What are the main factors that influence a Programming Manager's salary?

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

How does experience change A Programming Manager's salary?

A Programming Manager's salary grows with experience: an Applications Programmer V (7-10 years)earns $168,612, an Applications Programming Supervisor (10+ years)earns $135,562, an Programming Manager (10+ years)earns $153,406, an Applications Programming Senior Manager (10+ years)earns $178,694, an Applications Programming Director (10+ years)earns $199,110,

What are the highest paying states for a Programming Manager?

Programming Manager salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Programming Manager roles are District of Columbia $170,756, California $170,108, Massachusetts $167,841. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Programming Manager roles make?

Salaries for Programming Manager level roles vary by specialization: Operating Systems Programming Manager: $161,500; IT Systems Programming Manager: $161,490; Software Systems Programming Manager: $161,448; UI Programming Manager: $156,590; Manager of Statistical Programming: $153,196.

How do different companies affect a Programming Manager's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Programming Manager 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.

Programming Manager Salary in the United States

How much does a Programming Manager make in the United States?

As of March 01, 2026, the average salary for a Programming Manager in the United States is $154,223 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $74.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $175,458
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $144,506 to $165,338
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $135,659

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Programming Manager Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$165,338	$13,778	$3,180	$79
Average	$154,223	$12,852	$2,966	$74
25th Percentile	$144,506	$12,042	$2,779	$69

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Key Factors That Influence Programming Manager Salaries

A Programming Manager'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, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Programming Manager Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Programming Manager'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): $168,612
Early Career (1-2 years): $135,562
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $153,406
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $178,694
Expert (over 8 years): $199,110

Levels	Salary
Applicati... Level Programming Manager	$168,612
Applicati... Level Programming Manager	$135,562
Programmi... Level Programming Manager	$153,406
Applicati... Level Programming Manager	$178,694
Applicati... Level Programming Manager	$199,110

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How Do Programming Manager 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 Programming Managers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $170,756.
California: $170,108.
Massachusetts: $167,841.

District of Columbia $170,756 California $170,108 Massachusetts $167,841 Washington $167,224 New Jersey $167,162 Alaska $166,946 Connecticut $164,818 New York $163,954

Hawaii $161,194 Rhode Island $159,898 Maryland $159,019 Minnesota $157,816 Colorado $157,354 Illinois $157,200 Oregon $156,613 Delaware $156,182

New Hampshire $155,910 Virginia $155,303 Pennsylvania $153,529 Nevada $152,635 North Dakota $152,341 Michigan $151,879 Wisconsin $151,709 Vermont $151,370

Texas $150,429 Maine $150,367 Arizona $150,275 Ohio $150,167 Georgia $148,748 Indiana $148,039 Wyoming $147,900 Utah $147,684

Iowa $147,591 Kansas $146,851 Louisiana $146,635 North Carolina $146,558 Missouri $146,527 Florida $145,926 Montana $145,602 Nebraska $145,293

Kentucky $145,124 South Carolina $144,507 Tennessee $144,121 Idaho $143,967 New Mexico $142,841 Oklahoma $142,595 Alabama $141,685 South Dakota $140,158

Arkansas $139,325 West Virginia $138,878 Mississippi $137,536

Top Paying Cities for Programming Managers

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: $194,521
San Francisco: $192,609
Oakland: $188,337

