Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)
Programmer Analyst III
Occupation profile for Programmer Analyst III covers 51 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $88,317.
- FY2026 certified median
- $88,317
- Total filings
- 51
- FY2026 25th–75th percentile
- $74,160–$122,003
- Top employer
- Texas Tech University
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median | 25th percentile | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 19 | $115,939 | $94,905 | $125,798 |
| FY2025 | 21 | $97,406 | $75,226 | $119,340 |
| FY2026 (Q1–Q3) | 11 | $88,317 | $74,160 | $122,003 |
FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.
Median offer by fiscal year
Top employers
- Texas Tech University11 filings
- Nebraska Furniture Mart, Inc.9 filings
- TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER4 filings
- Boston Medical Center Health Plan, Inc.2 filings
- FedEx Supply Chain, Inc.2 filings
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai2 filings
- Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc.2 filings
- Majestic IT Services Inc2 filings
- Sam Houston State University2 filings
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences2 filings
Top cities
- Lubbock15 filings
- Omaha8 filings
- Houston3 filings
- Rockville2 filings
- Winston-Salem2 filings
- New York2 filings
- Not Applicable2 filings
- Tucson1 filings
- Los Angeles1 filings
- Dade City1 filings
Filings by employer and title
Prevailing wages by area and occupation
The OFLC wage year runs from July through June. Worksites use the area of the most frequently reported county with a matching wage area for their city.
| Wage year | Area | SOC | Level I | Level II | Level III | Level IV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Omaha, NE-IAArea 36540 | 15-1252 | $85,405 | $102,565 | $119,746 | $136,906 |
| 2026-27 | Lubbock, TXArea 31180 | 15-1251 | $60,424 | $68,890 | $77,376 | $85,842 |
| 2026-27 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 19100 | 15-1252 | $95,202 | $116,896 | $138,590 | $160,285 |
| 2026-27 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 26420 | 15-1211 | $77,522 | $98,176 | $118,851 | $139,506 |
| 2026-27 | Lubbock, TXArea 31180 | 15-1252 | $76,461 | $95,659 | $114,878 | $134,077 |
| 2026-27 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 47900 | 15-2099 | $46,010 | $69,534 | $93,059 | $116,584 |
| 2026-27 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NYArea 10580 | 15-1252 | $85,426 | $107,182 | $128,960 | $150,717 |
| 2026-27 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 12420 | 15-1252 | $95,888 | $119,642 | $143,395 | $167,149 |
| 2026-27 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 14460 | 15-1252 | $114,275 | $138,237 | $162,198 | $186,160 |
| 2026-27 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NYArea 15380 | 19-1029 | $68,286 | $87,360 | $106,454 | $125,528 |