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

What industry pays the highest salary for Programming Manager?

The Pharmaceuticals industry offers the highest average compensation for Programming Manager roles, with salaries approximately 18% above the market median.

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 $165,579, an Applications Programming Supervisor (10+ years)earns $133,023, an Programming Manager (10+ years)earns $152,215, an Applications Programming Senior Manager (10+ years)earns $177,964, an Applications Programming Director (10+ years)earns $195,399,

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 $172,620, California $171,965, Massachusetts $169,674. 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: $161,700; IT Systems Programming Manager: $161,690; Software Systems Programming Manager: $161,620; Applications Programming Project Manager: $153,500; Applications Programming Manager: $153,457.

Programming Manager Salary in Vermont

How much does a Programming Manager make in Vermont?

As of October 01, 2026, the average salary for a Programming Manager in Vermont is $153,023 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): $174,011
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $143,350 to $164,009
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $134,544

10% $134,544

50% (Median) $153,023

90% $174,011

Programming Manager Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$164,009	$13,667	$3,154	$79
Average	$153,023	$12,752	$2,943	$74
25th Percentile	$143,350	$11,946	$2,757	$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 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): $165,579
Early Career (1-2 years): $133,023
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $152,215
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $177,964
Expert (over 8 years): $195,399

Levels	Salary
Applicati... Level Programming Manager	$165,579
Applicati... Level Programming Manager	$133,023
Programmi... Level Programming Manager	$152,215
Applicati... Level Programming Manager	$177,964
Applicati... Level Programming Manager	$195,399

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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: $172,620.
California: $171,965.
Massachusetts: $169,674.

District of Columbia $172,620 California $171,965 Massachusetts $169,674 Washington $169,050 New Jersey $168,988 Alaska $168,769 Connecticut $166,618 New York $165,745

Hawaii $162,954 Rhode Island $161,644 Maryland $160,756 Minnesota $159,540 Colorado $159,072 Illinois $158,916 Oregon $158,324 Delaware $157,887

New Hampshire $157,613 Virginia $156,998 Pennsylvania $155,205 Nevada $154,301 North Dakota $154,005 Michigan $153,537 Wisconsin $153,366 Vermont $153,023

Texas $152,072 Maine $152,009 Arizona $151,916 Ohio $151,807 Georgia $150,372 Indiana $149,655 Wyoming $149,515 Utah $149,297

Iowa $149,203 Kansas $148,455 Louisiana $148,236 North Carolina $148,158 Missouri $148,127 Florida $147,519 Montana $147,192 Nebraska $146,880

Kentucky $146,708 South Carolina $146,085 Tennessee $145,695 Idaho $145,539 New Mexico $144,401 Oklahoma $144,152 Alabama $143,232 South Dakota $141,688

Arkansas $140,846 West Virginia $140,394 Mississippi $139,038

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:

