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

A VB Programmer's salary grows with experience: an VB Programmer (0-2 years)earns $74,034, an Applications Programmer II (2-4 years)earns $96,708, an Applications Programmer III (4-7 years)earns $124,417, an Applications Programmer IV (7+ years)earns $145,785, an Applications Programmer V (7-10 years)earns $169,407,

What are the highest paying states for a VB Programmer?

VB Programmer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for VB Programmer roles are District of Columbia $82,453, California $82,140, Massachusetts $81,045. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of VB Programmer roles make?

Salaries for VB Programmer level roles vary by specialization: SAS Programmer: $113,455; Android Programmer: $106,175; Ruby Programmer: $92,194; CAD Programmer: $86,364; Junior Programmer: $84,413.

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

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

VB Programmer Salary in the United States

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

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a VB Programmer in the United States is $74,470 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $36.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $85,797
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $70,336 to $80,399
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $66,573

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VB Programmer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$80,399	$6,700	$1,546	$39
Average	$74,470	$6,206	$1,432	$36
25th Percentile	$70,336	$5,861	$1,353	$34

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Key Factors That Influence VB Programmer Salaries

A VB 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 VB Programmer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a VB 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): $74,034
Early Career (1-2 years): $96,708
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $124,417
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $145,785
Expert (over 8 years): $169,407

Levels	Salary
VB Progra... Level VB Programmer	$74,034
Applicati... Level VB Programmer	$96,708
Applicati... Level VB Programmer	$124,417
Applicati... Level VB Programmer	$145,785
Applicati... Level VB Programmer	$169,407

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

District of Columbia: $82,453.
California: $82,140.
Massachusetts: $81,045.

District of Columbia $82,453

California $82,140

Massachusetts $81,045

Washington $80,747

New Jersey $80,718

Alaska $80,613

Connecticut $79,586

New York $79,169

Hawaii $77,836

Rhode Island $77,210

Maryland $76,786

Minnesota $76,205

Colorado $75,981

Illinois $75,907

Oregon $75,624

Delaware $75,415

New Hampshire $75,284

Virginia $74,991

Pennsylvania $74,134

Nevada $73,703

North Dakota $73,561

Michigan $73,338

Wisconsin $73,256

Vermont $73,092

Texas $72,638

Maine $72,608

Arizona $72,563

Ohio $72,511

Georgia $71,826

Indiana $71,483

Wyoming $71,416

Utah $71,312

Iowa $71,267

Kansas $70,910

Louisiana $70,806

North Carolina $70,768

Missouri $70,754

Florida $70,463

Montana $70,307

Nebraska $70,158

Kentucky $70,076

South Carolina $69,778

Tennessee $69,592

Idaho $69,517

New Mexico $68,974

Oklahoma $68,855

Alabama $68,415

South Dakota $67,678

Arkansas $67,276

West Virginia $67,060

Mississippi $66,412

Top Paying Cities for VB 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: $93,929
San Francisco: $93,005
Oakland: $90,942

