The annual salary statistics of computer programmers in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of computer programmers in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $63,130 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $77,200 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $96,490 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $117,190 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $131,060 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for computer programmers in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $131,060. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $96,490. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $63,130.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of computer programmers from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $96,490 | 3.23% | 30.89% |
| 2017 | $93,370 | 4.20% | - |
| 2016 | $89,450 | 11.37% | - |
| 2015 | $79,280 | 4.39% | - |
| 2014 | $75,800 | 21.81% | - |
| 2013 | $59,270 | -12.50% | - |
| 2012 | $66,680 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $96,490 in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles is in the middle of salary range for computer programmers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of computer programmers in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles is 9.0 percent (9.0%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 65.5 percent (65.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Redding.