Adamant: $156,632
Barre: $156,867
Cabot: $156,523

Adamant, VT $156,632

Barre, VT $156,867

Cabot, VT $156,523

Calais, VT $156,660

East Barre, VT $156,629

East Calais, VT $156,632

East Montpelier, VT $156,736

Eden, VT $156,529

Eden Mills, VT $156,387

Graniteville, VT $156,858

Hyde Park, VT $156,760

Johnson, VT $156,958

Lake Elmore, VT $156,585

Marshfield, VT $156,549

Moretown, VT $156,969

Morrisville, VT $156,950

Moscow, VT $157,030

Northfield, VT $156,777

Northfield Falls, VT $157,510

North Hyde Park, VT $156,749

North Montpelier, VT $156,591

Plainfield, VT $156,570

Roxbury, VT $156,305

South Barre, VT $157,050

Waterbury, VT $157,014

Stowe, VT $157,036

Waitsfield, VT $156,948

Warren, VT $156,655

Washington, VT $156,350

Waterbury Center, VT $157,009

Websterville, VT $156,833

Williamstown, VT $156,651

Wolcott, VT $156,565

Woodbury, VT $156,411

Worcester, VT $156,566

Rutland, VT $156,562

Belmont, VT $156,078

Benson, VT $156,077

Bomoseen, VT $156,323

Brandon, VT $156,439

Bridport, VT $156,456

Castleton, VT $156,353

Center Rutland, VT $156,460

Chittenden, VT $156,100

Cuttingsville, VT $156,046

Danby, VT $156,312

East Middlebury, VT $156,542

East Poultney, VT $156,330

East Wallingford, VT $156,160

Fair Haven, VT $156,216

Florence, VT $156,161

Forest Dale, VT $156,445

Gaysville, VT $155,452

Granville, VT $156,186

Hancock, VT $156,161

Hydeville, VT $156,342

Killington, VT $156,144

Middlebury, VT $156,783

Middletown Springs, VT $156,245

Mount Holly, VT $156,100

North Clarendon, VT $156,330

Orwell, VT $156,312

Pawlet, VT $156,368

Pittsfield, VT $156,234

Pittsford, VT $156,384

Poultney, VT $156,354

Proctor, VT $156,528

Ripton, VT $156,347

Rochester, VT $156,266

Rupert, VT $156,250

Salisbury, VT $156,499

Shoreham, VT $156,367

Stockbridge, VT $156,089

Wallingford, VT $156,174

Wells, VT $156,375

West Pawlet, VT $156,428

West Rupert, VT $156,390

West Rutland, VT $156,295

Whiting, VT $156,373

Saint Johnsbury, VT $156,542

Albany, VT $156,451

Barnet, VT $156,375

Barton, VT $156,434

Beebe Plain, VT $156,481

Concord, VT $156,227

Coventry, VT $156,663

Craftsbury, VT $156,496

Craftsbury Common, VT $156,504

Danville, VT $156,409

Derby, VT $156,481

Derby Line, VT $156,364

East Burke, VT $156,359

East Charleston, VT $156,375

East Hardwick, VT $156,459

East Haven, VT $156,018

East Saint Johnsbury, VT $156,538

Glover, VT $156,387

Granby, VT $155,826

Greensboro, VT $156,334

Greensboro Bend, VT $156,434

Hardwick, VT $156,607

Irasburg, VT $156,395

Island Pond, VT $156,139

Lowell, VT $156,342

Lower Waterford, VT $156,521

Lyndon, VT $156,493

Lyndon Center, VT $156,669

Lyndonville, VT $156,499

Morgan, VT $156,217

Newport, VT $156,574

Newport Center, VT $156,375

North Concord, VT $155,966

North Troy, VT $156,397

Orleans, VT $156,337

Passumpsic, VT $156,551

Peacham, VT $156,236

Saint Johnsbury Center, VT $156,556

Sheffield, VT $156,278

Sutton, VT $156,266

Troy, VT $156,412

West Burke, VT $156,370

West Charleston, VT $156,297

West Danville, VT $156,418

Westfield, VT $156,294

West Glover, VT $156,401

Averill, VT $155,491

Beecher Falls, VT $156,499

Canaan, VT $156,110

Gilman, VT $156,797

Guildhall, VT $155,904

Lunenburg, VT $156,244

Norton, VT $155,803

North Bennington, VT $157,542

North Pownal, VT $157,861

Pownal, VT $157,949

White River Junction, VT $156,521

Ascutney, VT $156,595

Barnard, VT $156,166

Bethel, VT $156,262

Bradford, VT $156,426

Bridgewater, VT $156,326

Bridgewater Corners, VT $156,016

Brookfield, VT $156,415

Brownsville, VT $156,330

Chelsea, VT $156,325

Corinth, VT $156,283

East Corinth, VT $156,348

East Randolph, VT $156,378

East Ryegate, VT $156,242

East Thetford, VT $156,436

Fairlee, VT $156,267

Groton, VT $156,309

Hartford, VT $156,928

Hartland, VT $156,379

Hartland Four Corners, VT $156,373

Mc Indoe Falls, VT $156,775

Newbury, VT $156,291

North Hartland, VT $156,490

North Pomfret, VT $156,222

North Thetford, VT $156,432

Norwich, VT $156,401

Plymouth, VT $155,904

Post Mills, VT $156,398

Quechee, VT $156,560

Randolph, VT $156,532

Randolph Center, VT $156,453

Reading, VT $156,033

Sharon, VT $156,259

South Pomfret, VT $156,110

