• Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2023

15-1211 Computer Systems Analysts

Analyze science, engineering, business, and other data processing problems to develop and implement solutions to complex applications problems, system administration issues, or network concerns. Perform systems management and integration functions, improve existing computer systems, and review computer system capabilities, workflow, and schedule limitations. May analyze or recommend commercially available software.

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National estimates for Computer Systems Analysts
Industry profile for Computer Systems Analysts
Geographic profile for Computer Systems Analysts

National estimates for Computer Systems Analysts:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Computer Systems Analysts:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
498,810	0.8 %	$ 53.27	$ 110,800	0.5 %

Percentile wage estimates for Computer Systems Analysts:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 30.40	$ 38.64	$ 49.90	$ 63.74	$ 79.66
Annual Wage (2)	$ 63,230	$ 80,380	$ 103,800	$ 132,580	$ 165,700

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Industry profile for Computer Systems Analysts:

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

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Computer Systems Analysts:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Computer Systems Design and Related Services	116,900	4.62	$ 53.34	$ 110,950
Management of Companies and Enterprises	58,850	2.12	$ 54.98	$ 114,350
Insurance Carriers	23,390	1.91	$ 51.40	$ 106,910
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	21,140	0.37	$ 47.11	$ 97,980
Credit Intermediation and Related Activities (5221 and 5223 only)	20,830	1.02	$ 54.88	$ 114,150

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Computer Systems Analysts:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Computer Systems Design and Related Services	116,900	4.62	$ 53.34	$ 110,950
Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services	16,320	3.38	$ 54.03	$ 112,380
Monetary Authorities-Central Bank	540	2.47	$ 58.64	$ 121,980
Management of Companies and Enterprises	58,850	2.12	$ 54.98	$ 114,350
Software Publishers	13,270	2.03	$ 56.78	$ 118,090

Top paying industries for Computer Systems Analysts:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Other Personal Services	50	0.01	$ 83.89	$ 174,490
Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing	2,280	1.41	$ 76.08	$ 158,240
Web Search Portals, Libraries, Archives, and Other Information Services	1,390	0.76	$ 75.27	$ 156,560
Food and Beverage Retailers (4451 and 4452 only)	90	(7)	$ 72.09	$ 149,950
Audio and Video Equipment Manufacturing	120	0.64	$ 69.25	$ 144,040

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Geographic profile for Computer Systems Analysts:

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

States with the highest employment level in Computer Systems Analysts:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Texas	50,680	3.74	1.14	$ 55.41	$ 115,240
California	49,930	2.78	0.85	$ 62.22	$ 129,420
Florida	32,760	3.42	1.04	$ 50.99	$ 106,050
North Carolina	26,220	5.47	1.66	$ 53.64	$ 111,580
Virginia	23,830	5.98	1.82	$ 55.68	$ 115,820

States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Computer Systems Analysts:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Virginia	23,830	5.98	1.82	$ 55.68	$ 115,820
Washington	20,060	5.74	1.75	$ 63.83	$ 132,760
Delaware	2,660	5.66	1.72	$ 63.28	$ 131,620
North Carolina	26,220	5.47	1.66	$ 53.64	$ 111,580
Maryland	13,800	5.15	1.57	$ 56.95	$ 118,460

Top paying states for Computer Systems Analysts:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Washington	20,060	5.74	1.75	$ 63.83	$ 132,760
Delaware	2,660	5.66	1.72	$ 63.28	$ 131,620
California	49,930	2.78	0.85	$ 62.22	$ 129,420
New Jersey	14,970	3.56	1.08	$ 60.69	$ 126,240
Massachusetts	14,070	3.86	1.18	$ 60.04	$ 124,870

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Computer Systems Analysts:

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	23,000	2.42	0.74	$ 62.10	$ 129,170
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	19,690	4.96	1.51	$ 58.85	$ 122,400
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	17,830	5.77	1.76	$ 60.63	$ 126,110
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	16,180	7.78	2.37	$ 66.55	$ 138,410
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	14,300	2.31	0.70	$ 57.79	$ 120,190
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	13,100	2.91	0.88	$ 52.35	$ 108,890
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	12,360	4.48	1.36	$ 59.03	$ 122,780
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	10,660	4.40	1.34	$ 69.15	$ 143,830
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	10,420	7.95	2.42	$ 56.88	$ 118,310
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	10,130	3.19	0.97	$ 56.84	$ 118,230

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Computer Systems Analysts:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
California-Lexington Park, MD	580	12.37	3.77	$ 49.83	$ 103,640
Huntsville, AL	2,650	10.56	3.22	$ 59.52	$ 123,810
Springfield, IL	840	8.14	2.48	$ 41.65	$ 86,620
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	10,420	7.95	2.42	$ 56.88	$ 118,310
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	16,180	7.78	2.37	$ 66.55	$ 138,410
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	2,600	7.75	2.36	$ 51.48	$ 107,080
Raleigh, NC	5,420	7.71	2.35	$ 54.17	$ 112,680
Tallahassee, FL	1,380	7.63	2.32	$ 33.41	$ 69,480
Madison, WI	2,850	7.18	2.19	$ 44.14	$ 91,800
Austin-Round Rock, TX	8,620	6.98	2.13	$ 54.27	$ 112,890