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

A Visual Basic Programmer's salary grows with experience: a Visual Basic Programmer (0-2 years)earns $70,674, a Web Software Developer II (2-4 years)earns $98,773, a Web Software Developer III (4-7 years)earns $113,887, a Web Software Developer IV (7+ years)earns $134,023, a Web Software Development Manager (7+ years)earns $145,540,

What are the highest paying states for a Visual Basic Programmer?

Visual Basic Programmer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Visual Basic Programmer roles are District of Columbia $79,066, California $78,766, Massachusetts $77,716. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Visual Basic Programmer roles make?

Salaries for Visual Basic Programmer level roles vary by specialization: Expert UI Programmer: $162,200; Visual Basic Developer: $68,888; CNC Programmer, Entry: $63,390; Audio Visual Programmer: $59,402; Adult Basic Skills Teacher: $58,295.

How do different companies affect a Visual Basic Programmer's salary?

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

Visual Basic Programmer Salary in the United States

How much does a Visual Basic Programmer make in the United States?

As of February 01, 2026, the average salary for a Visual Basic Programmer in the United States is $71,410 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $34.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $90,553
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $65,285 to $81,430
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $59,707

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Visual Basic Programmer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$81,430	$6,786	$1,566	$39
Average	$71,410	$5,951	$1,373	$34
25th Percentile	$65,285	$5,440	$1,255	$31

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Key Factors That Influence Visual Basic Programmer Salaries

A Visual Basic 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 Visual Basic Programmer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Visual Basic 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): $70,674
Early Career (1-2 years): $98,773
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $113,887
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $134,023
Expert (over 8 years): $145,540

Levels	Salary
Visual Ba... Level Visual Basic Programmer	$70,674
Web Softw... Level Visual Basic Programmer	$98,773
Web Softw... Level Visual Basic Programmer	$113,887
Web Softw... Level Visual Basic Programmer	$134,023
Web Softw... Level Visual Basic Programmer	$145,540

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

District of Columbia: $79,066.
California: $78,766.
Massachusetts: $77,716.

District of Columbia $79,066 California $78,766 Massachusetts $77,716 Washington $77,430 New Jersey $77,402 Alaska $77,302 Connecticut $76,316 New York $75,916

Hawaii $74,638 Rhode Island $74,038 Maryland $73,631 Minnesota $73,074 Colorado $72,860 Illinois $72,789 Oregon $72,517 Delaware $72,317

New Hampshire $72,192 Virginia $71,910 Pennsylvania $71,089 Nevada $70,675 North Dakota $70,539 Michigan $70,325 Wisconsin $70,246 Vermont $70,089

Texas $69,654 Maine $69,625 Arizona $69,582 Ohio $69,532 Georgia $68,875 Indiana $68,547 Wyoming $68,483 Utah $68,383

Iowa $68,340 Kansas $67,997 Louisiana $67,897 North Carolina $67,861 Missouri $67,847 Florida $67,569 Montana $67,419 Nebraska $67,276

Kentucky $67,197 South Carolina $66,912 Tennessee $66,733 Idaho $66,662 New Mexico $66,140 Oklahoma $66,026 Alabama $65,605 South Dakota $64,898

Arkansas $64,512 West Virginia $64,305 Mississippi $63,684

Top Paying Cities for Visual Basic 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: $90,070
San Francisco: $89,184
Oakland: $87,206

