What are the main factors that influence a Programming Developer's salary?

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

How does experience change A Programming Developer's salary?

A Programming Developer's salary grows with experience: an Applications Programmer I (0-2 years)earns $73,926, an Applications Programmer II (2-4 years)earns $96,611, an Programming Developer (4-7 years)earns $124,247, an Applications Programmer IV (7+ years)earns $145,546, an Applications Programmer V (7-10 years)earns $169,095,

What are the highest paying states for a Programming Developer?

Programming Developer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Programming Developer roles are District of Columbia $135,696, California $135,181, Massachusetts $133,380. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Programming Developer roles make?

Salaries for Programming Developer level roles vary by specialization: Director - Programming: $196,523; Director Of Programming: $161,898; Programming Engineer: $142,121; Programming Executive: $126,467; Actuarial Programming: $112,528.

How do different companies affect a Programming Developer's salary?

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

Programming Developer Salary in the United States

How much does a Programming Developer make in the United States?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for a Programming Developer in the United States is $122,558 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $59.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $140,777
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $112,740 to $132,094
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $103,801

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Programming Developer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$132,094	$11,008	$2,540	$64
Average	$122,558	$10,213	$2,357	$59
25th Percentile	$112,740	$9,395	$2,168	$54

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Key Factors That Influence Programming Developer Salaries

A Programming Developer'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, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Programming Developer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Programming Developer'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): $73,926
Early Career (1-2 years): $96,611
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $124,247
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $145,546
Expert (over 8 years): $169,095

Levels	Salary
Applicati... Level Programming Developer	$73,926
Applicati... Level Programming Developer	$96,611
Programmi... Level Programming Developer	$124,247
Applicati... Level Programming Developer	$145,546
Applicati... Level Programming Developer	$169,095

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How Do Programming Developer 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 Programming Developers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $135,696.
California: $135,181.
Massachusetts: $133,380.

District of Columbia $135,696

California $135,181

Massachusetts $133,380

Washington $132,889

New Jersey $132,840

Alaska $132,669

Connecticut $130,978

New York $130,291

Hawaii $128,097

Rhode Island $127,068

Maryland $126,369

Minnesota $125,413

Colorado $125,046

Illinois $124,923

Oregon $124,457

Delaware $124,114

New Hampshire $123,899

Virginia $123,416

Pennsylvania $122,006

Nevada $121,295

North Dakota $121,063

Michigan $120,695

Wisconsin $120,560

Vermont $120,291

Texas $119,543

Maine $119,494

Arizona $119,420

Ohio $119,335

Georgia $118,207

Indiana $117,643

Wyoming $117,533

Utah $117,361

Iowa $117,288

Kansas $116,700

Louisiana $116,528

North Carolina $116,467

Missouri $116,442

Florida $115,964

Montana $115,707

Nebraska $115,462

Kentucky $115,327

South Carolina $114,837

Tennessee $114,530

Idaho $114,408

New Mexico $113,513

Oklahoma $113,317

Alabama $112,594

South Dakota $111,381

Arkansas $110,719

West Virginia $110,363

Mississippi $109,297

Top Paying Cities for Programming Developers

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: $154,582
San Francisco: $153,062
Oakland: $149,668

