How much do Computer Programmers make in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA?

Percentile spread

For Computer Programmers, the published 10th percentile is $70,200 and the 90th percentile is $138,980. The difference is $68,780, which is 67.5% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $83,200 to the 75th at $121,210, covers $38,010.

The mean annual wage is $105,320, which sits above the median of $101,910. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA median is 1.5% higher than the national median of $100,390 for Computer Programmers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $101,851, which is 1.5% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3.6% higher than the Georgia median of $98,380.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA is 100.058, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $101,910 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Computer Programmers at $101,851 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

9 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Computer Programmers. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA ranks 3rd of 10 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Macon-Bibb County, GA is 72 miles away, with a median of $101,190 and employment of 110. That median is 0.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $114,303, against $101,851 here.
• Chattanooga, TN-GA is 106 miles away, with a median of $77,880 and employment of 30. That median is 23.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $85,148, against $101,851 here.
• Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC is 131 miles away, with a median of $99,520 and employment of 130. That median is 2.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $106,712, against $101,851 here.

Employment share

Computer Programmers accounts for 0.04% of wage-and-salary employment in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA (1,260 of 2,889,670). Nationally the occupation is 0.06% of employment (92,230 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.74 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.