Computer Programmers Salary in Asheville, NC

Computer Programmers pay range in Asheville

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $35,060 a year or less, while the top 10% make $136,470 or more. The middle half of computer programmers in Asheville earn between $62,060 and $100,860.

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

Computer Programmers salary after taxes in Asheville

On the average salary of $83,150, a single filer in Asheville takes home about $64,517 a year, or $5,376 a month and $2,481 every two weeks. Taxes take 22% of gross pay.

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

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

Prices in the Asheville area are 3% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 96.5), so the average $83,150 buys what about $86,160 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Asheville ($46,870). A typical home costs $428,742, or 5.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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Computer Programmers salary in other North Carolina cities

Asheville ranks 6th of 7 North Carolina metro areas for this job; Durham pays the most ($107,800).

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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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