How much does a Programming Engineer make in Richmond, VA?

As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Programming Engineer in Richmond, VA is $141,480. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $128,559 to $155,376, with most professionals earning between $116,795 and $168,028.

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Programming Engineer Salaries by Percentile
Percentile Salary Location Last Updated
10th Percentile Programming Engineer Salary $116,795 Richmond,VA April 01, 2025
25th Percentile Programming Engineer Salary $128,559 Richmond,VA April 01, 2025
50th Percentile Programming Engineer Salary $141,480 Richmond,VA April 01, 2025
75th Percentile Programming Engineer Salary $155,376 Richmond,VA April 01, 2025
90th Percentile Programming Engineer Salary $168,028 Richmond,VA April 01, 2025
25% $128,559 10% $116,795 90% $168,028 75% $155,376 $141,480 50%(Median) Didn’t find job title? Click
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What is a Programming Engineer ?

Engineers, as practitioners of engineering, are professionals who invent, design, analyze, build, and test machines, systems, structures and materials to fulfill objectives and requirements while considering the limitations imposed by practicality, regulation, safety, and cost. The word engineer (Latin ingeniator) is derived from the Latin words ingeniare ("to create, generate, contrive, devise") and ingenium ("cleverness"). The foundational qualifications of an engineer typically include a four-year bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline, or in some jurisdictions, a master's degree in...

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These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Programming Engineer in Richmond, VA. The base salary for Programming Engineer ranges from $128,559 to $155,376 with the average base salary of $141,480. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $133,406 to $164,962 with the average total cash compensation of $148,464.

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About Richmond, Virginia    Richmond (/ˈrɪtʃmənd/) is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. It is the center of the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical ....More

Richmond, Virginia  area prices were up 1.2% from a year ago

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