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

A RPG Programmer Analyst's salary grows with experience: an Applications Programmer I (0-2 years)earns $71,839, an Applications Programmer II (2-4 years)earns $93,832, an RPG Programmer Analyst (4-7 years)earns $120,725, an Applications Programmer IV (7+ years)earns $141,468, an Applications Programmer V (7-10 years)earns $164,396,

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

RPG Programmer Analyst salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for RPG Programmer Analyst roles are District of Columbia $132,896, California $132,392, Massachusetts $130,628. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

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

Salaries for RPG Programmer Analyst level roles vary by specialization: Development Programmer and Analyst: $128,985; Programmer Analyst, Sr: $122,738; Oracle Programmer Analyst: $119,952; IT Programmer Analyst: $117,109; Senior Programmer Analyst: $111,230.

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

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for RPG 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.

RPG Programmer Analyst Salary in the United States

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

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a RPG Programmer Analyst in the United States is $120,029 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $58.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $137,819
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $109,999 to $129,341
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $100,867

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RPG Programmer Analyst Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$129,341	$10,778	$2,487	$62
Average	$120,029	$10,002	$2,308	$58
25th Percentile	$109,999	$9,167	$2,115	$53

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Key Factors That Influence RPG Programmer Analyst Salaries

A RPG 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, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects RPG Programmer Analyst Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a RPG 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): $71,839
Early Career (1-2 years): $93,832
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $120,725
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $141,468
Expert (over 8 years): $164,396

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Applicati... Level RPG Programmer Analyst	$71,839
Applicati... Level RPG Programmer Analyst	$93,832
RPG Progr... Level RPG Programmer Analyst	$120,725
Applicati... Level RPG Programmer Analyst	$141,468
Applicati... Level RPG Programmer Analyst	$164,396

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

District of Columbia: $132,896.
California: $132,392.
Massachusetts: $130,628.

District of Columbia $132,896

California $132,392

Massachusetts $130,628

Washington $130,147

New Jersey $130,099

Alaska $129,931

Connecticut $128,275

New York $127,603

Hawaii $125,454

Rhode Island $124,446

Maryland $123,762

Minnesota $122,826

Colorado $122,466

Illinois $122,346

Oregon $121,889

Delaware $121,553

New Hampshire $121,342

Virginia $120,869

Pennsylvania $119,489

Nevada $118,793

North Dakota $118,565

Michigan $118,205

Wisconsin $118,073

Vermont $117,808

Texas $117,076

Maine $117,028

Arizona $116,956

Ohio $116,872

Georgia $115,768

Indiana $115,216

Wyoming $115,108

Utah $114,940

Iowa $114,868

Kansas $114,292

Louisiana $114,124

North Carolina $114,064

Missouri $114,040

Florida $113,571

Montana $113,319

Nebraska $113,079

Kentucky $112,947

South Carolina $112,467

Tennessee $112,167

Idaho $112,047

New Mexico $111,171

Oklahoma $110,979

Alabama $110,271

South Dakota $109,082

Arkansas $108,434

West Virginia $108,086

Mississippi $107,042

Top Paying Cities for RPG 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: $151,393
San Francisco: $149,735
Oakland: $146,579

