The highest-paying states for computer programmers (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of computer programmers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $131,520, Washington is the highest paying state for computer programmers. It is followed by District of Columbia (average annual salary $106,150). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of computer programmers in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington | $131,520 |
$74,630 | 9,670 |
| 2 | District of Columbia | $106,150 |
$69,680 | 1,090 |
| 3 | California | $95,370 |
$58,910 | 29,740 |
| 4 | Colorado | $92,680 |
$54,580 | 2,970 |
| 5 | Virginia | $92,550 |
$55,510 | 7,110 |
| 6 | Massachusetts | $92,200 |
$57,960 | 4,420 |
| 7 | Connecticut | $91,980 |
$56,380 | 4,110 |
| 8 | North Carolina | $91,340 |
$54,790 | 6,210 |
| 9 | Maryland | $88,860 |
$50,240 | 4,790 |
| 10 | Illinois | $87,770 |
$36,460 | 11,350 |
| 11 | Georgia | $87,770 |
$51,550 | 5,460 |
| 12 | New York | $85,450 |
$48,440 | 15,380 |
| 13 | Texas | $84,980 |
$51,000 | 20,960 |
| 14 | Pennsylvania | $84,880 |
$51,440 | 8,990 |
| 15 | Alaska | $84,840 |
$53,030 | 620 |
| 16 | Arizona | $84,450 |
$53,790 | 3,320 |
| 17 | Alabama | $82,410 |
$48,820 | 7,750 |
| 18 | Maine | $82,230 |
$52,940 | 780 |
| 19 | Nevada | $81,700 |
$48,850 | 900 |
| 20 | Oregon | $81,260 |
$45,940 | 2,570 |
| 21 | Minnesota | $81,200 |
$44,730 | 4,520 |
| 22 | Utah | $79,750 |
$45,060 | 3,400 |
| 23 | Oklahoma | $79,620 |
$46,320 | 1,530 |
| 24 | Iowa | $78,630 |
$51,060 | 1,520 |
| 25 | Tennessee | $77,490 |
$51,240 | 4,090 |
| 26 | Delaware | $77,260 |
$52,480 | 1,110 |
| 27 | New Jersey | $76,320 |
$44,840 | 9,930 |
| 28 | Missouri | $76,140 |
$44,640 | 5,630 |
| 29 | South Carolina | $75,680 |
$45,910 | 3,060 |
| 30 | Wisconsin | $75,480 |
$49,920 | 5,530 |
| 31 | Rhode Island | $75,310 |
$42,340 | 1,100 |
| 32 | Michigan | $75,080 |
$44,420 | 3,960 |
| 33 | Nebraska | $74,920 |
$45,610 | 2,430 |
| 34 | Indiana | $73,870 |
$45,940 | 5,010 |
| 35 | New Hampshire | $73,850 |
$43,420 | 1,350 |
| 36 | Vermont | $73,680 |
$42,730 | 490 |
| 37 | Kansas | $73,350 |
$46,150 | 1,530 |
| 38 | Florida | $72,860 |
$42,460 | 10,390 |
| 39 | Ohio | $72,780 |
$43,700 | 5,150 |
| 40 | Mississippi | $71,870 |
$45,450 | 880 |
| 41 | Kentucky | $71,410 |
$43,860 | 1,270 |
| 42 | New Mexico | $71,040 |
$40,930 | 610 |
| 43 | North Dakota | $71,030 |
$47,930 | 700 |
| 44 | Idaho | $69,260 |
$45,140 | 610 |
| 45 | Montana | $68,690 |
$44,320 | 650 |
| 46 | Arkansas | $66,940 |
$43,260 | 1,910 |
| 47 | Louisiana | $66,550 |
$41,680 | 2,150 |
| 48 | Hawaii | $66,540 |
$51,290 | 530 |
| 49 | West Virginia | $66,220 |
$35,710 | 460 |
| 50 | Wyoming | $64,740 |
$34,130 | 230 |
| 51 | South Dakota | $55,950 |
$39,700 | 560 |
| 52 | Guam | $50,340 |
$32,400 | 40 |
| 53 | Puerto Rico | $42,190 |
$23,430 | 1,550 |