'Dear Abby' advice columnist dies at age 94. MINNEAPOLIS â Pauline Friedman Phillips, who under the name of Abigail Van Buren, wrote the long-running Dear Abby advice column that was followed by millions of newspaper readers throughout the world, has died. She was 94.
Software Programmer Salary. The average pay for a Software Programmer is $58,001 per year. People in this job generally don't have more than 20 years' experience. $38,667 - $91,999.
The computer programming profession has grown along with the expanded use of computers in business and education. Some companies have different names for a programmer analyst, such as software developer or software engineer, but most of the basic duties are the same. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the median annual salary for a computer programmer was $72,630 as of May 2011.