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 $165,950, an Applications Programming Supervisor (10+ years)earns $133,321, an Programming Manager (10+ years)earns $152,556, an Applications Programming Senior Manager (10+ years)earns $178,363, an Applications Programming Director (10+ years)earns $195,837,

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 Wisconsin

How much does a Programming Manager make in Wisconsin?

As of October 01, 2026, the average salary for a Programming Manager in Wisconsin is $153,366 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): $174,401
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $143,671 to $164,376
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $134,845

10% $134,845

50% (Median) $153,366

90% $174,401

Programming Manager Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$164,376	$13,698	$3,161	$79
Average	$153,366	$12,780	$2,949	$74
25th Percentile	$143,671	$11,973	$2,763	$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): $165,950
Early Career (1-2 years): $133,321
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $152,556
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $178,363
Expert (over 8 years): $195,837

Levels	Salary
Applicati... Level Programming Manager	$165,950
Applicati... Level Programming Manager	$133,321
Programmi... Level Programming Manager	$152,556
Applicati... Level Programming Manager	$178,363
Applicati... Level Programming Manager	$195,837

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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:

Green Lake: $149,181
Greenville: $150,600
Hancock: $147,861

Green Lake, WI $149,181

Greenville, WI $150,600

Hancock, WI $147,861

Hortonville, WI $150,283

Iola, WI $148,517

King, WI $149,654

Larsen, WI $150,007

Leopolis, WI $148,333

Manawa, WI $149,069

Marion, WI $148,609

Menasha, WI $150,723

Neenah, WI $150,449

Neshkoro, WI $148,645

New London, WI $149,663

Ogdensburg, WI $148,734

Omro, WI $149,468

Pickett, WI $149,591

Pine River, WI $149,013

Plainfield, WI $148,135

Poy Sippi, WI $149,116

Princeton, WI $148,824

Readfield, WI $149,856

Redgranite, WI $149,156

Ripon, WI $149,443

Rosendale, WI $149,518

Saxeville, WI $148,849

Scandinavia, WI $148,635

Tilleda, WI $148,109

Van Dyne, WI $149,705

Waukau, WI $149,445

Waupaca, WI $149,044

Wautoma, WI $148,696

Weyauwega, WI $149,300

Wild Rose, WI $148,742

Winnebago, WI $150,048

Winneconne, WI $149,699

Wilson, WI $152,153

Boyd, WI $148,213

Cadott, WI $148,319

Chetek, WI $147,918

Chippewa Falls, WI $148,637

Colfax, WI $148,458

Conrath, WI $147,619

Cornell, WI $148,001

Dallas, WI $148,768

Downing, WI $151,440

Downsville, WI $150,341

Durand, WI $150,196

Eau Galle, WI $149,864

Eleva, WI $148,798

Elk Mound, WI $148,469

Elmwood, WI $151,305

Fairchild, WI $148,617

Fall Creek, WI $148,704

Gilmanton, WI $149,476

Holcombe, WI $147,747

Humbird, WI $148,452

Independence, WI $149,044

Jim Falls, WI $148,126

Knapp, WI $151,361

Maiden Rock, WI $151,545

Menomonie, WI $150,198

Merrillan, WI $148,246

Mondovi, WI $149,099

Nelson, WI $150,877

New Auburn, WI $147,859

Osseo, WI $149,145

Pepin, WI $152,065

Pigeon Falls, WI $149,477

Plum City, WI $151,340

Prairie Farm, WI $150,051

Ridgeland, WI $149,247

Rock Falls, WI $148,533

