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

A Programming Developer's salary grows with experience: an Applications Programmer I (0-2 years)earns $70,804, an Applications Programmer II (2-4 years)earns $92,496, an Programming Developer (4-7 years)earns $118,990, an Applications Programmer IV (7+ years)earns $139,420, an Applications Programmer V (7-10 years)earns $162,005,

What are the highest paying states for a Programming Developer?

Programming Developer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Programming Developer roles are District of Columbia $130,985, California $130,488, Massachusetts $128,749. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Programming Developer roles make?

Salaries for Programming Developer level roles vary by specialization: Director - Programming: $198,474; Director Of Programming: $163,594; Programming Engineer: $142,116; Systems Programming: $117,137; Programming Analyst: $85,186.

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

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Programming Developer 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 Developer Salary in the United States

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

As of March 01, 2026, the average salary for a Programming Developer in the United States is $118,303 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $57.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $135,820
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $108,406 to $127,472
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $99,395

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Programming Developer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$127,472	$10,623	$2,451	$61
Average	$118,303	$9,859	$2,275	$57
25th Percentile	$108,406	$9,034	$2,085	$52

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Key Factors That Influence Programming Developer Salaries

A Programming Developer'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 Developer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Programming Developer'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): $70,804
Early Career (1-2 years): $92,496
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $118,990
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $139,420
Expert (over 8 years): $162,005

Levels	Salary
Applicati... Level Programming Developer	$70,804
Applicati... Level Programming Developer	$92,496
Programmi... Level Programming Developer	$118,990
Applicati... Level Programming Developer	$139,420
Applicati... Level Programming Developer	$162,005

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

District of Columbia: $130,985.
California: $130,488.
Massachusetts: $128,749.

District of Columbia $130,985

California $130,488

Massachusetts $128,749

Washington $128,276

New Jersey $128,229

Alaska $128,063

Connecticut $126,430

New York $125,768

Hawaii $123,650

Rhode Island $122,657

Maryland $121,982

Minnesota $121,059

Colorado $120,705

Illinois $120,586

Oregon $120,137

Delaware $119,805

New Hampshire $119,597

Virginia $119,131

Pennsylvania $117,771

Nevada $117,084

North Dakota $116,860

Michigan $116,505

Wisconsin $116,375

Vermont $116,114

Texas $115,393

Maine $115,345

Arizona $115,274

Ohio $115,192

Georgia $114,103

Indiana $113,559

Wyoming $113,453

Utah $113,287

Iowa $113,216

Kansas $112,648

Louisiana $112,482

North Carolina $112,423

Missouri $112,400

Florida $111,938

Montana $111,690

Nebraska $111,453

Kentucky $111,323

South Carolina $110,850

Tennessee $110,554

Idaho $110,436

New Mexico $109,572

Oklahoma $109,383

Alabama $108,685

South Dakota $107,514

Arkansas $106,875

West Virginia $106,532

Mississippi $105,503

Top Paying Cities for Programming Developers

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: $149,216
San Francisco: $147,749
Oakland: $144,472

