How much do Computer Programmers make in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ?

Percentile spread

For Computer Programmers, the published 10th percentile is $62,040 and the 90th percentile is $171,500. The difference is $109,460, which is 120.1% 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 $74,890 to the 75th at $130,210, covers $55,320.

The mean annual wage is $106,860, which sits above the median of $91,110. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ median is 9.2% lower than the national median of $100,390 for Computer Programmers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $88,186, which is 12.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.4% higher than the Arizona median of $88,990.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ is 103.316, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $91,110 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Computer Programmers at $88,186 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Computer Programmers. Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ ranks 2nd of 3 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).).

• Tucson, AZ is 75 miles away, with a median of $88,990 and employment of 230. That median is 2.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $91,841, against $88,186 here.
• Flagstaff, AZ is 183 miles away, with a median of $102,300 and employment of 70. That median is 12.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $101,969, against $88,186 here.