The annual salary statistics of computer programmers in Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of computer programmers in Durham-Chapel Hill 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 | $61,040 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $73,230 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $92,100 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $117,000 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $138,090 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for computer programmers in Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $138,090. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $92,100. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $61,040.
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 | $92,100 | 0.87% | 7.51% |
| 2017 | $91,300 | -0.09% | - |
| 2016 | $91,380 | 10.55% | - |
| 2015 | $81,740 | 3.51% | - |
| 2014 | $78,870 | 3.23% | - |
| 2013 | $76,320 | -11.61% | - |
| 2012 | $85,180 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $92,100, Durham-Chapel Hill is the second highest paying city for computer programmers in state of North Carolina, following the highest paying city Raleigh-Cary (median annual salary of $103,100). Compared with Raleigh-Cary, the median annual salary of computer programmers in Durham-Chapel Hill is 10.7 percent (10.7%) lower.