What are the main factors that influence an Entry Programmer'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 Entry Programmer?

The Energy & Utilities industry offers the highest average compensation for Entry Programmer roles, with salaries approximately 30% above the market median.

How does experience change An Entry Programmer's salary?

An Entry Programmer's salary grows with experience: starting around $72,835 for beginners, reaching about $107,830 at mid-level, and approach $145,392 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Entry Programmer?

Entry Programmer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Entry Programmer roles are District of Columbia $85,719, California $85,394, Massachusetts $84,256. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Entry Programmer roles make?

Salaries for Entry Programmer level roles vary by specialization: Applications Systems Programmer/Analyst - Entry: $117,280; Entry Level Programmer: $96,907; Entry Level Computer Programmer: $84,156; Entry Operating Systems Programmer: $79,600; Entry Midrange Programmer: $75,000.

Entry Programmer Salary in Iowa

How much does an Entry Programmer make in Iowa? As of October 01, 2026, the average salary for an Entry Programmer in Iowa is $74,090 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $36.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $85,606
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $69,074 to $80,118
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $64,508

10% $64,508

50% (Median) $74,090

90% $85,606

Entry Programmer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$80,118	$6,677	$1,541	$39
Average	$74,090	$6,174	$1,425	$36
25th Percentile	$69,074	$5,756	$1,328	$33

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Key Factors That Influence Entry Programmer Salaries

An Entry Programmer'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 Entry Programmer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Entry Programmer'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): $72,835
Early Career (1-2 years): $88,670
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $107,830
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $121,746
Expert (over 8 years): $145,392

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Programmer	less than 1 year	$72,835
Civil Engineer II	1-2 years	$88,670
Civil Engineer III	2-4 years	$107,830
Civil Engineer IV	5-8 years	$121,746
Civil Engineer V	over 8 years	$145,392

How Do Entry Programmer 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 Entry Programmers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $85,719.
California: $85,394.
Massachusetts: $84,256.

District of Columbia $85,719 California $85,394 Massachusetts $84,256 Washington $83,946 New Jersey $83,915 Alaska $83,807 Connecticut $82,738 New York $82,305

Hawaii $80,919 Rhode Island $80,269 Maryland $79,827 Minnesota $79,223 Colorado $78,991 Illinois $78,914 Oregon $78,620 Delaware $78,403

New Hampshire $78,266 Virginia $77,961 Pennsylvania $77,071 Nevada $76,622 North Dakota $76,475 Michigan $76,243 Wisconsin $76,158 Vermont $75,987

Texas $75,515 Maine $75,484 Arizona $75,438 Ohio $75,383 Georgia $74,671 Indiana $74,315 Wyoming $74,245 Utah $74,137

Iowa $74,090 Kansas $73,719 Louisiana $73,610 North Carolina $73,572 Missouri $73,556 Florida $73,254 Montana $73,092 Nebraska $72,937

Kentucky $72,852 South Carolina $72,542 Tennessee $72,349 Idaho $72,271 New Mexico $71,706 Oklahoma $71,582 Alabama $71,125 South Dakota $70,359

Arkansas $69,941 West Virginia $69,716 Mississippi $69,043

Top Paying Cities for Entry Programmer

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:

