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

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

How does experience change A Lead Programmer Analyst's salary?

A Lead Programmer Analyst's salary grows with experience: an Applications Programmer III (4-7 years)earns $125,608, an Applications Programmer IV (7+ years)earns $147,174, an Lead Programmer Analyst (7-10 years)earns $171,014, an Applications Programming Supervisor (10+ years)earns $137,494, an Applications Programming Manager (10+ years)earns $155,592,

What are the highest paying states for a Lead Programmer Analyst?

Lead Programmer Analyst salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Lead Programmer Analyst roles are District of Columbia $188,100, California $187,386, Massachusetts $184,889. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Lead Programmer Analyst roles make?

Salaries for Lead Programmer Analyst level roles vary by specialization: Applications Systems Programmer/Analyst - Expert Project Lead: $171,463; Lead Programmer: $164,202; Application Programmer Analyst IV: $143,600; Applications Programmer IV: $143,584; Lead UI Programmer: $135,500.

How do different companies affect a Lead Programmer Analyst's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Lead Programmer Analyst 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.

Lead Programmer Analyst Salary in the United States

How much does a Lead Programmer Analyst make in the United States?

As of March 01, 2026, the average salary for a Lead Programmer Analyst in the United States is $169,888 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $82.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $200,237
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $153,672 to $185,774
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $138,908

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Lead Programmer Analyst Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$185,774	$15,481	$3,573	$89
Average	$169,888	$14,157	$3,267	$82
25th Percentile	$153,672	$12,806	$2,955	$74

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Key Factors That Influence Lead Programmer Analyst Salaries

A Lead Programmer Analyst'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 Lead Programmer Analyst Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Lead Programmer Analyst'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): $125,608
Early Career (1-2 years): $147,174
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $171,014
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $137,494
Expert (over 8 years): $155,592

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Applicati... Level Lead Programmer Analyst	$125,608
Applicati... Level Lead Programmer Analyst	$147,174
Lead Prog... Level Lead Programmer Analyst	$171,014
Applicati... Level Lead Programmer Analyst	$137,494
Applicati... Level Lead Programmer Analyst	$155,592

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How Do Lead Programmer Analyst 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 Lead Programmer Analysts. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $188,100.
California: $187,386.
Massachusetts: $184,889.

District of Columbia $188,100

California $187,386

Massachusetts $184,889

Washington $184,210

New Jersey $184,142

Alaska $183,904

Connecticut $181,559

New York $180,608

Hawaii $177,567

Rhode Island $176,140

Maryland $175,172

Minnesota $173,846

Colorado $173,337

Illinois $173,167

Oregon $172,521

Delaware $172,046

New Hampshire $171,747

Virginia $171,077

Pennsylvania $169,124

Nevada $168,138

North Dakota $167,815

Michigan $167,306

Wisconsin $167,119

Vermont $166,745

Texas $165,709

Maine $165,641

Arizona $165,539

Ohio $165,420

Georgia $163,857

Indiana $163,075

Wyoming $162,923

Utah $162,685

Iowa $162,583

Kansas $161,767

Louisiana $161,530

North Carolina $161,445

Missouri $161,411

Florida $160,748

Montana $160,391

Nebraska $160,051

Kentucky $159,865

South Carolina $159,185

Tennessee $158,760

Idaho $158,590

New Mexico $157,350

Oklahoma $157,078

Alabama $156,076

South Dakota $154,394

Arkansas $153,477

West Virginia $152,984

Mississippi $151,506

Top Paying Cities for Lead Programmer Analysts

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: $214,280
San Francisco: $212,173
Oakland: $207,467

