How much do Computer Programmers make in Modesto, CA?

Percentile spread

For Computer Programmers, the published 10th percentile is $64,930 and the 90th percentile is $131,480. The difference is $66,550, which is 64.5% 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 $77,820 to the 75th at $112,700, covers $34,880.

The mean annual wage is $97,650, which sits below the median of $103,250. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Modesto, CA median is 2.8% higher than the national median of $100,390 for Computer Programmers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $99,176, which is 1.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 11.6% lower than the California median of $116,760.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Modesto, CA is 104.108, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $103,250 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Computer Programmers at $99,176 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

10 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Computer Programmers. Modesto, CA ranks 8th of 11 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).).

• Merced, CA is 30 miles away, with a median of $100,410 and employment of 30. That median is 2.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $102,172, against $99,176 here.
• San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA is 50 miles away, with a median of $154,920 and employment of 980. That median is 50% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $140,297, against $99,176 here.
• Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA is 67 miles away, with a median of $132,850 and employment of 90. That median is 28.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $120,887, against $99,176 here.

Employment share

Computer Programmers accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Modesto, CA (50 of 195,230). Nationally the occupation is 0.06% of employment (92,230 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.43 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.