West Bend: $72,200
Melvin: $71,989
Milford: $72,296

West Bend, IA $72,200

Melvin, IA $71,989

Milford, IA $72,296

Ocheyedan, IA $72,118

Okoboji, IA $72,565

Royal, IA $72,214

Ruthven, IA $72,218

Spirit Lake, IA $72,498

Superior, IA $72,560

Terril, IA $72,160

Wallingford, IA $72,260

Webb, IA $72,146

Carroll, IA $72,277

Arcadia, IA $72,162

Arthur, IA $72,098

Aspinwall, IA $72,575

Auburn, IA $72,132

Breda, IA $72,150

Charter Oak, IA $72,129

Dedham, IA $72,285

Deloit, IA $72,209

Denison, IA $72,380

Glidden, IA $72,385

Halbur, IA $72,390

Ida Grove, IA $72,084

Irwin, IA $72,553

Kirkman, IA $72,499

Kiron, IA $72,109

Lake City, IA $72,196

Lake View, IA $72,213

Lanesboro, IA $72,494

Lidderdale, IA $72,300

Lohrville, IA $72,286

Manilla, IA $72,423

Manning, IA $72,374

Odebolt, IA $72,163

Ralston, IA $72,719

Ricketts, IA $72,352

Schleswig, IA $72,151

Scranton, IA $72,691

Templeton, IA $72,239

Vail, IA $72,181

Wall Lake, IA $72,184

Westside, IA $72,146

Council Bluffs, IA $73,572

Carter Lake, IA $73,572

Arion, IA $72,273

Avoca, IA $73,010

Blencoe, IA $72,112

Carson, IA $73,201

Crescent, IA $73,569

Defiance, IA $72,507

Dow City, IA $72,429

Dunlap, IA $72,469

Earling, IA $72,594

Elk Horn, IA $72,690

Elliott, IA $72,646

Emerson, IA $73,048

Glenwood, IA $73,367

Griswold, IA $72,791

Hancock, IA $73,110

Harlan, IA $72,798

Hastings, IA $73,113

Henderson, IA $73,164

Honey Creek, IA $73,534

Kimballton, IA $72,600

Lewis, IA $72,720

Little Sioux, IA $72,473

Logan, IA $73,196

Mc Clelland, IA $73,466

Macedonia, IA $73,252

Magnolia, IA $73,134

Malvern, IA $73,161

Marne, IA $72,674

Minden, IA $73,309

Mineola, IA $73,477

Missouri Valley, IA $73,337

Modale, IA $73,159

Mondamin, IA $72,871

Moorhead, IA $72,186

Van Meter, IA $75,181

Van Wert, IA $72,983

Waukee, IA $75,406

Weldon, IA $73,088

West Des Moines, IA $75,759

What Cheer, IA $72,627

Whitten, IA $72,735

Williams, IA $72,326

Williamson, IA $73,853

Winterset, IA $74,522

Wiota, IA $72,477

Woodburn, IA $74,033

Woodward, IA $74,771

Yale, IA $73,501

Zearing, IA $72,998

Des Moines, IA $75,933

Urbandale, IA $75,794

Windsor Heights, IA $75,899

Clive, IA $75,640

Pleasant Hill, IA $75,798

Mason City, IA $72,379

Alexander, IA $72,132

Belmond, IA $72,232

Britt, IA $72,192

Buffalo Center, IA $72,274

Carpenter, IA $73,000

Chapin, IA $72,506

Clear Lake, IA $72,304

Corwith, IA $72,100

Coulter, IA $72,499

Crystal Lake, IA $72,500

Dougherty, IA $72,064

Fertile, IA $72,252

Floyd, IA $72,410

Forest City, IA $72,259

Garner, IA $72,229

Goodell, IA $72,103

Grafton, IA $72,262

Hampton, IA $72,303

Hanlontown, IA $72,163

Joice, IA $72,218

Kanawha, IA $72,131

Kensett, IA $72,160

Klemme, IA $72,166

Lake Mills, IA $72,411

Lakota, IA $72,219

Latimer, IA $72,215

Leland, IA $72,252

Sioux Center, IA $71,800

Neola, IA $73,374

Oakland, IA $73,171

Mount Ayr, IA $72,151

Nodaway, IA $72,274

Orient, IA $72,914

Prescott, IA $72,264

Redding, IA $71,996

Shannon City, IA $72,592

Sharpsburg, IA $71,986

Tingley, IA $72,579

Villisca, IA $72,479

