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

How much do Computer Programmers make in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Computer Programmers in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT is $141,920. The 10th percentile is $84,850 and the 90th percentile is $141,920. Employment is 1,150.

Median annual wage

$141,920

10th percentile
$84,850
25th percentile
$101,970
Median
$141,920
75th percentile
$141,920
90th percentile
$141,920
Mean
$126,270

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Cooks in a Washington state kitchen, 1930. Seattle Municipal Archives. Photograph by Seattle Municipal Archives. Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0

Percentile spread

For Computer Programmers, the published 10th percentile is $84,850 and the 90th percentile is $141,920. The difference is $57,070, which is 40.2% 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 $101,970 to the 75th at $141,920, covers $39,950.

The mean annual wage is $126,270, which sits below the median of $141,920. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT median is 41.4% higher than the national median of $100,390 for Computer Programmers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $138,127, which is 37.6% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 6.1% higher than the Connecticut median of $133,820.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT is 102.746, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $141,920 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Computer Programmers at $138,127 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

19 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Computer Programmers. Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT ranks 1st of 20 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).).

  • Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT is 27 miles away, with a median of $116,370. That median is 18% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $115,854, against $138,127 here.
  • New Haven, CT is 31 miles away, with a median of $105,790. That median is 25.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $101,177, against $138,127 here.
  • Amherst Town-Northampton, MA is 45 miles away, with a median of $68,090 and employment of 50. That median is 52% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $67,925, against $138,127 here.

Employment share

Computer Programmers accounts for 0.19% of wage-and-salary employment in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT (1,150 of 599,770). Nationally the occupation is 0.06% of employment (92,230 of 155,495,730). The local share is 3.23 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 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT · 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 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Computer Programmers in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT is $141,920. The 10th percentile is $84,850 and the 90th percentile is $141,920. Employment is 1,150.

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

The local median is 41.4% higher than the national median of $100,390.

What is Computer Programmers pay in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT is 102.746, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $141,920 is $138,127. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT compare with nearby metros for Computer Programmers?

Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 27 miles away, at $116,370. Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT ranks 1st of 20 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.