Sand Creek, WI $147,940

Sheldon, WI $147,555

Spring Valley, WI $152,256

Stanley, WI $148,252

Stockholm, WI $152,422

Strum, WI $149,047

Thorp, WI $148,182

Wheeler, WI $149,571

Whitehall, WI $148,852

Spooner, WI $147,510

Almena, WI $149,574

Ashland, WI $147,362

Balsam Lake, WI $152,014

Barron, WI $148,635

Barronett, WI $147,572

Bayfield, WI $147,365

Benoit, WI $147,150

Birchwood, WI $147,309

Brill, WI $147,926

Bruce, WI $147,477

Brule, WI $148,740

Cable, WI $146,849

Cameron, WI $147,962

Centuria, WI $152,848

Comstock, WI $149,981

Cornucopia, WI $147,561

Couderay, WI $146,924

Cumberland, WI $148,879

Danbury, WI $148,391

Drummond, WI $147,285

Edgewater, WI $147,223

Exeland, WI $147,033

Foxboro, WI $149,268

Frederic, WI $149,703

Gordon, WI $148,029

Grand View, WI $146,986

Grantsburg, WI $150,614

Haugen, WI $148,085

Hawthorne, WI $149,228

Hayward, WI $147,033

Herbster, WI $147,764

Hertel, WI $147,550

High Bridge, WI $147,142

Iron River, WI $148,199

Ladysmith, WI $147,490

Lake Nebagamon, WI $148,897

La Pointe, WI $147,114

Luck, WI $151,439

Maple, WI $149,248

Marengo, WI $147,081

Mason, WI $147,101

Mikana, WI $147,909

Milltown, WI $152,070

Minong, WI $147,964

Odanah, WI $147,697

Ojibwa, WI $146,779

Glidden, WI $146,833

Harshaw, WI $147,515

Hawkins, WI $147,234

Hazelhurst, WI $147,538

Heafford Junction, WI $147,663

Hurley, WI $147,242

Iron Belt, WI $146,967

Kennan, WI $147,257

Lac Du Flambeau, WI $147,499

Lake Tomahawk, WI $147,582

Land O Lakes, WI $147,384

Laona, WI $147,465

Long Lake, WI $147,061

Mc Naughton, WI $147,599

Manitowish Waters, WI $147,373

Mellen, WI $146,894

Mercer, WI $147,112

Minocqua, WI $147,653

Montreal, WI $147,281

Park Falls, WI $147,223

Phelps, WI $147,382

Phillips, WI $147,288

Prentice, WI $147,402

Presque Isle, WI $147,312

Saint Germain, WI $147,683

Saxon, WI $147,023

Sayner, WI $147,482

Star Lake, WI $147,098

Three Lakes, WI $147,510

Tony, WI $147,469

Tripoli, WI $147,153

Upson, WI $146,529

Wabeno, WI $147,477

Woodruff, WI $147,716

La Crosse, WI $146,677

Alma, WI $150,414

Alma Center, WI $148,431

Arcadia, WI $148,974

Arkdale, WI $147,870

Bangor, WI $146,998

Black River Falls, WI $147,950

Blair, WI $148,399

Camp Douglas, WI $148,087

Cashton, WI $147,157

Cataract, WI $147,393

Chaseburg, WI $146,919

Cochrane, WI $150,154

Coon Valley, WI $146,860

De Soto, WI $147,173

Dodge, WI $148,556

Eastman, WI $147,591

Ettrick, WI $147,455

Ferryville, WI $147,413

Fountain City, WI $149,505

Galesville, WI $147,904

Gays Mills, WI $147,875

Genoa, WI $147,028

Hillsboro, WI $148,402

Hixton, WI $148,430

Holmen, WI $147,019

Hustler, WI $148,628

Kendall, WI $148,219

La Farge, WI $147,992

Lynxville, WI $147,603

Mather, WI $147,909

Melrose, WI $147,427

Millston, WI $147,592

Mindoro, WI $147,123

Mount Sterling, WI $148,118

Necedah, WI $147,926

Norwalk, WI $147,332

Oakdale, WI $148,095

Onalaska, WI $146,790

Ontario, WI $147,978

Readstown, WI $147,823

Rockland, WI $146,970

Seneca, WI $148,263

Soldiers Grove, WI $147,985

Sparta, WI $147,276

Steuben, WI $147,858

Stoddard, WI $146,797

Taylor, WI $148,107

Tomah, WI $148,169

Trempealeau, WI $147,886

Palmyra, WI $151,228

Tunnel City, WI $148,098

Viola, WI $148,085

