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

A RPG Programmer's salary grows with experience: an RPG Programmer (0-2 years)earns $73,757, an Applications Programmer II (2-4 years)earns $96,337, an Applications Programmer III (4-7 years)earns $123,948, an Applications Programmer IV (7+ years)earns $145,244, an Applications Programmer V (7-10 years)earns $168,785,

What are the highest paying states for a RPG Programmer?

RPG Programmer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for RPG Programmer roles are District of Columbia $82,144, California $81,832, Massachusetts $80,741. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of RPG Programmer roles make?

Salaries for RPG Programmer level roles vary by specialization: RPG Programmer Analyst: $120,029; SAS Programmer: $113,478; Android Programmer: $106,165; Rpg Developer: $94,690; CAD Programmer: $86,364.

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

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

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

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a RPG Programmer in the United States is $74,190 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $36.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $85,464
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $70,090 to $80,091
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $66,356

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RPG Programmer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$80,091	$6,674	$1,540	$39
Average	$74,190	$6,183	$1,427	$36
25th Percentile	$70,090	$5,841	$1,348	$34

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Key Factors That Influence RPG Programmer Salaries

A RPG Programmer'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 RPG Programmer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a RPG Programmer'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): $73,757
Early Career (1-2 years): $96,337
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $123,948
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $145,244
Expert (over 8 years): $168,785

Levels	Salary
RPG Progr... Level RPG Programmer	$73,757
Applicati... Level RPG Programmer	$96,337
Applicati... Level RPG Programmer	$123,948
Applicati... Level RPG Programmer	$145,244
Applicati... Level RPG Programmer	$168,785

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

District of Columbia: $82,144.
California: $81,832.
Massachusetts: $80,741.

District of Columbia $82,144

California $81,832

Massachusetts $80,741

Washington $80,445

New Jersey $80,415

Alaska $80,311

Connecticut $79,287

New York $78,872

Hawaii $77,544

Rhode Island $76,921

Maryland $76,498

Minnesota $75,919

Colorado $75,696

Illinois $75,622

Oregon $75,340

Delaware $75,133

New Hampshire $75,002

Virginia $74,710

Pennsylvania $73,857

Nevada $73,426

North Dakota $73,285

Michigan $73,063

Wisconsin $72,981

Vermont $72,818

Texas $72,365

Maine $72,336

Arizona $72,291

Ohio $72,239

Georgia $71,557

Indiana $71,215

Wyoming $71,149

Utah $71,045

Iowa $71,000

Kansas $70,644

Louisiana $70,540

North Carolina $70,503

Missouri $70,488

Florida $70,199

Montana $70,043

Nebraska $69,895

Kentucky $69,813

South Carolina $69,516

Tennessee $69,331

Idaho $69,257

New Mexico $68,715

Oklahoma $68,596

Alabama $68,159

South Dakota $67,424

Arkansas $67,024

West Virginia $66,808

Mississippi $66,163

Top Paying Cities for RPG Programmers

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: $93,576
San Francisco: $92,552
Oakland: $90,601

