What are the main factors that influence a Coder I's salary?

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

How does experience change A Coder 's salary?

A Coder 's salary grows with experience: an Coder I (0-2 years)earns $71,657, an Applications Programmer II (2-4 years)earns $93,603, an Applications Programmer III (4-7 years)earns $120,422, an Applications Programmer IV (7+ years)earns $141,104, an Applications Programmer V (7-10 years)earns $163,967,

What are the highest paying states for a Coder I?

Coder I salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Coder I roles are District of Columbia $79,805, California $79,503, Massachusetts $78,443. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Coder roles make?

Salaries for Coder level roles vary by specialization: Billing Coder: $73,510; Coder: $72,480; Outpatient Coder: $71,886; Senior Coder: $68,816; Coder II: $65,698.

How do different companies affect a Coder I's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Coder I 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.

Coder I Salary in the United States

How much does a Coder I make in the United States?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Coder I in the United States is $72,079 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $35.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $83,042
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $68,078 to $77,817
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $64,435

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Coder I Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$77,817	$6,485	$1,496	$37
Average	$72,079	$6,007	$1,386	$35
25th Percentile	$68,078	$5,673	$1,309	$33

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Key Factors That Influence Coder I Salaries

A Coder I'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 Coder I Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Coder I'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): $71,657
Early Career (1-2 years): $93,603
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $120,422
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $141,104
Expert (over 8 years): $163,967

Levels	Salary
Coder I Level Coder I	$71,657
Applicati... Level Coder I	$93,603
Applicati... Level Coder I	$120,422
Applicati... Level Coder I	$141,104
Applicati... Level Coder I	$163,967

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How Do Coder I 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 Coder Is. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $79,805.
California: $79,503.
Massachusetts: $78,443.

District of Columbia $79,805

California $79,503

Massachusetts $78,443

Washington $78,155

New Jersey $78,126

Alaska $78,025

Connecticut $77,030

New York $76,627

Hawaii $75,336

Rhode Island $74,731

Maryland $74,320

Minnesota $73,758

Colorado $73,542

Illinois $73,470

Oregon $73,196

Delaware $72,994

New Hampshire $72,867

Virginia $72,583

Pennsylvania $71,754

Nevada $71,336

North Dakota $71,199

Michigan $70,983

Wisconsin $70,904

Vermont $70,745

Texas $70,305

Maine $70,277

Arizona $70,233

Ohio $70,183

Georgia $69,520

Indiana $69,188

Wyoming $69,123

Utah $69,022

Iowa $68,979

Kansas $68,633

Louisiana $68,532

North Carolina $68,496

Missouri $68,482

Florida $68,201

Montana $68,049

Nebraska $67,905

Kentucky $67,826

South Carolina $67,538

Tennessee $67,357

Idaho $67,285

New Mexico $66,759

Oklahoma $66,644

Alabama $66,219

South Dakota $65,505

Arkansas $65,116

West Virginia $64,907

Mississippi $64,280

Top Paying Cities for Coder Is

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: $90,913
San Francisco: $90,019
Oakland: $88,022