Akron, IA $70,957

Alta, IA $72,235

Alton, IA $71,790

Anthon, IA $70,954

Aurelia, IA $72,057

Battle Creek, IA $71,915

Bronson, IA $70,463

Brunsville, IA $70,880

Calumet, IA $72,406

Castana, IA $71,850

Chatsworth, IA $71,140

Cherokee, IA $71,965

Cleghorn, IA $71,675

Climbing Hill, IA $70,720

Correctionville, IA $71,125

Cushing, IA $71,641

Danbury, IA $71,787

Galva, IA $71,999

Granville, IA $71,776

Hawarden, IA $71,625

Hinton, IA $70,428

Holstein, IA $71,835

Hornick, IA $71,039

Ireton, IA $71,513

Kingsley, IA $70,822

Larrabee, IA $71,982

Lawton, IA $70,397

Le Mars, IA $70,916

Linn Grove, IA $72,140

Mapleton, IA $71,986

Marcus, IA $71,582

Maurice, IA $71,577

Meriden, IA $71,832

Merrill, IA $70,571

Moville, IA $70,669

Onawa, IA $72,006

Orange City, IA $71,899

Oto, IA $71,226

Oyens, IA $71,089

Paullina, IA $71,963

Peterson, IA $72,141

Pierson, IA $71,067

Quimby, IA $71,635

Remsen, IA $71,192

Rodney, IA $71,391

Salix, IA $70,543

Schaller, IA $72,166

Sergeant Bluff, IA $70,321

Sloan, IA $70,919

Smithland, IA $71,303

Sutherland, IA $72,171

Ute, IA $72,136

Washta, IA $71,494

Westfield, IA $70,597

Whiting, IA $71,299

Sioux City, IA $70,235

Sheldon, IA $71,930

Alvord, IA $71,011

Archer, IA $71,951

Ashton, IA $71,807

Boyden, IA $71,706

Doon, IA $71,195

George, IA $71,649

Hospers, IA $71,925

Hull, IA $71,659

Inwood, IA $70,923

Larchwood, IA $70,749

Lester, IA $70,944

Little Rock, IA $71,757

Matlock, IA $71,940

Primghar, IA $72,168

Rock Rapids, IA $71,212

Rock Valley, IA $71,169

Sanborn, IA $72,044

Sibley, IA $72,005

Spencer, IA $72,359

Massena, IA $72,368

Gifford, IA $72,563

Lenox, IA $72,221

Ackworth, IA $75,125

Adair, IA $72,667

Adel, IA $74,913

Albion, IA $72,631

Alden, IA $72,346

Alleman, IA $75,321

Allerton, IA $72,404

Altoona, IA $75,664

Ames, IA $74,423

Anita, IA $72,378

Ankeny, IA $75,616

Atlantic, IA $72,769

Audubon, IA $72,389

Bagley, IA $73,133

Barnes City, IA $72,568

Baxter, IA $74,569

Bayard, IA $72,925

Beaver, IA $73,706

Berwick, IA $75,798

Bevington, IA $75,146

Blairsburg, IA $72,222

Bondurant, IA $75,462

Boone, IA $74,092

Booneville, IA $75,304

Bouton, IA $74,658

Boxholm, IA $73,377

Bradford, IA $72,589

Brayton, IA $72,491

Buckeye, IA $72,407

Bussey, IA $73,333

Cambridge, IA $74,954

Carlisle, IA $75,559

Casey, IA $72,997

Chariton, IA $73,527

Churdan, IA $72,565

Clemons, IA $72,737

Clio, IA $72,318

Colfax, IA $74,978

Collins, IA $74,643

Colo, IA $73,833

Columbia, IA $74,051

Coon Rapids, IA $72,578

Cooper, IA $73,377

Corydon, IA $72,669

Cumming, IA $75,498

Melcher Dallas, IA $74,422

Dallas Center, IA $75,133

Dana, IA $73,096

Davis City, IA $72,228

Dawson, IA $74,162

Decatur, IA $72,416

Derby, IA $73,257

De Soto, IA $74,927

Dexter, IA $74,242

Dows, IA $72,156

Earlham, IA $74,599

Elkhart, IA $75,323

Ellston, IA $72,746

Ellsworth, IA $72,885

Exira, IA $72,427

Ferguson, IA $73,089

Galt, IA $72,087

Garden City, IA $73,106

Garden Grove, IA $72,802

Gibson, IA $72,633

Gilbert, IA $74,081

Gilman, IA $72,834

Grand Junction, IA $73,359

