The salary statistics of computer control programmers and operators are shown in Table 1. The average hourly salary of computer control programmers and operators in the United States is shown in Table 2. In the next few tables we compare the average salaries of computer control programmers and operators within different industry sectors and in the 50 states of the United States. The computer control programmers and operators annual salary statistics are from the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2019 and published in April 2020 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $27,350 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $33,450 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $41,500 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $52,000 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $63,480 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for computer control programmers and operators. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) computer control programmers and operators is $63,480. The median annual salary (50th percentile) is $41,500. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent is $27,350. We note that in the United States, the annual salary of the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is almost 132% higher than that of the bottom 10 percent.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of computer control programmers and operators from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $41,500 | 1.98% | 11.42% |
| 2017 | $40,680 | 3.42% | - |
| 2016 | $39,290 | 2.19% | - |
| 2015 | $38,430 | 1.80% | - |
| 2014 | $37,740 | 1.51% | - |
| 2013 | $37,170 | 1.10% | - |
| 2012 | $36,760 | - | - |
The average salaries of computer control programmers and operators in 13 major industry sectors are shown in Table 2. We note that the salaries vary considerably within different industry sectors. The highest paying industry sector for computer control programmers and operators occupations is the mining sector with an annual salary $56,090. The lowest paying sector is the health care and social assistance sector (annual salary $19,220).