San Jose, CA $154,582

San Francisco, CA $153,062

Oakland, CA $149,668

New York, NY $142,032

Queens Village, NY $141,113

Paramus, NJ $140,133

Passaic, NJ $140,010

Bergenfield, NJ $139,888

Stamford, CT $139,704

Huntington, NY $139,581

Newark, NJ $138,784

Bridgeport, CT $138,539

New Brunswick, NJ $138,135

Vallejo, CA $137,878

Middlesex, NJ $137,804

Somerset, NJ $137,694

Petaluma, CA $137,412

Santa Cruz, CA $136,934

Boston, MA $136,689

Monterey, CA $136,076

Fairbanks, AK $135,990

Los Angeles, CA $135,757

Washington, DC $135,696

Seattle, WA $135,475

Santa Rosa, CA $135,451

Juneau, AK $135,096

Orange, CA $134,691

Anchorage, AK $134,470

Anaheim, CA $134,385

Santa Ana, CA $134,201

Nassau, NY $134,127

Long Beach, CA $134,078

Danbury, CT $134,042

Santa Maria, CA $133,625

Everett, WA $133,600

Bremerton, WA $133,000

Trenton, NJ $132,767

Sacramento, CA $132,718

San Diego, CA $132,657

Brockton, MA $132,608

Tacoma, WA $132,559

Santa Barbara, CA $132,387

Lowell, MA $131,897

New Suffolk, NY $131,848

Nashua, NH $131,701

Lompoc, CA $131,505

Ventura, CA $131,382

Stockton, CA $131,345

New Haven, CT $131,100

Atlantic City, NJ $130,781

Hartford, CT $130,512

Modesto, CA $130,451

Poughkeepsie, NY $130,181

New Britain, CT $130,120

Kennewick, WA $129,948

Olympia, WA $129,948

New London, CT $129,924

Norwich, CT $129,887

Lawrence, MA $129,826

Bakersfield, CA $129,482

New Bedford, MA $129,311

Riverside, CA $129,311

Richland, WA $129,188

Portsmouth, NH $129,090

Vineland, NJ $129,066

San Bernardino, CA $128,968

Boulder, CO $128,624

Worcester, MA $128,526

Portland, OR $128,416

Saint Paul, MN $128,269

Minneapolis, MN $128,269

Philadelphia, PA $128,097

Honolulu, HI $127,448

Springfield, MA $127,019

Providence, RI $127,007

Chicago, IL $126,651

Bellingham, WA $126,504

Baltimore, MD $126,369

Chico, CA $126,063

Wilmington, DE $125,855

Pittsfield, MA $125,732

Manchester, NH $125,499

Spokane, WA $124,960

Denver, CO $124,948

Albany, NY $124,372

Troy, NY $124,323

Schenectady, NY $124,065

Burlington, VT $123,796

Portland, ME $123,367

Salem, OR $123,269

Yakima, WA $123,244

Ann Arbor, MI $123,207

Rochester, MN $122,864

Reno, NV $122,803

Fresno, CA $122,803

Milwaukee, WI $122,693

Detroit, MI $122,570

Allentown, PA $122,533

Carson City, NV $122,521

Houston, TX $122,337

Colorado Springs, CO $122,325

Syracuse, NY $122,264

Eugene, OR $122,031

Gary, IN $121,884

Bismarck, ND $121,884

Galveston, TX $121,884

Springfield, OR $121,786

Medford, OR $121,492

Fort Collins, CO $121,443

Austin, TX $121,345

Mesa, AZ $121,087

Phoenix, AZ $121,063

Dallas, TX $121,026

Reading, PA $120,952

Saint Cloud, MN $120,903

Concord, NH $120,793

Madison, WI $120,744

Utica, NY $120,413

Raleigh, NC $120,315

Las Vegas, NV $120,303

Rochester, NY $120,217

Des Moines, IA $120,205

Atlanta, GA $120,009

Battle Creek, MI $119,972

Salt Lake City, UT $119,935

Lancaster, PA $119,751

Champaign, IL $119,727

Harrisburg, PA $119,580

Durham, NC $119,469

Kansas City, MO $119,457

Kansas City, KS $119,433

Fort Worth, TX $119,420

Boca Raton, FL $119,371

Cleveland, OH $119,359

Columbus, OH $119,335

Pittsburgh, PA $119,322

Richmond, VA $119,273

Indianapolis, IN $119,249

Cincinnati, OH $119,089

Petersburg, VA $118,906

Lansing, MI $118,636

Billings, MT $118,636

Huntsville, AL $118,636

Lebanon, PA $118,624

Pueblo, CO $118,611

Dayton, OH $118,611

Appleton, WI $118,575

Buffalo, NY $118,526

Racine, WI $118,464

Charlotte, NC $118,452

Saint Louis, MO $118,415

Springfield, IL $118,366

York, PA $118,342

Elkhart, IN $118,342

Gastonia, NC $118,330

Benton Harbor, MI $118,330

Beaumont, TX $118,256

Lorain, OH $118,232

Toledo, OH $118,183

Binghamton, NY $118,121

Rock Hill, SC $118,109

Rockford, IL $118,048

Elyria, OH $117,986

Fargo, ND $117,986

Flagstaff, AZ $117,901

Fort Lauderdale, FL $117,827

Miami, FL $117,754

Duluth, MN $117,557

Bangor, ME $117,398

Cedar Rapids, IA $117,263

Louisville, KY $117,202

Grand Rapids, MI $117,178

Hialeah, FL $117,165

Casper, WY $116,994

Scranton, PA $116,847

New Orleans, LA $116,810

Virginia Beach, VA $116,798

Akron, OH $116,736

Peoria, IL $116,577

Sarasota, FL $116,553

Green Bay, WI $116,467

Baton Rouge, LA $116,405

Charleston, SC $116,381

Nashville, TN $116,344

Jamestown, NY $116,320

Davenport, IA $116,320

Tucson, AZ $116,258

Cheyenne, WY $116,222

Saint Petersburg, FL $116,185

Tampa, FL $116,160

Omaha, NE $116,136

Evansville, IN $116,087

Port Arthur, TX $116,087

Bradenton, FL $116,038

Santa Fe, NM $115,817

Orlando, FL $115,695

Clearwater, FL $115,560

La Crosse, WI $115,302

Canton, OH $115,302

Grand Forks, ND $115,266

Tulsa, OK $115,229

Albuquerque, NM $115,229

Newport News, VA $115,217

High Point, NC $115,180

Ogden, UT $115,131

Corpus Christi, TX $115,033

Laramie, WY $114,959

Norfolk, VA $114,959

Rock Island, IL $114,886

Saginaw, MI $114,861

Jacksonville, FL $114,849

Salisbury, NC $114,824

Memphis, TN $114,800

Moline, IL $114,739

Fort Myers, FL $114,702

Waterloo, IA $114,543

Spartanburg, SC $114,420

Lincoln, NE $114,359

