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: starting around $164,935 for beginners, reaching about $166,504 at mid-level, and approach $176,542 for experts.

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 $188,076, California $187,362, Massachusetts $184,865. 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: $171,426; Lead Programmer: $164,166; Application Programmer Analyst IV: $143,600; Applications Programmer IV: $143,573; 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 January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Lead Programmer Analyst in the United States is $169,866 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): $199,988
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $153,728 to $185,633
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $139,035

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Lead Programmer Analyst Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$185,633	$15,469	$3,570	$89
Average	$169,866	$14,156	$3,267	$82
25th Percentile	$153,728	$12,811	$2,956	$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): $164,935
Early Career (1-2 years): $166,055
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $166,504
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $168,745
Expert (over 8 years): $176,542

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Lead Programmer Analyst	$164,935
Intermediate Level Lead Programmer Analyst	$166,055
Senior Level Lead Programmer Analyst	$166,504
Specialist Level Lead Programmer Analyst	$168,745
Expert Level Lead Programmer Analyst	$176,542

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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: $188,076.
California: $187,362.
Massachusetts: $184,865.

District of Columbia $188,076

California $187,362

Massachusetts $184,865

Washington $184,186

New Jersey $184,118

Alaska $183,880

Connecticut $181,536

New York $180,585

Hawaii $177,544

Rhode Island $176,117

Maryland $175,149

Minnesota $173,824

Colorado $173,314

Illinois $173,144

Oregon $172,499

Delaware $172,023

New Hampshire $171,724

Virginia $171,055

Pennsylvania $169,102

Nevada $168,116

North Dakota $167,794

Michigan $167,284

Wisconsin $167,097

Vermont $166,723

Texas $165,687

Maine $165,619

Arizona $165,517

Ohio $165,399

Georgia $163,836

Indiana $163,054

Wyoming $162,901

Utah $162,664

Iowa $162,562

Kansas $161,746

Louisiana $161,509

North Carolina $161,424

Missouri $161,390

Florida $160,727

Montana $160,370

Nebraska $160,031

Kentucky $159,844

South Carolina $159,164

Tennessee $158,740

Idaho $158,570

New Mexico $157,330

Oklahoma $157,058

Alabama $156,056

South Dakota $154,374

Arkansas $153,457

West Virginia $152,964

Mississippi $151,486

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: $214,252
San Francisco: $212,146
Oakland: $207,440