Viroqua, WI $147,161

Warrens, WI $147,865

Westby, WI $147,086

West Salem, WI $146,866

Wilton, WI $148,087

Eau Claire, WI $149,044

Altoona, WI $149,247

Arkansaw, WI $150,812

Augusta, WI $148,671

Bay City, WI $152,182

Bloomer, WI $148,160

Boyceville, WI $150,497

Glen Flora, WI $147,229

Wales, WI $153,297

Bagley, WI $147,616

Beetown, WI $147,764

Benton, WI $148,347

Bloomington, WI $147,790

Boscobel, WI $148,109

Cassville, WI $147,614

Cuba City, WI $148,084

Dickeyville, WI $148,208

Fennimore, WI $148,286

Glen Haven, WI $147,533

Hazel Green, WI $147,843

Kieler, WI $148,250

Lancaster, WI $147,948

Mount Hope, WI $147,767

Patch Grove, WI $148,300

Platteville, WI $148,578

Potosi, WI $147,655

Prairie Du Chien, WI $147,976

Sinsinawa, WI $147,784

Stitzer, WI $148,239

Wauzeka, WI $147,840

Woodman, WI $147,678

Portage, WI $150,930

Adams, WI $148,550

Arlington, WI $152,457

Baraboo, WI $150,943

Beaver Dam, WI $150,807

Brandon, WI $149,201

Briggsville, WI $149,992

Burnett, WI $149,789

Cambria, WI $150,720

Cazenovia, WI $148,671

Columbus, WI $151,995

Dalton, WI $149,861

Dellwood, WI $148,049

Doylestown, WI $151,758

Elroy, WI $148,261

Endeavor, WI $149,803

Fairwater, WI $149,493

Fall River, WI $151,565

Fox Lake, WI $150,064

Friendship, WI $148,102

Friesland, WI $150,527

Grand Marsh, WI $148,615

Hillpoint, WI $149,540

Kingston, WI $150,003

Lake Delton, WI $150,388

La Valle, WI $148,877

Lime Ridge, WI $149,434

Loganville, WI $149,884

Lyndon Station, WI $149,077

Markesan, WI $149,278

Marquette, WI $149,794

Mauston, WI $148,514

Montello, WI $149,275

New Lisbon, WI $148,104

North Freedom, WI $151,016

Oxford, WI $149,300

Packwaukee, WI $149,894

Pardeeville, WI $151,021

Poynette, WI $151,978

Randolph, WI $150,715

Reedsburg, WI $149,841

Rio, WI $151,816

Rock Springs, WI $150,039

Union Center, WI $148,932

Waupun, WI $149,513

Westfield, WI $148,582

Wisconsin Dells, WI $149,771

Wonewoc, WI $148,369

Wyocena, WI $151,361

Amery, WI $152,887

Baldwin, WI $153,805

Beldenville, WI $153,522

Clayton, WI $150,887

Clear Lake, WI $152,101

Cushing, WI $152,371

Deer Park, WI $153,194

Dresser, WI $154,226

East Ellsworth, WI $153,132

Ellsworth, WI $153,383

Glenwood City, WI $152,440

Hager City, WI $153,776

Hammond, WI $155,617

Hudson, WI $158,080

New Richmond, WI $155,993

Osceola, WI $156,395

Prescott, WI $156,825

River Falls, WI $156,629

Roberts, WI $156,585

Saint Croix Falls, WI $153,313

Somerset, WI $157,461

Star Prairie, WI $155,580

Pell Lake, WI $150,818

Pleasant Prairie, WI $150,959

Powers Lake, WI $151,075

Rochester, WI $151,683

Salem, WI $151,195

Silver Lake, WI $151,233

Somers, WI $150,773

South Milwaukee, WI $155,235

Springfield, WI $150,884

Sturtevant, WI $150,803

Sullivan, WI $151,582

Trevor, WI $151,267

Twin Lakes, WI $151,202

Union Grove, WI $151,130

Walworth, WI $150,566

Radisson, WI $146,966

Waterford, WI $152,483

Waukesha, WI $154,799

Whitewater, WI $150,366

Williams Bay, WI $150,421

Wilmot, WI $151,259

Woodworth, WI $151,075

Zenda, WI $150,413

Milwaukee, WI $156,078

Saint Francis, WI $156,010

Racine, WI $150,700

Afton, WI $150,262

Albany, WI $151,286

Arena, WI $151,337

Argyle, WI $150,441

Avalon, WI $150,283

Avoca, WI $149,420

Barneveld, WI $151,350