San Jose, CA $149,216

San Francisco, CA $147,749

Oakland, CA $144,472

New York, NY $137,101

Queens Village, NY $136,214

Paramus, NJ $135,268

Passaic, NJ $135,149

Bergenfield, NJ $135,031

Stamford, CT $134,854

Huntington, NY $134,735

Newark, NJ $133,966

Bridgeport, CT $133,730

New Brunswick, NJ $133,339

Vallejo, CA $133,091

Middlesex, NJ $133,020

Somerset, NJ $132,913

Petaluma, CA $132,641

Santa Cruz, CA $132,180

Boston, MA $131,943

Monterey, CA $131,352

Fairbanks, AK $131,269

Los Angeles, CA $131,044

Washington, DC $130,985

Seattle, WA $130,772

Santa Rosa, CA $130,748

Juneau, AK $130,405

Orange, CA $130,015

Anchorage, AK $129,802

Anaheim, CA $129,719

Santa Ana, CA $129,542

Nassau, NY $129,471

Long Beach, CA $129,423

Danbury, CT $129,388

Santa Maria, CA $128,986

Everett, WA $128,962

Bremerton, WA $128,382

Trenton, NJ $128,158

Sacramento, CA $128,110

San Diego, CA $128,051

Brockton, MA $128,004

Tacoma, WA $127,957

Santa Barbara, CA $127,791

Lowell, MA $127,318

New Suffolk, NY $127,270

Nashua, NH $127,128

Lompoc, CA $126,939

Ventura, CA $126,821

Stockton, CA $126,785

New Haven, CT $126,549

Atlantic City, NJ $126,241

Hartford, CT $125,981

Modesto, CA $125,922

Poughkeepsie, NY $125,661

New Britain, CT $125,602

Olympia, WA $125,437

Kennewick, WA $125,437

New London, CT $125,413

Norwich, CT $125,378

Lawrence, MA $125,318

Bakersfield, CA $124,987

Riverside, CA $124,821

New Bedford, MA $124,821

Richland, WA $124,703

Portsmouth, NH $124,609

Vineland, NJ $124,585

San Bernardino, CA $124,490

Boulder, CO $124,159

Worcester, MA $124,064

Portland, OR $123,958

Saint Paul, MN $123,816

Minneapolis, MN $123,816

Philadelphia, PA $123,650

Honolulu, HI $123,023

Springfield, MA $122,609

Providence, RI $122,597

Chicago, IL $122,254

Bellingham, WA $122,112

Baltimore, MD $121,982

Chico, CA $121,686

Wilmington, DE $121,485

Pittsfield, MA $121,367

Manchester, NH $121,142

Spokane, WA $120,622

Denver, CO $120,610

Albany, NY $120,054

Troy, NY $120,007

Schenectady, NY $119,758

Burlington, VT $119,498

Portland, ME $119,084

Salem, OR $118,989

Yakima, WA $118,965

Ann Arbor, MI $118,930

Rochester, MN $118,599

Fresno, CA $118,540

Reno, NV $118,540

Milwaukee, WI $118,433

Detroit, MI $118,315

Allentown, PA $118,279

Carson City, NV $118,268

Houston, TX $118,090

Colorado Springs, CO $118,078

Syracuse, NY $118,019

Eugene, OR $117,794

Bismarck, ND $117,652

Gary, IN $117,652

Galveston, TX $117,652

Springfield, OR $117,558

Medford, OR $117,274

Fort Collins, CO $117,226

Austin, TX $117,132

Mesa, AZ $116,883

Phoenix, AZ $116,860

Dallas, TX $116,824

Reading, PA $116,753

Saint Cloud, MN $116,706

Concord, NH $116,599

Madison, WI $116,552

Utica, NY $116,233

Raleigh, NC $116,138

Las Vegas, NV $116,126

Rochester, NY $116,043

Des Moines, IA $116,032

Atlanta, GA $115,842

Battle Creek, MI $115,807

Salt Lake City, UT $115,771

Lancaster, PA $115,594

Champaign, IL $115,570

Harrisburg, PA $115,428

Durham, NC $115,322

Kansas City, MO $115,310

Kansas City, KS $115,286

Fort Worth, TX $115,274

Boca Raton, FL $115,227

Cleveland, OH $115,215

Columbus, OH $115,192

Pittsburgh, PA $115,180

Richmond, VA $115,132

Indianapolis, IN $115,109

Cincinnati, OH $114,955

Petersburg, VA $114,778

Billings, MT $114,517

Lansing, MI $114,517

Huntsville, AL $114,517

Lebanon, PA $114,505

Dayton, OH $114,494

Pueblo, CO $114,494

Appleton, WI $114,458

Buffalo, NY $114,411

Racine, WI $114,352

Charlotte, NC $114,340

Saint Louis, MO $114,304

Springfield, IL $114,257

Elkhart, IN $114,233

York, PA $114,233

Gastonia, NC $114,222

Benton Harbor, MI $114,222

Beaumont, TX $114,151

Lorain, OH $114,127

Toledo, OH $114,080

Binghamton, NY $114,020

Rock Hill, SC $114,009

Rockford, IL $113,949

Fargo, ND $113,890

Elyria, OH $113,890

Flagstaff, AZ $113,807

Fort Lauderdale, FL $113,737

Miami, FL $113,666

Duluth, MN $113,476

Bangor, ME $113,322

Cedar Rapids, IA $113,192

Louisville, KY $113,133

Grand Rapids, MI $113,109

Hialeah, FL $113,098

Casper, WY $112,932

Scranton, PA $112,790

New Orleans, LA $112,755

Virginia Beach, VA $112,743

Akron, OH $112,684

Peoria, IL $112,530

Sarasota, FL $112,506

Green Bay, WI $112,423

Baton Rouge, LA $112,364

Charleston, SC $112,341

Nashville, TN $112,305

Jamestown, NY $112,281

Davenport, IA $112,281

Tucson, AZ $112,222

Cheyenne, WY $112,187

Saint Petersburg, FL $112,151

Tampa, FL $112,128

Omaha, NE $112,104

Port Arthur, TX $112,057

Evansville, IN $112,057

Bradenton, FL $112,009

Santa Fe, NM $111,796

Orlando, FL $111,678

Clearwater, FL $111,548

Canton, OH $111,299

La Crosse, WI $111,299

Grand Forks, ND $111,264

Albuquerque, NM $111,228

Tulsa, OK $111,228

Newport News, VA $111,217

High Point, NC $111,181

Ogden, UT $111,134

Corpus Christi, TX $111,039

Laramie, WY $110,968

Norfolk, VA $110,968

