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

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Programmer Analyst's salary?

A Programmer Analyst's salary grows with experience: an Applications Programmer I (0-2 years)earns $73,204, an Programmer Analyst (2-4 years)earns $95,668, an Applications Programmer III (4-7 years)earns $123,034, an Applications Programmer IV (7+ years)earns $144,125, an Applications Programmer V (7-10 years)earns $167,443,

What are the highest paying states for a Programmer Analyst?

Programmer Analyst salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Programmer Analyst roles are District of Columbia $106,803, California $106,398, Massachusetts $104,980. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Programmer Analyst roles make?

Salaries for Programmer Analyst level roles vary by specialization: Development Programmer and Analyst: $129,968; Programmer Analyst, Sr: $124,063; Oracle Programmer Analyst: $124,063; RPG Programmer Analyst: $122,558; IT Programmer Analyst: $119,646.

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

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

Programmer Analyst Salary in the United States

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

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for a Programmer Analyst in the United States is $96,462 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $46.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $111,702
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $87,754 to $104,439
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $79,826

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$104,439	$8,703	$2,008	$50
Average	$96,462	$8,039	$1,855	$46
25th Percentile	$87,754	$7,313	$1,688	$42

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Key Factors That Influence Programmer Analyst Salaries

A Programmer Analyst'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 Programmer Analyst Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Programmer Analyst'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): $73,204
Early Career (1-2 years): $95,668
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $123,034
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $144,125
Expert (over 8 years): $167,443

Levels	Salary
Applicati... Level Programmer Analyst	$73,204
Programme... Level Programmer Analyst	$95,668
Applicati... Level Programmer Analyst	$123,034
Applicati... Level Programmer Analyst	$144,125
Applicati... Level Programmer Analyst	$167,443

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

District of Columbia: $106,803.
California: $106,398.
Massachusetts: $104,980.

District of Columbia $106,803 California $106,398 Massachusetts $104,980 Washington $104,594 New Jersey $104,556 Alaska $104,421 Connecticut $103,089 New York $102,549

Hawaii $100,823 Rhode Island $100,012 Maryland $99,462 Minnesota $98,710 Colorado $98,421 Illinois $98,324 Oregon $97,958 Delaware $97,688

New Hampshire $97,518 Virginia $97,138 Pennsylvania $96,028 Nevada $95,469 North Dakota $95,286 Michigan $94,996 Wisconsin $94,890 Vermont $94,678

Texas $94,089 Maine $94,051 Arizona $93,993 Ohio $93,925 Georgia $93,038 Indiana $92,594 Wyoming $92,507 Utah $92,372

Iowa $92,315 Kansas $91,852 Louisiana $91,716 North Carolina $91,668 Missouri $91,649 Florida $91,273 Montana $91,070 Nebraska $90,877

Kentucky $90,771 South Carolina $90,385 Tennessee $90,144 Idaho $90,048 New Mexico $89,344 Oklahoma $89,189 Alabama $88,620 South Dakota $87,665

Arkansas $87,144 West Virginia $86,864 Mississippi $86,025

Top Paying Cities for Programmer Analysts

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: $121,668
San Francisco: $120,472
Oakland: $117,800

