Application Programmer Salary in Massachusetts

How much does an Application Programmer make in Massachusetts?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for an Application Programmer in Massachusetts is $103,540 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $50.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $119,125
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $93,186 to $111,698
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $83,760

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Application Programmer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$111,698	$9,308	$2,148	$54
Average	$103,540	$8,628	$1,991	$50
25th Percentile	$93,186	$7,766	$1,792	$45

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Key Factors That Influence Application Programmer Salaries

An Application 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 Application Programmer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Application 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): $80,337
Early Career (1-2 years): $104,988
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $135,021
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $158,167
Expert (over 8 years): $183,757

Levels	Salary
Applicati... Level Application Programmer	$80,337
Applicati... Level Application Programmer	$104,988
Applicati... Level Application Programmer	$135,021
Applicati... Level Application Programmer	$158,167
Applicati... Level Application Programmer	$183,757

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

District of Columbia: $105,367.
California: $104,968.
Massachusetts: $103,569.

District of Columbia $105,367 California $104,968 Massachusetts $103,569 Washington $103,188 New Jersey $103,150 Alaska $103,017 Connecticut $101,703 New York $101,170

Hawaii $99,467 Rhode Island $98,668 Maryland $98,125 Minnesota $97,383 Colorado $97,097 Illinois $97,002 Oregon $96,641 Delaware $96,374

New Hampshire $96,207 Virginia $95,832 Pennsylvania $94,737 Nevada $94,185 North Dakota $94,004 Michigan $93,719 Wisconsin $93,614 Vermont $93,405

Texas $92,824 Maine $92,786 Arizona $92,729 Ohio $92,663 Georgia $91,787 Indiana $91,349 Wyoming $91,264 Utah $91,130

Iowa $91,073 Kansas $90,617 Louisiana $90,483 North Carolina $90,436 Missouri $90,417 Florida $90,046 Montana $89,846 Nebraska $89,655

Kentucky $89,551 South Carolina $89,170 Tennessee $88,932 Idaho $88,837 New Mexico $88,142 Oklahoma $87,990 Alabama $87,429 South Dakota $86,486

Arkansas $85,973 West Virginia $85,697 Mississippi $84,869

Top Paying Cities for Application 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:

Agawam: $98,630
Amherst: $98,344
Barre: $99,515

Agawam, MA $98,630 Amherst, MA $98,344 Barre, MA $99,515 Belchertown, MA $98,468 Blandford, MA $98,373 Bondsville, MA $98,506 Brimfield, MA $98,315 Chester, MA $97,373

Chesterfield, MA $97,802 Chicopee, MA $98,630 Cummington, MA $97,373 Easthampton, MA $98,563 East Longmeadow, MA $98,630 East Otis, MA $98,763 Feeding Hills, MA $98,630 Gilbertville, MA $99,134

Goshen, MA $97,773 Granby, MA $98,601 Granville, MA $98,506 Hadley, MA $98,411 Hampden, MA $98,630 Hardwick, MA $99,201 Hatfield, MA $98,373 Haydenville, MA $98,220

Holyoke, MA $98,630 Huntington, MA $98,411 Leeds, MA $98,373 Leverett, MA $98,315 Ludlow, MA $98,630 Monson, MA $98,506 North Amherst, MA $98,506 Northampton, MA $98,439

Florence, MA $98,439 North Hatfield, MA $98,363 Oakham, MA $99,676 Palmer, MA $98,506 Plainfield, MA $97,373 Russell, MA $98,506 Shutesbury, MA $98,468 Southampton, MA $98,601

South Barre, MA $99,581 South Hadley, MA $98,601 Southwick, MA $98,630 Thorndike, MA $98,506 Three Rivers, MA $98,563 Wales, MA $98,315 Ware, MA $99,162 Warren, MA $98,867

West Chesterfield, MA $97,316 Westfield, MA $98,630 West Hatfield, MA $98,315 West Springfield, MA $98,630 West Warren, MA $99,277 Whately, MA $98,154 Wheelwright, MA $99,543 Wilbraham, MA $98,630

Williamsburg, MA $98,182 Woronoco, MA $98,534 Worthington, MA $97,411 Springfield, MA $98,630 Longmeadow, MA $98,630 Indian Orchard, MA $98,630 Pittsfield, MA $97,630 Adams, MA $97,535

Ashley Falls, MA $99,315 Becket, MA $97,535 Berkshire, MA $97,630 Cheshire, MA $97,630 Dalton, MA $97,630 Glendale, MA $97,602 Great Barrington, MA $97,345 Hinsdale, MA $97,630

Housatonic, MA $97,469 Lanesboro, MA $97,630 Lee, MA $97,602 Lenox, MA $97,630 Lenox Dale, MA $97,630 Middlefield, MA $97,507 Mill River, MA $98,477 Monterey, MA $97,345

