Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019

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.

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

National estimates for this occupation:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
589,060	1.0 %	$46.23	$96,160	0.4 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$26.53	$33.65	$43.71	$56.31	$71.00
Annual Wage (2)	$55,180	$70,000	$90,920	$117,120	$147,670

Industry profile for this occupation:

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	172,810	7.95	$48.20	$100,260
Management of Companies and Enterprises	54,950	2.23	$46.08	$95,850
Insurance Carriers	31,520	2.63	$43.90	$91,320
Credit Intermediation and Related Activities (5221 And 5223 only)	23,730	1.16	$46.91	$97,570
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	23,340	0.42	$41.81	$86,970

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	172,810	7.95	$48.20	$100,260
Monetary Authorities-Central Bank	980	5.13	$46.83	$97,410
Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services	15,460	4.60	$45.56	$94,770
Oil and Gas Extraction	5,160	3.65	$66.00	$137,290
Insurance Carriers	31,520	2.63	$43.90	$91,320

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Oil and Gas Extraction	5,160	3.65	$66.00	$137,290
Scientific Research and Development Services	10,590	1.50	$53.72	$111,730
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing	5,550	1.07	$53.67	$111,630
Cable and Other Subscription Programming	330	0.63	$52.85	$109,930
Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing	3,580	2.26	$52.53	$109,270

Geographic profile for this occupation:

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	64,260	3.70	0.92	$53.28	$110,820
Texas	54,150	4.36	1.09	$49.10	$102,120
New York	39,860	4.19	1.04	$52.84	$109,910
Illinois	30,710	5.10	1.27	$43.92	$91,340
Florida	27,450	3.12	0.78	$41.33	$85,970

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)
Minnesota	20,240	7.03	1.75	$46.20	$96,090
Virginia	26,310	6.78	1.69	$51.20	$106,490
Maryland	17,760	6.58	1.64	$48.54	$100,970
North Carolina	26,050	5.84	1.46	$45.35	$94,330
Illinois	30,710	5.10	1.27	$43.92	$91,340

Top paying States for this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
California	64,260	3.70	0.92	$53.28	$110,820
New York	39,860	4.19	1.04	$52.84	$109,910
District of Columbia	3,560	4.91	1.23	$52.55	$109,300
Virginia	26,310	6.78	1.69	$51.20	$106,490
New Jersey	18,510	4.53	1.13	$50.30	$104,630

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	44,210	4.58	1.14	$54.84	$114,070
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	27,210	8.56	2.13	$52.31	$108,800
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	22,410	4.79	1.20	$43.60	$90,690
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	19,460	5.32	1.33	$46.75	$97,250
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	18,450	9.36	2.33	$46.92	$97,590
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	16,980	6.87	1.71	$58.32	$121,300
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	16,870	2.70	0.67	$50.66	$105,380
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	16,280	5.93	1.48	$44.08	$91,690
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	15,430	5.52	1.38	$47.92	$99,670
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	15,300	5.01	1.25	$57.47	$119,540