San Jose, CA $121,668

San Francisco, CA $120,472

Oakland, CA $117,800

New York, NY $111,790

Queens Village, NY $111,067

Paramus, NJ $110,295

Passaic, NJ $110,199

Bergenfield, NJ $110,102

Stamford, CT $109,958

Huntington, NY $109,861

Newark, NJ $109,234

Bridgeport, CT $109,041

New Brunswick, NJ $108,723

Vallejo, CA $108,520

Middlesex, NJ $108,462

Somerset, NJ $108,376

Petaluma, CA $108,154

Santa Cruz, CA $107,777

Boston, MA $107,585

Monterey, CA $107,102

Fairbanks, AK $107,035

Los Angeles, CA $106,851

Washington, DC $106,803

Seattle, WA $106,630

Santa Rosa, CA $106,610

Juneau, AK $106,331

Orange, CA $106,012

Anchorage, AK $105,839

Anaheim, CA $105,771

Santa Ana, CA $105,626

Nassau, NY $105,569

Long Beach, CA $105,530

Danbury, CT $105,501

Santa Maria, CA $105,173

Everett, WA $105,154

Bremerton, WA $104,681

Trenton, NJ $104,498

Sacramento, CA $104,459

San Diego, CA $104,411

Brockton, MA $104,372

Tacoma, WA $104,334

Santa Barbara, CA $104,199

Lowell, MA $103,813

New Suffolk, NY $103,774

Nashua, NH $103,659

Lompoc, CA $103,504

Ventura, CA $103,408

Stockton, CA $103,379

New Haven, CT $103,186

Atlantic City, NJ $102,935

Hartford, CT $102,723

Modesto, CA $102,675

Poughkeepsie, NY $102,462

New Britain, CT $102,414

Kennewick, WA $102,279

Olympia, WA $102,279

New London, CT $102,260

Norwich, CT $102,231

Lawrence, MA $102,183

Bakersfield, CA $101,913

New Bedford, MA $101,778

Riverside, CA $101,778

Richland, WA $101,681

Portsmouth, NH $101,604

Vineland, NJ $101,585

San Bernardino, CA $101,507

Boulder, CO $101,237

Worcester, MA $101,160

Portland, OR $101,073

Saint Paul, MN $100,958

Minneapolis, MN $100,958

Philadelphia, PA $100,823

Honolulu, HI $100,311

Springfield, MA $99,974

Providence, RI $99,964

Chicago, IL $99,684

Bellingham, WA $99,569

Baltimore, MD $99,462

Chico, CA $99,221

Wilmington, DE $99,057

Pittsfield, MA $98,961

Manchester, NH $98,778

Spokane, WA $98,353

Denver, CO $98,343

Albany, NY $97,890

Troy, NY $97,852

Schenectady, NY $97,649

Burlington, VT $97,437

Portland, ME $97,099

Salem, OR $97,022

Yakima, WA $97,003

Ann Arbor, MI $96,974

Rochester, MN $96,704

Reno, NV $96,655

Fresno, CA $96,655

Milwaukee, WI $96,569

Detroit, MI $96,472

Allentown, PA $96,443

Carson City, NV $96,434

Houston, TX $96,289

Colorado Springs, CO $96,279

Syracuse, NY $96,231

Eugene, OR $96,048

Gary, IN $95,932

Bismarck, ND $95,932

Galveston, TX $95,932

Springfield, OR $95,855

Medford, OR $95,623

Fort Collins, CO $95,585

Austin, TX $95,507

Mesa, AZ $95,305

Phoenix, AZ $95,286

Dallas, TX $95,257

Reading, PA $95,199

Saint Cloud, MN $95,160

Concord, NH $95,073

Madison, WI $95,035

Utica, NY $94,774

Raleigh, NC $94,697

Las Vegas, NV $94,688

Rochester, NY $94,620

Des Moines, IA $94,610

Atlanta, GA $94,456

Battle Creek, MI $94,427

Salt Lake City, UT $94,398

Lancaster, PA $94,253

Champaign, IL $94,234

Harrisburg, PA $94,118

Durham, NC $94,032

Kansas City, MO $94,022

Kansas City, KS $94,003

Fort Worth, TX $93,993

Boca Raton, FL $93,954

Cleveland, OH $93,945

Columbus, OH $93,925

Pittsburgh, PA $93,916

Richmond, VA $93,877

Indianapolis, IN $93,858

Cincinnati, OH $93,733

Petersburg, VA $93,588

Lansing, MI $93,376

Billings, MT $93,376

Huntsville, AL $93,376

Lebanon, PA $93,366

Pueblo, CO $93,356

Dayton, OH $93,356

Appleton, WI $93,327

Buffalo, NY $93,289

Racine, WI $93,241

Charlotte, NC $93,231

Saint Louis, MO $93,202

Springfield, IL $93,163

York, PA $93,144

Elkhart, IN $93,144

Gastonia, NC $93,134

Benton Harbor, MI $93,134

Beaumont, TX $93,077

Lorain, OH $93,057

Toledo, OH $93,019

Binghamton, NY $92,971

Rock Hill, SC $92,961

Rockford, IL $92,913

Elyria, OH $92,864

Fargo, ND $92,864

Flagstaff, AZ $92,797

Fort Lauderdale, FL $92,739

Miami, FL $92,681

Duluth, MN $92,527

Bangor, ME $92,401

Cedar Rapids, IA $92,295

Louisville, KY $92,247

Grand Rapids, MI $92,228

Hialeah, FL $92,218

Casper, WY $92,083

Scranton, PA $91,967

New Orleans, LA $91,938

Virginia Beach, VA $91,929

Akron, OH $91,880

Peoria, IL $91,755

Sarasota, FL $91,736

Green Bay, WI $91,668

Baton Rouge, LA $91,620

Charleston, SC $91,601

Nashville, TN $91,572

Jamestown, NY $91,553

Davenport, IA $91,553

Tucson, AZ $91,504

Cheyenne, WY $91,475