San Jose, CA $93,576

San Francisco, CA $92,552

Oakland, CA $90,601

New York, NY $85,422

Paramus, NJ $84,383

Queens Village, NY $84,380

Passaic, NJ $84,309

Bergenfield, NJ $84,303

Stamford, CT $84,139

Huntington, NY $84,109

Newark, NJ $83,561

Bridgeport, CT $83,404

Vallejo, CA $83,256

New Brunswick, NJ $83,227

Petaluma, CA $83,182

Middlesex, NJ $83,041

Somerset, NJ $82,989

Santa Cruz, CA $82,893

Boston, MA $82,440

Monterey, CA $82,180

Seattle, WA $82,010

Santa Rosa, CA $81,995

Los Angeles, CA $81,973

Juneau, AK $81,780

Washington, DC $81,698

Orange, CA $81,434

Santa Ana, CA $81,238

Long Beach, CA $81,164

Anaheim, CA $81,149

Anchorage, AK $81,112

Santa Maria, CA $80,890

Everett, WA $80,875

Danbury, CT $80,614

Bremerton, WA $80,511

Tacoma, WA $80,244

New Suffolk, NY $80,243

Sacramento, CA $80,222

Santa Barbara, CA $80,140

Trenton, NJ $80,059

San Diego, CA $80,059

Brockton, MA $79,977

Fairbanks, AK $79,795

Lompoc, CA $79,606

Lowell, MA $79,546

Ventura, CA $79,532

Nashua, NH $79,517

Stockton, CA $79,510

Modesto, CA $78,968

Poughkeepsie, NY $78,805

Olympia, WA $78,664

Kennewick, WA $78,664

New Haven, CT $78,634

Lawrence, MA $78,367

Hartford, CT $78,293

Riverside, CA $78,278

New Bedford, MA $78,204

Richland, WA $78,204

Bakersfield, CA $78,100

San Bernardino, CA $78,071

New Britain, CT $78,063

Atlantic City, NJ $78,063

New London, CT $78,033

Norwich, CT $78,011

Portsmouth, NH $77,996

Boulder, CO $77,839

Portland, OR $77,737

Worcester, MA $77,729

Minneapolis, MN $77,499

Philadelphia, PA $77,395

Honolulu, HI $77,151

Saint Paul, MN $77,115

Vineland, NJ $77,099

Providence, RI $76,884

Chicago, IL $76,668

Bellingham, WA $76,579

Springfield, MA $76,520

Baltimore, MD $76,498

Chico, CA $76,312

Pittsfield, MA $76,112

Manchester, NH $75,971

Spokane, WA $75,645

Denver, CO $75,637

Albany, NY $75,288

Troy, NY $75,259

Nassau, NY $75,179

Schenectady, NY $75,103

Wilmington, DE $75,044

Burlington, VT $74,940

Salem, OR $74,910

Portland, ME $74,680

Yakima, WA $74,606

Rochester, MN $74,376

Reno, NV $74,339

Fresno, CA $74,339

Milwaukee, WI $74,272

Detroit, MI $74,198

Ann Arbor, MI $74,185

Allentown, PA $74,176

Colorado Springs, CO $74,049

Syracuse, NY $74,012

Carson City, NV $74,012

Houston, TX $73,908

Eugene, OR $73,871

Gary, IN $73,782

Springfield, OR $73,723

Bismarck, ND $73,708

Galveston, TX $73,656

Medford, OR $73,545

Fort Collins, CO $73,515

Concord, NH $73,478

Austin, TX $73,456

Mesa, AZ $73,300

Reading, PA $73,293

Phoenix, AZ $73,285

Dallas, TX $73,263

Saint Cloud, MN $73,192

Madison, WI $73,092

Utica, NY $72,892

Rochester, NY $72,773

Des Moines, IA $72,766

Raleigh, NC $72,759

Atlanta, GA $72,647

Battle Creek, MI $72,625

Salt Lake City, UT $72,603

Lancaster, PA $72,491

Harrisburg, PA $72,388

Kansas City, MO $72,313

Champaign, IL $72,299

Kansas City, KS $72,299

Fort Worth, TX $72,291

Columbus, OH $72,279

Boca Raton, FL $72,261

Pittsburgh, PA $72,232

Richmond, VA $72,202

Indianapolis, IN $72,187

Cleveland, OH $72,180

Las Vegas, NV $72,091

Cincinnati, OH $72,091

Petersburg, VA $71,980

Huntsville, AL $71,868

Lansing, MI $71,819

Lebanon, PA $71,809

Pueblo, CO $71,801

Appleton, WI $71,779

Buffalo, NY $71,750

Dayton, OH $71,727

Racine, WI $71,712

Charlotte, NC $71,705

Saint Louis, MO $71,683

York, PA $71,638

Elkhart, IN $71,638

Gastonia, NC $71,624

Billings, MT $71,606

Beaumont, TX $71,586

Lorain, OH $71,571

Benton Harbor, MI $71,557

Toledo, OH $71,542

Binghamton, NY $71,505

Rock Hill, SC $71,497

Rockford, IL $71,460

Springfield, IL $71,431

Elyria, OH $71,423

Fargo, ND $71,423

Flagstaff, AZ $71,371

Fort Lauderdale, FL $71,327

Duluth, MN $71,282

Miami, FL $71,282

Cheyenne, WY $71,230

Grand Forks, ND $71,230

Bangor, ME $71,067

Cedar Rapids, IA $70,985

Durham, NC $70,954

Louisville, KY $70,948

Grand Rapids, MI $70,933

Hialeah, FL $70,926

Casper, WY $70,822

Scranton, PA $70,733

New Orleans, LA $70,711

Virginia Beach, VA $70,703

Akron, OH $70,666

Peoria, IL $70,570

Sarasota, FL $70,555

Nashville, TN $70,503

Omaha, NE $70,503

Green Bay, WI $70,503

Baton Rouge, LA $70,466

Charleston, SC $70,451

Jamestown, NY $70,414

Davenport, IA $70,414

Tucson, AZ $70,377

Saint Petersburg, FL $70,332

Tampa, FL $70,318

Evansville, IN $70,273

Port Arthur, TX $70,273

Bradenton, FL $70,243

Santa Fe, NM $70,110

Orlando, FL $69,976

Clearwater, FL $69,954

Canton, OH $69,798

La Crosse, WI $69,798

