美国一个计算计程序员可以挣多少钱？

自由职业程序员由于他们的经验、客户类型、专长、地理位置的不同，工作一小时能挣到的钱可以是二三十到两三百美元。

根据美国人力资源部门的资料，在2002年里，一个中等的程序员一年可以挣$60,290.其中有50%是在$45,960 到$78,140 之间。有10%的挣得小，小于$35,080。还有10%的挣得多，高于$96,860。

译者：美国的程序员有7、8年前就达到还不错的工资啦

 

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Free-lance programmers might charge anywhere between $20 or $30 an hour to $200 or $300/hour. It depends on their experience, the industry of their clients, what their specialty is, their location, etc., etc.

According to the U.S. Department of Labor, the 2002 median annual earnings of salaried computer programmers was $60,290. The middle 50 percent earned between $45,960 and $78,140 a year. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $35,080; the highest 10 percent earned more than $96,860.

According to the National Association of Colleges and Employers, starting salary offers for graduates with a bachelor�s degree in computer programming averaged $45,558 a year in 2003.

According to Robert Half International, a firm providing specialized staffing services, average annual starting salaries in 2003 ranged from $51,500 to $80,500 for applications development programmers/analysts, and from $55,000 to $87,750 for software developers. Average starting salaries for mainframe systems programmers ranged from $53,250 to $68,750 in 2003.