COBOL Programmer Salary in Allentown, Pennsylvania

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As of December 01, 2024, the average annual pay of COBOL Programmer in Allentown, PA is $86,230. While Salary.com is seeing that COBOL Programmer salary in Allentown, PA can go up to $100,876 or down to $64,475, but most earn between $74,843 and $93,896. Salary.com shows the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of COBOL Programmer in the United States.

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What does a COBOL Programmer do?

Common responsibilities of a COBOL Programmer

Design, development, and implementation of new applications for policy, claims, finance and other insurance applications on the AS/400 platform.

December 05, 2022

Participates in walk-through sessions with team members, as necessary, to evaluate program effectiveness and conformance to IS standards.

February 05, 2023

Works independently on medium to large development projects that require an in-depth technical and business knowledge in multiple disciplines/processes.

December 21, 2022

Provide subject matter expertise in support of modernization efforts where input is needed regarding program logic, business rules driving that logic, and constraints related to program execution and calculations.

January 22, 2023

Assists support and/or project personnel in resolving program issues.

February 02, 2023

Performs maintenance and modification of programs currently in production to keep them responsive to user needs and to assure efficient operation in the production environment.

February 12, 2023

Demonstrate leadership through the ability to comprehend our customers' needs and diffuse their concerns using strong insurance industry knowledge, a high level of focus and attention to detail.

March 09, 2023

Develops program logic for new applications or analyzes and modifies logic in existing applications.

April 01, 2023

Develop prototypes based on the requirements, and prepare Internal and External Design specifications in accordance with System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Secure SDLC.

April 15, 2023

Maintains and modifies existing programs as necessary to implement corrections, modifications, and/or enhancements.

May 07, 2023

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Average Salary Range for COBOL Programmer in Allentown, PA

Average Base Salary

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74843

93896

86230

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75534

95686

87107

What is the average salary for COBOL Programmer in 2024?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of COBOL Programmer in Allentown, PA. The base salary for COBOL Programmer ranges from $74,843 to $93,896 with the average base salary of $86,230. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $75,534 to $95,686 with the average total cash compensation of $87,107.

View Average Salary for COBOL Programmer as table

	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$86,230	$74,843 - $93,896
Bonus	$878	$691 - $1,790
Total Pay	$87,107	$75,534 - $95,686

* Base Salary represents gross income before taxes and deductions. It does not include additional pay such as benefits, bonuses, profit sharing or commissions.

* Total Pay combines base salary, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job.

COBOL Programmer Salary Near Allentown, PA

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Allentown, PA
CITY, STATE Bethlehem, PA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $74,828 - $93,878	COMPARE TO Allentown, PA
CITY, STATE Easton, PA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $74,709 - $93,729	COMPARE TO Allentown, PA
CITY, STATE Doylestown, PA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $80,737 - $101,291	COMPARE TO Allentown, PA
CITY, STATE Reading, PA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $73,860 - $92,664	COMPARE TO Allentown, PA
CITY, STATE Stroudsburg, PA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $76,169 - $95,560	COMPARE TO Allentown, PA
CITY, STATE West Chester, PA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $77,813 - $97,622	COMPARE TO Allentown, PA

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About Allentown, Pennsylvania

Allentown (Pennsylvania Dutch: Allenschteddel) is a city located in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is Pennsylvania's third most populous city and the 231st largest city in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 118,032 and is currently the fastest growing city in all of Pennsylvania. It is the largest city in the metropolitan area known as the Lehigh Valley, which had a population of 821,623 residents as of 2010[update]. Allentown constitutes a portion of the New York City Combined Statistical Area and is the county seat of Lehigh County. ...

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