The annual salary statistics of computer programmers in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of computer programmers in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy 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 | $56,180 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $70,700 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $91,130 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $114,790 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $138,380 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for computer programmers in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $138,380. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $91,130. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $56,180.
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 | $91,130 | 3.57% | 15.54% |
| 2017 | $87,880 | -2.96% | - |
| 2016 | $90,480 | -2.18% | - |
| 2015 | $92,450 | 7.42% | - |
| 2014 | $85,590 | 5.41% | - |
| 2013 | $80,960 | 4.93% | - |
| 2012 | $76,970 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $91,130 in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is in the middle of salary range for computer programmers in state of Massachusetts. In comparison, the annual salary of computer programmers in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is 13.7 percent (13.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Barnstable Town and 31.1 percent (31.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Peabody.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Barnstable Town | |
| Pittsfield | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Worcester | |
| Springfield | |
| Framingham | |
| Taunton-Norton-Raynham | |
| New Bedford | |
| Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton | |
| North Central Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | |
| Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | |
| Peabody |