Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021
15-0000 Computer and Mathematical Occupations (Major Group)
Computer and Mathematical Occupations comprises the following occupations:
Information Security Analysts;
Computer Systems Analysts;
Computer and Information Research Scientists;
Computer Network Support Specialists;
Computer User Support Specialists;
Database Architects;
Database Administrators;
Computer Network Architects;
Network and Computer Systems Administrators;
Web and Digital Interface Designers;
Web Developers;
Computer Programmers;
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers;
Software Developers;
Computer Occupations, All Other;
Actuaries;
Mathematicians;
Operations Research Analysts;
Statisticians;
Data Scientists;
Mathematical Science Occupations, All Other
National estimates for Computer and Mathematical Occupations
Industry profile for Computer and Mathematical Occupations
Geographic profile for Computer and Mathematical Occupations
National estimates for Computer and Mathematical Occupations:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Computer and Mathematical Occupations:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 4,654,750 |
0.4 % |
$ 48.01 |
$ 99,860 |
0.3 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Computer and Mathematical Occupations:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 22.80 |
$ 30.09 |
$ 46.90 |
$ 61.55 |
$ 78.67 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 47,430 |
$ 62,590 |
$ 97,540 |
$ 128,030 |
$ 163,640 |
Industry profile for Computer and Mathematical Occupations:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Computer and Mathematical Occupations are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Computer and Mathematical Occupations, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Computer and Mathematical Occupations:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Computer Systems Design and Related Services |
1,209,420 |
53.37 |
$ 48.63 |
$ 101,140 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises |
304,840 |
12.00 |
$ 48.58 |
$ 101,040 |
| Software Publishers |
247,420 |
47.01 |
$ 56.47 |
$ 117,470 |
| Employment Services |
175,410 |
5.03 |
$ 44.82 |
$ 93,220 |
| Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services |
157,420 |
10.12 |
$ 49.84 |
$ 103,670 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Computer and Mathematical Occupations:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Computer Systems Design and Related Services |
1,209,420 |
53.37 |
$ 48.63 |
$ 101,140 |
| Software Publishers |
247,420 |
47.01 |
$ 56.47 |
$ 117,470 |
| Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services |
150,940 |
39.86 |
$ 49.24 |
$ 102,420 |
| Other Information Services |
116,160 |
32.02 |
$ 66.12 |
$ 137,530 |
| Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing |
40,700 |
26.14 |
$ 66.74 |
$ 138,830 |
Top paying industries for Computer and Mathematical Occupations:
Geographic profile for Computer and Mathematical Occupations:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Computer and Mathematical Occupations are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Computer and Mathematical Occupations, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Computer and Mathematical Occupations:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
662,110 |
40.06 |
1.21 |
$ 58.75 |
$ 122,200 |
| Texas |
411,390 |
33.65 |
1.02 |
$ 45.13 |
$ 93,880 |
| New York |
263,440 |
30.39 |
0.92 |
$ 52.15 |
$ 108,470 |
| Florida |
229,040 |
26.62 |
0.81 |
$ 41.13 |
$ 85,540 |
| Virginia |
219,330 |
58.44 |
1.77 |
$ 53.13 |
$ 110,510 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Computer and Mathematical Occupations:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| District of Columbia |
49,000 |
74.02 |
2.24 |
$ 54.68 |
$ 113,720 |
| Washington |
190,160 |
59.32 |
1.80 |
$ 59.61 |
$ 124,000 |
| Virginia |
219,330 |
58.44 |
1.77 |
$ 53.13 |
$ 110,510 |
| Maryland |
138,370 |
54.35 |
1.64 |
$ 53.26 |
$ 110,790 |
| Colorado |
120,800 |
46.08 |
1.39 |
$ 50.10 |
$ 104,210 |
Top paying states for Computer and Mathematical Occupations:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Washington |
190,160 |
59.32 |
1.80 |
$ 59.61 |
$ 124,000 |
| California |
662,110 |
40.06 |
1.21 |
$ 58.75 |
$ 122,200 |
| District of Columbia |
49,000 |
74.02 |
2.24 |
