Lead programmer vs programmer

The differences between lead programmers and programmers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 6-8 years to become both a lead programmer and a programmer. Additionally, a lead programmer has an average salary of $118,938, which is higher than the $73,007 average annual salary of a programmer.

The top three skills for a lead programmer include java, javascript and python. The most important skills for a programmer are java, javascript, and CSS.

Lead programmer vs programmer overview

	Lead Programmer	Programmer
Yearly salary	$118,938	$73,007
Hourly rate	$57.18	$35.10
Growth rate	-7%	-7%
Number of jobs	197,084	234,565
Job satisfaction	5	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 69%	Bachelor's Degree, 67%
Average age	47	47
Years of experience	8	8

Lead programmer vs programmer salary

Lead programmers and programmers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Lead Programmer	Programmer
Average salary	$118,938	$73,007
Salary range	Between $87,000 And $161,000	Between $54,000 And $98,000
Highest paying City	Bellevue, WA	Bothell, WA
Highest paying state	Washington	Washington
Best paying company	Merrill Lynch	Mayo Clinic
Best paying industry	Pharmaceutical	Finance

Differences between lead programmer and programmer education

There are a few differences between a lead programmer and a programmer in terms of educational background:

	Lead Programmer	Programmer
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 69%	Bachelor's Degree, 67%
Most common major	Computer Science	Computer Science
Most common college	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Lead programmer vs programmer demographics

Here are the differences between lead programmers' and programmers' demographics:

	Lead Programmer	Programmer
Average age	47	47
Gender ratio	Male, 88.3% Female, 11.7%	Male, 74.4% Female, 25.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 5.1% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 9.1% Asian, 14.9% White, 66.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%	Black or African American, 4.8% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 8.5% Asian, 17.8% White, 64.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	11%	11%

Differences between lead programmer and programmer duties and responsibilities

Lead programmer example responsibilities.

Lead programmer managing several teams on multiple games for the XBOX, PS2, and PC.
Lead solutions engineering that involve process automation, macro conversion and functionality enhancement.
Develop custom HTML and CSS documents for external clients.
Format HTML, RTF and PDF reports, using SAS - output delivery system ODS.
Administer multiple Linux base web servers.
Develop stored procedures for data access using PL/SQL.

Programmer example responsibilities.

Create windows form application to manage flight and passenger information.
Utilize Jenkins to automate the building and deploying of these software units.
Implement a centralize configuration system for managing application settings, consisting of a desktop application with a WCF backend.
Create and automate ETL package to import monthly utility data from several electric utilities using Perl, PHP, and PL/SQL.
Convert PowerBuilder payroll applications into Java applications emphasizing user interface and customer requirements.
Work directly with the project manager to implement advance HTML and JavaScript solutions design to accurately capture survey data.

Lead programmer vs programmer skills

Common lead programmer skills

Java, 11%
JavaScript, 5%
Python, 5%
Web Services, 5%
Database Design, 5%
Code Reviews, 5%

Common programmer skills

Java, 9%
JavaScript, 8%
CSS, 6%
Object Oriented Programming, 6%
Python, 5%
Data Entry, 5%