Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019

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).

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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)
433,960	0.6 %	$75.19	$156,390	0.3 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$42.06	$54.38	$70.37	$89.24	(5)
Annual Wage (2)	$87,480	$113,110	$146,360	$185,610	(5)

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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	100,380	4.62	$78.84	$164,000
Management of Companies and Enterprises	43,020	1.75	$75.78	$157,630
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	19,770	1.33	$78.28	$162,820
Software Publishers	17,170	3.98	$83.76	$174,210
Insurance Carriers	15,730	1.31	$75.24	$156,510

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	100,380	4.62	$78.84	$164,000
Software Publishers	17,170	3.98	$83.76	$174,210
Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services	11,600	3.45	$79.54	$165,430
Monetary Authorities-Central Bank	630	3.28	$77.59	$161,380
Other Information Services	9,390	2.89	$93.62	$194,720

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Other Information Services	9,390	2.89	$93.62	$194,720
Cable and Other Subscription Programming	1,090	2.06	$89.65	$186,460
Clothing Stores	80	0.01	$89.09	$185,310
Scientific Research and Development Services	8,700	1.23	$88.61	$184,320
Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities	7,020	0.75	$88.01	$183,050

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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	75,700	4.35	1.47	$89.25	$185,640
New York	28,960	3.04	1.03	$91.53	$190,390
Texas	26,980	2.17	0.73	$75.28	$156,590
Illinois	20,370	3.38	1.14	$71.63	$148,990
Florida	20,090	2.28	0.77	$66.54	$138,400

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)
Connecticut	9,360	5.62	1.90	$71.34	$148,380
Massachusetts	19,750	5.46	1.85	$76.53	$159,180
District of Columbia	3,880	5.37	1.82	$81.20	$168,900
California	75,700	4.35	1.47	$89.25	$185,640
Maryland	11,730	4.34	1.47	$75.58	$157,200

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	28,960	3.04	1.03	$91.53	$190,390
California	75,700	4.35	1.47	$89.25	$185,640
New Jersey	15,570	3.81	1.29	$87.32	$181,620
Virginia	14,680	3.79	1.28	$83.31	$173,280
Colorado	7,920	2.96	1.00	$83.08	$172,810

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	35,550	3.68	1.25	$94.37	$196,290
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	21,980	8.89	3.01	$97.09	$201,960
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	21,250	3.41	1.15	$82.26	$171,110
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	19,080	6.00	2.03	$83.94	$174,600
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	18,470	6.60	2.23	$77.82	$161,870
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	16,790	3.59	1.22	$72.94	$151,710
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	15,220	13.34	4.51	$103.41	$215,090
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	12,790	4.66	1.58	$73.34	$152,560
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	11,050	3.02	1.02	$77.83	$161,880
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	10,560	5.22	1.77	$82.32	$171,230