The annual salary statistics of computer programmers in West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage data of computer programmers in West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach 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 | $46,090 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $56,070 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $79,350 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $114,760 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $127,100 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for computer programmers in West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $127,100. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $79,350. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $46,090.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of computer programmers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $79,350 | -1.15% | 11.83% |
| 2016 | $80,260 | 7.69% | - |
| 2015 | $74,090 | 1.24% | - |
| 2014 | $73,170 | 9.05% | - |
| 2013 | $66,550 | -5.12% | - |
| 2012 | $69,960 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $79,350 in West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach is in the middle of salary range for computer programmers in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of computer programmers in West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach is 16.6 percent (16.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Northeast Florida nonmetropolitan area and 38.9 percent (38.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Lakeland-Winter Haven.