Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2020
11-3021 Computer and Information Systems Managers
Plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as electronic data processing, information systems, systems analysis, and computer programming. Excludes "Computer Occupations" (15-1211 through 15-1299).
National estimates for Computer and Information Systems Managers
Industry profile for Computer and Information Systems Managers
Geographic profile for Computer and Information Systems Managers
National estimates for Computer and Information Systems Managers:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Computer and Information Systems Managers:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 457,290 |
0.7 % |
$ 77.76 |
$ 161,730 |
0.3 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Computer and Information Systems Managers:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 43.48 |
$ 56.25 |
$ 72.67 |
$ 92.05 |
(5) |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 90,430 |
$ 116,990 |
$ 151,150 |
$ 191,470 |
(5) |
Industry profile for Computer and Information Systems Managers:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Computer and Information Systems Managers are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Computer and Information Systems Managers, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Computer and Information Systems Managers:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Computer Systems Design and Related Services |
104,710 |
4.76 |
$ 81.77 |
$ 170,080 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises |
44,040 |
1.82 |
$ 77.45 |
$ 161,110 |
| Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services |
22,020 |
1.45 |
$ 81.17 |
$ 168,830 |
| Software Publishers |
19,380 |
3.97 |
$ 86.76 |
$ 180,470 |
| Insurance Carriers |
16,490 |
1.37 |
$ 76.80 |
$ 159,750 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Computer and Information Systems Managers:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Computer Systems Design and Related Services |
104,710 |
4.76 |
$ 81.77 |
$ 170,080 |
| Software Publishers |
19,380 |
3.97 |
$ 86.76 |
$ 180,470 |
| Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services |
14,150 |
3.94 |
$ 81.65 |
$ 169,840 |
| Monetary Authorities-Central Bank |
660 |
3.37 |
$ 78.26 |
$ 162,780 |
| Other Information Services |
9,160 |
2.64 |
$ 98.80 |
$ 205,510 |
Top paying industries for Computer and Information Systems Managers:
Geographic profile for Computer and Information Systems Managers:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Computer and Information Systems Managers are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Computer and Information Systems Managers, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Computer and Information Systems Managers:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
81,760 |
4.98 |
1.51 |
$ 95.30 |
$ 198,210 |
| Texas |
29,970 |
2.48 |
0.75 |
$ 75.97 |
$ 158,010 |
| New York |
29,050 |
3.34 |
1.02 |
$ 92.87 |
$ 193,180 |
| Illinois |
21,690 |
3.85 |
1.17 |
$ 73.99 |
$ 153,900 |
| Massachusetts |
20,320 |
6.07 |
1.85 |
$ 79.67 |
$ 165,710 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Computer and Information Systems Managers:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Connecticut |
9,670 |
6.28 |
1.91 |
$ 71.61 |
$ 148,940 |
| Massachusetts |
20,320 |
6.07 |
1.85 |
$ 79.67 |
$ 165,710 |
| District of Columbia |
4,110 |
5.99 |
1.82 |
$ 82.79 |
$ 172,210 |
| California |
81,760 |
4.98 |
1.51 |
$ 95.30 |
$ 198,210 |
| New Hampshire |
2,970 |
4.79 |
1.46 |
$ 71.77 |
$ 149,290 |
Top paying states for Computer and Information Systems Managers:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
81,760 |
4.98 |
1.51 |
$ 95.30 |
$ 198,210 |
| New York |
29,050 |
3.34 |
1.02 |
$ 92.87 |
$ 193,180 |
| New Jersey |
17,160 |
4.54 |
1.38 |
$ 91.88 |
$ 191,120 |
| Virginia |
14,900 |
4.03 |
1.22 |
$ 84.78 |
$ 176,350 |
| Colorado |
8,080 |
3.14 |
0.95 |
$ 83.68 |
$ 174,060 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Computer and Information Systems Managers:
| 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 |
37,080 |
4.20 |
1.28 |
$ 96.79 |
$ 201,320 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
23,830 |
10.22 |
3.11 |
$ 102.15 |
$ 212,480 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
22,790 |
3.91 |
1.19 |
$ 88.54 |
$ 184,170 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
19,320 |
7.43 |
2.26 |
$ 80.53 |
$ 167,500 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
19,130 |
6.33 |
1.93 |
$ 85.50 |
$ 177,840 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
17,820 |
4.08 |
1.24 |
$ 75.46 |
$ 156,960 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA |
16,530 |
14.99 |
4.56 |
$ 113.00 |
$ 235,040 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
12,560 |
4.77 |
1.45 |
$ 73.11 |
$ 152,060 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
12,440 |
3.47 |
1.05 |
$ 77.97 |
$ 162,180 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
10,370 |
3.85 |
1.17 |
$ 77.54 |
$ 161,290 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Computer and Information Systems Managers:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA |
16,530 |
14.99 |
4.56 |
$ 113.00 |
$ 235,040 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
23,830 |
10.22 |
3.11 |
$ 102.15 |
$ 212,480 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT |
4,540 |
8.25 |
2.51 |
$ 69.74 |
$ 145,070 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
19,320 |
7.43 |
2.26 |
$ 80.53 |
$ 167,500 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC |
2,270 |
7.31 |
2.22 |
$ 68.31 |
$ 142,080 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT |
2,460 |
6.53 |
1.99 |
$ 84.11 |
$ 174,950 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
19,130 |
6.33 |
1.93 |
$ 85.50 |
$ 177,840 |
| Huntsville, AL |
1,310 |
5.68 |
1.73 |
$ 68.58 |
$ 142,640 |
| Portsmouth, NH-ME |
480 |
5.37 |
1.63 |
$ 78.33 |
$ 162,920 |
| Dover-Durham, NH-ME |
250 |
5.20 |
1.58 |
$ 73.37 |
$ 152,610 |
Top paying metropolitan areas for Computer and Information Systems Managers:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA |
16,530 |
14.99 |
4.56 |
$ 113.00 |
$ 235,040 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
23,830 |
10.22 |
3.11 |
$ 102.15 |
$ 212,480 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
37,080 |
4.20 |
1.28 |
$ 96.79 |
$ 201,320 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA |
600 |
3.27 |
0.99 |
$ 90.20 |
$ 187,620 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
22,790 |
3.91 |
1.19 |
$ 88.54 |
$ 184,170 |
| Boulder, CO |
920 |
5.09 |
1.55 |
$ 87.36 |
$ 181,710 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
(8) |
(8) |
(8) |
$ 86.63 |
$ 180,200 |
| Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO |
5,770 |
3.96 |
1.20 |
$ 85.63 |
$ 178,110 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
19,130 |
6.33 |
1.93 |
$ 85.50 |
$ 177,840 |
| Trenton, NJ |
1,180 |
5.11 |
1.55 |
$ 85.29 |
$ 177,410 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Computer and Information Systems Managers:
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Computer and Information Systems Managers:
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Computer and Information Systems Managers:
About May 2020 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia.
The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.
The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall.
The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median.
More about percentile wages.
(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.
(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours;
for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.
(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.
(5) This wage is equal to or greater than $100.00 per hour or $208,000 per year.
(8) Estimate not released.
(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration.
A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.
Other OEWS estimates and related information:
May 2020 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2020 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2020 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2020 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2020 Occupation Profiles
Technical Notes
Last Modified Date: March 31, 2021
United States Department of Labor