San Jose, CA $90,913

San Francisco, CA $90,019

Oakland, CA $88,022

New York, NY $83,532

Queens Village, NY $82,991

Paramus, NJ $82,415

Passaic, NJ $82,342

Bergenfield, NJ $82,270

Stamford, CT $82,162

Huntington, NY $82,090

Newark, NJ $81,622

Bridgeport, CT $81,478

New Brunswick, NJ $81,240

Vallejo, CA $81,088

Middlesex, NJ $81,045

Somerset, NJ $80,980

Petaluma, CA $80,814

Santa Cruz, CA $80,533

Boston, MA $80,389

Monterey, CA $80,029

Fairbanks, AK $79,978

Los Angeles, CA $79,841

Washington, DC $79,805

Seattle, WA $79,676

Santa Rosa, CA $79,661

Juneau, AK $79,452

Orange, CA $79,214

Anchorage, AK $79,085

Anaheim, CA $79,034

Santa Ana, CA $78,926

Nassau, NY $78,883

Long Beach, CA $78,854

Danbury, CT $78,832

Santa Maria, CA $78,587

Everett, WA $78,573

Bremerton, WA $78,220

Trenton, NJ $78,083

Sacramento, CA $78,054

San Diego, CA $78,018

Brockton, MA $77,989

Tacoma, WA $77,960

Santa Barbara, CA $77,859

Lowell, MA $77,571

New Suffolk, NY $77,542

Nashua, NH $77,456

Lompoc, CA $77,340

Ventura, CA $77,268

Stockton, CA $77,247

New Haven, CT $77,102

Atlantic City, NJ $76,915

Hartford, CT $76,756

Modesto, CA $76,720

Poughkeepsie, NY $76,562

New Britain, CT $76,526

Olympia, WA $76,425

Kennewick, WA $76,425

New London, CT $76,410

Norwich, CT $76,389

Lawrence, MA $76,353

Bakersfield, CA $76,151

Riverside, CA $76,050

New Bedford, MA $76,050

Richland, WA $75,978

Portsmouth, NH $75,920

Vineland, NJ $75,906

San Bernardino, CA $75,848

Boulder, CO $75,646

Worcester, MA $75,589

Portland, OR $75,524

Saint Paul, MN $75,437

Minneapolis, MN $75,437

Philadelphia, PA $75,336

Honolulu, HI $74,954

Springfield, MA $74,702

Providence, RI $74,695

Chicago, IL $74,486

Bellingham, WA $74,399

Baltimore, MD $74,320

Chico, CA $74,140

Wilmington, DE $74,017

Pittsfield, MA $73,945

Manchester, NH $73,808

Spokane, WA $73,491

Denver, CO $73,484

Albany, NY $73,145

Troy, NY $73,116

Schenectady, NY $72,965

Burlington, VT $72,806

Portland, ME $72,554

Salem, OR $72,497

Yakima, WA $72,482

Ann Arbor, MI $72,461

Rochester, MN $72,259

Fresno, CA $72,223

Reno, NV $72,223

Milwaukee, WI $72,158

Detroit, MI $72,086

Allentown, PA $72,064

Carson City, NV $72,057

Houston, TX $71,949

Colorado Springs, CO $71,942

Syracuse, NY $71,906

Eugene, OR $71,769

Bismarck, ND $71,682

Gary, IN $71,682

Galveston, TX $71,682

Springfield, OR $71,624

Medford, OR $71,451

Fort Collins, CO $71,423

Austin, TX $71,365

Mesa, AZ $71,214

Phoenix, AZ $71,199

Dallas, TX $71,178

Reading, PA $71,134

Saint Cloud, MN $71,105

Concord, NH $71,041

Madison, WI $71,012

Utica, NY $70,817

Raleigh, NC $70,759

Las Vegas, NV $70,752

Rochester, NY $70,702

Des Moines, IA $70,695

Atlanta, GA $70,579

Battle Creek, MI $70,558

Salt Lake City, UT $70,536

Lancaster, PA $70,428

Champaign, IL $70,413

Harrisburg, PA $70,327

Durham, NC $70,262

Kansas City, MO $70,255

Kansas City, KS $70,240

Fort Worth, TX $70,233

Boca Raton, FL $70,204

Cleveland, OH $70,197

Columbus, OH $70,183

Pittsburgh, PA $70,176

Richmond, VA $70,147

Indianapolis, IN $70,132

Cincinnati, OH $70,039

Petersburg, VA $69,931

Billings, MT $69,772

Lansing, MI $69,772

Huntsville, AL $69,772

Lebanon, PA $69,765

Dayton, OH $69,758

Pueblo, CO $69,758

Appleton, WI $69,736

Buffalo, NY $69,707

Racine, WI $69,671

Charlotte, NC $69,664

Saint Louis, MO $69,642

Springfield, IL $69,613

Elkhart, IN $69,599

York, PA $69,599

Gastonia, NC $69,592

Benton Harbor, MI $69,592

Beaumont, TX $69,549

Lorain, OH $69,534

Toledo, OH $69,505

Binghamton, NY $69,469

Rock Hill, SC $69,462

Rockford, IL $69,426

Fargo, ND $69,390

Elyria, OH $69,390

Flagstaff, AZ $69,340

Fort Lauderdale, FL $69,296

Miami, FL $69,253

Duluth, MN $69,138

Bangor, ME $69,044

Cedar Rapids, IA $68,965

Louisville, KY $68,929

Grand Rapids, MI $68,914

Hialeah, FL $68,907

Casper, WY $68,806

Scranton, PA $68,720

New Orleans, LA $68,698

Virginia Beach, VA $68,691

Akron, OH $68,655

Peoria, IL $68,561

Sarasota, FL $68,547

Green Bay, WI $68,496

Baton Rouge, LA $68,460

Charleston, SC $68,446

Nashville, TN $68,424

Jamestown, NY $68,410

Davenport, IA $68,410

Tucson, AZ $68,374

Cheyenne, WY $68,352

Saint Petersburg, FL $68,330

Tampa, FL $68,316

Omaha, NE $68,302

Port Arthur, TX $68,273

Evansville, IN $68,273

Bradenton, FL $68,244