San Jose, CA $214,252

San Francisco, CA $212,146

Oakland, CA $207,440

New York, NY $196,858

Queens Village, NY $195,584

Paramus, NJ $194,225

Passaic, NJ $194,055

Bergenfield, NJ $193,885

Stamford, CT $193,630

Huntington, NY $193,460

Newark, NJ $192,356

Bridgeport, CT $192,017

New Brunswick, NJ $191,456

Vallejo, CA $191,099

Middlesex, NJ $190,997

Somerset, NJ $190,844

Petaluma, CA $190,454

Santa Cruz, CA $189,791

Boston, MA $189,452

Monterey, CA $188,602

Fairbanks, AK $188,483

Los Angeles, CA $188,161

Washington, DC $188,076

Seattle, WA $187,770

Santa Rosa, CA $187,736

Juneau, AK $187,243

Orange, CA $186,683

Anchorage, AK $186,377

Anaheim, CA $186,258

Santa Ana, CA $186,003

Nassau, NY $185,901

Long Beach, CA $185,833

Danbury, CT $185,782

Santa Maria, CA $185,205

Everett, WA $185,171

Bremerton, WA $184,339

Trenton, NJ $184,016

Sacramento, CA $183,948

San Diego, CA $183,863

Brockton, MA $183,795

Tacoma, WA $183,727

Santa Barbara, CA $183,489

Lowell, MA $182,810

New Suffolk, NY $182,742

Nashua, NH $182,538

Lompoc, CA $182,266

Ventura, CA $182,096

Stockton, CA $182,045

New Haven, CT $181,706

Atlantic City, NJ $181,264

Hartford, CT $180,890

Modesto, CA $180,805

Poughkeepsie, NY $180,432

New Britain, CT $180,347

Olympia, WA $180,109

Kennewick, WA $180,109

New London, CT $180,075

Norwich, CT $180,024

Lawrence, MA $179,939

Bakersfield, CA $179,463

Riverside, CA $179,226

New Bedford, MA $179,226

Richland, WA $179,056

Portsmouth, NH $178,920

Vineland, NJ $178,886

San Bernardino, CA $178,750

Boulder, CO $178,274

Worcester, MA $178,138

Portland, OR $177,986

Saint Paul, MN $177,782

Minneapolis, MN $177,782

Philadelphia, PA $177,544

Honolulu, HI $176,644

Springfield, MA $176,049

Providence, RI $176,032

Chicago, IL $175,540

Bellingham, WA $175,336

Baltimore, MD $175,149

Chico, CA $174,724

Wilmington, DE $174,435

Pittsfield, MA $174,266

Manchester, NH $173,943

Spokane, WA $173,195

Denver, CO $173,178

Albany, NY $172,380

Troy, NY $172,312

Schenectady, NY $171,955

Burlington, VT $171,582

Portland, ME $170,987

Salem, OR $170,851

Yakima, WA $170,817

Ann Arbor, MI $170,766

Rochester, MN $170,291

Fresno, CA $170,206

Reno, NV $170,206

Milwaukee, WI $170,053

Detroit, MI $169,883

Allentown, PA $169,832

Carson City, NV $169,815

Houston, TX $169,560

Colorado Springs, CO $169,543

Syracuse, NY $169,458

Eugene, OR $169,136

Bismarck, ND $168,932

Gary, IN $168,932

Galveston, TX $168,932

Springfield, OR $168,796

Medford, OR $168,388

Fort Collins, CO $168,320

Austin, TX $168,184

Mesa, AZ $167,828

Phoenix, AZ $167,794

Dallas, TX $167,743

Reading, PA $167,641

Saint Cloud, MN $167,573

Concord, NH $167,420

Madison, WI $167,352

Utica, NY $166,893

Raleigh, NC $166,757

Las Vegas, NV $166,740

Rochester, NY $166,622

Des Moines, IA $166,605

Atlanta, GA $166,333

Battle Creek, MI $166,282

Salt Lake City, UT $166,231

Lancaster, PA $165,976

Champaign, IL $165,942

Harrisburg, PA $165,738

Durham, NC $165,585

Kansas City, MO $165,568

Kansas City, KS $165,534

Fort Worth, TX $165,517

Boca Raton, FL $165,449

Cleveland, OH $165,432

Columbus, OH $165,399

Pittsburgh, PA $165,382

Richmond, VA $165,314

Indianapolis, IN $165,280

Cincinnati, OH $165,059

Petersburg, VA $164,804

Billings, MT $164,430

Lansing, MI $164,430

Huntsville, AL $164,430

Lebanon, PA $164,413

Dayton, OH $164,396

Pueblo, CO $164,396

Appleton, WI $164,345

Buffalo, NY $164,277

Racine, WI $164,192

Charlotte, NC $164,175

Saint Louis, MO $164,125

Springfield, IL $164,057

Elkhart, IN $164,023

York, PA $164,023

Gastonia, NC $164,006

Benton Harbor, MI $164,006

Beaumont, TX $163,904

Lorain, OH $163,870

Toledo, OH $163,802

Binghamton, NY $163,717

Rock Hill, SC $163,700

Rockford, IL $163,615

Fargo, ND $163,530

Elyria, OH $163,530

Flagstaff, AZ $163,411

Fort Lauderdale, FL $163,309

Miami, FL $163,207

Duluth, MN $162,935

Bangor, ME $162,715

Cedar Rapids, IA $162,528

Louisville, KY $162,443

Grand Rapids, MI $162,409

Hialeah, FL $162,392

Casper, WY $162,154

Scranton, PA $161,950

