Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2016

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" (15-1111 through 15-1199).


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

National estimates for this occupation: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
352,510 0.9 % $70.07 $145,740 0.4 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $39.60 $50.62 $65.29 $82.05 (5)
Annual Wage (2) $82,360 $105,290 $135,800 $170,670 (5)


Industry profile for this occupation: Top

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 79,100 4.01 $73.80 $153,510
Management of Companies and Enterprises 36,540 1.59 $71.24 $148,180
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services 15,160 1.14 $72.65 $151,110
Insurance Carriers 12,300 1.05 $70.88 $147,430
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 11,600 0.39 $54.65 $113,660

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 79,100 4.01 $73.80 $153,510
Other Information Services 8,750 3.42 $87.47 $181,930
Software Publishers 11,580 3.40 $78.10 $162,440
Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services 8,590 2.90 $74.00 $153,910
Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing 4,810 2.86 $77.45 $161,110

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage 2,520 0.56 $92.86 $193,140
Securities and Commodity Exchanges (8) (8) $90.88 $189,020
Other Information Services 8,750 3.42 $87.47 $181,930
Manufacturing and Reproducing Magnetic and Optical Media 160 1.09 $86.46 $179,840
Other Financial Investment Activities 3,230 0.71 $83.31 $173,280


Geographic profile for this occupation: Top

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 51,840 3.25 1.29 $81.45 $169,420
New York 26,000 2.86 1.14 $84.39 $175,530
Texas 20,010 1.70 0.68 $74.34 $154,620
Illinois 15,740 2.67 1.06 $64.79 $134,760
Massachusetts 15,540 4.49 1.79 $72.63 $151,070




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)
District of Columbia 3,850 5.48 2.18 $76.18 $158,450
Connecticut 7,900 4.74 1.89 $69.46 $144,480
Massachusetts 15,540 4.49 1.79 $72.63 $151,070
Washington 11,790 3.84 1.53 $71.92 $149,580
Virginia 13,720 3.65 1.45 $78.79 $163,880




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York 26,000 2.86 1.14 $84.39 $175,530
California 51,840 3.25 1.29 $81.45 $169,420
New Jersey 13,930 3.52 1.40 $81.02 $168,520
Virginia 13,720 3.65 1.45 $78.79 $163,880
Delaware 1,260 2.85 1.14 $77.58 $161,360





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-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division 24,120 3.66 1.46 $89.11 $185,340
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division 14,710 5.91 2.35 $80.52 $167,490
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 13,690 13.10 5.22 $93.87 $195,260
Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metropolitan Division 11,410 3.13 1.25 $67.33 $140,050
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA NECTA Division 11,200 6.21 2.47 $74.38 $154,700
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 10,620 4.16 1.66 $67.22 $139,820
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division 9,860 6.20 2.47 $75.03 $156,060
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division 8,910 2.11 0.84 $75.36 $156,740
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 8,530 4.47 1.78 $68.27 $142,000
San Francisco-Redwood City-South San Francisco, CA Metropolitan Division 8,000 7.50 2.99 $93.84 $195,180




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 13,690 13.10 5.22 $93.87 $195,260
Cedar Rapids, IA 1,110 7.79 3.10 $60.08 $124,970
San Francisco-Redwood City-South San Francisco, CA Metropolitan Division 8,000 7.50 2.99 $93.84 $195,180
Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Division 1,090 7.22 2.87 $70.94 $147,550
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA NECTA Division 11,200 6.21 2.47 $74.38 $154,700
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division 9,860 6.20 2.47 $75.03 $156,060
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division 14,710 5.91 2.35 $80.52 $167,490
California-Lexington Park, MD 260 5.85 2.33 $65.65 $136,560
Raleigh, NC 3,390 5.69 2.27 $65.86 $136,980
Framingham, MA NECTA Division 970 5.59 2.23 $82.41 $171,420




Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 13,690 13.10 5.22 $93.87 $195,260
San Francisco-Redwood City-South San Francisco, CA Metropolitan Division 8,000 7.50 2.99 $93.84 $195,180
New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division 24,120 3.66 1.46 $89.11 $185,340
Newark, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division 5,340 4.62 1.84 $85.34 $177,500
Framingham, MA NECTA Division 970 5.59 2.23 $82.41 $171,420
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division 14,710 5.91 2.35 $80.52 $167,490
Oakland-Hayward-Berkeley, CA Metropolitan Division 3,750 3.45 1.38 $79.31 $164,960
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO 4,290 3.03 1.21 $79.20 $164,730
Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metropolitan Division 1,180 3.41 1.36 $79.08 $164,480
Montgomery County-Bucks County-Chester County, PA Metropolitan Division 3,520 3.44 1.37 $78.50 $163,280

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area 350 1.85 0.73 $54.40 $113,150
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area 280 1.38 0.55 $60.52 $125,890
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area 280 1.73 0.69 $48.90 $101,710
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area 270 1.19 0.47 $55.78 $116,020
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area 240 1.30 0.52 $49.37 $102,690

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Los Alamos County, New Mexico nonmetropolitan area 120 7.93 3.16 $72.36 $150,510
West Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area 190 2.90 1.16 $61.68 $128,300
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area 190 2.01 0.80 $52.00 $108,150
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area 350 1.85 0.73 $54.40 $113,150
Southeast Alaska nonmetropolitan area 60 1.83 0.73 $57.57 $119,740

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Los Alamos County, New Mexico nonmetropolitan area 120 7.93 3.16 $72.36 $150,510
Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area 60 0.99 0.39 $71.34 $148,390
West Montana nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) $68.83 $143,160
North Texas nonmetropolitan area 80 0.32 0.13 $67.26 $139,910
Northeast Florida nonmetropolitan area 30 0.35 0.14 $64.61 $134,390


About May 2016 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 OES estimates and related information:

May 2016 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2016 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2016 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2016 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2016 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: March 31, 2017