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Systems Programmer Salary

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Updated: 19 May 2013

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Systems Programmer 2013 Total Pay (?

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$42,152 - $109,599

(Median)

42K

59K

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110K

MEDIAN: $73,445

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Systems Programmer Job Listings

System Programmer 2

May 17

ICF International - Rockville, MD

is looking for a System Programmer within the Health... Performance monitoring / Maintain data/system integrity between systems and applications Familiarity with... - Indeed

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System Programmer 2

May 17

- Rockville, MD

ICFI is looking for IT professional within the Health Science arena to support a federal client at the client site in Rockville, MD. Qualifications Basic... - Indeed

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z/OS Systems Programmer

May 19

Navy Federal - Vienna, VA

operating systems and associated system software products. The mainframe Systems Programmer will be... to customize operating system software to support the... - Indeed

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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	$50K	$100K	$150K
Salary	$46,699 - $103,550
Bonus	$0.00 - $11,836
Profit Sharing	$2,457 - $4,069
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). )	$42,152 - $109,599
Country: United States \| Currency: USD \| Updated: 19 May 2013 \| Individuals Reporting: 129

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Systems Programmer Tasks

Write code to create single-threaded or user interface event driven applications, either stand-alone and those which access servers or services.
Design, implement, and test database schemas.
Use source debuggers and visual development environments.
Work with with designers and content producers.
Write code to generate web pages, access databases and business logic servers.

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Companies and Industries for Systems Programmer Salaries

Popular Industries

Salary Range


Financial Services	$47,522 - $99,465
Information Technology (IT) Services	$46,532 - $98,756
College or University	$44,864 - $92,840
Banking	$46,822 - $98,453
Insurance Carrier	$48,300 - $99,946

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Key Statistics for Systems Programmer Salaries and Jobs

Gender

	Female 20%			Male 80%
Salary:	$62,883 - $90,689			$59,105 - $96,738

Years of Experience

Less than 1 year

1-4 years

19%

5-9 years

17%

10-19 years

29%

20 years or more

33%

Top Degrees

Salary Range


Bachelor's Degree	$40,851 - $111,949
Bachelor of Science (BS / BSc), Computer Science (CS)	$59,158 - $121,852
Bachelor of Science (BS / BSc), Management Information Systems (MIS)	$43,500 - $84,000

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Most Common Health Benefits

	Medical: 89%		Dental: 74%
	Vision: 59%		None: 10%

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