SOC 15-1251 · Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA metro

Computer Programmers Salary in Slidell, LA

The average salary for computer programmers in Slidell, Louisiana is $80,280 a year ($38.60 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $74,090: half of the people in this job in the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 25% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($107,279).

$80,280average per year

$38.60 / hourMedian $74,090Take-home ≈ $63,285

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  • $74KMedian
  • $95K75th
  • $122K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

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Computer Programmers pay range in Slidell

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $50,350 a year or less, while the top 10% make $121,680 or more. The middle half of computer programmers in Slidell earn between $73,500 and $94,710.

  • $50K10th
  • $74K25th
  • $74KMedian
  • $95K75th
  • $122K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$80,280$6,690$38.60
Median$74,090$6,174$35.62
Entry level (25th percentile)$73,500$6,125$35.34
Experienced (75th percentile)$94,710$7,892$45.53

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Computer Programmers salary after taxes in Slidell

On the average salary of $80,280, a single filer in Slidell takes home about $63,285 a year, or $5,274 a month and $2,434 every two weeks. Taxes take 21% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

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Is Slidell a good place for computer programmers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Slidell area are 7% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 92.7), so the average $80,280 buys what about $86,578 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Slidell ($43,710). A typical home costs $272,200, or 3.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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Computer Programmers salary in other Louisiana cities

Slidell ranks 2nd of 6 Louisiana metro areas for this job; Shreveport pays the most ($88,770).

All Computer Programmers salaries in Louisiana

Highest-paying cities for computer programmers

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($150,780).

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Computer Programmers salary in Slidell: questions

How much do computer programmers make an hour in Slidell?

$38.60 an hour on average, and $35.62 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level computer programmers salary in Slidell?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $50,350 a year and the 25th percentile is $73,500, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the computer programmers take-home pay in Slidell?

About $63,285 a year ($5,274 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $80,280.

Do computer programmers earn more in Slidell than elsewhere?

The average here is 25% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($107,279).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 15-1251; area Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA (43640). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 9.5%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Census median home value (Zillow does not cover this metro). Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

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