San Jose, CA $90,070

San Francisco, CA $89,184

Oakland, CA $87,206

New York, NY $82,758

Queens Village, NY $82,222

Paramus, NJ $81,651

Passaic, NJ $81,579

Bergenfield, NJ $81,508

Stamford, CT $81,401

Huntington, NY $81,329

Newark, NJ $80,865

Bridgeport, CT $80,722

New Brunswick, NJ $80,487

Vallejo, CA $80,337

Middlesex, NJ $80,294

Somerset, NJ $80,230

Petaluma, CA $80,065

Santa Cruz, CA $79,787

Boston, MA $79,644

Monterey, CA $79,287

Fairbanks, AK $79,237

Los Angeles, CA $79,101

Washington, DC $79,066

Seattle, WA $78,937

Santa Rosa, CA $78,923

Juneau, AK $78,716

Orange, CA $78,480

Anchorage, AK $78,351

Anaheim, CA $78,302

Santa Ana, CA $78,194

Nassau, NY $78,152

Long Beach, CA $78,123

Danbury, CT $78,102

Santa Maria, CA $77,859

Everett, WA $77,844

Bremerton, WA $77,495

Trenton, NJ $77,359

Sacramento, CA $77,330

San Diego, CA $77,295

Brockton, MA $77,266

Tacoma, WA $77,237

Santa Barbara, CA $77,138

Lowell, MA $76,852

New Suffolk, NY $76,823

Nashua, NH $76,738

Lompoc, CA $76,623

Ventura, CA $76,552

Stockton, CA $76,531

New Haven, CT $76,388

Atlantic City, NJ $76,202

Hartford, CT $76,045

Modesto, CA $76,009

Poughkeepsie, NY $75,852

New Britain, CT $75,816

Olympia, WA $75,716

Kennewick, WA $75,716

New London, CT $75,702

Norwich, CT $75,681

Lawrence, MA $75,645

Bakersfield, CA $75,445

Riverside, CA $75,345

New Bedford, MA $75,345

Richland, WA $75,274

Portsmouth, NH $75,217

Vineland, NJ $75,202

San Bernardino, CA $75,145

Boulder, CO $74,945

Worcester, MA $74,888

Portland, OR $74,824

Saint Paul, MN $74,738

Minneapolis, MN $74,738

Philadelphia, PA $74,638

Honolulu, HI $74,260

Springfield, MA $74,010

Providence, RI $74,003

Chicago, IL $73,796

Bellingham, WA $73,710

Baltimore, MD $73,631

Chico, CA $73,453

Wilmington, DE $73,331

Pittsfield, MA $73,260

Manchester, NH $73,124

Spokane, WA $72,810

Denver, CO $72,803

Albany, NY $72,467

Troy, NY $72,439

Schenectady, NY $72,289

Burlington, VT $72,132

Portland, ME $71,882

Salem, OR $71,825

Yakima, WA $71,810

Ann Arbor, MI $71,789

Rochester, MN $71,589

Fresno, CA $71,553

Reno, NV $71,553

Milwaukee, WI $71,489

Detroit, MI $71,418

Allentown, PA $71,396

Carson City, NV $71,389

Houston, TX $71,282

Colorado Springs, CO $71,275

Syracuse, NY $71,239

Eugene, OR $71,103

Bismarck, ND $71,018

Gary, IN $71,018

Galveston, TX $71,018

Springfield, OR $70,961

Medford, OR $70,789

Fort Collins, CO $70,761

Austin, TX $70,703

Mesa, AZ $70,553

Phoenix, AZ $70,539

Dallas, TX $70,518

Reading, PA $70,475

Saint Cloud, MN $70,446

Concord, NH $70,382

Madison, WI $70,354

Utica, NY $70,161

Raleigh, NC $70,104

Las Vegas, NV $70,096

Rochester, NY $70,046

Des Moines, IA $70,039

Atlanta, GA $69,925

Battle Creek, MI $69,904

Salt Lake City, UT $69,882

Lancaster, PA $69,775

Champaign, IL $69,761

Harrisburg, PA $69,675

Durham, NC $69,611

Kansas City, MO $69,604

Kansas City, KS $69,589

Fort Worth, TX $69,582

Boca Raton, FL $69,554

Cleveland, OH $69,547

Columbus, OH $69,532

Pittsburgh, PA $69,525

Richmond, VA $69,497

Indianapolis, IN $69,482

Cincinnati, OH $69,389

Petersburg, VA $69,282

Billings, MT $69,125

Lansing, MI $69,125

Huntsville, AL $69,125

Lebanon, PA $69,118

Dayton, OH $69,111

Pueblo, CO $69,111

Appleton, WI $69,090

Buffalo, NY $69,061

