What are the main factors that influence an Application Programmer Analyst's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

What industry pays the highest salary for Application Programmer Analyst?

The Internet industry offers the highest average compensation for Application Programmer Analyst roles, with salaries approximately 30% above the market median.

How does experience change An Application Programmer Analyst's salary?

An Application Programmer Analyst's salary grows with experience: starting around $67,161 for beginners, reaching about $98,754 at mid-level, and approach $134,174 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Application Programmer Analyst?

Application Programmer Analyst salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Application Programmer Analyst roles are District of Columbia $81,996, California $81,685, Massachusetts $80,596. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Application Programmer Analyst roles make?

Salaries for Application Programmer Analyst level roles vary by specialization: Application Programmer Analyst V: $167,000; Business Application Delivery Programmer V: $150,864; Application Programmer Analyst IV: $143,700; Business Application Delivery Programmer IV: $134,849; Application Programmer Analyst III: $122,600.

Application Programmer Analyst Salary in New Mexico

How much does an Application Programmer Analyst make in New Mexico? As of November 01, 2026, the average salary for an Application Programmer Analyst in New Mexico is $68,592 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $33.

However, an Application Programmer Analyst's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $81,712
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $64,170 to $75,460
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $60,145

10% $60,145

50% (Median) $68,592

90% $81,712

Application Programmer Analyst Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$75,460	$6,288	$1,451	$36
Average	$68,592	$5,716	$1,319	$33
25th Percentile	$64,170	$5,348	$1,234	$31

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Key Factors That Influence Application Programmer Analyst Salaries

An Application Programmer Analyst's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Application Programmer Analyst Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Application Programmer Analyst's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $67,161
Early Career (1-2 years): $79,499
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $98,754
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $116,829
Expert (over 8 years): $134,174

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Application Programmer Analyst	less than 1 year	$67,161
IT Systems Analyst II	1-2 years	$79,499
IT Systems Analyst III	2-4 years	$98,754
IT Systems Analyst IV	5-8 years	$116,829
IT Systems Analyst V	over 8 years	$134,174

How Do Application Programmer Analyst Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Application Programmer Analysts. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $81,996.
California: $81,685.
Massachusetts: $80,596.

District of Columbia $81,996 California $81,685 Massachusetts $80,596 Washington $80,300 New Jersey $80,271 Alaska $80,167 Connecticut $79,145 New York $78,730

Hawaii $77,405 Rhode Island $76,783 Maryland $76,360 Minnesota $75,783 Colorado $75,561 Illinois $75,487 Oregon $75,205 Delaware $74,998

New Hampshire $74,867 Virginia $74,576 Pennsylvania $73,724 Nevada $73,294 North Dakota $73,154 Michigan $72,932 Wisconsin $72,850 Vermont $72,687

Texas $72,235 Maine $72,206 Arizona $72,161 Ohio $72,109 Georgia $71,428 Indiana $71,088 Wyoming $71,021 Utah $70,917

Iowa $70,873 Kansas $70,517 Louisiana $70,414 North Carolina $70,377 Missouri $70,362 Florida $70,073 Montana $69,917 Nebraska $69,769

Kentucky $69,688 South Carolina $69,392 Tennessee $69,206 Idaho $69,132 New Mexico $68,592 Oklahoma $68,473 Alabama $68,036 South Dakota $67,303

Arkansas $66,903 West Virginia $66,689 Mississippi $66,044

Top Paying Cities for Application Programmer Analyst

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Algodones: $69,322
Belen: $68,936
Bernalillo: $69,445

