Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2020

15-1211 Computer Systems Analysts

Analyze science, engineering, business, and other data processing problems to develop and implement solutions to complex applications problems, system administration issues, or network concerns. Perform systems management and integration functions, improve existing computer systems, and review computer system capabilities, workflow, and schedule limitations. May analyze or recommend commercially available software.

National estimates for Computer Systems Analysts
Industry profile for Computer Systems Analysts
Geographic profile for Computer Systems Analysts

National estimates for Computer Systems Analysts:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Computer Systems Analysts:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
574,450	1.0 %	$ 47.61	$ 99,020	0.4 %

Percentile wage estimates for Computer Systems Analysts:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 27.17	$ 34.63	$ 45.06	$ 58.12	$ 73.11
Annual Wage (2)	$ 56,510	$ 72,030	$ 93,730	$ 120,890	$ 152,060

Industry profile for Computer Systems Analysts:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Computer Systems Analysts are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Computer Systems Analysts, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Computer Systems Analysts:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Computer Systems Design and Related Services	157,610	7.17	$ 49.37	$ 102,680
Management of Companies and Enterprises	53,790	2.22	$ 47.69	$ 99,190
Insurance Carriers	30,630	2.54	$ 45.15	$ 93,920
Credit Intermediation and Related Activities (5221 and 5223 only)	24,570	1.21	$ 47.50	$ 98,800
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	23,040	0.41	$ 43.07	$ 89,580

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Computer Systems Analysts:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Computer Systems Design and Related Services	157,610	7.17	$ 49.37	$ 102,680
Monetary Authorities-Central Bank	1,070	5.47	$ 49.38	$ 102,720
Oil and Gas Extraction	5,040	4.05	$ 64.93	$ 135,050
Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services	14,100	3.93	$ 47.98	$ 99,800
Insurance Carriers	30,630	2.54	$ 45.15	$ 93,920

Top paying industries for Computer Systems Analysts:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Oil and Gas Extraction	5,040	4.05	$ 64.93	$ 135,050
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing	9,210	1.76	$ 59.25	$ 123,250
Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing	2,690	1.68	$ 58.51	$ 121,710
Scientific Research and Development Services	10,630	1.41	$ 57.23	$ 119,050
Cable and Other Subscription Programming	420	0.84	$ 56.21	$ 116,920

Geographic profile for Computer Systems Analysts:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Computer Systems Analysts are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Computer Systems Analysts, see the Create Customized Tables function.

States with the highest employment level in Computer Systems Analysts:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
California	62,640	3.81	0.92	$ 55.66	$ 115,760
Texas	54,770	4.53	1.10	$ 50.33	$ 104,690
New York	35,890	4.13	1.00	$ 53.44	$ 111,150
Illinois	30,470	5.41	1.31	$ 45.17	$ 93,940
Florida	29,450	3.49	0.84	$ 42.29	$ 87,960

States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Computer Systems Analysts:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Minnesota	18,390	6.79	1.64	$ 48.21	$ 100,280
Virginia	23,230	6.28	1.52	$ 54.49	$ 113,340
Maryland	15,650	6.20	1.50	$ 48.45	$ 100,770
Washington	19,300	6.04	1.46	$ 52.60	$ 109,400
North Carolina	25,240	5.89	1.43	$ 46.10	$ 95,890

Top paying states for Computer Systems Analysts:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
California	62,640	3.81	0.92	$ 55.66	$ 115,760
Virginia	23,230	6.28	1.52	$ 54.49	$ 113,340
New York	35,890	4.13	1.00	$ 53.44	$ 111,150
Washington	19,300	6.04	1.46	$ 52.60	$ 109,400
District of Columbia	3,010	4.37	1.06	$ 52.15	$ 108,470

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Computer Systems Analysts:

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	40,880	4.63	1.12	$ 55.05	$ 114,500
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	22,930	7.59	1.84	$ 56.09	$ 116,670
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	22,130	5.07	1.23	$ 45.00	$ 93,590
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	21,590	6.02	1.46	$ 49.58	$ 103,130
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	17,640	3.03	0.73	$ 53.54	$ 111,370
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	16,420	8.88	2.15	$ 49.04	$ 102,000
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	16,190	8.28	2.00	$ 54.00	$ 112,320
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	15,450	6.63	1.61	$ 60.27	$ 125,350
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	15,280	5.81	1.41	$ 45.29	$ 94,210
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	15,170	5.83	1.41	$ 50.79	$ 105,650

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Computer Systems Analysts:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Bloomington, IL	4,320	52.35	12.68	$ 48.06	$ 99,960
California-Lexington Park, MD	610	13.53	3.28	$ 46.26	$ 96,210
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	11,530	10.46	2.53	$ 64.41	$ 133,970
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	3,620	10.23	2.48	$ 42.70	$ 88,810
Ames, IA	440	10.01	2.42	$ 40.52	$ 84,280
Pittsfield, MA	360	9.96	2.41	$ 50.06	$ 104,130
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	1,080	9.87	2.39	$ 47.70	$ 99,220
Raleigh, NC	6,070	9.77	2.37	$ 47.56	$ 98,930
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	11,390	9.41	2.28	$ 48.01	$ 99,860
Springfield, IL	930	9.40	2.28	$ 45.09	$ 93,790