $94,558

Rochester, NY $94,491

Des Moines, IA $94,481

Atlanta, GA $94,327

Battle Creek, MI $94,298

Salt Lake City, UT $94,269

Lancaster, PA $94,125

Champaign, IL $94,105

Harrisburg, PA $93,990

Durham, NC $93,903

Kansas City, MO $93,893

Kansas City, KS $93,874

Fort Worth, TX $93,864

Boca Raton, FL $93,826

Cleveland, OH $93,816

Columbus, OH $93,797

Pittsburgh, PA $93,787

Richmond, VA $93,749

Indianapolis, IN $93,730

Cincinnati, OH $93,604

Petersburg, VA $93,460

Billings, MT $93,248

Lansing, MI $93,248

Huntsville, AL $93,248

Lebanon, PA $93,238

Dayton, OH $93,229

Pueblo, CO $93,229

Appleton, WI $93,200

Buffalo, NY $93,161

Racine, WI $93,113

Charlotte, NC $93,103

Saint Louis, MO $93,075

Springfield, IL $93,036

Elkhart, IN $93,017

York, PA $93,017

Gastonia, NC $93,007

Benton Harbor, MI $93,007

Beaumont, TX $92,949

Lorain, OH $92,930

Toledo, OH $92,892

Binghamton, NY $92,843

Rock Hill, SC $92,834

Rockford, IL $92,786

Fargo, ND $92,737

Elyria, OH $92,737

Flagstaff, AZ $92,670

Fort Lauderdale, FL $92,612

Miami, FL $92,554

Duluth, MN $92,400

Bangor, ME $92,275

Cedar Rapids, IA $92,169

Louisville, KY $92,121

Grand Rapids, MI $92,102

Hialeah, FL $92,092

Casper, WY $91,957

Scranton, PA $91,841

New Orleans, LA $91,813

Virginia Beach, VA $91,803

Akron, OH $91,755

Peoria, IL $91,630

Sarasota, FL $91,610

Green Bay, WI $91,543

Baton Rouge, LA $91,495

Charleston, SC $91,475

Nashville, TN $91,447

Jamestown, NY $91,427

Davenport, IA $91,427

Tucson, AZ $91,379

Cheyenne, WY $91,350

Saint Petersburg, FL $91,321

Tampa, FL $91,302

Omaha, NE $91,283

Port Arthur, TX $91,244

Evansville, IN $91,244

Bradenton, FL $91,206

Santa Fe, NM $91,032

Orlando, FL $90,936

Clearwater, FL $90,830

Canton, OH $90,628

La Crosse, WI $90,628

Grand Forks, ND $90,599

Albuquerque, NM $90,570

Tulsa, OK $90,570

Newport News, VA $90,560

High Point, NC $90,531

Ogden, UT $90,493

Corpus Christi, TX $90,416

Laramie, WY $90,358

Norfolk, VA $90,358

Rock Island, IL $90,300

Saginaw, MI $90,281

Jacksonville, FL $90,271

Salisbury, NC $90,252

Memphis, TN $90,233

Moline, IL $90,185

Fort Myers, FL $90,156

Waterloo, IA $90,030

Spartanburg, SC $89,934

Lincoln, NE $89,886

Fort Wayne, IN $89,867

Birmingham, AL $89,761

Cedar Falls, IA $89,741

Provo, UT $89,732

Springfield, OH $89,722

San Antonio, TX $89,703

Greensboro, NC $89,664

South Bend, IN $89,655

Winston Salem, NC $89,645

Boise, ID $89,616

Savannah, GA $89,549

Muskegon, MI $89,375

Lima, OH $89,260

Lake Charles, LA $89,221

Anderson, IN $89,202

Lexington, KY $89,173

Augusta, GA $89,144

Greenville, SC $89,144

Wichita, KS $89,058

Tuscaloosa, AL $89,058

Columbia, SC $88,971

Bloomington, IN $88,730

Roanoke, VA $88,672

Asheville, NC $88,547

Knoxville, TN $88,383

Shreveport, LA $88,374

Wilmington, NC $88,248

Frankfort, KY $88,065

Oklahoma City, OK $87,998

Chillicothe, OH $87,959

Longview, TX $87,950

Topeka, KS $87,921

Mobile, AL $87,776

Terre Haute, IN $87,738

Erie, PA $87,728

Altoona, PA $87,680

Melbourne, FL $87,651

Amarillo, TX $87,613

Killeen, TX $87,584

Fayetteville, AR $87,507

Sioux Falls, SD $87,439

Chattanooga, TN $87,381

Idaho Falls, ID $87,372

Gainesville, FL $87,169

Portsmouth, OH $87,121

Little Rock, AR $87,102

Lynchburg, VA $87,102

Lafayette, LA $87,064

Youngstown, OH $87,064

Temple, TX $87,025

Daytona Beach, FL $87,006

Clarksville, TN $86,996

