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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018

15-0000 Computer and Mathematical Occupations (Major Group)

This major group comprises the following occupations: Computer and Information Research Scientists ; Computer Systems Analysts ; Information Security Analysts ; Computer Programmers ; Software Developers, Applications ; Software Developers, Systems Software ; Web Developers ; Database Administrators ; Network and Computer Systems Administrators ; Computer Network Architects ; Computer User Support Specialists ; Computer Network Support Specialists ; Computer Occupations, All Other ; Actuaries ; Mathematicians ; Operations Research Analysts ; Statisticians


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)
4,384,300 0.5 % $44.01 $91,530 0.4 %

Percentile wage estimates for this major group:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $21.41 $29.64 $41.51 $55.98 $71.12
Annual Wage (2) $44,530 $61,640 $86,340 $116,440 $147,920


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 1,183,190 56.49 $45.89 $95,450
Management of Companies and Enterprises 274,010 11.55 $44.17 $91,860
Software Publishers 195,990 49.76 $50.12 $104,260
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services 144,050 9.99 $44.24 $92,020
Employment Services 135,600 3.70 $42.30 $87,990

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 1,183,190 56.49 $45.89 $95,450
Software Publishers 195,990 49.76 $50.12 $104,260
Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services 129,210 40.54 $44.79 $93,170
Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing 50,860 32.45 $55.60 $115,650
Other Information Services 80,370 27.17 $51.29 $106,680

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Other Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation 360 0.34 $58.99 $122,690
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing 44,240 9.11 $55.66 $115,770
Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing 50,860 32.45 $55.60 $115,650
Other Investment Pools and Funds 140 1.64 $53.59 $111,460
Oil and Gas Extraction 8,160 5.78 $52.80 $109,830


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 616,270 36.23 1.20 $52.01 $108,190
Texas 364,120 30.06 0.99 $43.63 $90,740
New York 264,620 28.19 0.93 $46.79 $97,320
Florida 206,930 24.04 0.79 $37.87 $78,780
Virginia 206,750 53.94 1.78 $49.25 $102,430




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 42,120 59.12 1.95 $52.21 $108,600
Virginia 206,750 53.94 1.78 $49.25 $102,430
Washington 164,830 50.57 1.67 $52.24 $108,660
Maryland 128,230 47.78 1.58 $48.35 $100,560
Colorado 116,930 44.62 1.47 $46.58 $96,880




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Washington 164,830 50.57 1.67 $52.24 $108,660
District of Columbia 42,120 59.12 1.95 $52.21 $108,600
California 616,270 36.23 1.20 $52.01 $108,190
Virginia 206,750 53.94 1.78 $49.25 $102,430
New Jersey 144,240 35.61 1.18 $48.75 $101,390





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 305,470 32.16 1.06 $49.98 $103,960
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 232,290 74.09 2.45 $51.81 $107,760
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 171,700 28.06 0.93 $46.15 $96,000
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 150,970 42.31 1.40 $45.11 $93,820
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 147,310 31.74 1.05 $42.85 $89,130
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 146,420 60.53 2.00 $58.04 $120,730
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 141,030 126.01 4.16 $61.08 $127,040
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 139,440 70.27 2.32 $54.69 $113,750
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 132,130 47.89 1.58 $48.23 $100,310
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 123,340 45.97 1.52 $43.85 $91,220




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 141,030 126.01 4.16 $61.08 $127,040
California-Lexington Park, MD 5,810 124.48 4.11 $48.59 $101,060
Boulder, CO 14,140 77.63 2.56 $48.67 $101,220
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 232,290 74.09 2.45 $51.81 $107,760
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 139,440 70.27 2.32 $54.69 $113,750
Huntsville, AL 15,320 67.70 2.23 $46.80 $97,340
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC 19,640 63.65 2.10 $44.11 $91,740
Madison, WI 24,490 62.43 2.06 $39.12 $81,370
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 146,420 60.53 2.00 $58.04 $120,730
Austin-Round Rock, TX 61,460 59.76 1.97 $44.22 $91,970




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 141,030 126.01 4.16 $61.08 $127,040
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 146,420 60.53 2.00 $58.04 $120,730
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 139,440 70.27 2.32 $54.69 $113,750
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 232,290 74.09 2.45 $51.81 $107,760
Portsmouth, NH-ME 4,050 42.95 1.42 $50.15 $104,310
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 305,470 32.16 1.06 $49.98 $103,960
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD 64,790 47.26 1.56 $48.80 $101,510
Boulder, CO 14,140 77.63 2.56 $48.67 $101,220
California-Lexington Park, MD 5,810 124.48 4.11 $48.59 $101,060
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 13,160 31.63 1.04 $48.48 $100,830

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)
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 3,570 9.11 0.30 $28.32 $58,900
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area 3,410 24.74 0.82 $33.96 $70,630
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area 2,940 59.48 1.96 $47.14 $98,040
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area 2,940 15.36 0.51 $35.25 $73,330
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area 2,850 11.08 0.37 $34.17 $71,080

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)
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area 2,940 59.48 1.96 $47.14 $98,040
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area 3,410 24.74 0.82 $33.96 $70,630
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area 1,840 22.94 0.76 $49.38 $102,710
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area 2,230 21.82 0.72 $39.99 $83,180
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area 1,350 19.00 0.63 $35.31 $73,440

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)
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area 1,840 22.94 0.76 $49.38 $102,710
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area 2,940 59.48 1.96 $47.14 $98,040
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area 690 10.64 0.35 $41.35 $86,000
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area 2,230 21.82 0.72 $39.99 $83,180
Nevada nonmetropolitan area 720 7.48 0.25 $38.69 $80,470


About May 2018 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.

(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 2018 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: March 29, 2019