North Adams, MA $97,411 North Egremont, MA $97,554 Otis, MA $97,316 Richmond, MA $97,630 Sandisfield, MA $98,848 Savoy, MA $97,507 Sheffield, MA $98,696 South Egremont, MA $97,744

Southfield, MA $99,172 South Lee, MA $97,602 Stockbridge, MA $97,602 Tyringham, MA $97,469 West Stockbridge, MA $97,564 Williamstown, MA $97,411 Windsor, MA $97,602 Greenfield, MA $97,868

Ashfield, MA $97,430 Athol, MA $99,629 Bernardston, MA $97,830 Buckland, MA $97,297 Charlemont, MA $97,069 Colrain, MA $97,392 Conway, MA $97,725 Deerfield, MA $97,897

Drury, MA $96,793 Erving, MA $98,506 Heath, MA $97,069 Lake Pleasant, MA $98,068 Millers Falls, MA $97,982 Monroe Bridge, MA $96,698 Montague, MA $98,068 Gill, MA $98,430

New Salem, MA $98,810 Northfield, MA $98,430 Orange, MA $99,296 Petersham, MA $99,610 Rowe, MA $96,850 Royalston, MA $99,781 Shelburne Falls, MA $97,383 South Deerfield, MA $98,049

Sunderland, MA $98,135 Turners Falls, MA $97,982 Warwick, MA $99,305 Wendell, MA $98,430 Wendell Depot, MA $98,782 Fitchburg, MA $100,571 Ashburnham, MA $100,105 Ashby, MA $101,913

Ayer, MA $102,170 Devens, MA $102,094 Baldwinville, MA $99,943 East Templeton, MA $99,971 Gardner, MA $100,152 Westminster, MA $100,152 Groton, MA $102,265 Harvard, MA $102,255

Hubbardston, MA $99,543 Leominster, MA $99,581 Littleton, MA $102,417 Lunenburg, MA $101,951 Pepperell, MA $102,265 Shirley, MA $102,055 Still River, MA $102,198 Templeton, MA $99,971

Townsend, MA $102,084 West Groton, MA $102,132 West Townsend, MA $102,046 Winchendon, MA $99,752 Winchendon Springs, MA $99,733 Auburn, MA $99,800 North Dartmouth, MA $100,409 South Dartmouth, MA $100,409

North Attleboro, MA $98,591 Plainville, MA $98,525 Attleboro Falls, MA $98,553 North Dighton, MA $98,496 Norton, MA $102,941 Raynham, MA $102,969 Raynham Center, MA $102,969 Rehoboth, MA $98,620

Rochester, MA $100,409 Seekonk, MA $98,620 Swansea, MA $98,525 Berkley, MA $100,466 Taunton, MA $102,874 Westport, MA $100,409 Westport Point, MA $100,409 Berlin, MA $99,733

Cataumet, MA $100,190 Blackstone, MA $98,496 Boylston, MA $99,800 Brookfield, MA $99,610 Charlton, MA $99,733 Charlton City, MA $99,733 Charlton Depot, MA $99,733 Clinton, MA $99,733

East Brookfield, MA $99,705 Douglas, MA $99,638 East Princeton, MA $99,676 Fiskdale, MA $99,515 Grafton, MA $99,800 Holden, MA $99,800 Holland, MA $99,467 Jefferson, MA $99,800

Lancaster, MA $99,638 Leicester, MA $99,800 Linwood, MA $99,581 Manchaug, MA $99,800 Millbury, MA $99,800 Millville, MA $98,401 New Braintree, MA $99,581 Northborough, MA $99,800

Northbridge, MA $99,772 North Brookfield, MA $99,676 North Grafton, MA $99,800 North Oxford, MA $99,800 North Uxbridge, MA $99,581 Oxford, MA $99,772 Princeton, MA $99,705 Rochdale, MA $99,800

Rutland, MA $99,800 Shrewsbury, MA $99,800 Southbridge, MA $99,581 South Grafton, MA $99,800 South Lancaster, MA $99,705 Spencer, MA $99,800 Sterling, MA $99,733 Sturbridge, MA $99,543

Upton, MA $99,733 Uxbridge, MA $99,610 Webster, MA $99,610 Dudley, MA $99,610 Westborough, MA $99,800 West Boylston, MA $99,800 West Brookfield, MA $99,581 West Millbury, MA $99,800

Whitinsville, MA $99,733 Sutton, MA $99,800 Worcester, MA $99,800 East Walpole, MA $102,969 Cherry Valley, MA $99,800 Paxton, MA $99,800 Framingham, MA $102,684 Village Of Nagog Woods, MA $102,417

Boxborough, MA $102,351 Acton, MA $102,351 Ashland, MA $99,543 Bedford, MA $102,389 Hanscom Afb, MA $104,197 Bolton, MA $99,610 Carlisle, MA $102,417 Concord, MA $102,322