Santa Fe, NM $68,114

Orlando, FL $68,042

Clearwater, FL $67,963

Canton, OH $67,811

La Crosse, WI $67,811

Grand Forks, ND $67,790

Albuquerque, NM $67,768

Tulsa, OK $67,768

Newport News, VA $67,761

High Point, NC $67,739

Ogden, UT $67,711

Corpus Christi, TX $67,653

Laramie, WY $67,610

Norfolk, VA $67,610

Rock Island, IL $67,566

Saginaw, MI $67,552

Jacksonville, FL $67,545

Salisbury, NC $67,530

Memphis, TN $67,516

Moline, IL $67,480

Fort Myers, FL $67,458

Waterloo, IA $67,365

Spartanburg, SC $67,292

Lincoln, NE $67,256

Fort Wayne, IN $67,242

Birmingham, AL $67,163

Cedar Falls, IA $67,148

Provo, UT $67,141

Springfield, OH $67,134

San Antonio, TX $67,119

Greensboro, NC $67,091

South Bend, IN $67,083

Winston Salem, NC $67,076

Boise, ID $67,055

Savannah, GA $67,004

Muskegon, MI $66,874

Lima, OH $66,788

Lake Charles, LA $66,759

Anderson, IN $66,745

Lexington, KY $66,723

Augusta, GA $66,701

Greenville, SC $66,701

Wichita, KS $66,637

Tuscaloosa, AL $66,637

Columbia, SC $66,572

Bloomington, IN $66,392

Roanoke, VA $66,348

Asheville, NC $66,255

Knoxville, TN $66,132

Shreveport, LA $66,125

Wilmington, NC $66,031

Frankfort, KY $65,894

Oklahoma City, OK $65,844

Chillicothe, OH $65,815

Longview, TX $65,808

Topeka, KS $65,786

Mobile, AL $65,678

Terre Haute, IN $65,649

Erie, PA $65,642

Altoona, PA $65,606

Melbourne, FL $65,584

Amarillo, TX $65,555

Killeen, TX $65,534

Fayetteville, AR $65,476

Sioux Falls, SD $65,426

Chattanooga, TN $65,382

Idaho Falls, ID $65,375

Gainesville, FL $65,224

Portsmouth, OH $65,188

Little Rock, AR $65,173

Lynchburg, VA $65,173

Lafayette, LA $65,145

Youngstown, OH $65,145

Temple, TX $65,116

Daytona Beach, FL $65,101

Clarksville, TN $65,094

Pensacola, FL $65,087

Hopkinsville, KY $64,871

Charleston, WV $64,863

Florence, SC $64,827

Sioux City, IA $64,784

Macon, GA $64,575

Tallahassee, FL $64,568

Fayetteville, NC $64,554

Waco, TX $64,539

Wichita Falls, TX $64,539

Pine Bluff, AR $64,510

Vincennes, IN $64,373

Lubbock, TX $64,344

Great Falls, MT $64,301

Alamogordo, NM $64,294

Abilene, TX $64,236

Rapid City, SD $64,143

Monroe, LA $64,143

Albany, GA $64,099

Huntington, WV $64,092

Jackson, MS $64,085

Greenville, MS $64,078

Parkersburg, WV $64,006

Montgomery, AL $63,991

Johnstown, PA $63,977

Springfield, MO $63,919

Biloxi, MS $63,883

Sumter, SC $63,732

Columbus, GA $63,725

Twin Falls, ID $63,681

Pascagoula, MS $63,588

Kingsport, TN $63,400

Gulfport, MS $63,379

Alexandria, LA $63,141

Fort Smith, AR $62,961

El Paso, TX $62,766

Helena, MT $62,672

Las Cruces, NM $62,442

Harlingen, TX $62,240

Pocatello, ID $62,175

Florence, AL $62,153

Brownsville, TX $62,139

Dothan, AL $62,024

Mcallen, TX $61,988

Columbus, MS $61,454

Altus, OK $61,123

Lawton, OK $60,986

Pierre, SD $60,726

What Skills Can Increase a Coder I's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Analysis (Mentioned in 6.43% 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 2.53% 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 1.7% 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	6.43%
Application Development	2.53%
CSS	1.7%

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 Coder I's salary.

Python: Can increase your salary by up to 9%.
Products and Services: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Java: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Python	$78,566	9%
Products and Services	$77,124	7%
Java	$77,124	7%
Collaboration	$76,403	6%
Leadership	$76,403	6%
Agile	$76,403	6%

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Coder I Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Coder I'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 April 01, 2026

$68,078

Average $72,079/year

$77,817

$5,673

Average $6,007/month

$6,485

$1,309

Average $1,386/week

$1,496

$33

Average $35/hour

$37

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$77,817	$6,485	$1,496	$37
Average	$72,079	$6,007	$1,386	$35
25th Percentile	$68,078	$5,673	$1,309	$33

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Salary Trends for Coder I

Salaries for a Coder I can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $76,901 in 2023 to around $76,231 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Coder I salary trends, .

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