Racine, WI $69,025

Charlotte, NC $69,018

Saint Louis, MO $68,997

Springfield, IL $68,968

Elkhart, IN $68,954

York, PA $68,954

Gastonia, NC $68,947

Benton Harbor, MI $68,947

Beaumont, TX $68,904

Lorain, OH $68,890

Toledo, OH $68,861

Binghamton, NY $68,825

Rock Hill, SC $68,818

Rockford, IL $68,782

Fargo, ND $68,747

Elyria, OH $68,747

Flagstaff, AZ $68,697

Fort Lauderdale, FL $68,654

Miami, FL $68,611

Duluth, MN $68,497

Bangor, ME $68,404

Cedar Rapids, IA $68,325

Louisville, KY $68,290

Grand Rapids, MI $68,275

Hialeah, FL $68,268

Casper, WY $68,168

Scranton, PA $68,083

New Orleans, LA $68,061

Virginia Beach, VA $68,054

Akron, OH $68,018

Peoria, IL $67,926

Sarasota, FL $67,911

Green Bay, WI $67,861

Baton Rouge, LA $67,826

Charleston, SC $67,811

Nashville, TN $67,790

Jamestown, NY $67,776

Davenport, IA $67,776

Tucson, AZ $67,740

Cheyenne, WY $67,718

Saint Petersburg, FL $67,697

Tampa, FL $67,683

Omaha, NE $67,668

Port Arthur, TX $67,640

Evansville, IN $67,640

Bradenton, FL $67,611

Santa Fe, NM $67,483

Orlando, FL $67,411

Clearwater, FL $67,333

Canton, OH $67,183

La Crosse, WI $67,183

Grand Forks, ND $67,161

Albuquerque, NM $67,140

Tulsa, OK $67,140

Newport News, VA $67,133

High Point, NC $67,111

Ogden, UT $67,083

Corpus Christi, TX $67,026

Laramie, WY $66,983

Norfolk, VA $66,983

Rock Island, IL $66,940

Saginaw, MI $66,926

Jacksonville, FL $66,919

Salisbury, NC $66,904

Memphis, TN $66,890

Moline, IL $66,854

Fort Myers, FL $66,833

Waterloo, IA $66,740

Spartanburg, SC $66,669

Lincoln, NE $66,633

Fort Wayne, IN $66,619

Birmingham, AL $66,540

Cedar Falls, IA $66,526

Provo, UT $66,519

Springfield, OH $66,512

San Antonio, TX $66,497

Greensboro, NC $66,469

South Bend, IN $66,462

Winston Salem, NC $66,455

Boise, ID $66,433

Savannah, GA $66,383

Muskegon, MI $66,255

Lima, OH $66,169

Lake Charles, LA $66,140

Anderson, IN $66,126

Lexington, KY $66,105

Augusta, GA $66,083

Greenville, SC $66,083

Wichita, KS $66,019

Tuscaloosa, AL $66,019

Columbia, SC $65,955

Bloomington, IN $65,776

Roanoke, VA $65,733

Asheville, NC $65,640

Knoxville, TN $65,519

Shreveport, LA $65,512

Wilmington, NC $65,419

Frankfort, KY $65,283

Oklahoma City, OK $65,233

Chillicothe, OH $65,205

Longview, TX $65,198

Topeka, KS $65,176

Mobile, AL $65,069

Terre Haute, IN $65,041

Erie, PA $65,033

Altoona, PA $64,998

Melbourne, FL $64,976

Amarillo, TX $64,948

Killeen, TX $64,926

Fayetteville, AR $64,869

Sioux Falls, SD $64,819

Chattanooga, TN $64,776

Idaho Falls, ID $64,769

Gainesville, FL $64,619

Portsmouth, OH $64,584

Little Rock, AR $64,569

Lynchburg, VA $64,569

Lafayette, LA $64,541

Youngstown, OH $64,541

Temple, TX $64,512

Daytona Beach, FL $64,498

Clarksville, TN $64,491

Pensacola, FL $64,484

Hopkinsville, KY $64,269

Charleston, WV $64,262

Florence, SC $64,227

Sioux City, IA $64,184

Macon, GA $63,977

Tallahassee, FL $63,969

Fayetteville, NC $63,955

Waco, TX $63,941

Wichita Falls, TX $63,941

Pine Bluff, AR $63,912

Vincennes, IN $63,777

Lubbock, TX $63,748

Great Falls, MT $63,705

Alamogordo, NM $63,698

Abilene, TX $63,641

Rapid City, SD $63,548

Monroe, LA $63,548

Albany, GA $63,505

Huntington, WV $63,498

Jackson, MS $63,491

Greenville, MS $63,484

Parkersburg, WV $63,412

Montgomery, AL $63,398