Grand River, IA $72,716

Granger, IA $75,274

Gray, IA $72,541

Grimes, IA $75,499

Grinnell, IA $73,016

Guthrie Center, IA $72,971

Hamilton, IA $73,408

Pacific Junction, IA $73,355

Hamlin, IA $72,319

Little Cedar, IA $72,904

Mc Intire, IA $73,401

Manly, IA $72,222

Meservey, IA $72,126

Nora Springs, IA $72,334

Northwood, IA $72,633

Orchard, IA $72,371

Osage, IA $72,451

Plymouth, IA $72,194

Rake, IA $72,504

Riceville, IA $72,952

Rock Falls, IA $72,335

Rockford, IA $72,259

Rockwell, IA $72,210

Rowan, IA $72,111

Rudd, IA $72,351

Saint Ansgar, IA $72,827

Scarville, IA $72,352

Sheffield, IA $72,184

Stacyville, IA $73,245

Swaledale, IA $72,160

Thompson, IA $72,269

Thornton, IA $72,136

Titonka, IA $72,167

Toeterville, IA $73,095

Ventura, IA $72,205

Wesley, IA $72,126

Woden, IA $72,122

Fort Dodge, IA $72,486

Albert City, IA $72,202

Algona, IA $72,301

Armstrong, IA $72,259

Ayrshire, IA $72,149

Badger, IA $72,224

Bancroft, IA $72,199

Barnum, IA $72,152

Bode, IA $72,161

Bradgate, IA $72,120

Burnside, IA $72,887

Burt, IA $72,150

Callender, IA $72,464

Clare, IA $72,133

Clarion, IA $72,212

Curlew, IA $72,098

Cylinder, IA $72,091

Dakota City, IA $72,595

Dayton, IA $73,014

Dolliver, IA $72,258

Duncombe, IA $72,465

Eagle Grove, IA $72,259

Early, IA $72,170

Emmetsburg, IA $72,271

Farnhamville, IA $72,482

Fenton, IA $72,142

Fonda, IA $72,158

Gilmore City, IA $72,146

Goldfield, IA $72,161

Gowrie, IA $72,688

Harcourt, IA $72,900

Hardy, IA $72,094

Havelock, IA $72,122

Humboldt, IA $72,283

Jolley, IA $72,066

Knierim, IA $72,349

Laurens, IA $72,246

Ledyard, IA $72,304

Lehigh, IA $72,737

Livermore, IA $72,164

Lone Rock, IA $72,128

Lu Verne, IA $72,105

Lytton, IA $72,146

Mallard, IA $72,149

Manson, IA $72,223

Marathon, IA $72,190

Moorland, IA $72,234

Nemaha, IA $72,118

Newell, IA $72,209

Otho, IA $72,622

Ottosen, IA $72,098

Palmer, IA $72,115

Plover, IA $72,381

Pocahontas, IA $72,235

Pomeroy, IA $72,175

Rembrandt, IA $72,187

Renwick, IA $72,137

Ringsted, IA $72,160

Rockwell City, IA $72,198

Rolfe, IA $72,153

Rutland, IA $72,136

Sac City, IA $72,215

Sioux Rapids, IA $72,230

Somers, IA $72,139

Storm Lake, IA $72,369

Swea City, IA $72,280

Thor, IA $72,139

Truesdale, IA $72,520

Varina, IA $72,493

Vincent, IA $72,130

Webster City, IA $72,658

Luana, IA $72,172

Mc Gregor, IA $72,288

Marquette, IA $72,514

Monona, IA $72,284

New Albin, IA $72,667

Ossian, IA $72,208

Postville, IA $72,263

Protivin, IA $72,439

Randalia, IA $72,175

Ridgeway, IA $72,264

Saint Lucas, IA $72,522

Spillville, IA $72,562

Wadena, IA $72,229

Waterville, IA $72,328

Waucoma, IA $72,192

Waukon, IA $72,445

West Union, IA $72,297

Ainsworth, IA $72,564

Alburnett, IA $73,750

Amana, IA $73,655

Anamosa, IA $73,393

Atkins, IA $73,799

Baldwin, IA $72,493

Belle Plaine, IA $72,859

Blairstown, IA $73,262

Brandon, IA $72,540

Brooklyn, IA $72,764

Center Junction, IA $72,932

Center Point, IA $73,521

Central City, IA $73,594

Chelsea, IA $72,594

Clarence, IA $72,750

Clutier, IA $72,545

Coggon, IA $73,263