Algodones, NM $69,322

Belen, NM $68,936

Bernalillo, NM $69,445

Bluewater, NM $67,987

Bosque, NM $68,430

Casa Blanca, NM $68,584

Cedar Crest, NM $69,503

Cedarvale, NM $66,777

Cerrillos, NM $69,372

Claunch, NM $66,530

Coyote, NM $68,350

Cuba, NM $68,241

Cubero, NM $68,736

Edgewood, NM $69,192

Estancia, NM $68,367

Gallina, NM $67,993

Counselor, NM $68,035

Grants, NM $67,909

Milan, NM $68,181

Isleta, NM $69,564

Jarales, NM $68,869

Jemez Pueblo, NM $68,989

Jemez Springs, NM $68,776

Laguna, NM $69,072

La Jara, NM $68,164

La Joya, NM $68,007

Lindrith, NM $67,925

Los Lunas, NM $69,301

Mcintosh, NM $68,744

Pueblo Of Acoma, NM $68,286

Moriarty, NM $68,513

Mountainair, NM $67,773

Nageezi, NM $67,945

New Laguna, NM $68,703

Paguate, NM $68,750

Pena Blanca, NM $69,517

Peralta, NM $69,411

Placitas, NM $69,446

Ponderosa, NM $68,901

Prewitt, NM $67,966

Regina, NM $68,013

Sandia Park, NM $69,328

Corrales, NM $69,589

San Fidel, NM $68,333

San Rafael, NM $68,042

Santo Domingo Pueblo, NM $69,329

San Ysidro, NM $69,235

Stanley, NM $68,503

Tijeras, NM $69,337

Tome, NM $69,209

Torreon, NM $68,978

Veguita, NM $68,424

Willard, NM $67,651

Youngsville, NM $68,370

Bosque Farms, NM $69,538

Clines Corners, NM $68,089

Cochiti Pueblo, NM $69,381

Cochiti Lake, NM $69,472

Albuquerque, NM $69,629

Kirtland Afb, NM $69,629

Rio Rancho, NM $69,515

Gallup, NM $68,064

Brimhall, NM $67,872

Church Rock, NM $67,904

Continental Divide, NM $67,856

Crownpoint, NM $67,912

Fence Lake, NM $67,609

Fort Wingate, NM $67,880

Gamerco, NM $67,994

Mentmore, NM $67,889

Mexican Springs, NM $67,881

Ramah, NM $67,756

Rehoboth, NM $67,926

Thoreau, NM $67,930

Tohatchi, NM $67,867

Vanderwagen, NM $67,881

Zuni, NM $67,865

Navajo, NM $67,957

Jamestown, NM $67,788

Pinehill, NM $67,704

Sheep Springs, NM $67,941

Smith Lake, NM $68,194

Yatahey, NM $67,916

Farmington, NM $68,243

Aztec, NM $68,369

Blanco, NM $68,050

Bloomfield, NM $67,969

Flora Vista, NM $68,313

Fruitland, NM $67,886

Kirtland, NM $68,314

La Plata, NM $68,339

Navajo Dam, NM $68,308

Shiprock, NM $68,213

Waterflow, NM $68,179

Newcomb, NM $67,899

Sanostee, NM $67,942

Santa Fe, NM $69,984

Abiquiu, NM $68,070

Alcalde, NM $69,255

Amalia, NM $67,966

Arroyo Hondo, NM $67,870

Arroyo Seco, NM $67,949

Canjilon, NM $67,859

Canones, NM $68,478

Carson, NM $68,130

Cebolla, NM $67,899

Cerro, NM $67,919

Chama, NM $68,197

Chamisal, NM $69,072

Chimayo, NM $69,557

Cordova, NM $69,439

Costilla, NM $68,251

Taos Ski Valley, NM $67,733

Dixon, NM $69,006

Dulce, NM $68,196

El Prado, NM $68,009

El Rito, NM $68,321

Embudo, NM $68,651

Espanola, NM $69,472

Glorieta, NM $69,714

Hernandez, NM $68,827

Ilfeld, NM $69,071

La Madera, NM $68,201

Lamy, NM $69,449

Llano, NM $68,932

Los Alamos, NM $69,613

White Rock, NM $69,744

Medanales, NM $68,903

Ojo Caliente, NM $68,498

Los Ojos, NM $68,030

Pecos, NM $69,497

Penasco, NM $68,675

Petaca, NM $67,796

Questa, NM $67,991

