- The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, although it doesn't break out salaries specifically for programmer/analysts, reports a mean salary for computer programmers of nearly $75,000 for 2009. The Bureau also reports a mean salary of about $84,000 for computer systems analysts. These figures include programmers and analysts of all experience levels. PayScale publishes a salary range of $49,000 to $70,000 for programmer analyst jobs in 2011. Obviously, many factors play into programmer/analysts' salaries, including the college from which they graduated, experience level, location and the type of company for which they work.
- PayScale reports that the average salary range for programmer/analysts with 20 years or more experience is about $61,000 to $83,000. Those with 10 to 19 years experience make about $57,000 to $77,000 per year, and programmer/analysts with five to nine years on the job make about $52,000 to $70,500 annually. One-to-four-year workers earn an average of $44,000 to $60,000, and entry-level workers make between $40,000 and $54,000. According to Indeed.com, the starting salary for programmer/analysts in New York City is $65,000 and $67,000 in San Diego.
- The Labor Bureau reports that Virginia has both the highest concentration of computer systems analysts in the United States and pays the highest mean salary at $92,300. The remaining Top-5 states as far as wages go all are on the East Coast---Rhode Island ($90,140), New Jersey ($89,270), Massachusetts ($88,900) and Maryland ($87,750). The Bureau lists Washington as the top-paying state for computer programmers with a mean salary of $90,820, followed by Massachusetts ($90,680), New Mexico ($90,470), and Colorado and California at $83,940 each. PayScale reports that New York City pays the highest wages for programmer/analysts, with a range of $60,000 to $89,000. Los Angeles pays a top salary of about $79,000 and Chicago pays a high-end salary of $75,000.
- Programmer/analysts who graduate from college are among the highest paid of all college graduates entering the work field. Aside from chemical engineers, who earn a starting salary of nearly $65,000, computer science majors earn the highest salary at about $62,000, according to University Language Services. Electrical engineers ($60,125), graduates within the computer-science fields ($50,400) and engineers ($59,250) round out the Top 5.
- The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that the prospects for job growth for both computer programmers and computer systems analysts from 2008 through 2018 are excellent. The Bureau predicts that both fields will enjoy job growth of 20 percent or more. Continued growth of the Internet and anticipated expansion of mobile technology are seen as major factors, as is the growth in the high-tech security sector.
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