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

How much do Computer Programmers make in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Computer Programmers in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL is $100,450. The 10th percentile is $49,030 and the 90th percentile is $133,500. Employment is 540.

Median annual wage

$100,450

10th percentile
$49,030
25th percentile
$67,850
Median
$100,450
75th percentile
$123,110
90th percentile
$133,500
Mean
$94,810

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Computer Programmers, the published 10th percentile is $49,030 and the 90th percentile is $133,500. The difference is $84,470, which is 84.1% 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 $67,850 to the 75th at $123,110, covers $55,260.

The mean annual wage is $94,810, which sits below the median of $100,450. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL median is 0.1% higher than the national median of $100,390 for Computer Programmers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $99,046, which is 1.3% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 7.8% higher than the Florida median of $93,180.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL is 101.418, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $100,450 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Computer Programmers at $99,046 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. Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL ranks 3rd 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).).

  • Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL is 39 miles away, with a median of $84,820 and employment of 100. That median is 15.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $87,316, against $99,046 here.
  • Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL is 41 miles away, with a median of $100,100 and employment of 140. That median is 0.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $100,095, against $99,046 here.
  • Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL is 74 miles away, with a median of $100,140 and employment of 830. That median is 0.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $99,257, against $99,046 here.

Employment share

Computer Programmers accounts for 0.04% of wage-and-salary employment in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL (540 of 1,411,730). Nationally the occupation is 0.06% of employment (92,230 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.64 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 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL · 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 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Computer Programmers in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL is $100,450. The 10th percentile is $49,030 and the 90th percentile is $133,500. Employment is 540.

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

The local median is 0.1% higher than the national median of $100,390.

What is Computer Programmers pay in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL is 101.418, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $100,450 is $99,046. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL compare with nearby metros for Computer Programmers?

Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 39 miles away, at $84,820. Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL ranks 3rd of 11 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.