'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.
It had a May 2010 survey that reported the following mean annual salaries: 1  All occupations -- $44,410. 2  Computer and mathematical occupations -- $77,230. 3  Computer programmers -- $74,900. 4  Software developers, applications -- $90,410. 5  Software developers, systems software -- $97,960.