San Jose, CA $194,521

San Francisco, CA $192,609

Oakland, CA $188,337

New York, NY $178,729

Queens Village, NY $177,572

Paramus, NJ $176,339

Passaic, NJ $176,184

Bergenfield, NJ $176,030

Stamford, CT $175,799

Huntington, NY $175,645

Newark, NJ $174,642

Bridgeport, CT $174,334

New Brunswick, NJ $173,825

Vallejo, CA $173,501

Middlesex, NJ $173,408

Somerset, NJ $173,270

Petaluma, CA $172,915

Santa Cruz, CA $172,313

Boston, MA $172,005

Monterey, CA $171,234

Fairbanks, AK $171,126

Los Angeles, CA $170,833

Washington, DC $170,756

Seattle, WA $170,478

Santa Rosa, CA $170,447

Juneau, AK $170,000

Orange, CA $169,491

Anchorage, AK $169,213

Anaheim, CA $169,106

Santa Ana, CA $168,874

Nassau, NY $168,782

Long Beach, CA $168,720

Danbury, CT $168,674

Santa Maria, CA $168,149

Everett, WA $168,118

Bremerton, WA $167,363

Trenton, NJ $167,070

Sacramento, CA $167,008

San Diego, CA $166,931

Brockton, MA $166,869

Tacoma, WA $166,808

Santa Barbara, CA $166,592

Lowell, MA $165,975

New Suffolk, NY $165,913

Nashua, NH $165,728

Lompoc, CA $165,481

Ventura, CA $165,327

Stockton, CA $165,281

New Haven, CT $164,972

Atlantic City, NJ $164,571

Hartford, CT $164,232

Modesto, CA $164,155

Poughkeepsie, NY $163,816

New Britain, CT $163,739

Olympia, WA $163,523

Kennewick, WA $163,523

New London, CT $163,492

Norwich, CT $163,446

Lawrence, MA $163,368

Bakersfield, CA $162,937

Riverside, CA $162,721

New Bedford, MA $162,721

Richland, WA $162,566

Portsmouth, NH $162,443

Vineland, NJ $162,412

San Bernardino, CA $162,289

Boulder, CO $161,857

Worcester, MA $161,734

Portland, OR $161,595

Saint Paul, MN $161,410

Minneapolis, MN $161,410

Philadelphia, PA $161,194

Honolulu, HI $160,376

Springfield, MA $159,837

Providence, RI $159,821

Chicago, IL $159,374

Bellingham, WA $159,189

Baltimore, MD $159,019

Chico, CA $158,634

Wilmington, DE $158,372

Pittsfield, MA $158,217

Manchester, NH $157,924

Spokane, WA $157,246

Denver, CO $157,230

Albany, NY $156,506

Troy, NY $156,444

Schenectady, NY $156,120

Burlington, VT $155,781

Portland, ME $155,241

Salem, OR $155,117

Yakima, WA $155,087

Ann Arbor, MI $155,040

Rochester, MN $154,609

Fresno, CA $154,531

Reno, NV $154,531

Milwaukee, WI $154,393

Detroit, MI $154,238

Allentown, PA $154,192

Carson City, NV $154,177

Houston, TX $153,945

Colorado Springs, CO $153,930

Syracuse, NY $153,853

Eugene, OR $153,560

Bismarck, ND $153,375

Gary, IN $153,375

Galveston, TX $153,375

Springfield, OR $153,251

Medford, OR $152,881

Fort Collins, CO $152,820

Austin, TX $152,696

Mesa, AZ $152,372

Phoenix, AZ $152,341

Dallas, TX $152,295

Reading, PA $152,203

Saint Cloud, MN $152,141

Concord, NH $152,002

Madison, WI $151,940

Utica, NY $151,524

Raleigh, NC $151,401

Las Vegas, NV $151,385

Rochester, NY $151,277

Des Moines, IA $151,262

Atlanta, GA $151,015

Battle Creek, MI $150,969

Salt Lake City, UT $150,923

Lancaster, PA $150,691

Champaign, IL $150,660

Harrisburg, PA $150,475

Durham, NC $150,337

Kansas City, MO $150,321

Kansas City, KS $150,290

Fort Worth, TX $150,275

Boca Raton, FL $150,213

Cleveland, OH $150,198

Columbus, OH $150,167

Pittsburgh, PA $150,152

Richmond, VA $150,090

Indianapolis, IN $150,059

Cincinnati, OH $149,858

Petersburg, VA $149,627

Billings, MT $149,288

Lansing, MI $149,288

Huntsville, AL $149,288

Lebanon, PA $149,272

Dayton, OH $149,257

Pueblo, CO $149,257

Appleton, WI $149,211

Buffalo, NY $149,149

Racine, WI $149,072

Charlotte, NC $149,057

