Computer Programmers Salary in Waco, Texas

The annual salary statistics of computer programmers in Waco, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of computer programmers in Waco 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 Waco, Texas

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$45,310
25th Percentile Wage
$56,510
50th Percentile Wage
$69,520
75th Percentile Wage
$78,320
90th Percentile Wage
$85,640

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for computer programmers in Waco, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $85,640. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $69,520. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $45,310.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of computer programmers from 2012 to 2018.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth6-Year Growth
2018
$69,520
2.39% -17.81%
2017
$67,860
4.44% -
2016
$64,850
3.01% -
2015
$62,900
-7.20% -
2014
$67,430
-14.09% -
2013
$76,930
-6.46% -
2012
$81,900
- -

Table 2. Compare Computer Programmers Salary in Waco with Other Texas Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $69,520 in Waco is in the middle of salary range for computer programmers in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of computer programmers in Waco is 22.2 percent (22.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown and 21.7 percent (21.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying San Angelo.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown
$89,320
Amarillo
$87,440
North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$87,090
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
$86,250
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood
$85,360
Dallas-Plano-Irving
$84,170
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos
$83,580
Odessa
$82,980
Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area
$82,700
Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$80,450
College Station-Bryan
$80,330
Abilene
$80,280
San Antonio-New Braunfels
$79,900
Longview
$78,370
Southern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$77,810
Fort Worth-Arlington
$77,790
El Paso
$76,100
Texarkana-Texarkana
$71,980
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission
$70,890
Tyler
$70,630
Waco
$69,520
Wichita Falls
$69,160
Midland
$68,060
Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$65,640
Corpus Christi
$63,200
Beaumont-Port Arthur
$61,200
Brownsville-Harlingen
$60,990
Laredo
$60,080
Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$59,600
Lubbock
$59,280
Sherman-Denison
$57,340
San Angelo
$54,430

See also: Top paying jobs in Waco, Texas.