San Jose, CA $151,393

San Francisco, CA $149,735

Oakland, CA $146,579

New York, NY $138,200

Paramus, NJ $136,520

Queens Village, NY $136,514

Passaic, NJ $136,400

Bergenfield, NJ $136,389

Stamford, CT $136,125

Huntington, NY $136,076

Newark, NJ $135,189

Bridgeport, CT $134,935

Vallejo, CA $134,697

New Brunswick, NJ $134,649

Petaluma, CA $134,577

Middlesex, NJ $134,348

Somerset, NJ $134,264

Santa Cruz, CA $134,108

Boston, MA $133,376

Monterey, CA $132,955

Seattle, WA $132,680

Santa Rosa, CA $132,656

Los Angeles, CA $132,620

Juneau, AK $132,308

Washington, DC $132,176

Orange, CA $131,749

Santa Ana, CA $131,432

Long Beach, CA $131,312

Anaheim, CA $131,288

Anchorage, AK $131,228

Santa Maria, CA $130,868

Everett, WA $130,844

Danbury, CT $130,421

Bremerton, WA $130,255

Tacoma, WA $129,823

New Suffolk, NY $129,821

Sacramento, CA $129,787

Santa Barbara, CA $129,655

Trenton, NJ $129,523

San Diego, CA $129,523

Brockton, MA $129,391

Fairbanks, AK $129,097

Lompoc, CA $128,791

Lowell, MA $128,694

Ventura, CA $128,671

Nashua, NH $128,647

Stockton, CA $128,635

Modesto, CA $127,759

Poughkeepsie, NY $127,495

Olympia, WA $127,267

Kennewick, WA $127,267

New Haven, CT $127,219

Lawrence, MA $126,787

Hartford, CT $126,667

Riverside, CA $126,643

New Bedford, MA $126,523

Richland, WA $126,523

Bakersfield, CA $126,355

San Bernardino, CA $126,307

New Britain, CT $126,295

Atlantic City, NJ $126,295

New London, CT $126,247

Norwich, CT $126,210

Portsmouth, NH $126,186

Boulder, CO $125,932

Portland, OR $125,766

Worcester, MA $125,754

Minneapolis, MN $125,382

Philadelphia, PA $125,214

Honolulu, HI $124,818

Saint Paul, MN $124,761

Vineland, NJ $124,734

Providence, RI $124,386

Chicago, IL $124,038

Bellingham, WA $123,894

Springfield, MA $123,798

Baltimore, MD $123,762

Chico, CA $123,462

Pittsfield, MA $123,138

Manchester, NH $122,910

Spokane, WA $122,382

Denver, CO $122,370

Albany, NY $121,805

Troy, NY $121,757

Nassau, NY $121,629

Schenectady, NY $121,505

Wilmington, DE $121,409

Burlington, VT $121,241

Salem, OR $121,193

Portland, ME $120,821

Yakima, WA $120,701

Rochester, MN $120,329

Reno, NV $120,269

Fresno, CA $120,269

Milwaukee, WI $120,161

Detroit, MI $120,041

Ann Arbor, MI $120,021

Allentown, PA $120,005

Colorado Springs, CO $119,801

Syracuse, NY $119,741

Carson City, NV $119,741

Houston, TX $119,573

Eugene, OR $119,513

Gary, IN $119,369

Springfield, OR $119,273

Bismarck, ND $119,249

Galveston, TX $119,165

Medford, OR $118,985

Fort Collins, CO $118,937

Concord, NH $118,877

Austin, TX $118,841

Mesa, AZ $118,589

Reading, PA $118,577

Phoenix, AZ $118,565

Dallas, TX $118,529

Saint Cloud, MN $118,413

Madison, WI $118,253

Utica, NY $117,928

Rochester, NY $117,736

Des Moines, IA $117,724

Raleigh, NC $117,712

Atlanta, GA $117,532

Battle Creek, MI $117,496

Salt Lake City, UT $117,460

Lancaster, PA $117,280

Harrisburg, PA $117,112

Kansas City, MO $116,992

Champaign, IL $116,968

Kansas City, KS $116,968

Fort Worth, TX $116,956

Columbus, OH $116,936

Boca Raton, FL $116,908

Pittsburgh, PA $116,860

Richmond, VA $116,812

Indianapolis, IN $116,788

Cleveland, OH $116,776

Las Vegas, NV $116,632

Cincinnati, OH $116,632

Petersburg, VA $116,452

Huntsville, AL $116,272

Lansing, MI $116,192

Lebanon, PA $116,176

Pueblo, CO $116,164

Appleton, WI $116,128

Buffalo, NY $116,080

Dayton, OH $116,044

Racine, WI $116,020

Charlotte, NC $116,008

Saint Louis, MO $115,972

York, PA $115,900

Elkhart, IN $115,900

Gastonia, NC $115,877

Billings, MT $115,848

Beaumont, TX $115,816

Lorain, OH $115,792

Benton Harbor, MI $115,768

Toledo, OH $115,744

Binghamton, NY $115,684

Rock Hill, SC $115,672

Rockford, IL $115,612

Springfield, IL $115,564

Elyria, OH $115,552

Fargo, ND $115,552

Flagstaff, AZ $115,468

Fort Lauderdale, FL $115,396

Duluth, MN $115,324

Miami, FL $115,324

Cheyenne, WY $115,240

Grand Forks, ND $115,240

Bangor, ME $114,976

Cedar Rapids, IA $114,844

Durham, NC $114,793

Louisville, KY $114,784

Grand Rapids, MI $114,760

Hialeah, FL $114,748

Casper, WY $114,580

Scranton, PA $114,436

New Orleans, LA $114,400

Virginia Beach, VA $114,388

Akron, OH $114,328

Peoria, IL $114,172

Sarasota, FL $114,148

Nashville, TN $114,064

Omaha, NE $114,064

Green Bay, WI $114,064

Baton Rouge, LA $114,004

Charleston, SC $113,980

Jamestown, NY $113,920

Davenport, IA $113,920

Tucson, AZ $113,860

Saint Petersburg, FL $113,787

Tampa, FL $113,763

Evansville, IN $113,691

Port Arthur, TX $113,691