Saint Louis, MO $149,010

Springfield, IL $148,949

Elkhart, IN $148,918

York, PA $148,918

Gastonia, NC $148,902

Benton Harbor, MI $148,902

Beaumont, TX $148,810

Lorain, OH $148,779

Toledo, OH $148,717

Binghamton, NY $148,640

Rock Hill, SC $148,625

Rockford, IL $148,548

Fargo, ND $148,470

Elyria, OH $148,470

Flagstaff, AZ $148,363

Fort Lauderdale, FL $148,270

Miami, FL $148,177

Duluth, MN $147,931

Bangor, ME $147,730

Cedar Rapids, IA $147,561

Louisville, KY $147,483

Grand Rapids, MI $147,453

Hialeah, FL $147,437

Casper, WY $147,221

Scranton, PA $147,036

New Orleans, LA $146,990

Virginia Beach, VA $146,975

Akron, OH $146,897

Peoria, IL $146,697

Sarasota, FL $146,666

Green Bay, WI $146,558

Baton Rouge, LA $146,481

Charleston, SC $146,450

Nashville, TN $146,404

Jamestown, NY $146,373

Davenport, IA $146,373

Tucson, AZ $146,296

Cheyenne, WY $146,250

Saint Petersburg, FL $146,203

Tampa, FL $146,173

Omaha, NE $146,142

Port Arthur, TX $146,080

Evansville, IN $146,080

Bradenton, FL $146,018

Santa Fe, NM $145,741

Orlando, FL $145,587

Clearwater, FL $145,417

Canton, OH $145,093

La Crosse, WI $145,093

Grand Forks, ND $145,047

Albuquerque, NM $145,000

Tulsa, OK $145,000

Newport News, VA $144,985

High Point, NC $144,939

Ogden, UT $144,877

Corpus Christi, TX $144,754

Laramie, WY $144,661

Norfolk, VA $144,661

Rock Island, IL $144,569

Saginaw, MI $144,538

Jacksonville, FL $144,522

Salisbury, NC $144,492

Memphis, TN $144,461

Moline, IL $144,384

Fort Myers, FL $144,337

Waterloo, IA $144,137

Spartanburg, SC $143,983

Lincoln, NE $143,905

Fort Wayne, IN $143,875

Birmingham, AL $143,705

Cedar Falls, IA $143,674

Provo, UT $143,659

Springfield, OH $143,643

San Antonio, TX $143,612

Greensboro, NC $143,551

South Bend, IN $143,535

Winston Salem, NC $143,520

Boise, ID $143,474

Savannah, GA $143,366

Muskegon, MI $143,088

Lima, OH $142,903

Lake Charles, LA $142,841

Anderson, IN $142,810

Lexington, KY $142,764

Augusta, GA $142,718

Greenville, SC $142,718

Wichita, KS $142,579

Tuscaloosa, AL $142,579

Columbia, SC $142,440

Bloomington, IN $142,055

Roanoke, VA $141,962

Asheville, NC $141,762

Knoxville, TN $141,500

Shreveport, LA $141,484

Wilmington, NC $141,284

Frankfort, KY $140,991

Oklahoma City, OK $140,883

Chillicothe, OH $140,821

Longview, TX $140,806

Topeka, KS $140,759

Mobile, AL $140,528

Terre Haute, IN $140,466

Erie, PA $140,451

Altoona, PA $140,374

Melbourne, FL $140,328

Amarillo, TX $140,266

Killeen, TX $140,220

Fayetteville, AR $140,096

Sioux Falls, SD $139,988

Chattanooga, TN $139,896

Idaho Falls, ID $139,880

Gainesville, FL $139,556

Portsmouth, OH $139,479

Little Rock, AR $139,448

Lynchburg, VA $139,448

Lafayette, LA $139,387

Youngstown, OH $139,387

Temple, TX $139,325

Daytona Beach, FL $139,294

Clarksville, TN $139,279

Pensacola, FL $139,263

Hopkinsville, KY $138,801

Charleston, WV $138,785

Florence, SC $138,708

Sioux City, IA $138,616

Macon, GA $138,168

Tallahassee, FL $138,153

Fayetteville, NC $138,122

Waco, TX $138,091

Wichita Falls, TX $138,091

Pine Bluff, AR $138,030

Vincennes, IN $137,737

Lubbock, TX $137,675

Great Falls, MT $137,582

Alamogordo, NM $137,567

Abilene, TX $137,444

Rapid City, SD $137,243

Monroe, LA $137,243

Albany, GA $137,151

Huntington, WV $137,135

Jackson, MS $137,120

Greenville, MS $137,104

Parkersburg, WV $136,950

Montgomery, AL $136,919

Johnstown, PA $136,888

Springfield, MO $136,765

Biloxi, MS $136,688

Sumter, SC $136,364