San Jose, CA $214,280

San Francisco, CA $212,173

Oakland, CA $207,467

New York, NY $196,883

Queens Village, NY $195,609

Paramus, NJ $194,250

Passaic, NJ $194,080

Bergenfield, NJ $193,910

Stamford, CT $193,655

Huntington, NY $193,485

Newark, NJ $192,381

Bridgeport, CT $192,041

New Brunswick, NJ $191,481

Vallejo, CA $191,124

Middlesex, NJ $191,022

Somerset, NJ $190,869

Petaluma, CA $190,478

Santa Cruz, CA $189,816

Boston, MA $189,476

Monterey, CA $188,627

Fairbanks, AK $188,508

Los Angeles, CA $188,185

Washington, DC $188,100

Seattle, WA $187,794

Santa Rosa, CA $187,760

Juneau, AK $187,268

Orange, CA $186,707

Anchorage, AK $186,401

Anaheim, CA $186,282

Santa Ana, CA $186,027

Nassau, NY $185,925

Long Beach, CA $185,857

Danbury, CT $185,807

Santa Maria, CA $185,229

Everett, WA $185,195

Bremerton, WA $184,362

Trenton, NJ $184,040

Sacramento, CA $183,972

San Diego, CA $183,887

Brockton, MA $183,819

Tacoma, WA $183,751

Santa Barbara, CA $183,513

Lowell, MA $182,833

New Suffolk, NY $182,766

Nashua, NH $182,562

Lompoc, CA $182,290

Ventura, CA $182,120

Stockton, CA $182,069

New Haven, CT $181,729

Atlantic City, NJ $181,287

Hartford, CT $180,914

Modesto, CA $180,829

Poughkeepsie, NY $180,455

New Britain, CT $180,370

Olympia, WA $180,132

Kennewick, WA $180,132

New London, CT $180,098

Norwich, CT $180,047

Lawrence, MA $179,962

Bakersfield, CA $179,487

Riverside, CA $179,249

New Bedford, MA $179,249

Richland, WA $179,079

Portsmouth, NH $178,943

Vineland, NJ $178,909

San Bernardino, CA $178,773

Boulder, CO $178,297

Worcester, MA $178,162

Portland, OR $178,009

Saint Paul, MN $177,805

Minneapolis, MN $177,805

Philadelphia, PA $177,567

Honolulu, HI $176,667

Springfield, MA $176,072

Providence, RI $176,055

Chicago, IL $175,562

Bellingham, WA $175,358

Baltimore, MD $175,172

Chico, CA $174,747

Wilmington, DE $174,458

Pittsfield, MA $174,288

Manchester, NH $173,965

Spokane, WA $173,218

Denver, CO $173,201

Albany, NY $172,402

Troy, NY $172,334

Schenectady, NY $171,978

Burlington, VT $171,604

Portland, ME $171,009

Salem, OR $170,873

Yakima, WA $170,839

Ann Arbor, MI $170,788

Rochester, MN $170,313

Fresno, CA $170,228

Reno, NV $170,228

Milwaukee, WI $170,075

Detroit, MI $169,905

Allentown, PA $169,854

Carson City, NV $169,837

Houston, TX $169,582

Colorado Springs, CO $169,565

Syracuse, NY $169,480

Eugene, OR $169,157

Bismarck, ND $168,954

Gary, IN $168,954

Galveston, TX $168,954

Springfield, OR $168,818

Medford, OR $168,410

Fort Collins, CO $168,342

Austin, TX $168,206

Mesa, AZ $167,849

Phoenix, AZ $167,815

Dallas, TX $167,764

Reading, PA $167,662

Saint Cloud, MN $167,595

Concord, NH $167,442

Madison, WI $167,374

Utica, NY $166,915

Raleigh, NC $166,779

Las Vegas, NV $166,762

Rochester, NY $166,643

Des Moines, IA $166,626

Atlanta, GA $166,354

Battle Creek, MI $166,303

Salt Lake City, UT $166,252

Lancaster, PA $165,998

Champaign, IL $165,964

Harrisburg, PA $165,760

Durham, NC $165,607

Kansas City, MO $165,590

Kansas City, KS $165,556

Fort Worth, TX $165,539

Boca Raton, FL $165,471

Cleveland, OH $165,454

Columbus, OH $165,420

Pittsburgh, PA $165,403

Richmond, VA $165,335

Indianapolis, IN $165,301

Cincinnati, OH $165,080

Petersburg, VA $164,825

Billings, MT $164,452

Lansing, MI $164,452

Huntsville, AL $164,452

Lebanon, PA $164,435

Dayton, OH $164,418

Pueblo, CO $164,418

Appleton, WI $164,367

Buffalo, NY $164,299

Racine, WI $164,214

Charlotte, NC $164,197

Saint Louis, MO $164,146

Springfield, IL $164,078

Elkhart, IN $164,044

York, PA $164,044

Gastonia, NC $164,027

Benton Harbor, MI $164,027

Beaumont, TX $163,925

Lorain, OH $163,891

Toledo, OH $163,823

Binghamton, NY $163,738

Rock Hill, SC $163,721

Rockford, IL $163,636

Fargo, ND $163,551

Elyria, OH $163,551

Flagstaff, AZ $163,432

Fort Lauderdale, FL $163,330

Miami, FL $163,228

Duluth, MN $162,957

Bangor, ME $162,736

Cedar Rapids, IA $162,549

Louisville, KY $162,464

Grand Rapids, MI $162,430

Hialeah, FL $162,413

Casper, WY $162,175

Scranton, PA $161,971

New Orleans, LA $161,920

Virginia Beach, VA $161,903

Akron, OH $161,818

Peoria, IL $161,597

Sarasota, FL $161,563

Green Bay, WI $161,445

Baton Rouge, LA $161,360

Charleston, SC $161,326

Nashville, TN $161,275

Jamestown, NY $161,241

Davenport, IA $161,241

Tucson, AZ $161,156

Cheyenne, WY $161,105

Saint Petersburg, FL $161,054

Tampa, FL $161,020

Omaha, NE $160,986

Port Arthur, TX $160,918

Evansville, IN $160,918

Bradenton, FL $160,850

Santa Fe, NM $160,544

Orlando, FL $160,374

Clearwater, FL $160,187

Canton, OH $159,831