Fort Wayne, IN $114,334

Birmingham, AL $114,199

Cedar Falls, IA $114,175

Provo, UT $114,163

Springfield, OH $114,150

San Antonio, TX $114,126

Greensboro, NC $114,077

South Bend, IN $114,065

Winston Salem, NC $114,052

Boise, ID $114,016

Savannah, GA $113,930

Muskegon, MI $113,709

Lima, OH $113,562

Lake Charles, LA $113,513

Anderson, IN $113,489

Lexington, KY $113,452

Augusta, GA $113,415

Greenville, SC $113,415

Wichita, KS $113,305

Tuscaloosa, AL $113,305

Columbia, SC $113,194

Bloomington, IN $112,888

Roanoke, VA $112,814

Asheville, NC $112,655

Knoxville, TN $112,447

Shreveport, LA $112,435

Wilmington, NC $112,275

Frankfort, KY $112,042

Oklahoma City, OK $111,957

Chillicothe, OH $111,908

Longview, TX $111,895

Topeka, KS $111,859

Mobile, AL $111,675

Terre Haute, IN $111,626

Erie, PA $111,613

Altoona, PA $111,552

Melbourne, FL $111,515

Amarillo, TX $111,466

Killeen, TX $111,430

Fayetteville, AR $111,332

Sioux Falls, SD $111,246

Chattanooga, TN $111,172

Idaho Falls, ID $111,160

Gainesville, FL $110,903

Portsmouth, OH $110,841

Little Rock, AR $110,817

Lynchburg, VA $110,817

Youngstown, OH $110,768

Lafayette, LA $110,768

Temple, TX $110,719

Daytona Beach, FL $110,694

Clarksville, TN $110,682

Pensacola, FL $110,670

Hopkinsville, KY $110,302

Charleston, WV $110,290

Florence, SC $110,229

Sioux City, IA $110,155

Macon, GA $109,800

Tallahassee, FL $109,787

Fayetteville, NC $109,763

Wichita Falls, TX $109,738

Waco, TX $109,738

Pine Bluff, AR $109,689

Vincennes, IN $109,456

Lubbock, TX $109,407

Great Falls, MT $109,334

Alamogordo, NM $109,322

Abilene, TX $109,224

Rapid City, SD $109,064

Monroe, LA $109,064

Albany, GA $108,991

Huntington, WV $108,978

Jackson, MS $108,966

Greenville, MS $108,954

Parkersburg, WV $108,831

Montgomery, AL $108,807

Johnstown, PA $108,782

Springfield, MO $108,684

Biloxi, MS $108,623

Sumter, SC $108,366

Columbus, GA $108,353

Twin Falls, ID $108,280

Pascagoula, MS $108,121

Kingsport, TN $107,802

Gulfport, MS $107,765

Alexandria, LA $107,361

Fort Smith, AR $107,054

El Paso, TX $106,723

Helena, MT $106,564

Las Cruces, NM $106,172

Harlingen, TX $105,829

Pocatello, ID $105,718

Florence, AL $105,682

Brownsville, TX $105,657

Dothan, AL $105,461

Mcallen, TX $105,400

Columbus, MS $104,493

Altus, OK $103,929

Lawton, OK $103,696

Pierre, SD $103,255

What Skills Can Increase a Programming Developer's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Analysis (Mentioned in 6.29% 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 2.96% 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.
HTML (Mentioned in 1.79% Job Postings): A computer language that used in creating, updating and maintaining text, graphics and links in a website.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Analysis	6.29%
Application Development	2.96%
HTML	1.79%

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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 Programming Developer's salary.

Python: Can increase your salary by up to 2%.
Presentation: Can increase your salary by up to 2%.
Agile: Can increase your salary by up to 1%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Python	$125,009	2%
Presentation	$125,009	2%
Agile	$123,783	1%
Software Development	$123,783	1%
Collaboration	$123,783	1%
Team Development	$123,783	1%

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How Education impacts a Programming Developer's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Programming Developers enter the field with a Associate's Degree degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Programming Developer with a Associate's Degree is between $113,417 and $120,234).

Programming Developer Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Programming Developer

No Diploma 1.8%

High School 4.0%

Associates 10.1%

Bachelors 57.9%

Masters 25.3%

Doctorate 0.8%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	1.8%
High School	4.0%
Associates	10.1%
Bachelors	57.9%
Masters	25.3%
Doctorate	0.8%

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Programming Developer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Programming Developer'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

$112,740

Average $122,558/year

$132,094

$9,395

Average $10,213/month

$11,008

$2,168

Average $2,357/week

$2,540

$54

Average $59/hour

$64

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$132,094	$11,008	$2,540	$64
Average	$122,558	$10,213	$2,357	$59
25th Percentile	$112,740	$9,395	$2,168	$54

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Salary Trends for Programming Developer

Salaries for a Programming Developer can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $119,368 in 2023 to around $117,681 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Programming Developer salary trends, .

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2024

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2025

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2024	$118,875
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