Johnstown, PA $63,384

Springfield, MO $63,327

Biloxi, MS $63,291

Sumter, SC $63,141

Columbus, GA $63,134

Twin Falls, ID $63,091

Pascagoula, MS $62,998

Kingsport, TN $62,813

Gulfport, MS $62,791

Alexandria, LA $62,556

Fort Smith, AR $62,377

El Paso, TX $62,184

Helena, MT $62,091

Las Cruces, NM $61,863

Harlingen, TX $61,663

Pocatello, ID $61,599

Florence, AL $61,577

Brownsville, TX $61,563

Dothan, AL $61,449

Mcallen, TX $61,413

Columbus, MS $60,885

Altus, OK $60,556

Lawton, OK $60,420

Pierre, SD $60,163

What Skills Can Increase a Visual Basic Programmer's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Analysis (Mentioned in 3.21% Job Postings): Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it.
SQL (Mentioned in 4.27% Job Postings): Structured Query Language) is a domain-specific language used in programming and designed for managing data held in a relational database management system (RDBMS), or for stream processing in a relational data stream management system (RDSMS).
Software Engineering (Mentioned in 2.25% Job Postings): Software engineering is the application of engineering to the development of software in a systematic method. Notable definitions of software engineering include: "the systematic application of scientific and technological knowledge, methods, and experience to the design, implementation, testing, and documentation of software"—The Bureau of Labor Statistics—IEEE Systems and software engineering - Vocabulary "The application of a systematic, disciplined, quantifiable approach to the development, operation, and maintenance of software"—IEEE Standard Glossary of Software Engineering Terminology "an engineering discipline that is concerned with all aspects of software production"—Ian Sommerville "the establishment and use of sound engineering principles in order to economically obtain software that is reliable and works efficiently on real machines"—Fritz Bauer

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Analysis	3.21%
SQL	4.27%
Software Engineering	2.25%

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 Visual Basic Programmer's salary.

Solution Design: Can increase your salary by up to 13%.
Accountability: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Insight: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Solution Design	$80,694	13%
Accountability	$76,409	7%
Insight	$76,409	7%
Leadership	$75,695	6%
Consulting	$74,981	5%
Presentation	$74,981	5%

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Visual Basic Programmer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Visual Basic 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 February 01, 2026

$65,285

Average $71,410/year

$81,430

$5,440

Average $5,951/month

$6,786

$1,255

Average $1,373/week

$1,566

$31

Average $34/hour

$39

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$81,430	$6,786	$1,566	$39
Average	$71,410	$5,951	$1,373	$34
25th Percentile	$65,285	$5,440	$1,255	$31

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Salaries for a Visual Basic Programmer can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary increased from $75,451 in 2023 to around $75,470 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Visual Basic Programmer salary trends, .

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