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Computer Programmers Salary in Modesto, California

The annual salary statistics of computer programmers in Modesto, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of computer programmers in Modesto is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Computer Programmers in Modesto, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$38,400
25th Percentile Wage
$49,840
50th Percentile Wage
$71,480
75th Percentile Wage
$81,470
90th Percentile Wage
$101,660

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for computer programmers in Modesto, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $101,660. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $71,480. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,400.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of computer programmers from 2012 to 2018.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth6-Year Growth
2018
$71,480
2.74% 22.33%
2017
$69,520
-7.05% -
2016
$74,420
-7.40% -
2015
$79,930
13.87% -
2014
$68,840
18.01% -
2013
$56,440
1.63% -
2012
$55,520
- -

Table 2. Compare Computer Programmers Salary in Modesto with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $71,480 in Modesto is in the middle of salary range for computer programmers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of computer programmers in Modesto is 32.6 percent (32.6%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 53.4 percent (53.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Redding.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$106,070
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$105,660
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$105,640
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$105,170
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$104,920
Salinas
$104,280
Vallejo-Fairfield
$98,650
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$96,490
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$94,380
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$91,590
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$91,380
Visalia-Porterville
$89,840
Chico
$89,680
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$88,100
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$87,890
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$87,430
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$86,710
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$86,300
Fresno
$85,780
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$85,580
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$85,570
Napa
$85,030
Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$83,760
Bakersfield-Delano
$82,710
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$81,960
Stockton
$81,490
Hanford-Corcoran
$76,980
Merced
$72,430
Modesto
$71,480
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$60,050
Redding
$33,300

See also: Top paying jobs in Modesto, California.