$ 54.68 |
$ 113,720 |
| Massachusetts |
146,110 |
43.04 |
1.30 |
$ 53.97 |
$ 112,270 |
| Maryland |
138,370 |
54.35 |
1.64 |
$ 53.26 |
$ 110,790 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Computer and Mathematical Occupations:
| 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 |
294,770 |
33.97 |
1.03 |
$ 55.61 |
$ 115,680 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
233,080 |
79.48 |
2.41 |
$ 56.60 |
$ 117,730 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
165,470 |
28.93 |
0.88 |
$ 50.28 |
$ 104,580 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
161,110 |
71.85 |
2.17 |
$ 67.14 |
$ 139,650 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
160,660 |
83.78 |
2.54 |
$ 62.45 |
$ 129,890 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
157,650 |
43.93 |
1.33 |
$ 47.62 |
$ 99,040 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA |
140,460 |
131.44 |
3.98 |
$ 73.87 |
$ 153,640 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
131,990 |
51.06 |
1.55 |
$ 54.94 |
$ 114,280 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
130,440 |
30.82 |
0.93 |
$ 45.97 |
$ 95,610 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
112,520 |
43.48 |
1.32 |
$ 48.72 |
$ 101,330 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Computer and Mathematical Occupations:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA |
140,460 |
131.44 |
3.98 |
$ 73.87 |
$ 153,640 |
| California-Lexington Park, MD |
4,910 |
105.78 |
3.20 |
$ 52.58 |
$ 109,370 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
160,660 |
83.78 |
2.54 |
$ 62.45 |
$ 129,890 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
233,080 |
79.48 |
2.41 |
$ 56.60 |
$ 117,730 |
| Boulder, CO |
14,170 |
77.86 |
2.36 |
$ 52.78 |
$ 109,780 |
| Huntsville, AL |
16,660 |
72.34 |
2.19 |
$ 50.07 |
$ 104,150 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
161,110 |
71.85 |
2.17 |
$ 67.14 |
$ 139,650 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC |
21,780 |
69.74 |
2.11 |
$ 51.48 |
$ 107,090 |
| Austin-Round Rock, TX |
70,840 |
66.01 |
2.00 |
$ 46.65 |
$ 97,020 |
| Raleigh, NC |
37,020 |
58.47 |
1.77 |
$ 49.34 |
$ 102,640 |
Top paying metropolitan areas for Computer and Mathematical Occupations:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA |
140,460 |
131.44 |
3.98 |
$ 73.87 |
$ 153,640 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
161,110 |
71.85 |
2.17 |
$ 67.14 |
$ 139,650 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
160,660 |
83.78 |
2.54 |
$ 62.45 |
$ 129,890 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
233,080 |
79.48 |
2.41 |
$ 56.60 |
$ 117,730 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
294,770 |
33.97 |
1.03 |
$ 55.61 |
$ 115,680 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
131,990 |
51.06 |
1.55 |
$ 54.94 |
$ 114,280 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD |
65,320 |
52.02 |
1.57 |
$ 54.42 |
$ 113,200 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA |
2,080 |
22.33 |
0.68 |
$ 52.95 |
$ 110,130 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad, CA |
55,750 |
40.09 |
1.21 |
$ 52.82 |
$ 109,870 |
| Boulder, CO |
14,170 |
77.86 |
2.36 |
$ 52.78 |
$ 109,780 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Computer and Mathematical Occupations:
| Nonmetropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Kansas nonmetropolitan area |
4,020 |
10.70 |
0.32 |
$ 31.85 |
$ 66,240 |
| Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area |
3,440 |
24.78 |
0.75 |
$ 34.30 |
$ 71,350 |
| Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area |
3,280 |
17.19 |
0.52 |
$ 35.78 |
$ 74,410 |
| Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area |
3,240 |
67.09 |
2.03 |
$ 50.76 |
$ 105,580 |
| West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area |
3,230 |
13.47 |
0.41 |
$ 36.64 |
$ 76,200 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Computer and Mathematical Occupations:
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Computer and Mathematical Occupations:
About May 2021 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 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.
(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 2021 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 Occupation Profiles
Technical Notes
Last Modified Date: March 31, 2022
United States Department of Labor
