Senior Programmer Analyst salary in Bloomington, IL

Based on 78 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level III in the Bloomington, IL metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Normal.

Also listed as: Computer Programmer

Median salary$86,528
Middle 50%$86.5k–$93.8k
vs. all levels here−1%comparison median $87,000
Filings78FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $86,528 and $132,020.
PercentileSalary
10th$86,528
25th$86,528
50th (median)$86,528
75th$93,823
90th$110,329

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $90k $110k FY2020: median $83,325 (43 filings) FY2021: median $86,819 (15 filings) FY2022: median $89,400 (13 filings) FY2023: median $86,320 (24 filings) FY2024: median $96,242 (41 filings) FY2025: median $90,813 (32 filings) FY2026: median $86,528 (46 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 43 filings FY20 FY2021: 15 filings FY21 FY2022: 13 filings FY22 FY2023: 24 filings FY23 FY2024: 41 filings FY24 FY2025: 32 filings FY25 FY2026: 46 filings FY26 46
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$83,325$81,224$89,50043
FY2021$86,819$83,325$87,20015
FY2022$89,400$86,819$115,00013
FY2023$86,320$86,320$106,20024
FY2024$96,242$96,242$99,50041
FY2025$90,813$86,528$96,33632
FY2026$86,528$86,528$86,52846

Cost of living

Bloomington's median senior Programmer Analyst salary of $86,528 is worth about $92,500 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Bloomington = 93.5).

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Htc Global Services$86,52853
Capgemini America$110,54810
Accenturetoo few3
IBMtoo few3
Afnitoo few2
Msr Technology Grouptoo few2
Tata Consultancy Servicestoo few2
Teknoz Software Solutionstoo few2

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 4
Mid-level · Level II $78,021 120
Senior · Level III $86,528 78
Expert · Level IV $100,006 63

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Mid-level · Level II$77,709$78,021120
Senior · Level III$86,528$86,52878
Expert · Level IV$100,006$100,00663

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.