Prairieburg, IA $73,372

Conroy, IA $73,391

Guernsey, IA $72,805

Deep River, IA $72,725

Delhi, IA $72,788

Dysart, IA $72,460

Elberon, IA $72,573

Ely, IA $73,992

Fairfax, IA $73,953

Garrison, IA $72,644

Harper, IA $72,689

Hartford, IA $75,320

Harvey, IA $73,610

Haverhill, IA $73,029

Hubbard, IA $72,658

Humeston, IA $72,939

Huxley, IA $75,000

Indianola, IA $75,187

Iowa Falls, IA $72,475

Ira, IA $74,762

Jamaica, IA $73,486

Jefferson, IA $73,178

Jewell, IA $73,045

Johnston, IA $75,652

Kamrar, IA $72,672

Kellerton, IA $72,321

Kelley, IA $74,773

Kellogg, IA $73,322

Keswick, IA $72,715

Killduff, IA $74,149

Knoxville, IA $74,321

Hartwick, IA $72,715

Mount Pleasant, IA $72,433

Rome, IA $72,271

Mount Union, IA $72,335

New London, IA $72,426

Oakville, IA $72,435

Olds, IA $72,742

Pilot Grove, IA $72,514

Salem, IA $72,287

Sperry, IA $72,439

Stockport, IA $72,221

Swedesburg, IA $72,491

Wapello, IA $72,575

Wayland, IA $72,424

West Burlington, IA $72,601

West Point, IA $72,290

Saint Paul, IA $72,515

Wever, IA $72,311

Winfield, IA $72,461

Yarmouth, IA $72,341

Andover, IA $72,594

Atalissa, IA $72,743

Bennett, IA $72,769

Bettendorf, IA $72,832

Blue Grass, IA $72,902

Bryant, IA $72,573

Buffalo, IA $72,880

Calamus, IA $72,787

Camanche, IA $72,703

Charlotte, IA $72,630

Clinton, IA $72,637

Columbus City, IA $72,925

Columbus Junction, IA $72,572

Conesville, IA $72,613

De Witt, IA $72,738

Dixon, IA $72,853

Donahue, IA $72,889

Durant, IA $72,825

Eldridge, IA $72,955

Fruitland, IA $72,670

Goose Lake, IA $72,607

Grand Mound, IA $72,761

Grandview, IA $72,620

Le Claire, IA $72,776

Letts, IA $72,586

Lone Tree, IA $72,761

Long Grove, IA $72,854

Low Moor, IA $72,697

Mc Causland, IA $72,781

Montpelier, IA $72,849

Moscow, IA $72,750

Muscatine, IA $72,722

New Liberty, IA $72,806

Nichols, IA $72,647

Pleasant Valley, IA $72,759

Princeton, IA $72,771

Stockton, IA $72,870

Teeds Grove, IA $72,568

Tipton, IA $72,799

Walcott, IA $72,954

Welton, IA $72,695

West Liberty, IA $72,741

Wheatland, IA $72,742

Wilton, IA $72,777

Davenport, IA $73,479

Hiawatha, IA $74,044

Hills, IA $73,084

Homestead, IA $73,560

Hopkinton, IA $73,099

Iowa City, IA $73,199

Coralville, IA $73,504

Kalona, IA $73,041

Keota, IA $72,714

Keystone, IA $72,833

Ladora, IA $73,030

Langworthy, IA $73,154

Lisbon, IA $73,582

Lost Nation, IA $72,681

Lowden, IA $72,741

Luzerne, IA $73,051

Marengo, IA $73,251

Marion, IA $73,947

Martelle, IA $73,602

Mechanicsville, IA $73,292

Middle Amana, IA $73,630

Millersburg, IA $73,318

Monmouth, IA $72,512

Monticello, IA $73,061

Morley, IA $73,348

Mount Auburn, IA $72,534

Mount Vernon, IA $73,838

Newhall, IA $73,581

North English, IA $72,980

North Liberty, IA $73,728

Norway, IA $73,750

Oakdale, IA $73,514

Olin, IA $73,078

Onslow, IA $72,621

Oxford, IA $73,543

Oxford Junction, IA $72,644

Palo, IA $73,876

Parnell, IA $73,302

Quasqueton, IA $72,714

Riverside, IA $72,866

Robins, IA $73,995

Rowley, IA $72,678

Ryan, IA $73,058

Shellsburg, IA $73,632

Solon, IA $73,691

South Amana, IA $73,474