San Jose, CA $93,929

San Francisco, CA $93,005

Oakland, CA $90,942

New York, NY $86,303

Queens Village, NY $85,744

Paramus, NJ $85,149

Passaic, NJ $85,074

Bergenfield, NJ $85,000

Stamford, CT $84,888

Huntington, NY $84,813

Newark, NJ $84,329

Bridgeport, CT $84,180

New Brunswick, NJ $83,935

Vallejo, CA $83,778

Middlesex, NJ $83,734

Somerset, NJ $83,667

Petaluma, CA $83,495

Santa Cruz, CA $83,205

Boston, MA $83,056

Monterey, CA $82,684

Fairbanks, AK $82,631

Los Angeles, CA $82,490

Washington, DC $82,453

Seattle, WA $82,319

Santa Rosa, CA $82,304

Juneau, AK $82,088

Orange, CA $81,842

Anchorage, AK $81,708

Anaheim, CA $81,656

Santa Ana, CA $81,544

Nassau, NY $81,500

Long Beach, CA $81,470

Danbury, CT $81,447

Santa Maria, CA $81,194

Everett, WA $81,179

Bremerton, WA $80,814

Trenton, NJ $80,673

Sacramento, CA $80,643

San Diego, CA $80,606

Brockton, MA $80,576

Tacoma, WA $80,546

Santa Barbara, CA $80,442

Lowell, MA $80,144

New Suffolk, NY $80,114

Nashua, NH $80,025

Lompoc, CA $79,906

Ventura, CA $79,831

Stockton, CA $79,809

New Haven, CT $79,660

Atlantic City, NJ $79,467

Hartford, CT $79,303

Modesto, CA $79,265

Poughkeepsie, NY $79,102

New Britain, CT $79,064

Olympia, WA $78,960

Kennewick, WA $78,960

New London, CT $78,945

Norwich, CT $78,923

Lawrence, MA $78,886

Bakersfield, CA $78,677

Riverside, CA $78,573

New Bedford, MA $78,573

Richland, WA $78,498

Portsmouth, NH $78,439

Vineland, NJ $78,424

San Bernardino, CA $78,364

Boulder, CO $78,156

Worcester, MA $78,096

Portland, OR $78,029

Saint Paul, MN $77,940

Minneapolis, MN $77,940

Philadelphia, PA $77,836

Honolulu, HI $77,441

Springfield, MA $77,180

Providence, RI $77,173

Chicago, IL $76,957

Bellingham, WA $76,868

Baltimore, MD $76,786

Chico, CA $76,599

Wilmington, DE $76,473

Pittsfield, MA $76,398

Manchester, NH $76,257

Spokane, WA $75,929

Denver, CO $75,922

Albany, NY $75,572

Troy, NY $75,542

Schenectady, NY $75,386

Burlington, VT $75,222

Portland, ME $74,961

Salem, OR $74,902

Yakima, WA $74,887

Ann Arbor, MI $74,864

Rochester, MN $74,656

Fresno, CA $74,619

Reno, NV $74,619

Milwaukee, WI $74,552

Detroit, MI $74,477

Allentown, PA $74,455

Carson City, NV $74,447

Houston, TX $74,336

Colorado Springs, CO $74,328

Syracuse, NY $74,291

Eugene, OR $74,149

Bismarck, ND $74,060

Gary, IN $74,060

Galveston, TX $74,060

Springfield, OR $74,000

Medford, OR $73,822

Fort Collins, CO $73,792

Austin, TX $73,732

Mesa, AZ $73,576

Phoenix, AZ $73,561

Dallas, TX $73,539

Reading, PA $73,494

Saint Cloud, MN $73,464

Concord, NH $73,397

Madison, WI $73,367

Utica, NY $73,166

Raleigh, NC $73,107

Las Vegas, NV $73,099

Rochester, NY $73,047

Des Moines, IA $73,040

Atlanta, GA $72,921

Battle Creek, MI $72,898

Salt Lake City, UT $72,876

Lancaster, PA $72,764

Champaign, IL $72,749

Harrisburg, PA $72,660

Durham, NC $72,593

Kansas City, MO $72,586

Kansas City, KS $72,571

Fort Worth, TX $72,563

Boca Raton, FL $72,533

Cleveland, OH $72,526

Columbus, OH $72,511

Pittsburgh, PA $72,504

Richmond, VA $72,474

Indianapolis, IN $72,459

Cincinnati, OH $72,362

Petersburg, VA $72,250

Billings, MT $72,087

Lansing, MI $72,087

Huntsville, AL $72,087

Lebanon, PA $72,079

Dayton, OH $72,072

Pueblo, CO $72,072

Appleton, WI $72,049

Buffalo, NY $72,020

Racine, WI $71,982

Charlotte, NC $71,975

Saint Louis, MO $71,953

Springfield, IL $71,923

Elkhart, IN $71,908

York, PA $71,908

Gastonia, NC $71,900

Benton Harbor, MI $71,900

Beaumont, TX $71,856

Lorain, OH $71,841

Toledo, OH $71,811

Binghamton, NY $71,774

Rock Hill, SC $71,766

Rockford, IL $71,729

Fargo, ND $71,692

Elyria, OH $71,692

Flagstaff, AZ $71,640

Fort Lauderdale, FL $71,595

Miami, FL $71,550

Duluth, MN $71,431

Bangor, ME $71,334

Cedar Rapids, IA $71,253

Louisville, KY $71,215

Grand Rapids, MI $71,200

Hialeah, FL $71,193

Casper, WY $71,089

Scranton, PA $70,999

New Orleans, LA $70,977

Virginia Beach, VA $70,970

Akron, OH $70,932

Peoria, IL $70,835

Sarasota, FL $70,821

Green Bay, WI $70,768

Baton Rouge, LA $70,731

Charleston, SC $70,716

