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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:
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 |
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