Belleville, WI $152,284

Belmont, WI $148,993

Beloit, WI $150,123

Black Earth, WI $152,292

Blanchardville, WI $150,837

Blue Mounds, WI $151,841

Blue River, WI $148,054

Brodhead, WI $150,254

Brooklyn, WI $152,357

Browntown, WI $149,261

Cambridge, WI $152,284

Gile, WI $147,734

Clinton, WI $150,371

Wausau, WI $148,224

Marshfield, WI $148,288

Abbotsford, WI $148,141

Amherst, WI $148,536

Amherst Junction, WI $148,369

Aniwa, WI $147,642

Antigo, WI $147,789

Arpin, WI $147,995

Athens, WI $147,801

Auburndale, WI $147,921

Babcock, WI $147,691

Birnamwood, WI $147,731

Blenker, WI $147,901

Bowler, WI $148,018

Brokaw, WI $148,026

Bryant, WI $147,469

Chili, WI $148,109

Colby, WI $148,062

Curtiss, WI $147,995

Custer, WI $148,160

Deerbrook, WI $147,460

Dorchester, WI $148,004

Edgar, WI $147,918

Eland, WI $147,900

Elcho, WI $147,532

Elderon, WI $147,988

Elton, WI $147,660

Galloway, WI $148,129

Gilman, WI $147,670

Jump River, WI $147,541

Gleason, WI $147,491

Granton, WI $148,101

Greenwood, WI $148,177

Hannibal, WI $147,645

Hatley, WI $147,842

Hewitt, WI $148,553

Irma, WI $147,558

Junction City, WI $147,843

Loyal, WI $148,163

Lublin, WI $147,795

Marathon, WI $147,892

Mattoon, WI $148,186

Medford, WI $147,845

Merrill, WI $147,795

Milladore, WI $147,896

Mosinee, WI $147,993

Neillsville, WI $148,305

Nekoosa, WI $148,045

Nelsonville, WI $148,692

Ogema, WI $147,446

Owen, WI $148,026

Pearson, WI $147,410

Pelican Lake, WI $147,419

Phlox, WI $148,077

Woodville, WI $152,957

Houlton, WI $158,469

Abrams, WI $148,229

Amberg, WI $147,332

Armstrong Creek, WI $147,370

Athelstane, WI $147,427

Black Creek, WI $149,834

Bonduel, WI $148,640

Brillion, WI $149,700

Cecil, WI $148,411

Coleman, WI $148,101

Combined Locks, WI $150,829

Crivitz, WI $147,834

De Pere, WI $148,547

Dunbar, WI $147,271

Fence, WI $147,117

Florence, WI $147,334

Forest Junction, WI $150,128

Gillett, WI $148,303

Goodman, WI $147,363

Greenleaf, WI $149,116

Green Valley, WI $148,344

Gresham, WI $148,250

Hilbert, WI $150,071

Kaukauna, WI $150,644

Freedom, WI $150,456

Keshena, WI $148,409

Kimberly, WI $150,838

Krakow, WI $148,346

Lakewood, WI $147,607

Lena, WI $148,202

Little Chute, WI $150,832

Little Suamico, WI $148,191

Marinette, WI $148,286

Mountain, WI $147,692

Neopit, WI $148,046

Niagara, WI $147,494

Nichols, WI $149,172

Oconto, WI $148,188

Oconto Falls, WI $148,269

Oneida, WI $148,360

Pembine, WI $147,399

Peshtigo, WI $148,162

Porterfield, WI $147,775

Potter, WI $149,780

Pound, WI $147,940

Pulaski, WI $148,400

Pickerel, WI $147,549

Pittsville, WI $147,886

Plover, WI $148,383

Port Edwards, WI $148,461

Rib Lake, WI $147,649

Ringle, WI $147,795

Rosholt, WI $148,099

Rothschild, WI $148,361

Rudolph, WI $147,945

Schofield, WI $148,239

Spencer, WI $148,135

Stetsonville, WI $147,912

Stevens Point, WI $148,317

Stratford, WI $148,010

Summit Lake, WI $147,575

Tigerton, WI $148,247

Tomahawk, WI $147,667

Unity, WI $148,018

Vesper, WI $147,967

Westboro, WI $147,457

White Lake, WI $147,532

Willard, WI $148,144

Wisconsin Rapids, WI $148,230

Withee, WI $147,937

Wittenberg, WI $148,068

Rhinelander, WI $147,750

Argonne, WI $147,276

Boulder Junction, WI $147,368

Brantwood, WI $147,231

Butternut, WI $146,991

