Earnings & Pay Rate of Computer Programmers

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Median annual earnings of computer programmers were $57,590 in 2000. The middle 50 percent earned between $44,850 and $74,500 a year. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $35,020; the highest 10 percent earned more than $93,210. Median annual earnings in the industries employing the largest numbers of computer programmers in 2000 were:

Personnel supply services	$65,780
Professional and commercial equipment	$63,780
Computer and data processing services	$61,010
Commercial banks	$60,180
Management and public relations	$57,120

According to the National Association of Colleges and Employers, starting salary offers for graduates with a bachelor's degree in computer programming averaged $48,602 a year in 2001.

According to Robert Half International, average annual starting salaries in 2001 ranged from $58,500 to $90,000 for applications development programmers/developers, and from $54,000 to $77,750 for software development programmers/analysts. Average starting salaries for Internet programmers/analysts ranged from $56,500 to $84,000.

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