Computer Programmers Salary in the US
A computer programmers earns a national median of $100,390 a year (mean $105,170) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #135 of 825.
How much does a computer programmers earn in the US?
A computer programmers in the United States earns a median of $100,390 a year (mean $105,170), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 97% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 92,230 people work in this occupation (SOC 15-1251), ranked #135 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$100,390
per year
Mean
$105,170
per year
Employment
92,230
US workers
National rank
#135
of 825 by median
What a computer programmers earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a computer programmers (SOC 15-1251) earns a median annual wage of $100,390 and a mean (average) of $105,170. The median is the midpoint — half of computer programmers earn more and half earn less — and is 97% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a computer programmers in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for computer programmers is $100,390, and the mean (average) is $105,170. The median is the midpoint — half of computer programmers earn more and half earn less.
- How does computer programmers pay compare to the US average?
- At $100,390, a computer programmers earns 97% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many computer programmers are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 92,230 computer programmers employed nationally (SOC 15-1251), across all industries.
- Where does this computer programmers salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 15-1251. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 15-1251 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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