Albuquerque, NM $69,754

Newport News, VA $69,746

High Point, NC $69,724

Ogden, UT $69,694

Corpus Christi, TX $69,635

Norfolk, VA $69,591

Laramie, WY $69,591

Rock Island, IL $69,546

Saginaw, MI $69,531

Jacksonville, FL $69,524

Salisbury, NC $69,509

Boise, ID $69,494

Moline, IL $69,457

Fort Myers, FL $69,435

Memphis, TN $69,420

Tulsa, OK $69,383

Waterloo, IA $69,338

Spartanburg, SC $69,264

Lincoln, NE $69,227

Fort Wayne, IN $69,212

Provo, UT $69,205

Cedar Falls, IA $69,116

San Antonio, TX $69,086

Greensboro, NC $69,056

South Bend, IN $69,049

Savannah, GA $68,967

Muskegon, MI $68,938

Birmingham, AL $68,930

Winston Salem, NC $68,894

Lake Charles, LA $68,715

Anderson, IN $68,700

Lexington, KY $68,678

Augusta, GA $68,656

Greenville, SC $68,656

Lima, OH $68,596

Wichita, KS $68,589

Tuscaloosa, AL $68,589

Columbia, SC $68,522

Springfield, OH $68,507

Asheville, NC $68,389

Bloomington, IN $68,337

Knoxville, TN $68,070

Shreveport, LA $68,062

Wilmington, NC $67,966

Roanoke, VA $67,966

Topeka, KS $67,832

Frankfort, KY $67,824

Oklahoma City, OK $67,773

Chillicothe, OH $67,743

Longview, TX $67,736

Melbourne, FL $67,728

Sioux Falls, SD $67,610

Mobile, AL $67,602

Terre Haute, IN $67,573

Altoona, PA $67,528

Amarillo, TX $67,476

Killeen, TX $67,454

Fayetteville, AR $67,395

Chattanooga, TN $67,372

Sioux City, IA $67,306

Idaho Falls, ID $67,291

Lynchburg, VA $67,231

Gainesville, FL $67,135

Portsmouth, OH $67,098

Little Rock, AR $67,083

Lafayette, LA $67,053

Youngstown, OH $67,053

Daytona Beach, FL $67,009

Clarksville, TN $67,001

Pensacola, FL $66,994

Temple, TX $66,989

Hopkinsville, KY $66,771

Erie, PA $66,757

Florence, SC $66,727

Charleston, WV $66,608

Great Falls, MT $66,571

Macon, GA $66,467

Tallahassee, FL $66,460

Fayetteville, NC $66,445

Waco, TX $66,430

Helena, MT $66,378

Pine Bluff, AR $66,350

Vincennes, IN $66,259

Lubbock, TX $66,230

Alamogordo, NM $66,185

Twin Falls, ID $66,118

Rapid City, SD $66,096

Jackson, MS $65,963

Huntington, WV $65,957

Greenville, MS $65,955

Parkersburg, WV $65,880

Montgomery, AL $65,866

Wichita Falls, TX $65,792

Springfield, MO $65,792

Biloxi, MS $65,755

Monroe, LA $65,681

Johnstown, PA $65,629

Sumter, SC $65,599

Columbus, GA $65,592

Pascagoula, MS $65,451

Abilene, TX $65,451

Kingsport, TN $65,258

Albany, GA $65,258

Gulfport, MS $65,236

Alexandria, LA $64,991

Fort Smith, AR $64,805

El Paso, TX $64,605

Las Cruces, NM $64,271

Harlingen, TX $64,083

Pocatello, ID $64,071

Florence, AL $63,974

Brownsville, TX $63,960

Mcallen, TX $63,804

Dothan, AL $63,700

Columbus, MS $63,259

Altus, OK $62,913

Lawton, OK $62,772

Pierre, SD $62,505

What Skills Can Increase a RPG Programmer's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Analysis (Mentioned in 6.43% 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 2.53% 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.
CSS (Mentioned in 1.7% Job Postings): Cascading Style Sheets is a style sheet language used for describing the presentation of a document written in a markup language such as HTML or XML. CSS is a cornerstone technology of the World Wide Web, alongside HTML and JavaScript.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Analysis	6.43%
Application Development	2.53%
CSS	1.7%

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's salary.

Python: Can increase your salary by up to 9%.
Products and Services: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Java: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Python	$80,868	9%
Products and Services	$79,384	7%
Java	$79,384	7%
Collaboration	$78,642	6%
Leadership	$78,642	6%
Agile	$78,642	6%

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

Understanding how a RPG Programmer'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 May 01, 2026

$70,090

Average $74,190/year

$80,091

$5,841

Average $6,183/month

$6,674

$1,348

Average $1,427/week

$1,540

$34

Average $36/hour

$39

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$80,091	$6,674	$1,540	$39
Average	$74,190	$6,183	$1,427	$36
25th Percentile	$70,090	$5,841	$1,348	$34

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Salary Trends for RPG Programmer

Salaries for a RPG Programmer can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $79,155 in 2023 to around $78,466 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of RPG Programmer salary trends, .

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