How much do Computer Programmers make in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN?

Percentile spread

For Computer Programmers, the published 10th percentile is $66,260 and the 90th percentile is $140,460. The difference is $74,200, which is 70.6% 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 $86,040 to the 75th at $128,350, covers $42,310.

The mean annual wage is $108,930, which sits above the median of $105,050. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN median is 4.6% higher than the national median of $100,390 for Computer Programmers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $112,867, which is 12.4% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 10.8% higher than the Kentucky median of $94,850.

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Kentucky, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN is 93.074, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $105,050 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Computer Programmers at $112,867 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

11 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Computer Programmers. Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN ranks 1st of 12 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).).

• Lexington-Fayette, KY is 69 miles away, with a median of $90,850 and employment of 130. That median is 13.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $97,805, against $112,867 here.
• Bloomington, IN is 88 miles away, with a median of $85,580 and employment of 360. That median is 18.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $90,005, against $112,867 here.
• Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN is 89 miles away, with a median of $101,640 and employment of 410. That median is 3.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $106,574, against $112,867 here.