Saint Petersburg, FL $91,446

Tampa, FL $91,427

Omaha, NE $91,408

Evansville, IN $91,369

Port Arthur, TX $91,369

Bradenton, FL $91,331

Santa Fe, NM $91,157

Orlando, FL $91,061

Clearwater, FL $90,954

La Crosse, WI $90,752

Canton, OH $90,752

Grand Forks, ND $90,723

Tulsa, OK $90,694

Albuquerque, NM $90,694

Newport News, VA $90,684

High Point, NC $90,655

Ogden, UT $90,617

Corpus Christi, TX $90,540

Laramie, WY $90,482

Norfolk, VA $90,482

Rock Island, IL $90,424

Saginaw, MI $90,405

Jacksonville, FL $90,395

Salisbury, NC $90,376

Memphis, TN $90,356

Moline, IL $90,308

Fort Myers, FL $90,279

Waterloo, IA $90,154

Spartanburg, SC $90,057

Lincoln, NE $90,009

Fort Wayne, IN $89,990

Birmingham, AL $89,884

Cedar Falls, IA $89,864

Provo, UT $89,855

Springfield, OH $89,845

San Antonio, TX $89,826

Greensboro, NC $89,787

South Bend, IN $89,778

Winston Salem, NC $89,768

Boise, ID $89,739

Savannah, GA $89,671

Muskegon, MI $89,498

Lima, OH $89,382

Lake Charles, LA $89,344

Anderson, IN $89,324

Lexington, KY $89,295

Augusta, GA $89,266

Greenville, SC $89,266

Wichita, KS $89,180

Tuscaloosa, AL $89,180

Columbia, SC $89,093

Bloomington, IN $88,852

Roanoke, VA $88,794

Asheville, NC $88,668

Knoxville, TN $88,504

Shreveport, LA $88,495

Wilmington, NC $88,369

Frankfort, KY $88,186

Oklahoma City, OK $88,118

Chillicothe, OH $88,080

Longview, TX $88,070

Topeka, KS $88,041

Mobile, AL $87,897

Terre Haute, IN $87,858

Erie, PA $87,848

Altoona, PA $87,800

Melbourne, FL $87,771

Amarillo, TX $87,733

Killeen, TX $87,704

Fayetteville, AR $87,626

Sioux Falls, SD $87,559

Chattanooga, TN $87,501

Idaho Falls, ID $87,491

Gainesville, FL $87,289

Portsmouth, OH $87,241

Little Rock, AR $87,221

Lynchburg, VA $87,221

Youngstown, OH $87,183

Lafayette, LA $87,183

Temple, TX $87,144

Daytona Beach, FL $87,125

Clarksville, TN $87,115

Pensacola, FL $87,106

Hopkinsville, KY $86,816

Charleston, WV $86,807

Florence, SC $86,758

Sioux City, IA $86,700

Macon, GA $86,421

Tallahassee, FL $86,411

Fayetteville, NC $86,392

Wichita Falls, TX $86,372

Waco, TX $86,372

Pine Bluff, AR $86,334

Vincennes, IN $86,151

Lubbock, TX $86,112

Great Falls, MT $86,054

Alamogordo, NM $86,045

Abilene, TX $85,967

Rapid City, SD $85,842

Monroe, LA $85,842

Albany, GA $85,784

Huntington, WV $85,774

Jackson, MS $85,765

Greenville, MS $85,755

Parkersburg, WV $85,659

Montgomery, AL $85,639

Johnstown, PA $85,620

Springfield, MO $85,543

Biloxi, MS $85,495

Sumter, SC $85,292

Columbus, GA $85,282

Twin Falls, ID $85,225

Pascagoula, MS $85,099

Kingsport, TN $84,848

Gulfport, MS $84,819

Alexandria, LA $84,501

Fort Smith, AR $84,260

El Paso, TX $83,999

Helena, MT $83,874

Las Cruces, NM $83,565

Harlingen, TX $83,295

Pocatello, ID $83,209

Florence, AL $83,180

Brownsville, TX $83,160

Dothan, AL $83,006

Mcallen, TX $82,958

Columbus, MS $82,244

Altus, OK $81,800

Lawton, OK $81,617

Pierre, SD $81,270

What Skills Can Increase a Programmer Analyst's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Analysis (Mentioned in 6.31% 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 2.98% 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 2.1% 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	6.31%
Application Development	2.98%
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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 Programmer Analyst's salary.

Python: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.
Consulting: Can increase your salary by up to 2%.
Agile: Can increase your salary by up to 2%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Python	$99,356	3%
Consulting	$98,392	2%
Agile	$98,392	2%
Team Development	$98,392	2%
Communication Skills	$97,427	1%
Flexibility	$97,427	1%

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

Understanding how a Programmer Analyst'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.

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$87,754

Average $96,462/year

$104,439

$7,313

Average $8,039/month

$8,703

$1,688

Average $1,855/week

$2,008

$42

Average $46/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$104,439	$8,703	$2,008	$50
Average	$96,462	$8,039	$1,855	$46
25th Percentile	$87,754	$7,313	$1,688	$42

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