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The estimated total pay for a Mainframe Developer is $111,264 per year in the United States area, with an average salary of $95,035 per year. These numbers represent the median, which is the midpoint of the ranges from our proprietary Total Pay Estimate model and based on salaries collected from our users. The estimated additional pay is $16,230 per year. Additional pay could include cash bonus, commission, tips, and profit sharing. The "Most Likely Range" represents values that exist within the 25th and 75th percentile of all pay data available for this role.
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Some related job titles are Applications Developer - Mainframes Salaries with median pay of $117,989, Mainframe Software Developer Salaries with median pay of $112,549, Programmer Analyst (Cobol) Salaries with median pay of $113,818, Cobol Developer Salaries with median pay of $114,125.
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The national average salary for a Mainframe Developer is $91,077 per year in United States. Filter by location to see a Mainframe Developer salaries in your area. Salaries estimates are based on 297 salaries submitted anonymously to Glassdoor by a Mainframe Developer employees.
The highest salary for a Mainframe Developer in United States is $115,864 per year.
The lowest salary for a Mainframe Developer in United States is $71,593 per year.
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