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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019
15-0000 Computer and Mathematical Occupations (Major Group)
This major group comprises the following occupations:
Computer Systems Analysts ;
Information Security Analysts ;
Computer and Information Research Scientists ;
Computer Network Support Specialists ;
Computer User Support Specialists ;
Computer Network Architects ;
Network and Computer Systems Administrators ;
Database Administrators and Architects ;
Computer Programmers ;
Software Developers and Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers ;
Web Developers and Digital Interface Designers ;
Computer Occupations, All Other ;
Actuaries ;
Mathematicians ;
Operations Research Analysts ;
Statisticians ;
Data Scientists and Mathematical Science Occupations, All Other
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 major group:
Employment (1) |
Employment RSE (3) |
Mean hourly wage |
Mean annual wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
4,552,880 |
0.4 % |
$45.08 |
$93,760 |
0.5 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this major group:
Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50% (Median) |
75% |
90% |
Hourly Wage |
$21.79 |
$30.22 |
$42.47 |
$57.47 |
$73.08 |
Annual Wage (2) |
$45,320 |
$62,850 |
$88,340 |
$119,550 |
$152,010 |
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 |
1,216,640 |
55.97 |
$46.58 |
$96,900 |
Management of Companies and Enterprises |
289,550 |
11.75 |
$45.01 |
$93,630 |
Software Publishers |
215,150 |
49.83 |
$53.03 |
$110,310 |
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services |
159,130 |
10.67 |
$45.63 |
$94,920 |
Insurance Carriers |
146,500 |
12.23 |
$45.68 |
$95,010 |
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 |
1,216,640 |
55.97 |
$46.58 |
$96,900 |
Software Publishers |
215,150 |
49.83 |
$53.03 |
$110,310 |
Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services |
136,730 |
40.67 |
$45.57 |
$94,790 |
Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing |
51,680 |
32.56 |
$58.43 |
$121,530 |
Other Information Services |
80,330 |
24.75 |
$53.18 |
$110,620 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing |
51,680 |
32.56 |
$58.43 |
$121,530 |
Other Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation |
(8) |
(8) |
$58.19 |
$121,040 |
Oil and Gas Extraction |
10,310 |
7.30 |
$56.98 |
$118,510 |
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing |
45,870 |
8.81 |
$55.88 |
$116,240 |
Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities |
65,380 |
6.95 |
$55.27 |
$114,970 |
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 |
644,300 |
37.07 |
1.20 |
$53.95 |
$112,220 |
Texas |
385,370 |
31.00 |
1.00 |
$43.97 |
$91,460 |
New York |
272,070 |
28.57 |
0.92 |
$48.11 |
$100,060 |
Florida |
217,000 |
24.68 |
0.80 |
$39.12 |
$81,370 |
Virginia |
215,480 |
55.55 |
1.79 |
$49.69 |
$103,350 |
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 |
43,810 |
60.56 |
1.95 |
$53.42 |
$111,100 |
Virginia |
215,480 |
55.55 |
1.79 |
$49.69 |
$103,350 |
Washington |
173,940 |
52.41 |
1.69 |
$55.66 |
$115,770 |
Maryland |
133,600 |
49.46 |
1.60 |
$49.22 |
$102,370 |
Colorado |
123,040 |
45.93 |
1.48 |
$47.23 |
$98,240 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Washington |
173,940 |
52.41 |
1.69 |
$55.66 |
$115,770 |
California |
644,300 |
37.07 |
1.20 |
$53.95 |
$112,220 |
District of Columbia |
43,810 |
60.56 |
1.95 |
$53.42 |
$111,100 |
Virginia |
215,480 |
55.55 |
1.79 |
$49.69 |
$103,350 |
New Jersey |
143,860 |
35.19 |
1.14 |
$49.61 |
$103,180 |
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 |
312,770 |
32.39 |
1.05 |
$51.28 |
$106,670 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
242,090 |
76.14 |
2.46 |
$52.23 |
$108,640 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
172,880 |
27.71 |
0.89 |
$47.23 |
$98,240 |
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
163,630 |
66.19 |
2.14 |
$59.92 |
$124,630 |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
158,490 |
43.34 |
1.40 |
$45.41 |
$94,450 |
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
150,520 |
32.19 |
1.04 |
$43.81 |
$91,120 |
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
147,800 |
73.14 |
2.36 |
$58.36 |
$121,380 |
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA |
144,530 |
126.69 |
4.09 |
$64.32 |
$133,790 |
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
136,850 |
48.91 |
1.58 |
$49.34 |
$102,630 |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
128,030 |
46.67 |
1.51 |
$43.72 |
$90,930 |
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