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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018

15-1121 Computer Systems Analysts

Analyze science, engineering, business, and other data processing problems to implement and improve computer systems. Analyze user requirements, procedures, and problems to automate or improve existing systems and review computer system capabilities, workflow, and scheduling limitations. May analyze or recommend commercially available software.


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)
587,970 1.0 % $45.01 $93,610 0.3 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $26.14 $33.04 $42.66 $54.55 $68.38
Annual Wage (2) $54,360 $68,730 $88,740 $113,460 $142,220


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 178,810 8.54 $47.09 $97,950
Management of Companies and Enterprises 55,500 2.34 $45.30 $94,220
Insurance Carriers 28,410 2.43 $42.42 $88,230
Credit Intermediation and Related Activities (5221 And 5223 only) 23,990 1.19 $46.38 $96,480
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 22,610 0.41 $40.25 $83,730

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 178,810 8.54 $47.09 $97,950
Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services 15,400 4.83 $43.50 $90,490
Monetary Authorities-Central Bank 720 3.93 $47.15 $98,070
Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing 4,370 2.79 $50.54 $105,120
Software Publishers 10,280 2.61 $46.75 $97,250

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Oil and Gas Extraction (8) (8) $59.95 $124,690
Audio and Video Equipment Manufacturing (8) (8) $54.01 $112,330
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing 5,510 1.13 $52.31 $108,810
Other Information Services 6,210 2.10 $51.60 $107,330
Other Personal Services 50 0.01 $51.56 $107,250


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 67,950 4.00 0.98 $49.97 $103,930
Texas 51,710 4.27 1.05 $47.07 $97,900
New York 44,030 4.69 1.15 $51.12 $106,320
Ohio 29,010 5.36 1.32 $42.99 $89,420
Illinois 28,130 4.70 1.16 $42.97 $89,370




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)
Virginia 26,800 6.99 1.72 $49.18 $102,290
Maryland 18,340 6.83 1.68 $46.98 $97,720
Minnesota 18,710 6.53 1.61 $44.67 $92,920
North Carolina 26,110 5.96 1.47 $44.94 $93,480
Delaware 2,530 5.64 1.39 $46.38 $96,460




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New Jersey 13,710 3.38 0.83 $51.70 $107,540
District of Columbia 3,630 5.10 1.26 $51.34 $106,790
New York 44,030 4.69 1.15 $51.12 $106,320
California 67,950 4.00 0.98 $49.97 $103,930
Virginia 26,800 6.99 1.72 $49.18 $102,290





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 42,740 4.50 1.11 $54.65 $113,680
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 27,810 8.87 2.18 $50.67 $105,390
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 23,010 4.96 1.22 $43.25 $89,970
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 19,080 3.12 0.77 $45.83 $95,320
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 18,980 5.32 1.31 $45.82 $95,300
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 16,730 8.55 2.11 $45.57 $94,780
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 15,740 5.87 1.44 $44.91 $93,410
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 14,750 6.10 1.50 $56.89 $118,320
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 14,370 4.82 1.19 $53.05 $110,340
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 13,590 4.93 1.21 $45.99 $95,660




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)
California-Lexington Park, MD 1,150 24.61 6.06 $48.46 $100,800
Olympia-Tumwater, WA 1,540 13.64 3.36 $37.38 $77,760
Raleigh, NC 7,070 11.22 2.76 $45.37 $94,380
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 12,350 11.03 2.72 $57.88 $120,390
Madison, WI 4,260 10.86 2.67 $43.82 $91,140
Bloomington, IL 930 10.50 2.59 $40.37 $83,970
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC 3,210 10.40 2.56 $43.55 $90,590
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA 3,800 10.29 2.53 $41.21 $85,720
Ames, IA 450 10.27 2.53 $38.02 $79,090
Springfield, IL 990 9.60 2.36 $43.44 $90,350




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 12,350 11.03 2.72 $57.88 $120,390
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 14,750 6.10 1.50 $56.89 $118,320
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 42,740 4.50 1.11 $54.65 $113,680
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 14,370 4.82 1.19 $53.05 $110,340
Danbury, CT 210 2.68 0.66 $51.06 $106,200
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 1,450 3.49 0.86 $51.04 $106,170
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA 550 2.92 0.72 $50.96 $105,990
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 27,810 8.87 2.18 $50.67 $105,390
Greeley, CO 180 1.73 0.43 $49.88 $103,750
Charlottesville, VA 530 4.71 1.16 $49.58 $103,120

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)
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area 730 4.10 1.01 $29.78 $61,950
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area 690 3.05 0.75 $41.08 $85,450
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area 460 2.40 0.59 $32.39 $67,370
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area 460 2.39 0.59 $39.42 $82,000
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area 390 1.53 0.38 $43.71 $90,910

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 220 4.40 1.08 $45.77 $95,210
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area 730 4.10 1.01 $29.78 $61,950
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area 350 3.40 0.84 $41.89 $87,130
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area 690 3.05 0.75 $41.08 $85,450
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area 280 2.90 0.71 $39.07 $81,260

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)
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area 220 4.40 1.08 $45.77 $95,210
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area 100 1.29 0.32 $45.44 $94,520
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area 390 1.53 0.38 $43.71 $90,910
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area 40 0.71 0.17 $43.21 $89,880
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area 120 0.84 0.21 $42.66 $88,730


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 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.

(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 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