South English, IA $72,859

Springville, IA $73,748

Stanwood, IA $72,970

Swisher, IA $73,858

Tama, IA $72,688

Morning Sun, IA $72,466

Lacona, IA $74,460

Lamoni, IA $72,265

Laurel, IA $73,129

Le Grand, IA $73,011

Leighton, IA $73,293

Leon, IA $72,674

Liberty Center, IA $74,624

Linden, IA $74,255

Lineville, IA $72,218

Liscomb, IA $72,591

Lorimor, IA $73,523

Lovilia, IA $73,280

Lucas, IA $74,143

Luther, IA $74,557

Lynnville, IA $73,346

Mc Callsburg, IA $73,075

Macksburg, IA $73,391

Madrid, IA $74,833

Malcom, IA $72,576

Marshalltown, IA $72,829

Martensdale, IA $75,270

Maxwell, IA $74,981

Melbourne, IA $73,551

Menlo, IA $73,227

Millerton, IA $73,109

Milo, IA $74,866

Minburn, IA $74,752

Mingo, IA $74,906

Mitchellville, IA $75,353

Monroe, IA $74,696

Montezuma, IA $72,750

Montour, IA $72,625

Murray, IA $73,375

Nevada, IA $74,344

New Providence, IA $72,568

New Sharon, IA $72,971

Newton, IA $74,421

New Virginia, IA $74,613

Norwalk, IA $75,607

Ogden, IA $73,614

Osceola, IA $73,634

Otley, IA $74,475

Panora, IA $73,639

Paton, IA $72,901

Patterson, IA $74,961

Pella, IA $73,755

Perry, IA $74,385

Peru, IA $74,382

Pilot Mound, IA $73,231

Pleasantville, IA $74,890

Polk City, IA $75,316

Popejoy, IA $72,467

Prairie City, IA $75,085

Prole, IA $75,240

Radcliffe, IA $72,746

Randall, IA $73,432

Reasnor, IA $74,286

Redfield, IA $74,402

Rhodes, IA $74,436

Rippey, IA $73,485

Roland, IA $73,353

Runnells, IA $75,437

Russell, IA $73,130

Saint Anthony, IA $72,798

Saint Charles, IA $74,923

Saint Marys, IA $75,027

Searsboro, IA $73,027

Sheldahl, IA $75,057

Slater, IA $75,132

Stanhope, IA $73,080

State Center, IA $73,159

Story City, IA $73,407

Stratford, IA $73,095

Stuart, IA $73,542

Sully, IA $73,559

Swan, IA $75,167

Thayer, IA $73,095

Thornburg, IA $72,954

Tracy, IA $73,420

Truro, IA $74,419

Union, IA $72,559

Whittemore, IA $72,185

Woolstock, IA $72,148

Ackley, IA $72,309

Allison, IA $72,160

Alta Vista, IA $72,388

Aplington, IA $72,168

Aredale, IA $72,121

Arlington, IA $72,287

Aurora, IA $72,382

Austinville, IA $72,166

Beaman, IA $72,421

Bristow, IA $72,152

Buckingham, IA $72,305

Cedar Falls, IA $72,124

Charles City, IA $72,457

Clarksville, IA $72,158

Colwell, IA $72,702

Conrad, IA $72,424

Denver, IA $72,205

Dewar, IA $72,299

Dike, IA $72,192

Dumont, IA $72,205

Dunkerton, IA $72,271

Eldora, IA $72,537

Elma, IA $72,313

Fairbank, IA $72,266

Fredericksburg, IA $72,204

Frederika, IA $72,139

Garwin, IA $72,603

Geneva, IA $72,173

Gilbertville, IA $72,323

Gladbrook, IA $72,400

Greene, IA $72,178

Grundy Center, IA $72,272

Hazleton, IA $72,336

Holland, IA $72,183

Hudson, IA $72,280

Independence, IA $72,435

Ionia, IA $72,181

Janesville, IA $72,162

Jesup, IA $72,325

Kesley, IA $72,163

Lamont, IA $72,406

La Porte City, IA $72,344

Lincoln, IA $72,337

Marble Rock, IA $72,184

Masonville, IA $72,858

Maynard, IA $72,270

Morrison, IA $72,233

Nashua, IA $72,133

New Hampton, IA $72,431

New Hartford, IA $72,164

North Washington, IA $72,448

Oelwein, IA $72,288

