How much do Computer Programmers make in Durham-Chapel Hill, NC?

Percentile spread

For Computer Programmers, the published 10th percentile is $67,770 and the 90th percentile is $136,830. The difference is $69,060, which is 65.7% 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 $83,040 to the 75th at $128,240, covers $45,200.

The mean annual wage is $107,800, which sits above the median of $105,160. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Durham-Chapel Hill, NC median is 4.8% higher than the national median of $100,390 for Computer Programmers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $107,777, which is 7.4% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 29.7% higher than the North Carolina median of $81,070.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Durham-Chapel Hill, NC is 97.572, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $105,160 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Computer Programmers at $107,777 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

13 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Computer Programmers. Durham-Chapel Hill, NC ranks 4th of 14 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).).

• Greensboro-High Point, NC is 39 miles away, with a median of $84,700 and employment of 190. That median is 19.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $91,208, against $107,777 here.
• Winston-Salem, NC is 70 miles away, with a median of $83,760 and employment of 230. That median is 20.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $91,001, against $107,777 here.
• Greenville, NC is 101 miles away, with a median of $106,770 and employment of 60. That median is 1.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $120,778, against $107,777 here.

Employment share

Computer Programmers accounts for 0.13% of wage-and-salary employment in Durham-Chapel Hill, NC (450 of 344,020). Nationally the occupation is 0.06% of employment (92,230 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.21 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.