SOC 15-1251 · Computer and Mathematical Occupations · May 2025
How much do Computer Programmers make in Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Computer Programmers in Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA is $125,240. The 10th percentile is $75,470 and the 90th percentile is $125,240. Employment was not published.
Median annual wage
$125,240
- 10th percentile
- $75,470
- 25th percentile
- $97,420
- Median
- $125,240
- 75th percentile
- $125,240
- 90th percentile
- $125,240
- Mean
- $113,420
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Computer Programmers, the published 10th percentile is $75,470 and the 90th percentile is $125,240. The difference is $49,770, which is 39.7% 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 $97,420 to the 75th at $125,240, covers $27,820.
The mean annual wage is $113,420, which sits below the median of $125,240. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA median is 24.8% higher than the national median of $100,390 for Computer Programmers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $124,808, which is 24.3% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 0.3% lower than the Washington median of $125,620.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA is 100.346, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $125,240 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Computer Programmers at $124,808 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
One other metropolitan area within 200 miles publishes a annual median for Computer Programmers. Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA ranks 1st of 2 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).).
- Bellingham, WA is 198 miles away, with a median of $104,240 and employment of 40. That median is 16.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $100,877, against $124,808 here.
Highest-paying jobs in Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA · 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 Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Computer Programmers in Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA is $125,240. The 10th percentile is $75,470 and the 90th percentile is $125,240.
How does that compare with the national median for Computer Programmers?
The local median is 24.8% higher than the national median of $100,390.
What is Computer Programmers pay in Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA is 100.346, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $125,240 is $124,808. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA compare with nearby metros for Computer Programmers?
Bellingham, WA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 198 miles away, at $104,240. Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA ranks 1st of 2 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.