Rock Island, IL $110,897

Saginaw, MI $110,874

Jacksonville, FL $110,862

Salisbury, NC $110,838

Memphis, TN $110,814

Moline, IL $110,755

Fort Myers, FL $110,720

Waterloo, IA $110,566

Spartanburg, SC $110,448

Lincoln, NE $110,389

Fort Wayne, IN $110,365

Birmingham, AL $110,235

Cedar Falls, IA $110,211

Provo, UT $110,199

Springfield, OH $110,187

San Antonio, TX $110,164

Greensboro, NC $110,116

South Bend, IN $110,105

Winston Salem, NC $110,093

Boise, ID $110,057

Savannah, GA $109,974

Muskegon, MI $109,762

Lima, OH $109,620

Lake Charles, LA $109,572

Anderson, IN $109,549

Lexington, KY $109,513

Augusta, GA $109,478

Greenville, SC $109,478

Wichita, KS $109,371

Tuscaloosa, AL $109,371

Columbia, SC $109,265

Bloomington, IN $108,969

Roanoke, VA $108,898

Asheville, NC $108,744

Knoxville, TN $108,543

Shreveport, LA $108,531

Wilmington, NC $108,377

Frankfort, KY $108,153

Oklahoma City, OK $108,070

Chillicothe, OH $108,022

Longview, TX $108,011

Topeka, KS $107,975

Mobile, AL $107,798

Terre Haute, IN $107,750

Erie, PA $107,739

Altoona, PA $107,679

Melbourne, FL $107,644

Amarillo, TX $107,597

Killeen, TX $107,561

Fayetteville, AR $107,466

Sioux Falls, SD $107,384

Chattanooga, TN $107,313

Idaho Falls, ID $107,301

Gainesville, FL $107,052

Portsmouth, OH $106,993

Little Rock, AR $106,970

Lynchburg, VA $106,970

Lafayette, LA $106,922

Youngstown, OH $106,922

Temple, TX $106,875

Daytona Beach, FL $106,851

Clarksville, TN $106,839

Pensacola, FL $106,828

Hopkinsville, KY $106,473

Charleston, WV $106,461

Florence, SC $106,402

Sioux City, IA $106,331

Macon, GA $105,988

Tallahassee, FL $105,976

Fayetteville, NC $105,952

Waco, TX $105,929

Wichita Falls, TX $105,929

Pine Bluff, AR $105,881

Vincennes, IN $105,656

Lubbock, TX $105,609

Great Falls, MT $105,538

Alamogordo, NM $105,526

Abilene, TX $105,432

Rapid City, SD $105,278

Monroe, LA $105,278

Albany, GA $105,207

Huntington, WV $105,195

Jackson, MS $105,183

Greenville, MS $105,171

Parkersburg, WV $105,053

Montgomery, AL $105,029

Johnstown, PA $105,006

Springfield, MO $104,911

Biloxi, MS $104,852

Sumter, SC $104,604

Columbus, GA $104,592

Twin Falls, ID $104,521

Pascagoula, MS $104,367

Kingsport, TN $104,059

Gulfport, MS $104,024

Alexandria, LA $103,633

Fort Smith, AR $103,338

El Paso, TX $103,018

Helena, MT $102,864

Las Cruces, NM $102,486

Harlingen, TX $102,155

Pocatello, ID $102,048

Florence, AL $102,013

Brownsville, TX $101,989

Dothan, AL $101,800

Mcallen, TX $101,741

Columbus, MS $100,865

Altus, OK $100,321

Lawton, OK $100,096

Pierre, SD $99,670

What Skills Can Increase a Programming Developer's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Analysis (Mentioned in 6.29% 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 2.96% 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 1.79% 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	6.29%
Application Development	2.96%
HTML	1.79%

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 Developer's salary.

Python: Can increase your salary by up to 2%.
Presentation: Can increase your salary by up to 2%.
Agile: Can increase your salary by up to 1%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Python	$120,669	2%
Presentation	$120,669	2%
Agile	$119,486	1%
Software Development	$119,486	1%
Collaboration	$119,486	1%
Team Development	$119,486	1%

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How Education impacts a Programming Developer's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Programming Developers enter the field with a Associate'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 Developer with a Associate's Degree is between $113,417 and $120,234).

Programming Developer Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Programming Developer

No Diploma 1.8%

High School 4.0%

Associates 10.1%

Bachelors 57.9%

Masters 25.3%

Doctorate 0.8%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	1.8%
High School	4.0%
Associates	10.1%
Bachelors	57.9%
Masters	25.3%
Doctorate	0.8%

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

Understanding how a Programming Developer'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

$108,406

Average $118,303/year

$127,472

$9,034

Average $9,859/month

$10,623

$2,085

Average $2,275/week

$2,451

$52

Average $57/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$127,472	$10,623	$2,451	$61
Average	$118,303	$9,859	$2,275	$57
25th Percentile	$108,406	$9,034	$2,085	$52

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Salary Trends for Programming Developer

Salaries for a Programming Developer can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $114,329 in 2023 to around $112,712 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Programming Developer salary trends, .

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