Ranchos De Taos, NM $68,350

Red River, NM $67,797

Ribera, NM $68,233

Rowe, NM $69,136

San Cristobal, NM $67,795

San Jose, NM $68,966

Ohkay Owingeh, NM $69,303

Santa Cruz, NM $69,533

Serafina, NM $68,061

Taos, NM $67,970

Tererro, NM $69,720

Tesuque, NM $69,984

Tierra Amarilla, NM $67,970

Trampas, NM $68,619

Tres Piedras, NM $67,778

Truchas, NM $69,245

Vadito, NM $68,585

Valdez, NM $67,846

Vallecitos, NM $67,793

Velarde, NM $68,901

Villanueva, NM $68,102

Spaceport City, NM $66,713

Las Vegas, NM $67,524

Angel Fire, NM $67,723

Anton Chico, NM $67,407

Buena Vista, NM $68,026

Chacon, NM $68,074

Cimarron, NM $67,617

Cleveland, NM $68,557

Eagle Nest, NM $67,668

Guadalupita, NM $67,970

Holman, NM $68,382

La Loma, NM $67,294

Maxwell, NM $67,640

Miami, NM $67,494

Mills, NM $67,254

Montezuma, NM $68,905

Mora, NM $68,653

Mosquero, NM $67,196

Ocate, NM $67,568

Ojo Feliz, NM $67,745

Rainsville, NM $68,042

Raton, NM $67,810

Rociada, NM $68,940

Roy, NM $67,269

Sapello, NM $68,341

Solano, NM $67,187

Springer, NM $67,465

Ute Park, NM $67,649

Valmora, NM $67,467

Wagon Mound, NM $67,390

Watrous, NM $67,490

Socorro, NM $67,334

Aragon, NM $67,537

Datil, NM $67,259

Lemitar, NM $67,647

Luna, NM $67,657

Magdalena, NM $67,264

Pie Town, NM $67,488

Polvadera, NM $67,810

Quemado, NM $67,628

Reserve, NM $67,507

San Acacia, NM $67,922

San Antonio, NM $66,961

Truth Or Consequences, NM $66,947

Arrey, NM $66,936

Caballo, NM $66,982

Derry, NM $66,641

Elephant Butte, NM $67,121

Garfield, NM $66,448

Hatch, NM $65,383

Monticello, NM $66,943

Rincon, NM $65,007

Salem, NM $66,240

Williamsburg, NM $67,031

Winston, NM $66,992

Las Cruces, NM $64,156

White Sands Missile Range, NM $64,366

Santa Teresa, NM $64,834

Playas, NM $67,257

Animas, NM $67,422

Anthony, NM $64,819

Arenas Valley, NM $67,302

Bayard, NM $67,240

Berino, NM $64,525

Buckhorn, NM $67,310

Santa Clara, NM $67,358

Chamberino, NM $64,592

Cliff, NM $67,232

Columbus, NM $67,051

Deming, NM $67,067

Dona Ana, NM $64,158

Fairacres, NM $64,350

Faywood, NM $67,036

Fort Bayard, NM $67,294

Gila, NM $67,133

Glenwood, NM $67,185

Hachita, NM $67,051

Hanover, NM $67,065

Hillsboro, NM $66,928

Hurley, NM $67,195

La Mesa, NM $65,383

Lordsburg, NM $67,207

Mesilla, NM $64,157

Mesilla Park, NM $64,164

Mesquite, NM $64,219

Mimbres, NM $67,119

Mule Creek, NM $67,300

Organ, NM $64,197

Pinos Altos, NM $67,231

Radium Springs, NM $64,183

Redrock, NM $67,060

Rodeo, NM $67,507

San Miguel, NM $64,194

Silver City, NM $67,231

Sunland Park, NM $64,489

Tyrone, NM $67,431

Vado, NM $64,245

Chaparral, NM $65,055

Clovis, NM $67,102

Cannon Afb, NM $66,954

Broadview, NM $66,907

Causey, NM $66,792

Crossroads, NM $66,634

Dora, NM $66,951

Elida, NM $66,673

Floyd, NM $66,835

Fort Sumner, NM $66,781

Grady, NM $66,971

House, NM $66,917

Kenna, NM $66,674

Lingo, NM $66,788

Melrose, NM $66,928

Milnesand, NM $66,647

Pep, NM $66,738

Portales, NM $66,983

Rogers, NM $66,757