Oran, IA $72,251

Toddville, IA $73,886

Toledo, IA $72,551

Troy Mills, IA $73,224

Urbana, IA $73,147

Van Horne, IA $73,217

Victor, IA $72,890

Vining, IA $72,843

Vinton, IA $72,988

Viola, IA $73,758

Walford, IA $73,841

Walker, IA $73,105

Washington, IA $72,692

Watkins, IA $73,559

Webster, IA $72,740

Wellman, IA $72,933

West Branch, IA $73,047

West Chester, IA $72,702

Williamsburg, IA $73,317

Wyoming, IA $72,681

Cedar Rapids, IA $74,075

Ottumwa, IA $72,454

Agency, IA $72,383

Albia, IA $72,885

Batavia, IA $72,262

Beacon, IA $73,257

Birmingham, IA $72,256

Blakesburg, IA $72,360

Bloomfield, IA $72,245

West Grove, IA $72,174

Brighton, IA $72,397

Cantril, IA $72,167

Cedar, IA $72,534

Centerville, IA $72,302

Chillicothe, IA $72,725

Cincinnati, IA $72,164

Delta, IA $72,432

Douds, IA $72,224

Drakesville, IA $72,223

Eddyville, IA $72,759

Eldon, IA $72,328

Exline, IA $72,172

Fairfield, IA $72,420

Floris, IA $72,239

Fremont, IA $72,503

Hayesville, IA $72,710

Hedrick, IA $72,271

Keosauqua, IA $72,254

Kirkville, IA $72,618

Libertyville, IA $72,302

Martinsburg, IA $72,578

Melrose, IA $72,973

Milton, IA $72,219

Moravia, IA $72,520

Moulton, IA $72,168

Mount Sterling, IA $72,091

Mystic, IA $72,541

Ollie, IA $72,451

Oskaloosa, IA $73,079

Packwood, IA $72,264

Plano, IA $72,543

Promise City, IA $72,621

Pulaski, IA $72,222

Richland, IA $72,473

Rose Hill, IA $72,524

Selma, IA $72,205

Seymour, IA $72,307

Sigourney, IA $72,654

Udell, IA $72,130

Unionville, IA $72,154

University Park, IA $73,199

Burlington, IA $72,630

Argyle, IA $72,215

Bonaparte, IA $72,239

Crawfordsville, IA $72,453

Danville, IA $72,386

Denmark, IA $72,554

Donnellson, IA $72,278

Farmington, IA $72,221

Fort Madison, IA $72,485

Hillsboro, IA $72,210

Houghton, IA $72,542

Keokuk, IA $72,479

Lockridge, IA $72,275

Mediapolis, IA $72,526

Middletown, IA $72,322

Montrose, IA $72,331

Lime Springs, IA $72,948

Panama, IA $72,894

Persia, IA $73,177

Pisgah, IA $72,654

Portsmouth, IA $73,030

Red Oak, IA $72,844

Shelby, IA $73,110

Silver City, IA $73,391

Soldier, IA $72,150

Stanton, IA $72,596

Treynor, IA $73,429

Underwood, IA $73,517

Walnut, IA $72,844

Westphalia, IA $72,818

Woodbine, IA $72,975

Shenandoah, IA $72,674

Blanchard, IA $72,248

Braddyville, IA $72,124

Clarinda, IA $72,426

Coin, IA $72,339

College Springs, IA $72,491

Essex, IA $72,604

Farragut, IA $72,571

Hamburg, IA $72,461

Imogene, IA $72,839

New Market, IA $72,229

Northboro, IA $72,328

Percival, IA $72,745

Randolph, IA $72,877

Riverton, IA $72,523

Shambaugh, IA $72,598

Sidney, IA $72,791

Tabor, IA $73,025

Thurman, IA $72,958

Yorktown, IA $72,674

Dubuque, IA $72,690

Tiffin, IA $73,559

Andrew, IA $72,899

Bellevue, IA $72,547

Bernard, IA $72,458

Cascade, IA $72,709

Colesburg, IA $72,376

Delaware, IA $72,945

Delmar, IA $72,654

Dundee, IA $72,444

Durango, IA $72,426

Dyersville, IA $72,722

Earlville, IA $72,641

Edgewood, IA $72,417

Elkader, IA $72,231

Elkport, IA $72,238

Epworth, IA $72,598

Farley, IA $72,641

Farmersburg, IA $72,177

Garber, IA $72,238