Catawba, WI $147,278

Clam Lake, WI $146,481

Conover, WI $147,444

Crandon, WI $147,674

Eagle River, WI $147,664

Fifield, WI $147,184

Poplar, WI $149,465

Port Wing, WI $148,236

Seymour, WI $148,993

Oak Creek, WI $154,186

Adell, WI $151,174

Allenton, WI $151,726

Ashippun, WI $152,214

Belgium, WI $152,656

Brookfield, WI $155,734

Brownsville, WI $149,666

Butler, WI $155,824

Campbellsport, WI $150,405

Cascade, WI $150,280

Cedarburg, WI $154,407

Cedar Grove, WI $151,955

Chilton, WI $149,786

Cleveland, WI $149,186

Clyman, WI $151,021

Colgate, WI $154,161

Delafield, WI $153,236

Eden, WI $149,619

Elkhart Lake, WI $149,608

Fredonia, WI $152,617

Germantown, WI $154,802

Glenbeulah, WI $149,535

Grafton, WI $154,435

Greenbush, WI $149,530

Hartford, WI $152,801

Hartland, WI $153,702

Hingham, WI $150,934

Horicon, WI $150,583

Hubertus, WI $153,955

Hustisford, WI $151,186

Iron Ridge, WI $151,411

Ixonia, WI $151,881

Jackson, WI $153,968

Johnson Creek, WI $151,414

Juneau, WI $150,581

Kewaskum, WI $151,789

Kiel, WI $149,346

Kohler, WI $149,990

Lannon, WI $155,017

Lebanon, WI $151,333

Lomira, WI $150,368

Malone, WI $149,658

Mayville, WI $150,418

Menomonee Falls, WI $155,249

Merton, WI $153,955

Mount Calvary, WI $149,785

Nashotah, WI $153,202

Neosho, WI $151,936

Newburg, WI $153,236

New Holstein, WI $149,574

Newton, WI $149,044

North Lake, WI $154,490

Oakfield, WI $149,389

Oconomowoc, WI $152,600

Okauchee, WI $153,035

Oostburg, WI $151,208

Pewaukee, WI $154,368

Plymouth, WI $149,811

Port Washington, WI $153,500

Random Lake, WI $151,892

Richfield, WI $154,038

Rubicon, WI $152,200

Saint Cloud, WI $149,771

Saukville, WI $153,690

Sheboygan, WI $150,421

Sheboygan Falls, WI $149,914

Slinger, WI $153,282

Stockbridge, WI $150,121

Sussex, WI $154,487

West Bend, WI $152,485

Theresa, WI $151,267

Thiensville, WI $155,547

Waldo, WI $150,798

Watertown, WI $151,224

Mequon, WI $155,148

Woodland, WI $151,546

Bassett, WI $151,203

Benet Lake, WI $151,061

Big Bend, WI $153,561

Bristol, WI $151,080

Burlington, WI $151,364

Caledonia, WI $151,930

Camp Lake, WI $151,248

Cudahy, WI $155,888

Darien, WI $150,534

Delavan, WI $150,471

Dousman, WI $152,187

Eagle, WI $151,908

Cobb, WI $149,502

Cottage Grove, WI $153,157

Cross Plains, WI $152,773

Dane, WI $152,764

Darlington, WI $149,418

Deerfield, WI $152,736

De Forest, WI $152,935

Dodgeville, WI $150,173

Edgerton, WI $151,950

Edmund, WI $149,830

Evansville, WI $151,534

Footville, WI $150,586

Fort Atkinson, WI $151,298

Gotham, WI $150,168

Gratiot, WI $148,749

Hanover, WI $150,555

Highland, WI $149,301

Hollandale, WI $151,077

Janesville, WI $150,673

Shawano, WI $148,495

Sherwood, WI $150,513

Shiocton, WI $149,454

Sobieski, WI $148,216

Suamico, WI $148,176

Suring, WI $147,990

Townsend, WI $147,674

Wausaukee, WI $147,586

Wrightstown, WI $150,068

Zachow, WI $148,458

Algoma, WI $148,185

Baileys Harbor, WI $147,778

Brussels, WI $148,169

Casco, WI $148,199

Collins, WI $149,360

Denmark, WI $148,375

Egg Harbor, WI $147,895

Ellison Bay, WI $147,642

Ephraim, WI $147,893

Fish Creek, WI $147,795

Forestville, WI $148,172

Francis Creek, WI $148,547

Kellnersville, WI $148,645

Kewaunee, WI $148,269

Luxemburg, WI $148,202

Manitowoc, WI $148,826