Fayville, MA $99,610 Holliston, MA $102,617 Hopedale, MA $99,581 Hopkinton, MA $99,638 Hudson, MA $99,638 Marlborough, MA $99,676 Maynard, MA $102,227 Mendon, MA $99,581

Milford, MA $99,581 Natick, MA $105,976 Sherborn, MA $105,919 Southborough, MA $99,638 Foxboro, MA $102,969 Franklin, MA $100,561 Greenbush, MA $102,779 Green Harbor, MA $102,750

Hingham, MA $104,463 Hull, MA $106,138 Humarock, MA $102,779 Mansfield, MA $102,969 Marshfield, MA $102,750 Marshfield Hills, MA $102,750 Medfield, MA $104,378 Medway, MA $102,684

Millis, MA $102,750 Minot, MA $102,779 Norfolk, MA $102,845 North Marshfield, MA $102,750 North Scituate, MA $102,750 Norwell, MA $102,845 Norwood, MA $102,969 Ocean Bluff, MA $102,750

Scituate, MA $102,750 Sharon, MA $102,969 Sheldonville, MA $100,609 South Walpole, MA $102,902 Stoughton, MA $102,969 Walpole, MA $102,941 Westwood, MA $104,473 Wrentham, MA $102,807

Boston, MA $106,138 Roxbury, MA $106,138 Roxbury Crossing, MA $106,138 Dorchester, MA $106,138 Dorchester Center, MA $106,138 Mattapan, MA $106,138 Charlestown, MA $106,138 Jamaica Plain, MA $106,138

Roslindale, MA $106,138 West Roxbury, MA $106,138 Allston, MA $106,138 Brighton, MA $106,138 Hyde Park, MA $106,138 Readville, MA $106,138 Cambridge, MA $106,138 Somerville, MA $106,138

Malden, MA $106,138 Everett, MA $106,138 Chelsea, MA $106,138 Revere, MA $106,138 Winthrop, MA $106,138 Medford, MA $106,138 West Medford, MA $106,138 Quincy, MA $106,138

Melrose, MA $106,138 Stoneham, MA $106,138 Braintree, MA $102,969 Milton, MA $106,138 Milton Village, MA $106,138 Weymouth, MA $102,969 East Weymouth, MA $102,969 South Weymouth, MA $102,969

North Weymouth, MA $102,969 East Boston, MA $106,138 Brockton, MA $102,969 Avon, MA $102,969 Bridgewater, MA $102,969 Bryantville, MA $102,902 Carver, MA $101,389 Duxbury, MA $102,684

East Bridgewater, MA $102,969 Easton, MA $102,969 Elmwood, MA $102,969 Halifax, MA $102,902 Hanover, MA $102,902 Hanson, MA $102,969 Holbrook, MA $102,969 Middleboro, MA $101,484

Manomet, MA $101,665 Lakeville, MA $100,247 Monponsett, MA $102,941 Abington, MA $102,969 North Carver, MA $102,750 North Easton, MA $102,969 North Pembroke, MA $102,874 Pembroke, MA $102,902

Plymouth, MA $101,808 Kingston, MA $102,712 South Carver, MA $100,152 Plympton, MA $102,807 Randolph, MA $102,969 Rockland, MA $102,969 South Easton, MA $102,969 West Bridgewater, MA $102,969

White Horse Beach, MA $101,732 Whitman, MA $102,969 Lexington, MA $106,138 Brookline, MA $106,138 Brookline Village, MA $106,138 Waltham, MA $106,138 North Waltham, MA $106,138 New Town, MA $106,138

Babson Park, MA $106,138 Newton, MA $106,138 Newton Center, MA $106,138 Newtonville, MA $106,138 Newton Highlands, MA $106,138 Newton Lower Falls, MA $106,138 Newton Upper Falls, MA $106,138 West Newton, MA $106,138

Auburndale, MA $106,138 Chestnut Hill, MA $106,138 Waban, MA $106,138 Watertown, MA $106,138 Arlington, MA $106,138 Arlington Heights, MA $106,138 Belmont, MA $106,138 Waverley, MA $106,138

Wellesley Hills, MA $106,138 Wellesley, MA $106,110 Needham, MA $106,138 Weston, MA $106,138 Needham Heights, MA $106,138 Nonantum, MA $106,138 Buzzards Bay, MA $100,124 Lincoln, MA $106,071

Stow, MA $102,227 Sudbury, MA $105,919 Wayland, MA $105,976 Woodville, MA $99,705 Woburn, MA $106,138 Burlington, MA $104,235 Andover, MA $100,809 Billerica, MA $102,417

Chelmsford, MA $102,417 Dracut, MA $102,417 Dunstable, MA $102,265 Haverhill, MA $100,809 Georgetown, MA $100,809 Groveland, MA $100,809 Lawrence, MA $100,809 Methuen, MA $100,809