Pensacola, FL $86,986

Hopkinsville, KY $86,697

Charleston, WV $86,688

Florence, SC $86,640

Sioux City, IA $86,582

Macon, GA $86,302

Tallahassee, FL $86,293

Fayetteville, NC $86,274

Waco, TX $86,254

Wichita Falls, TX $86,254

Pine Bluff, AR $86,216

Vincennes, IN $86,033

Lubbock, TX $85,994

Great Falls, MT $85,936

Alamogordo, NM $85,927

Abilene, TX $85,850

Rapid City, SD $85,725

Monroe, LA $85,725

Albany, GA $85,667

Huntington, WV $85,657

Jackson, MS $85,647

Greenville, MS $85,638

Parkersburg, WV $85,541

Montgomery, AL $85,522

Johnstown, PA $85,503

Springfield, MO $85,426

Biloxi, MS $85,378

Sumter, SC $85,175

Columbus, GA $85,166

Twin Falls, ID $85,108

Pascagoula, MS $84,983

Kingsport, TN $84,732

Gulfport, MS $84,703

Alexandria, LA $84,386

Fort Smith, AR $84,145

El Paso, TX $83,885

Helena, MT $83,759

Las Cruces, NM $83,451

Harlingen, TX $83,181

Pocatello, ID $83,095

Florence, AL $83,066

Brownsville, TX $83,047

Dothan, AL $82,892

Mcallen, TX $82,844

Columbus, MS $82,131

Altus, OK $81,688

Lawton, OK $81,505

Pierre, SD $81,158

What Skills Can Increase a Programmer II's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Analysis (Mentioned in 6.31% Job Postings): Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it.
Application Development (Mentioned in 2.98% Job Postings): Application development may refer to: Mobile application development ("app development") or the process of developing desktop application software. Mobile app development is the act or process by which a mobile app is developed for mobile devices, such as personal digital assistants, enterprise digital assistants or mobile phones. These applications can be pre-installed on phones during manufacturing platforms, or delivered as web applications using server-side or client-side processing (e.g., JavaScript) to provide an "application-like" experience within a Web browser.
CSS (Mentioned in 2.1% Job Postings): Cascading Style Sheets is a style sheet language used for describing the presentation of a document written in a markup language such as HTML or XML. CSS is a cornerstone technology of the World Wide Web, alongside HTML and JavaScript.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Analysis	6.31%
Application Development	2.98%
CSS	2.1%

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 II's salary.

Python: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.
Consulting: Can increase your salary by up to 2%.
Agile: Can increase your salary by up to 2%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Python	$99,220	3%
Consulting	$98,257	2%
Agile	$98,257	2%
Team Development	$98,257	2%
Communication Skills	$97,294	1%
Flexibility	$97,294	1%

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

Understanding how a Programmer II'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

$87,337

Average $96,331/year

$104,165

$7,278

Average $8,028/month

$8,680

$1,680

Average $1,853/week

$2,003

$42

Average $46/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$104,165	$8,680	$2,003	$50
Average	$96,331	$8,028	$1,853	$46
25th Percentile	$87,337	$7,278	$1,680	$42

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Salaries for a Programmer II can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $103,100 in 2023 to around $102,955 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Programmer II salary trends, .

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