Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018

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).

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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)
391,430	0.7 %	$73.49	$152,860	0.4 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$41.05	$52.94	$68.53	$86.63	(5)
Annual Wage (2)	$85,380	$110,110	$142,530	$180,190	(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	91,520	4.37	$76.82	$159,790
Management of Companies and Enterprises	39,710	1.67	$74.74	$155,460
Software Publishers	14,590	3.70	$82.11	$170,790
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	14,540	1.01	$77.44	$161,070
Insurance Carriers	13,320	1.14	$73.50	$152,870

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	91,520	4.37	$76.82	$159,790
Software Publishers	14,590	3.70	$82.11	$170,790
Other Information Services	9,790	3.31	$91.71	$190,760
Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services	10,250	3.22	$77.68	$161,570
Monetary Authorities-Central Bank	380	2.07	$83.03	$172,690

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Clothing Stores	120	0.01	$93.07	$193,580
Other Information Services	9,790	3.31	$91.71	$190,760
Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities	5,950	0.64	$89.68	$186,540
Agents and Managers for Artists, Athletes, Entertainers, and Other Public Figures	60	0.21	$87.38	$181,750
Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing	2,700	0.74	$86.49	$179,890

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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	63,640	3.74	1.38	$86.66	$180,250
New York	27,070	2.88	1.07	$91.50	$190,310
Texas	22,350	1.84	0.68	$74.35	$154,650
Massachusetts	17,820	4.99	1.85	$75.30	$156,620
Illinois	17,770	2.97	1.10	$69.18	$143,900

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	4,020	5.65	2.09	$81.01	$168,500
Connecticut	8,430	5.08	1.88	$70.89	$147,440
Massachusetts	17,820	4.99	1.85	$75.30	$156,620
Washington	13,690	4.20	1.55	$76.58	$159,290
Maryland	10,590	3.94	1.46	$74.46	$154,870

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	27,070	2.88	1.07	$91.50	$190,310
California	63,640	3.74	1.38	$86.66	$180,250
New Jersey	14,280	3.52	1.30	$84.95	$176,690
Virginia	13,450	3.51	1.30	$83.31	$173,290
Delaware	1,240	2.77	1.02	$81.60	$169,720

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	32,630	3.44	1.27	$94.09	$195,710
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	18,220	5.81	2.15	$83.40	$173,470
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	17,990	2.94	1.09	$80.74	$167,940
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	17,590	7.27	2.69	$93.39	$194,250
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	16,530	5.99	2.22	$77.05	$160,260
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	15,320	3.30	1.22	$70.22	$146,050
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	13,880	12.40	4.59	$98.87	$205,650
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	12,010	4.48	1.66	$70.75	$147,150
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	11,700	5.90	2.18	$79.18	$164,700
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	9,010	2.52	0.93	$76.81	$159,770