SOC 15-1251 · Computer and Mathematical Occupations · May 2025

How much do Computer Programmers make in Evansville, IN?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Computer Programmers in Evansville, IN is $97,630. The 10th percentile is $79,380 and the 90th percentile is $124,970. Employment is 30.

Median annual wage

$97,630

10th percentile
$79,380
25th percentile
$89,470
Median
$97,630
75th percentile
$124,970
90th percentile
$124,970
Mean
$102,360

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Computer Programmers, the published 10th percentile is $79,380 and the 90th percentile is $124,970. The difference is $45,590, which is 46.7% 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 $89,470 to the 75th at $124,970, covers $35,500.

The mean annual wage is $102,360, which sits above the median of $97,630. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Evansville, IN median is 2.7% lower than the national median of $100,390 for Computer Programmers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $106,667, which is 6.3% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.6% higher than the Indiana median of $97,000.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Evansville, IN is 91.528, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $97,630 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Computer Programmers at $106,667 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. Evansville, IN ranks 4th 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).).

  • Clarksville, TN-KY is 94 miles away, with a median of $68,790 and employment of 40. That median is 29.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $75,637, against $106,667 here.
  • Bloomington, IN is 96 miles away, with a median of $85,580 and employment of 360. That median is 12.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $90,005, against $106,667 here.
  • Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN is 103 miles away, with a median of $105,050. That median is 7.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $112,867, against $106,667 here.

Employment share

Computer Programmers accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Evansville, IN (30 of 135,250). Nationally the occupation is 0.06% of employment (92,230 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.37 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.

Highest-paying jobs in Evansville, IN · Computer Programmers by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Computer Programmers make in Evansville, IN?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Computer Programmers in Evansville, IN is $97,630. The 10th percentile is $79,380 and the 90th percentile is $124,970. Employment is 30.

How does that compare with the national median for Computer Programmers?

The local median is 2.7% lower than the national median of $100,390.

What is Computer Programmers pay in Evansville, IN after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Evansville, IN is 91.528, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $97,630 is $106,667. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Evansville, IN compare with nearby metros for Computer Programmers?

Clarksville, TN-KY is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 94 miles away, at $68,790. Evansville, IN ranks 4th of 10 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.