$70,631
Avg. Base Salary (USD)
/ year
Avg. Base Salary (USD)
10%
$49k
MEDIAN
$71k
90%
$102k
The average salary for a Computer Programmer is $70,631
Base Salary
$49k - $102k
Bonus
$160 - $12k
Profit Sharing
$10 - $20k
Total Pay
$45k - $104k
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What Do Computer Programmers Do?
Computer Programmer Tasks
- Work with designers and content producers.
- Write, modify, and debug software for server applications.
- Write code to create multi-threaded, networked server applications.
- Use source debuggers, program dumps, and performance monitoring tools.
- Test and document software for server applications.
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