SOC 15-1251, wage year 2025-26

Computer Programmers prevailing wage in Florida

Short answer

In Florida, the median prevailing wage for computer programmers across its 24 areas is $28.43 an hour at Level 1 ($59,134 a year) and $54.71 an hour at Level 4 ($113,797 a year). The Level 2 median of $36.59 is 1% below the national median across areas ($36.98). Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL is the highest-paying area at $46.82 at Level 2, and Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL the lowest at $26.78.

Every Florida area for computer programmers

AreaLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$35.90$46.82$57.75$68.67
Naples-Marco Island, FL$35.23$46.14$57.04$67.95
South Florida nonmetropolitan area$31.79$42.09$52.39$62.69
Jacksonville, FL$32.75$41.69$50.62$59.56
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$30.89$39.77$48.65$57.53
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$29.92$38.19$46.45$54.72
Homosassa Springs, FL$29.80$38.10$46.40$54.70
Port St. Lucie, FL$30.68$37.99$45.30$52.61
Wildwood-The Villages, FL$28.66$37.53$46.39$55.26
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$28.66$37.22$45.78$54.34
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$26.93$36.63$46.32$56.02
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$27.00$36.62$46.23$55.85
Sebring, FL$27.05$36.57$46.09$55.61
Gainesville, FL$29.05$36.55$44.04$51.54
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$26.70$36.19$45.69$55.18
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$28.67$36.12$43.57$51.02
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$27.99$35.96$43.93$51.90
Punta Gorda, FL$28.17$35.88$43.58$51.29
Ocala, FL$26.38$35.83$45.29$54.74
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$28.20$35.57$42.94$50.31
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$25.11$34.24$43.38$52.51
North Florida nonmetropolitan area$25.47$32.69$39.92$47.14
Tallahassee, FL$24.22$28.67$33.13$37.58
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$21.27$26.78$32.30$37.81

Hourly dollars. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC), prevailing wage data, wage year 2025-26. An LCA is not an H-1B approval or a job opening.

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