North Andover, MA $100,809 Lowell, MA $102,417 Merrimac, MA $100,742 North Billerica, MA $102,417 North Chelmsford, MA $102,417 North Reading, MA $100,742 Nutting Lake, MA $102,417 Pinehurst, MA $102,417

Reading, MA $103,017 Tewksbury, MA $102,417 Tyngsboro, MA $102,417 Wakefield, MA $106,110 West Boxford, MA $100,809 Westford, MA $102,417 Wilmington, MA $101,599 Winchester, MA $106,138

Lynn, MA $106,138 Saugus, MA $106,138 Swampscott, MA $106,071 Nahant, MA $106,138 Amesbury, MA $100,295 Beverly, MA $105,881 Boxford, MA $100,809 Byfield, MA $100,742

Danvers, MA $100,647 Essex, MA $101,684 Gloucester, MA $101,837 Hamilton, MA $100,590 Hathorne, MA $100,647 Chilmark, MA $99,867 East Falmouth, MA $100,352 East Sandwich, MA $100,714

East Wareham, MA $100,152 Edgartown, MA $99,933 Falmouth, MA $100,190 Woods Hole, MA $100,190 Menemsha, MA $99,933 Monument Beach, MA $100,152 Nantucket, MA $99,933 North Falmouth, MA $100,219

Oak Bluffs, MA $99,962 Onset, MA $100,219 Pocasset, MA $100,190 Sagamore, MA $100,923 Sagamore Beach, MA $100,923 Sandwich, MA $100,723 Siasconset, MA $99,933 Silver Beach, MA $100,219

Vineyard Haven, MA $100,047 Wareham, MA $100,247 West Chop, MA $100,047 West Falmouth, MA $100,219 West Tisbury, MA $99,933 West Wareham, MA $100,285 Hyannis, MA $100,086 Barnstable, MA $100,419

Brewster, MA $99,933 Centerville, MA $100,381 Chatham, MA $99,933 Cotuit, MA $100,447 Ipswich, MA $100,590 Cummaquid, MA $100,114 Lynnfield, MA $103,359 Manchester, MA $102,075

Marblehead, MA $105,948 Middleton, MA $100,780 Newburyport, MA $100,618 Newbury, MA $100,809 Salisbury, MA $99,971 Peabody, MA $106,014 Prides Crossing, MA $103,207 Rockport, MA $101,827

Rowley, MA $100,647 Salem, MA $106,014 South Hamilton, MA $100,590 Topsfield, MA $100,742 Wenham, MA $100,618 West Newbury, MA $100,809 Accord, MA $102,969 Bellingham, MA $98,335

Brant Rock, MA $102,541 Canton, MA $102,969 Cohasset, MA $104,368 Dedham, MA $106,138 Dover, MA $106,043 East Mansfield, MA $102,969 Dennis, MA $99,933 Dennis Port, MA $99,933

East Dennis, MA $99,933 Eastham, MA $99,933 East Orleans, MA $99,933 Forestdale, MA $100,590 Harwich, MA $99,933 Harwich Port, MA $99,933 Hyannis Port, MA $100,076 Marstons Mills, MA $100,552

Mashpee, MA $100,618 North Chatham, MA $99,933 North Eastham, MA $101,218 North Truro, MA $102,493 Orleans, MA $99,933 Osterville, MA $100,257 Provincetown, MA $102,303 South Chatham, MA $99,933

South Dennis, MA $99,933 South Harwich, MA $99,933 South Orleans, MA $99,933 South Wellfleet, MA $101,218 South Yarmouth, MA $99,933 Truro, MA $101,218 Wellfleet, MA $101,218 West Barnstable, MA $100,599

West Chatham, MA $99,933 West Dennis, MA $99,933 West Harwich, MA $99,933 West Hyannisport, MA $100,295 West Yarmouth, MA $99,933 Yarmouth Port, MA $99,933 Assonet, MA $100,343 Attleboro, MA $98,620

Chartley, MA $102,969 Cuttyhunk, MA $100,247 Dartmouth, MA $100,409 Dighton, MA $99,343 East Freetown, MA $100,409 East Taunton, MA $102,807 Fairhaven, MA $100,409 Fall River, MA $100,409

Somerset, MA $100,314 Marion, MA $100,409 Mattapoisett, MA $100,409 New Bedford, MA $100,409 Acushnet, MA $100,409

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

Understanding how an Application 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 18, 2021

$93,186

Average $103,540/year

$111,698

$7,766

Average $8,628/month

$9,308

$1,792

Average $1,991/week

$2,148

$45

Average $50/hour

$54

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$111,698	$9,308	$2,148	$54
Average	$103,540	$8,628	$1,991	$50
25th Percentile	$93,186	$7,766	$1,792	$45

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