La Crosse, WI $159,831

Grand Forks, ND $159,780

Albuquerque, NM $159,729

Tulsa, OK $159,729

Newport News, VA $159,712

High Point, NC $159,661

Ogden, UT $159,593

Corpus Christi, TX $159,457

Laramie, WY $159,355

Norfolk, VA $159,355

Rock Island, IL $159,253

Saginaw, MI $159,219

Jacksonville, FL $159,202

Salisbury, NC $159,168

Memphis, TN $159,134

Moline, IL $159,049

Fort Myers, FL $158,998

Waterloo, IA $158,777

Spartanburg, SC $158,607

Lincoln, NE $158,522

Fort Wayne, IN $158,489

Birmingham, AL $158,302

Cedar Falls, IA $158,268

Provo, UT $158,251

Springfield, OH $158,234

San Antonio, TX $158,200

Greensboro, NC $158,132

South Bend, IN $158,115

Winston Salem, NC $158,098

Boise, ID $158,047

Savannah, GA $157,928

Muskegon, MI $157,622

Lima, OH $157,418

Lake Charles, LA $157,350

Anderson, IN $157,316

Lexington, KY $157,265

Augusta, GA $157,214

Greenville, SC $157,214

Wichita, KS $157,061

Tuscaloosa, AL $157,061

Columbia, SC $156,909

Bloomington, IN $156,484

Roanoke, VA $156,382

Asheville, NC $156,161

Knoxville, TN $155,872

Shreveport, LA $155,855

Wilmington, NC $155,634

Frankfort, KY $155,312

Oklahoma City, OK $155,193

Chillicothe, OH $155,125

Longview, TX $155,108

Topeka, KS $155,057

Mobile, AL $154,802

Terre Haute, IN $154,734

Erie, PA $154,717

Altoona, PA $154,632

Melbourne, FL $154,581

Amarillo, TX $154,513

Killeen, TX $154,462

Fayetteville, AR $154,326

Sioux Falls, SD $154,207

Chattanooga, TN $154,105

Idaho Falls, ID $154,088

Gainesville, FL $153,732

Portsmouth, OH $153,647

Little Rock, AR $153,613

Lynchburg, VA $153,613

Lafayette, LA $153,545

Youngstown, OH $153,545

Temple, TX $153,477

Daytona Beach, FL $153,443

Clarksville, TN $153,426

Pensacola, FL $153,409

Hopkinsville, KY $152,899

Charleston, WV $152,882

Florence, SC $152,797

Sioux City, IA $152,695

Macon, GA $152,203

Tallahassee, FL $152,186

Fayetteville, NC $152,152

Waco, TX $152,118

Wichita Falls, TX $152,118

Pine Bluff, AR $152,050

Vincennes, IN $151,727

Lubbock, TX $151,659

Great Falls, MT $151,557

Alamogordo, NM $151,540

Abilene, TX $151,404

Rapid City, SD $151,183

Monroe, LA $151,183

Albany, GA $151,081

Huntington, WV $151,064

Jackson, MS $151,047

Greenville, MS $151,030

Parkersburg, WV $150,861

Montgomery, AL $150,827

Johnstown, PA $150,793

Springfield, MO $150,657

Biloxi, MS $150,572

Sumter, SC $150,215

Columbus, GA $150,198

Twin Falls, ID $150,096

Pascagoula, MS $149,875

Kingsport, TN $149,433

Gulfport, MS $149,383

Alexandria, LA $148,822

Fort Smith, AR $148,397

El Paso, TX $147,938

Helena, MT $147,718

Las Cruces, NM $147,174

Harlingen, TX $146,698

Pocatello, ID $146,545

Florence, AL $146,494

Brownsville, TX $146,460

Dothan, AL $146,189

Mcallen, TX $146,104

Columbus, MS $144,847

Altus, OK $144,065

Lawton, OK $143,742

Pierre, SD $143,131

What Skills Can Increase a Lead Programmer Analyst's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Analysis (Mentioned in 5.15% 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 3.77% 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.
HTML (Mentioned in 2.45% Job Postings): A computer language that used in creating, updating and maintaining text, graphics and links in a website.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Analysis	5.15%
Application Development	3.77%
HTML	2.45%

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 Lead Programmer Analyst's salary.

Consulting: Can increase your salary by up to 11%.
UI: Can increase your salary by up to 9%.
Troubleshooting: Can increase your salary by up to 8%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Consulting	$188,576	11%
UI	$185,178	9%
Troubleshooting	$183,479	8%
Leadership	$183,479	8%
Software Development	$183,479	8%
Debugging	$183,479	8%

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Lead Programmer Analyst Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Lead Programmer Analyst'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

$153,672

Average $169,888/year

$185,774

$12,806

Average $14,157/month

$15,481

$2,955

Average $3,267/week

$3,573

$74

Average $82/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$185,774	$15,481	$3,573	$89
Average	$169,888	$14,157	$3,267	$82
25th Percentile	$153,672	$12,806	$2,955	$74

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Salary Trends for Lead Programmer Analyst

Salaries for a Lead Programmer Analyst can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $159,846 in 2023 to around $154,839 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Lead Programmer Analyst salary trends, .

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