Salary for Computer Programmer Jobs

Updated: 7 Feb 2012

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	National Salary Data (? XAll compensation data shown are gross, national 10th to 90th percentile ranges. Pay can vary greatly by location. To view local data, take the PayScale survey. )	$0	$28K	$56K	$84K
Salary	$32,410 - $81,160
Bonus	$195.74 - $9,911
Profit Sharing	$297.99 - $7,272
Total Pay (? XTotal Pay combines base annual salary or hourly wage, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job. It does not include equity (stock) compensation, cash value of retirement benefits, or the value of other non-cash benefits (e.g. healthcare). )	$29,727 - $83,496
Country: United States \| Currency: USD \| Updated: 7 Feb 2012 \| Individuals Reporting: 1,439

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Job Listings for Computer Programmer Jobs

Posted	Job Title	Company	Job Location
Jan 23	Senior Computer Programmers	Pioneer Corporate Services, Inc.	Ashburn, Virginia
	PROGRAMMER Senior Computer Programmers (Bachelors or equiv. degree w/ 5 yrs. exp. or other suitable... testing and implementing computer programs for data... Indeed
Dec 27	Computer Programmer Level II	General Dynamics Information Technology
	computer operator instructions. Monitors computer... in Information Systems Management, Computer Systems Analysis, Computer Science, or Applied Mathematics or... Indeed
Jan 24	Computer Programmer Iv (Wd)	Raytheon	Hampton, Virginia
	Participate on a cross-functional team to maintain and enhance functionality of a full featured client/server web application. Excellent understanding of OOP... Indeed
Jan 24	Computer Based Instruction Programmer (Field ZAU)	Raytheon	Fort Worth, Texas
	ATCOTS Computer Based Instruction Programmer Chicago... an accredited college or university in computer science or computer programming, or a comparable degree... Indeed

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Companies and Industries for Computer Programmer Jobs

Popular Employers

Salary Range


Microsoft Corp	$52,139 - $71,216
International Business Machines (IBM) Corp.	Not enough data
United States Air Force (USAF)	Not enough data
Google, Inc.	Not enough data
Reynolds & Reynolds Co	Not enough data

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Popular Industries

Salary Range


Software Development	$34,201 - $83,472
Software Applications	$38,054 - $85,816
Computer Hardware/Software	$38,747 - $91,619
Insurance	$38,631 - $87,492
Financial Services	$37,553 - $86,950

Key Statistics for Computer Programmer Jobs

Gender

	Female 14%			Male 86%
Salary:	$38,968 - $62,838			$40,211 - $63,737

Years of Experience

Less than 1 year

14%

1-4 years

44%

5-9 years

20%

10-19 years

15%

20 years or more

Top Degrees

Salary Range


Bachelor's Degree	$33,840 - $76,946
Bachelor of Science (BS / BSc), Computer Science (CS)	$32,474 - $71,322
Associate's Degree	$25,678 - $79,342
Bachelor of Science (BS / BSc), Computer Information Systems (CIS)	$29,517 - $66,553
Master of Computer Science (MCS), Computer Science (CS)	$30,201 - $148,994

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Most Common Health Benefits

	Medical: 81%		Dental: 64%
	Vision: 47%		None: 16%

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Career Path for Computer Programmer Jobs

Common Past Jobs

Common Future Jobs

Computer Programmer

Salary Range

$29,727 - $83,496

	Computer / Network Support Technician $24,158 - $58,819
	Information Technology (IT) Consultant $42,736 - $134,854
	Customer Service Representative (CSR) $19,300 - $42,600

Common Past Jobs

Common Future Jobs

Computer Programmer

Salary Range

$29,727 - $83,496

	Software Engineer / Developer / Programmer $40,988 - $97,357
	Sr. Software Engineer / Developer / Programmer $64,432 - $131,957
	Programmer Analyst $39,267 - $83,721