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Table of Contents

1.	Significant Points

2.	Nature of the Work

3.	Working Conditions

4.	Employment

5.	Training & Qualifications

6.	Job Outlook

7.	Earnings

8.	Additional Sources of Information

Computer Programmers

Earnings

The median annual wage for computer programmers was $79,530 in May 2015. The median wage is the wage at which half the workers in an occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $44,450, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $130,800.

In May 2015, the median annual wages for computer programmers in the top industries in which they worked were as follows:

Software publishers	$100,200
Finance and insurance	85,900
Administrative and support services	82,190
Manufacturing	78,570
Computer systems design and related services	78,210

Most computer programmers work full time.

Computer Programmers

Median annual wages, May 2015

Computer occupations: $81,430
Computer programmers: $79,530
Total, all occupations: $36,200

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