Saint Vrain, NM $66,971

Taiban, NM $66,758

Texico, NM $66,997

Yeso, NM $66,516

Roswell, NM $66,593

Artesia, NM $66,725

Caprock, NM $66,589

Carlsbad, NM $66,768

Dexter, NM $66,640

Eunice, NM $66,828

Hagerman, NM $66,674

Hobbs, NM $66,925

Hope, NM $66,429

Jal, NM $66,749

Lake Arthur, NM $66,563

Lakewood, NM $66,663

Loco Hills, NM $66,786

Loving, NM $66,751

Lovington, NM $66,861

Mcdonald, NM $66,679

Malaga, NM $66,686

Maljamar, NM $66,621

Monument, NM $66,778

Tatum, NM $66,722

Whites City, NM $66,834

Carrizozo, NM $66,277

Alamogordo, NM $66,066

Alto, NM $66,287

Bent, NM $66,079

Capitan, NM $66,133

Cloudcroft, NM $66,072

Corona, NM $66,566

Encino, NM $67,100

Fort Stanton, NM $66,161

Glencoe, NM $66,114

High Rolls Mountain Park, NM $66,059

Holloman Air Force Base, NM $66,059

Hondo, NM $66,175

La Luz, NM $66,059

Lincoln, NM $65,982

Mayhill, NM $66,209

Mescalero, NM $66,089

Nogal, NM $66,372

Orogrande, NM $66,092

Picacho, NM $66,160

Pinon, NM $66,409

Ruidoso, NM $66,413

Ruidoso Downs, NM $66,323

Sacramento, NM $66,118

San Patricio, NM $66,197

Sunspot, NM $66,059

Timberon, NM $66,202

Tinnie, NM $66,122

Tularosa, NM $66,103

Vaughn, NM $66,830

Weed, NM $66,200

Tucumcari, NM $67,162

Amistad, NM $67,075

Bard, NM $66,968

Capulin, NM $67,726

Clayton, NM $67,205

Conchas Dam, NM $67,266

Cuervo, NM $66,943

Des Moines, NM $67,459

Folsom, NM $67,563

Garita, NM $67,137

Gladstone, NM $67,272

Grenville, NM $67,259

Logan, NM $67,160

Mcalister, NM $66,951

Nara Visa, NM $67,000

Newkirk, NM $67,074

Quay, NM $67,113

San Jon, NM $67,041

Santa Rosa, NM $67,113

Sedan, NM $67,137

Trementina, NM $67,134

Application Programmer Analyst Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Application Programmer Analyst roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 60% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Internet and Aerospace & Defense sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 30% above the average. In contrast, Application Programmer Analyst positions in MFG Durable or Insurance typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Application Programmer Analyst as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an Application Programmer Analyst

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Internet	$89,169	$43.0	30%
Aerospace & Defense	$85,740	$41.0	25%
Energy & Utilities	$82,310	$40.0	20%
Media	$78,881	$38.0	15%
Business Services	$75,451	$36.0	10%

Application Programmer Analyst Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Application Programmer Analyst's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

$64,170

Average $68,592/year

$75,460

$5,348

Average $5,716/month

$6,288

$1,234

Average $1,319/week

$1,451

$31

Average $33/hour

$36

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$75,460	$6,288	$1,451	$36
Average	$68,592	$5,716	$1,319	$33
25th Percentile	$64,170	$5,348	$1,234	$31

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