Garnavillo, IA $72,249

Greeley, IA $72,445

Guttenberg, IA $72,340

Holy Cross, IA $72,376

La Motte, IA $72,472

Luxemburg, IA $72,723

Manchester, IA $72,737

Maquoketa, IA $72,624

Miles, IA $72,493

New Vienna, IA $72,440

North Buena Vista, IA $72,355

Peosta, IA $72,583

Preston, IA $72,573

Sabula, IA $72,551

Saint Donatus, IA $72,699

Saint Olaf, IA $72,139

Sherrill, IA $72,332

Spragueville, IA $72,461

Springbrook, IA $72,714

Strawberry Point, IA $72,362

Volga, IA $72,235

Worthington, IA $72,685

Zwingle, IA $72,408

Decorah, IA $72,595

Calmar, IA $72,232

Castalia, IA $72,132

Chester, IA $73,411

Clermont, IA $72,234

Cresco, IA $72,606

Dorchester, IA $72,619

Elgin, IA $72,220

Fayette, IA $72,297

Fort Atkinson, IA $72,211

Harpers Ferry, IA $72,318

Hawkeye, IA $72,191

Highlandville, IA $72,805

Lansing, IA $72,536

Lawler, IA $72,229

Parkersburg, IA $72,172

Plainfield, IA $72,151

Raymond, IA $72,324

Readlyn, IA $72,225

Reinbeck, IA $72,241

Shell Rock, IA $72,165

Stanley, IA $72,347

Steamboat Rock, IA $72,414

Stout, IA $72,175

Sumner, IA $72,159

Traer, IA $72,377

Tripoli, IA $72,169

Waverly, IA $72,167

Wellsburg, IA $72,283

Westgate, IA $72,245

Winthrop, IA $72,625

Waterloo, IA $72,356

Evansdale, IA $72,337

Creston, IA $72,852

Afton, IA $73,061

Arispe, IA $73,062

Bedford, IA $72,036

Benton, IA $71,988

Blockton, IA $71,940

Bridgewater, IA $72,241

Carbon, IA $72,568

Clearfield, IA $72,042

Corning, IA $72,319

Cromwell, IA $72,864

Cumberland, IA $72,495

Diagonal, IA $72,243

Fontanelle, IA $72,640

Grant, IA $72,877

Gravity, IA $72,104

Greenfield, IA $73,127

Arnolds Park, IA $72,602

Dickens, IA $72,146

Estherville, IA $72,371

Everly, IA $72,186

Fostoria, IA $72,556

Gillett Grove, IA $72,394

Graettinger, IA $72,201

Greenville, IA $72,174

Gruver, IA $72,339

Harris, IA $72,200

Hartley, IA $72,201

Lake Park, IA $72,298

Entry Programmer Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Entry Programmer 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 Energy & Utilities and Insurance sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 30% above the average. In contrast, Entry Programmer positions in Transportation or Retail & Wholesale typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Entry Programmer as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an Entry Programmer

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Energy & Utilities	$96,318	$46.0	30%
Insurance	$92,613	$45.0	25%
Biotechnology	$88,909	$43.0	20%
Pharmaceuticals	$88,909	$43.0	20%
Software & Networking	$85,204	$41.0	15%

Entry Programmer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Entry Programmer'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.

$69,074

Average $74,090/year

$80,118

$5,756

Average $6,174/month

$6,677

$1,328

Average $1,425/week

$1,541

$33

Average $36/hour

$39

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$80,118	$6,677	$1,541	$39
Average	$74,090	$6,174	$1,425	$36
25th Percentile	$69,074	$5,756	$1,328	$33

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