New Orleans, LA $161,899

Virginia Beach, VA $161,882

Akron, OH $161,797

Peoria, IL $161,577

Sarasota, FL $161,543

Green Bay, WI $161,424

Baton Rouge, LA $161,339

Charleston, SC $161,305

Nashville, TN $161,254

Jamestown, NY $161,220

Davenport, IA $161,220

Tucson, AZ $161,135

Cheyenne, WY $161,084

Saint Petersburg, FL $161,033

Tampa, FL $160,999

Omaha, NE $160,965

Port Arthur, TX $160,897

Evansville, IN $160,897

Bradenton, FL $160,829

Santa Fe, NM $160,523

Orlando, FL $160,354

Clearwater, FL $160,167

Canton, OH $159,810

La Crosse, WI $159,810

Grand Forks, ND $159,759

Albuquerque, NM $159,708

Tulsa, OK $159,708

Newport News, VA $159,691

High Point, NC $159,640

Ogden, UT $159,572

Corpus Christi, TX $159,436

Laramie, WY $159,334

Norfolk, VA $159,334

Rock Island, IL $159,232

Saginaw, MI $159,198

Jacksonville, FL $159,181

Salisbury, NC $159,147

Memphis, TN $159,113

Moline, IL $159,029

Fort Myers, FL $158,978

Waterloo, IA $158,757

Spartanburg, SC $158,587

Lincoln, NE $158,502

Fort Wayne, IN $158,468

Birmingham, AL $158,281

Cedar Falls, IA $158,247

Provo, UT $158,230

Springfield, OH $158,213

San Antonio, TX $158,179

Greensboro, NC $158,111

South Bend, IN $158,094

Winston Salem, NC $158,077

Boise, ID $158,026

Savannah, GA $157,907

Muskegon, MI $157,602

Lima, OH $157,398

Lake Charles, LA $157,330

Anderson, IN $157,296

Lexington, KY $157,245

Augusta, GA $157,194

Greenville, SC $157,194

Wichita, KS $157,041

Tuscaloosa, AL $157,041

Columbia, SC $156,888

Bloomington, IN $156,464

Roanoke, VA $156,362

Asheville, NC $156,141

Knoxville, TN $155,852

Shreveport, LA $155,835

Wilmington, NC $155,614

Frankfort, KY $155,291

Oklahoma City, OK $155,173

Chillicothe, OH $155,105

Longview, TX $155,088

Topeka, KS $155,037

Mobile, AL $154,782

Terre Haute, IN $154,714

Erie, PA $154,697

Altoona, PA $154,612

Melbourne, FL $154,561

Amarillo, TX $154,493

Killeen, TX $154,442

Fayetteville, AR $154,306

Sioux Falls, SD $154,187

Chattanooga, TN $154,085

Idaho Falls, ID $154,068

Gainesville, FL $153,712

Portsmouth, OH $153,627

Little Rock, AR $153,593

Lynchburg, VA $153,593

Lafayette, LA $153,525

Youngstown, OH $153,525

Temple, TX $153,457

Daytona Beach, FL $153,423

Clarksville, TN $153,406

Pensacola, FL $153,389

Hopkinsville, KY $152,879

Charleston, WV $152,862

Florence, SC $152,777

Sioux City, IA $152,676

Macon, GA $152,183

Tallahassee, FL $152,166

Fayetteville, NC $152,132

Waco, TX $152,098

Wichita Falls, TX $152,098

Pine Bluff, AR $152,030

Vincennes, IN $151,707

Lubbock, TX $151,639

Great Falls, MT $151,537

Alamogordo, NM $151,520

Abilene, TX $151,385

Rapid City, SD $151,164

Monroe, LA $151,164

Albany, GA $151,062

Huntington, WV $151,045

Jackson, MS $151,028

Greenville, MS $151,011

Parkersburg, WV $150,841

Montgomery, AL $150,807

Johnstown, PA $150,773

Springfield, MO $150,637

Biloxi, MS $150,552

Sumter, SC $150,196

Columbus, GA $150,179

Twin Falls, ID $150,077

Pascagoula, MS $149,856

Kingsport, TN $149,414

Gulfport, MS $149,363

Alexandria, LA $148,803

Fort Smith, AR $148,378

El Paso, TX $147,919

Helena, MT $147,698

Las Cruces, NM $147,155

Harlingen, TX $146,679

Pocatello, ID $146,526

Florence, AL $146,475

Brownsville, TX $146,441

Dothan, AL $146,170

Mcallen, TX $146,085

Columbus, MS $144,828

Altus, OK $144,046

Lawton, OK $143,724

Pierre, SD $143,112

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	$188,551	11%
UI	$185,154	9%
Troubleshooting	$183,455	8%
Leadership	$183,455	8%
Software Development	$183,455	8%
Debugging	$183,455	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 January 01, 2026

$153,728

Average $169,866/year

$185,633

$12,811

Average $14,156/month

$15,469

$2,956

Average $3,267/week

$3,570

$74

Average $82/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$185,633	$15,469	$3,570	$89
Average	$169,866	$14,156	$3,267	$82
25th Percentile	$153,728	$12,811	$2,956	$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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2024

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