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