SOC 15-1251 · Ogden, UT metro

Computer Programmers Salary in Ogden, UT

The average salary for computer programmers in Ogden, Utah is $100,000 a year ($48.08 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $100,120: half of the 100 people in this job in the Ogden, UT metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 7% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($107,279).

$100,000average per year

$48.08 / hourMedian $100,120Take-home ≈ $74,730

  • $63K10th
  • $78K25th
  • $100KMedian
  • $122K75th
  • $139K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

100people in this job
-7%vs U.S. metro average
#2 of 3Utah metros
100cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Computer Programmers pay range in Ogden

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $62,560 a year or less, while the top 10% make $139,480 or more. The middle half of computer programmers in Ogden earn between $78,400 and $122,480.

  • $63K10th
  • $78K25th
  • $100KMedian
  • $122K75th
  • $139K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$100,000$8,333$48.08
Median$100,120$8,343$48.13
Entry level (25th percentile)$78,400$6,533$37.69
Experienced (75th percentile)$122,480$10,207$58.88

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

Computer Programmers salary after taxes in Ogden

On the average salary of $100,000, a single filer in Ogden takes home about $74,730 a year, or $6,228 a month and $2,874 every two weeks. Taxes take 25% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Utah's taxpayer credit is estimated with the Tax Commission's withholding formula.

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

Prices in the Ogden area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 100.3), so the average $100,000 buys what about $99,652 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Ogden ($48,900). A typical home costs $520,531, or 5.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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Computer Programmers salary in other Utah cities

Ogden ranks 2nd of 3 Utah metro areas for this job; Salt Lake City pays the most ($109,150).

All Computer Programmers salaries in Utah

Highest-paying cities for computer programmers

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

Computer Programmers salary by city

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Computer Programmers salary in Ogden: questions

How much do computer programmers make an hour in Ogden?

$48.08 an hour on average, and $48.14 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $62,560 a year and the 25th percentile is $78,400, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $74,730 a year ($6,228 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $100,000. Utah's taxpayer credit is estimated with the Tax Commission's withholding formula.

Do computer programmers earn more in Ogden than elsewhere?

The average here is 7% 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 Ogden, UT (36260). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.9%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. 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). Utah's taxpayer credit is estimated with the Tax Commission's withholding formula.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.60, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.60).

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