Columbus, GA $136,349

Twin Falls, ID $136,256

Pascagoula, MS $136,056

Kingsport, TN $135,655

Gulfport, MS $135,608

Alexandria, LA $135,099

Fort Smith, AR $134,714

El Paso, TX $134,297

Helena, MT $134,097

Las Cruces, NM $133,603

Harlingen, TX $133,172

Pocatello, ID $133,033

Florence, AL $132,986

Brownsville, TX $132,956

Dothan, AL $132,709

Mcallen, TX $132,632

Columbus, MS $131,491

Altus, OK $130,781

Lawton, OK $130,488

Pierre, SD $129,933

What Skills Can Increase a Programming Manager's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Project Management (Mentioned in 10.71% Job Postings): Project management is the application of processes, methods, skills, knowledge and experience to achieve specific project objectives according to the project acceptance criteria within agreed parameters. Project management has final deliverables that are constrained to a finite timescale and budget.
Application Support (Mentioned in 2.19% Job Postings): Applications support is a service that ensures the operational processes in a business run smoothly and enables users to conduct their business.
Azure (Mentioned in 1.22% Job Postings): Microsoft Azure, often referred to as Azure, is a cloud computing service operated by Microsoft for application management via Microsoft-managed data centers.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Project Management	10.71%
Application Support	2.19%
Azure	1.22%

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 Programming Manager's salary.

People Management: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Partnering: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.
Business Analysis: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
People Management	$163,476	6%
Partnering	$160,392	4%
Business Analysis	$160,392	4%
Products and Services	$158,850	3%
Alignment	$158,850	3%
Change Management	$158,850	3%

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How Education impacts a Programming Manager's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Programming Managers enter the field with a Bachelor's Degree degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Programming Manager with a Bachelor's Degree is between $149,605 and $157,999).

Programming Manager Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Programming Manager

No Diploma 3.1%

High School 5.1%

Associates 8.2%

Bachelors 58.2%

Masters 24.5%

Doctorate 1.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	3.1%
High School	5.1%
Associates	8.2%
Bachelors	58.2%
Masters	24.5%
Doctorate	1.0%

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Programming Manager Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Programming Manager'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 March 01, 2026

$144,506

Average $154,223/year

$165,338

$12,042

Average $12,852/month

$13,778

$2,779

Average $2,966/week

$3,180

$69

Average $74/hour

$79

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$165,338	$13,778	$3,180	$79
Average	$154,223	$12,852	$2,966	$74
25th Percentile	$144,506	$12,042	$2,779	$69

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Salary Trends for Programming Manager

Salaries for a Programming Manager can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $142,960 in 2023 to around $137,438 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Programming Manager salary trends, .

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2024

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