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Computer Programmers Salary in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California

The annual salary statistics of computer programmers in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of computer programmers in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine 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 Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$32,500
25th Percentile Wage
$45,920
50th Percentile Wage
$85,580
75th Percentile Wage
$111,730
90th Percentile Wage
$128,000

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for computer programmers in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $128,000. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $85,580. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $32,500.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of computer programmers from 2012 to 2014. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth2-Year Growth
2014
$85,580
2.96% 6.98%
2013
$83,050
4.14% -
2012
$79,610
- -

Table 2. Compare Computer Programmers Salary in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $85,580 in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine is in the middle of salary range for computer programmers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of computer programmers in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine is 19.3 percent (19.3%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 61.1 percent (61.1%) 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