South Royalton, VT $156,305

South Ryegate, VT $156,336

South Strafford, VT $156,297

South Woodstock, VT $156,072

Strafford, VT $156,161

Taftsville, VT $156,573

Thetford, VT $156,436

Thetford Center, VT $156,272

Topsham, VT $156,225

Tunbridge, VT $156,255

Vershire, VT $156,181

Wells River, VT $156,347

West Fairlee, VT $156,634

West Hartford, VT $156,225

West Newbury, VT $156,286

West Topsham, VT $156,350

Wilder, VT $156,936

Windsor, VT $156,443

Woodstock, VT $156,252

Bellows Falls, VT $156,822

Cambridgeport, VT $156,643

Cavendish, VT $156,122

Chester, VT $156,278

Chester Depot, VT $156,222

Grafton, VT $156,160

Londonderry, VT $156,440

Ludlow, VT $156,203

North Springfield, VT $156,749

Perkinsville, VT $156,323

Peru, VT $156,276

Proctorsville, VT $156,149

Saxtons River, VT $156,789

South Londonderry, VT $156,537

Springfield, VT $156,673

Westminster, VT $156,821

Westminster Station, VT $156,832

Weston, VT $156,116

Shaftsbury, VT $157,355

Brattleboro, VT $157,142

Bondville, VT $156,492

East Dover, VT $156,810

Jacksonville, VT $157,204

Jamaica, VT $156,495

Marlboro, VT $157,920

Newfane, VT $156,707

Putney, VT $156,674

Readsboro, VT $157,938

South Newfane, VT $156,761

Stamford, VT $157,825

Townshend, VT $156,565

Vernon, VT $157,622

Wardsboro, VT $156,679

West Dover, VT $156,936

West Dummerston, VT $156,746

West Halifax, VT $156,987

West Townshend, VT $156,354

West Wardsboro, VT $156,358

Whitingham, VT $157,148

Williamsville, VT $156,746

Wilmington, VT $157,053

Burlington, VT $157,482

South Burlington, VT $157,472

Winooski, VT $157,482

Colchester, VT $157,482

Alburgh, VT $156,696

Bakersfield, VT $156,928

Belvidere Center, VT $156,359

Bristol, VT $156,961

Cambridge, VT $157,148

Charlotte, VT $157,268

East Berkshire, VT $156,777

East Fairfield, VT $157,011

Enosburg Falls, VT $156,577

Essex, VT $157,362

Essex Junction, VT $157,373

Fairfax, VT $157,159

Fairfield, VT $157,008

Ferrisburgh, VT $157,093

Franklin, VT $156,587

Grand Isle, VT $157,175

Highgate Center, VT $156,719

Highgate Springs, VT $156,799

Hinesburg, VT $157,265

Huntington, VT $157,146

Isle La Motte, VT $156,891

Jeffersonville, VT $157,042

Jericho, VT $157,231

Jonesville, VT $157,263

Milton, VT $157,305

Monkton, VT $157,139

Montgomery, VT $156,577

Montgomery Center, VT $156,387

New Haven, VT $156,942

North Ferrisburgh, VT $157,164

North Hero, VT $157,008

Richford, VT $156,551

Richmond, VT $157,248

Saint Albans, VT $157,078

Saint Albans Bay, VT $157,058

Shelburne, VT $157,412

Sheldon, VT $156,891

Sheldon Springs, VT $157,276

South Hero, VT $157,316

Starksboro, VT $157,053

Swanton, VT $156,863

Underhill, VT $157,195

Underhill Center, VT $157,199

Vergennes, VT $156,894

Waterville, VT $156,947

Westford, VT $157,273

Williston, VT $157,391

Montpelier, VT $156,842

Bennington, VT $157,658

Arlington, VT $157,103

Dorset, VT $156,492

East Arlington, VT $156,432

East Dorset, VT $156,495

Manchester, VT $156,917

Manchester Center, VT $156,814

Programming Manager Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Programming Manager roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 38% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Pharmaceuticals and Energy & Utilities sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 18% above the average. In contrast, Programming Manager positions in Internet or MFG Nondurable typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Programming Manager as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Programming Manager

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Pharmaceuticals	$180,567	$87.0	18%
Energy & Utilities	$175,976	$85.0	15%
Financial Services	$175,976	$85.0	15%
Construction	$171,385	$82.0	12%
Insurance	$168,325	$81.0	10%

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.

$143,350

Average $153,023/year

$164,009

$11,946

Average $12,752/month

$13,667

$2,757

Average $2,943/week

$3,154

$69

Average $74/hour

$79

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$164,009	$13,667	$3,154	$79
Average	$153,023	$12,752	$2,943	$74
25th Percentile	$143,350	$11,946	$2,757	$69

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