The annual salary statistics of computer programmers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of computer programmers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro 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 | $49,370 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $62,670 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $86,560 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $101,130 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $126,760 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for computer programmers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $126,760. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $86,560. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $49,370.
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 | $86,560 | -1.04% | 16.19% |
| 2017 | $87,460 | 6.31% | - |
| 2016 | $81,940 | 1.72% | - |
| 2015 | $80,530 | 10.08% | - |
| 2014 | $72,410 | -3.95% | - |
| 2013 | $75,270 | 3.61% | - |
| 2012 | $72,550 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $86,560 in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is in the middle of salary range for computer programmers in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of computer programmers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is 35.6 percent (35.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue and 44.0 percent (44.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Yakima.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett | |
| Olympia | |
| Wenatchee-East Wenatchee | |
| Bellingham | |
| Tacoma | |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro | |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes | |
| Bremerton-Silverdale | |
| Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area | |
| Kennewick-Pasco-Richland | |
| Spokane | |
| Northwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area | |
| Lewiston | |
| Yakima |