Bradenton, FL $113,643

Santa Fe, NM $113,427

Orlando, FL $113,211

Clearwater, FL $113,175

Canton, OH $112,923

La Crosse, WI $112,923

Albuquerque, NM $112,851

Newport News, VA $112,839

High Point, NC $112,803

Ogden, UT $112,755

Corpus Christi, TX $112,659

Norfolk, VA $112,587

Laramie, WY $112,587

Rock Island, IL $112,515

Saginaw, MI $112,491

Jacksonville, FL $112,479

Salisbury, NC $112,455

Boise, ID $112,431

Moline, IL $112,371

Fort Myers, FL $112,335

Memphis, TN $112,311

Tulsa, OK $112,251

Waterloo, IA $112,179

Spartanburg, SC $112,059

Lincoln, NE $111,999

Fort Wayne, IN $111,975

Provo, UT $111,963

Cedar Falls, IA $111,819

San Antonio, TX $111,771

Greensboro, NC $111,723

South Bend, IN $111,711

Savannah, GA $111,579

Muskegon, MI $111,531

Birmingham, AL $111,519

Winston Salem, NC $111,460

Lake Charles, LA $111,171

Anderson, IN $111,147

Lexington, KY $111,111

Augusta, GA $111,075

Greenville, SC $111,075

Lima, OH $110,979

Wichita, KS $110,967

Tuscaloosa, AL $110,967

Columbia, SC $110,859

Springfield, OH $110,835

Asheville, NC $110,643

Bloomington, IN $110,559

Knoxville, TN $110,127

Shreveport, LA $110,115

Wilmington, NC $109,959

Roanoke, VA $109,959

Topeka, KS $109,743

Frankfort, KY $109,729

Oklahoma City, OK $109,646

Chillicothe, OH $109,598

Longview, TX $109,586

Melbourne, FL $109,574

Sioux Falls, SD $109,382

Mobile, AL $109,370

Terre Haute, IN $109,322

Altoona, PA $109,250

Amarillo, TX $109,166

Killeen, TX $109,130

Fayetteville, AR $109,034

Chattanooga, TN $108,998

Sioux City, IA $108,890

Idaho Falls, ID $108,866

Lynchburg, VA $108,770

Gainesville, FL $108,614

Portsmouth, OH $108,554

Little Rock, AR $108,530

Lafayette, LA $108,482

Youngstown, OH $108,482

Daytona Beach, FL $108,410

Clarksville, TN $108,398

Pensacola, FL $108,386

Temple, TX $108,378

Hopkinsville, KY $108,026

Erie, PA $108,002

Florence, SC $107,954

Charleston, WV $107,762

Great Falls, MT $107,702

Macon, GA $107,534

Tallahassee, FL $107,522

Fayetteville, NC $107,498

Waco, TX $107,474

Helena, MT $107,390

Pine Bluff, AR $107,344

Vincennes, IN $107,198

Lubbock, TX $107,150

Alamogordo, NM $107,078

Twin Falls, ID $106,970

Rapid City, SD $106,934

Jackson, MS $106,718

Huntington, WV $106,709

Greenville, MS $106,706

Parkersburg, WV $106,583

Montgomery, AL $106,562

Wichita Falls, TX $106,442

Springfield, MO $106,442

Biloxi, MS $106,382

Monroe, LA $106,262

Johnstown, PA $106,178

Sumter, SC $106,130

Columbus, GA $106,118

Pascagoula, MS $105,890

Abilene, TX $105,890

Kingsport, TN $105,578

Albany, GA $105,578

Gulfport, MS $105,541

Alexandria, LA $105,145

Fort Smith, AR $104,845

El Paso, TX $104,521

Las Cruces, NM $103,981

Harlingen, TX $103,676

Pocatello, ID $103,657

Florence, AL $103,501

Brownsville, TX $103,477

Mcallen, TX $103,225

Dothan, AL $103,057

Columbus, MS $102,344

Altus, OK $101,785

Lawton, OK $101,557

Pierre, SD $101,124

What Skills Can Increase a RPG Programmer Analyst'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 RPG Programmer Analyst'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	$122,430	2%
Presentation	$122,430	2%
Agile	$121,229	1%
Software Development	$121,229	1%
Collaboration	$121,229	1%
Team Development	$121,229	1%

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How Education impacts a RPG Programmer Analyst's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many RPG Programmer Analysts 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 RPG Programmer Analyst with a Associate's Degree is between $113,417 and $120,234).

RPG Programmer Analyst Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for RPG Programmer Analyst

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

Understanding how a RPG 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.

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$109,999

Average $120,029/year

$129,341

$9,167

Average $10,002/month

$10,778

$2,115

Average $2,308/week

$2,487

$53

Average $58/hour

$62

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$129,341	$10,778	$2,487	$62
Average	$120,029	$10,002	$2,308	$58
25th Percentile	$109,999	$9,167	$2,115	$53

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Salary Trends for RPG Programmer Analyst

Salaries for a RPG Programmer Analyst can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $116,001 in 2023 to around $114,361 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of RPG Programmer Analyst salary trends, .

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