Maplewood, WI $148,146

Maribel, WI $148,551

Mishicot, WI $148,427

New Franken, WI $148,180

Reedsville, WI $148,947

Saint Nazianz, WI $149,240

Sister Bay, WI $147,806

Sturgeon Bay, WI $148,197

Tisch Mills, WI $148,360

Two Rivers, WI $148,414

Valders, WI $149,170

Washington Island, WI $147,557

Whitelaw, WI $148,651

Green Bay, WI $148,158

East Troy, WI $151,908

Elkhorn, WI $150,862

Elm Grove, WI $155,824

Fontana, WI $150,506

Franksville, WI $151,830

Genesee Depot, WI $152,999

Genoa City, WI $150,935

Greendale, WI $155,712

Hales Corners, WI $155,446

Franklin, WI $154,549

Helenville, WI $151,055

Honey Creek, WI $151,432

Kansasville, WI $151,379

Kenosha, WI $150,737

New Berlin, WI $154,959

Lake Geneva, WI $150,424

Lyons, WI $151,233

Mukwonago, WI $152,836

Muskego, WI $153,804

New Munster, WI $151,250

North Prairie, WI $152,753

Fremont, WI $149,579

Rice Lake, WI $147,790

Sarona, WI $147,429

Shell Lake, WI $147,555

Siren, WI $149,047

Solon Springs, WI $148,210

South Range, WI $149,608

Springbrook, WI $147,145

Stone Lake, WI $147,200

Superior, WI $149,767

Trego, WI $147,302

Turtle Lake, WI $150,639

Wascott, WI $148,060

Washburn, WI $147,493

Webster, WI $147,672

Weyerhaeuser, WI $147,432

Winter, WI $146,729

Oshkosh, WI $149,972

Almond, WI $148,350

Appleton, WI $150,840

Bancroft, WI $147,887

Bear Creek, WI $149,214

Berlin, WI $149,317

Big Falls, WI $148,869

Butte Des Morts, WI $149,894

Caroline, WI $148,467

Clintonville, WI $148,851

Coloma, WI $147,960

Dale, WI $150,167

Eldorado, WI $149,616

Embarrass, WI $148,801

Eureka, WI $149,357

Fond Du Lac, WI $150,344

Jefferson, WI $151,172

Juda, WI $150,067

Lake Mills, WI $151,896

Linden, WI $149,674

Livingston, WI $148,905

Lodi, WI $152,276

Lone Rock, WI $149,716

Lowell, WI $151,306

Mc Farland, WI $153,327

Marshall, WI $152,572

Mazomanie, WI $152,214

Merrimac, WI $151,613

Middleton, WI $153,216

Milton, WI $150,739

Mineral Point, WI $149,739

Monroe, WI $149,975

Montfort, WI $148,969

Monticello, WI $151,113

Morrisonville, WI $152,778

Mount Horeb, WI $152,059

Muscoda, WI $148,717

New Glarus, WI $151,732

Oregon, WI $153,071

Orfordville, WI $150,413

Plain, WI $150,171

Prairie Du Sac, WI $151,693

Reeseville, WI $151,613

Rewey, WI $149,074

Richland Center, WI $148,567

Ridgeway, WI $151,250

Sauk City, WI $151,736

Sextonville, WI $149,933

Sharon, WI $150,499

Shullsburg, WI $148,464

South Wayne, WI $149,066

Spring Green, WI $150,750

Stoughton, WI $152,781

Sun Prairie, WI $152,935

Verona, WI $152,893

Waterloo, WI $152,101

Waunakee, WI $153,277

Windsor, WI $153,180

Woodford, WI $149,950

Madison, WI $153,600

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	$180,972	$87.0	18%
Energy & Utilities	$176,371	$85.0	15%
Financial Services	$176,371	$85.0	15%
Construction	$171,770	$83.0	12%
Insurance	$168,702	$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.

$143,671

Average $153,366/year

$164,376

$11,973

Average $12,780/month

$13,698

$2,763

Average $2,949/week

$3,161

$69

Average $74/hour

$79

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$164,376	$13,698	$3,161	$79
Average	$153,366	$12,780	$2,949	$74
25th Percentile	$143,671	$11,973	$2,763	$69

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