Nashville, TN $70,694

Jamestown, NY $70,679

Davenport, IA $70,679

Tucson, AZ $70,642

Cheyenne, WY $70,620

Saint Petersburg, FL $70,597

Tampa, FL $70,582

Omaha, NE $70,567

Port Arthur, TX $70,538

Evansville, IN $70,538

Bradenton, FL $70,508

Santa Fe, NM $70,374

Orlando, FL $70,299

Clearwater, FL $70,217

Canton, OH $70,061

La Crosse, WI $70,061

Grand Forks, ND $70,039

Albuquerque, NM $70,016

Tulsa, OK $70,016

Newport News, VA $70,009

High Point, NC $69,987

Ogden, UT $69,957

Corpus Christi, TX $69,897

Laramie, WY $69,852

Norfolk, VA $69,852

Rock Island, IL $69,808

Saginaw, MI $69,793

Jacksonville, FL $69,785

Salisbury, NC $69,771

Memphis, TN $69,756

Moline, IL $69,718

Fort Myers, FL $69,696

Waterloo, IA $69,599

Spartanburg, SC $69,525

Lincoln, NE $69,488

Fort Wayne, IN $69,473

Birmingham, AL $69,391

Cedar Falls, IA $69,376

Provo, UT $69,368

Springfield, OH $69,361

San Antonio, TX $69,346

Greensboro, NC $69,316

South Bend, IN $69,309

Winston Salem, NC $69,301

Boise, ID $69,279

Savannah, GA $69,227

Muskegon, MI $69,093

Lima, OH $69,004

Lake Charles, LA $68,974

Anderson, IN $68,959

Lexington, KY $68,937

Augusta, GA $68,914

Greenville, SC $68,914

Wichita, KS $68,847

Tuscaloosa, AL $68,847

Columbia, SC $68,780

Bloomington, IN $68,594

Roanoke, VA $68,549

Asheville, NC $68,452

Knoxville, TN $68,326

Shreveport, LA $68,318

Wilmington, NC $68,222

Frankfort, KY $68,080

Oklahoma City, OK $68,028

Chillicothe, OH $67,998

Longview, TX $67,991

Topeka, KS $67,968

Mobile, AL $67,857

Terre Haute, IN $67,827

Erie, PA $67,819

Altoona, PA $67,782

Melbourne, FL $67,760

Amarillo, TX $67,730

Killeen, TX $67,708

Fayetteville, AR $67,648

Sioux Falls, SD $67,596

Chattanooga, TN $67,551

Idaho Falls, ID $67,544

Gainesville, FL $67,388

Portsmouth, OH $67,350

Little Rock, AR $67,335

Lynchburg, VA $67,335

Lafayette, LA $67,306

Youngstown, OH $67,306

Temple, TX $67,276

Daytona Beach, FL $67,261

Clarksville, TN $67,253

Pensacola, FL $67,246

Hopkinsville, KY $67,023

Charleston, WV $67,015

Florence, SC $66,978

Sioux City, IA $66,933

Macon, GA $66,717

Tallahassee, FL $66,710

Fayetteville, NC $66,695

Waco, TX $66,680

Wichita Falls, TX $66,680

Pine Bluff, AR $66,650

Vincennes, IN $66,509

Lubbock, TX $66,479

Great Falls, MT $66,434

Alamogordo, NM $66,427

Abilene, TX $66,367

Rapid City, SD $66,270

Monroe, LA $66,270

Albany, GA $66,226

Huntington, WV $66,218

Jackson, MS $66,211

Greenville, MS $66,203

Parkersburg, WV $66,129

Montgomery, AL $66,114

Johnstown, PA $66,099

Springfield, MO $66,040

Biloxi, MS $66,002

Sumter, SC $65,846

Columbus, GA $65,839

Twin Falls, ID $65,794

Pascagoula, MS $65,697

Kingsport, TN $65,503

Gulfport, MS $65,481

Alexandria, LA $65,235

Fort Smith, AR $65,049

El Paso, TX $64,848

Helena, MT $64,751

Las Cruces, NM $64,513

Harlingen, TX $64,304

Pocatello, ID $64,237

Florence, AL $64,215

Brownsville, TX $64,200

Dothan, AL $64,081

Mcallen, TX $64,044

Columbus, MS $63,493

Altus, OK $63,150

Lawton, OK $63,009

Pierre, SD $62,741

What Skills Can Increase a VB 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 VB 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	$81,172	9%
Products and Services	$79,682	7%
Java	$79,682	7%
Collaboration	$78,938	6%
Leadership	$78,938	6%
Agile	$78,938	6%

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

Understanding how a VB 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 April 01, 2026

$70,336

Average $74,470/year

$80,399

$5,861

Average $6,206/month

$6,700

$1,353

Average $1,432/week

$1,546

$34

Average $36/hour

$39

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$80,399	$6,700	$1,546	$39
Average	$74,470	$6,206	$1,432	$36
25th Percentile	$70,336	$5,861	$1,353	$34

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Salaries for a VB Programmer can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $79,453 in 2023 to around $78,760 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of VB Programmer salary trends, .

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