Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019

15-0000 Computer and Mathematical Occupations (Major Group)

This major group comprises the following occupations: Computer Systems Analysts ; Information Security Analysts ; Computer and Information Research Scientists ; Computer Network Support Specialists ; Computer User Support Specialists ; Computer Network Architects ; Network and Computer Systems Administrators ; Database Administrators and Architects ; Computer Programmers ; Software Developers and Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers ; Web Developers and Digital Interface Designers ; Computer Occupations, All Other ; Actuaries ; Mathematicians ; Operations Research Analysts ; Statisticians ; Data Scientists and Mathematical Science Occupations, All Other

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National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this major group:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
4,552,880	0.4 %	$45.08	$93,760	0.5 %

Percentile wage estimates for this major group:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$21.79	$30.22	$42.47	$57.47	$73.08
Annual Wage (2)	$45,320	$62,850	$88,340	$119,550	$152,010

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Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Computer Systems Design and Related Services	1,216,640	55.97	$46.58	$96,900
Management of Companies and Enterprises	289,550	11.75	$45.01	$93,630
Software Publishers	215,150	49.83	$53.03	$110,310
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	159,130	10.67	$45.63	$94,920
Insurance Carriers	146,500	12.23	$45.68	$95,010

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Computer Systems Design and Related Services	1,216,640	55.97	$46.58	$96,900
Software Publishers	215,150	49.83	$53.03	$110,310
Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services	136,730	40.67	$45.57	$94,790
Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing	51,680	32.56	$58.43	$121,530
Other Information Services	80,330	24.75	$53.18	$110,620

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing	51,680	32.56	$58.43	$121,530
Other Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation	(8)	(8)	$58.19	$121,040
Oil and Gas Extraction	10,310	7.30	$56.98	$118,510
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing	45,870	8.81	$55.88	$116,240
Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities	65,380	6.95	$55.27	$114,970

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Geographic profile for this occupation: Top

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
California	644,300	37.07	1.20	$53.95	$112,220
Texas	385,370	31.00	1.00	$43.97	$91,460
New York	272,070	28.57	0.92	$48.11	$100,060
Florida	217,000	24.68	0.80	$39.12	$81,370
Virginia	215,480	55.55	1.79	$49.69	$103,350

States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
District of Columbia	43,810	60.56	1.95	$53.42	$111,100
Virginia	215,480	55.55	1.79	$49.69	$103,350
Washington	173,940	52.41	1.69	$55.66	$115,770
Maryland	133,600	49.46	1.60	$49.22	$102,370
Colorado	123,040	45.93	1.48	$47.23	$98,240

Top paying States for this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Washington	173,940	52.41	1.69	$55.66	$115,770
California	644,300	37.07	1.20	$53.95	$112,220
District of Columbia	43,810	60.56	1.95	$53.42	$111,100
Virginia	215,480	55.55	1.79	$49.69	$103,350
New Jersey	143,860	35.19	1.14	$49.61	$103,180

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	312,770	32.39	1.05	$51.28	$106,670
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	242,090	76.14	2.46	$52.23	$108,640
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	172,880	27.71	0.89	$47.23	$98,240
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	163,630	66.19	2.14	$59.92	$124,630
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	158,490	43.34	1.40	$45.41	$94,450
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	150,520	32.19	1.04	$43.81	$91,120
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	147,800	73.14	2.36	$58.36	$121,380
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	144,530	126.69	4.09	$64.32	$133,790
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	136,850	48.91	1.58	$49.34	$102,630
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	128,030	46.67	1.51	$43.72	$90,930