Computer Programmers in Florida
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$74,382
after federal, FICA and Florida tax
Tax takes
$18,798
20.2% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$71,900
Florida costs more than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Florida — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$93,180
Kept after tax
$74,382
Worth in national money
$71,900
State rank
26
of 46 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Middling, nationally. Florida pays computer programmers around $93,180 at the midpoint, 26 of 46 states. The interesting numbers on this page are the two below it.
- Locally, this pays well. Among 493 occupations Florida reports, computer programmers comes in at 78 — comfortably in the upper quarter.
- The wage here flatters the reality. From $93,180 the take-home is $74,382. But Florida costs more than the national average, so that money behaves more like $71,900 would elsewhere. Worth knowing before comparing offers across states. The average is higher, $96,940, because the best-paid pull it up.
- For computer programmers the Florida median is $93,180, ranking 26 of 46 states reporting. Mid-band nominal positions are the ones most frequently reordered by the adjustments, because no large wage premium exists to absorb a state's tax or price level.
- Computer programmers ranks 78 of 493 occupations by median in Florida, in the top quartile. Within-state position is largely independent of national position, so this holds regardless of how the state compares to others for the same work.
- Retained pay after federal, FICA and Florida income tax is $74,382 for computer programmers, from $93,180. The state's price level exceeds the national average, so the price-adjusted equivalent is $71,900. ⚠️ This is purchasing power and not a wage; cross-state offer comparisons that stop at the nominal figure systematically overvalue high-cost states. The mean of $96,940 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
Compare this career across states
Choose your filing status and local taxes, compare pay, and keep a shortlist.Compare wage and personal-pay outcomes by state, with selected resident local taxes and saved career choices.
Pay band: Computer Programmers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $52,810 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $93,180 |
| Top tenth earn over | $138,770 |
| This salary | $93,180 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Florida | $74,382 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $74,382 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$4,644 |
The raise and the real gain point in opposite directions here.
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $93,180 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$6,415 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 103 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of computer programmers in Florida earn under $93,180 and half over. The published range runs $52,810 at the tenth percentile to $138,770 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- That $74,382 take-home in Florida comes from $93,180. It is the no-frills case: single filer, standard deduction, nothing set aside before tax. Real circumstances almost always reduce the tax. City and school-district taxes are not counted at all. Locally the work ranks 78 of 493.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $71,900 uses one figure for the whole of Florida. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 493 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 78.
- Figures are distribution medians for computer programmers in Florida, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $52,810 to $138,770; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- Retained pay of $74,382, from $93,180, assumes a single Florida filer with the standard deduction and no elective deferrals. Pre-tax retirement or HSA contributions, dependants and itemized deductions all reduce it further; local income taxes, excluded here, would increase it in the states that levy them. This occupation ranks 78 of 493 locally, and the state ranks 26 of 46 for it.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $71,900, worked from $93,180, deflates by a statewide parity that conceals substantial intra-state variation, concentrated in housing — so it supports comparison between states rather than the pricing of a move to a particular Florida address, on work sitting at 78 of 493 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
It is the midpoint, not the average. The average here is $96,940, dragged up by high earners; the middle figure describes a typical worker better.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $52,810 at the bottom tenth to $138,770 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
The number and the value are different things. Florida costs more than the national average, so this take-home stretches like $71,900 rather than its face figure.
Is most of this wage taxed away?
No. $74,382 survives, because Florida levies no wage income tax. The federal share does not change with the state you work in.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 46 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
How does the published median differ from the mean for this occupation?
The median is the midpoint of the distribution; the mean for this occupation in Florida is $96,940. Wage distributions are right-skewed, so the mean exceeds the median wherever a minority earn substantially more. BLS publishes both because substituting one for the other misstates a typical worker's pay.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($52,810) and the ninetieth ($138,770) exceeds the family median dispersion. SOC codes aggregate roles differing in seniority, industry and specialisation, and BLS does not disaggregate below the detailed occupation level, so within-title variance is not separable from the published series.
How does the state price level affect real compensation?
Florida's regional price parity sits above the national average, so nominal wages overstate purchasing power. Deflating take-home by the state price level gives $71,900 in national-average terms. ⚠️ RPPs are an all-items index; housing parities vary far more widely than the headline figure.
Why is the take-home ratio comparatively high in this state?
Florida levies no personal income tax on wages, so take-home of $74,382 reflects the federal layer and FICA alone. Federal income tax and FICA are unchanged; states without a wage income tax generally recover revenue through consumption and property bases instead.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 46 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.