Computer Systems Analysts
United States. Estimated employment 519,530, with pages for 41 metro areas below.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 15-1211
Fig. 1 — The wage rule
Where you sit in the distribution
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$105,850 · 50th
$67,34010th
$82,86025th
$105,85050th
$134,11075th
$167,71090th
That is the median — half of computer systems analysts in the US earn more.
Table 1 — By metro area
Where it pays
Every published Computer Systems Analysts page, by median pay. Employment is the BLS estimate for the metro.
| Metro area | Median | Employment |
|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | $157,140 | 7,260 |
| San Francisco, CA | $134,460 | 11,180 |
| Seattle, WA | $133,690 | 19,050 |
| Boston, MA | $129,180 | 17,470 |
| New York, NY | $128,340 | 26,540 |
| Kennewick, WA | $127,100 | 320 |
| Washington, DC | $127,040 | 18,620 |
| Midland, TX | $124,540 | 150 |
| Santa Cruz, CA | $124,450 | 490 |
| Dallas, TX | $122,520 | 20,000 |
| Longview, WA | $122,380 | 100 |
| Sacramento, CA | $122,330 | 3,170 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $121,560 | 16,900 |
| Santa Maria, CA | $120,680 | 720 |
| Pittsfield, MA | $119,640 | 110 |
| Worcester, MA | $119,260 | 910 |
| Springfield, IL | $117,590 | 820 |
| Houston, TX | $113,440 | 8,510 |
| Bremerton, WA | $108,430 | 220 |
| Mount Vernon, WA | $107,850 | 140 |
| Olympia, WA | $107,140 | 710 |
| Wenatchee, WA | $106,750 | 140 |
| Binghamton, NY | $106,060 | 150 |
| Bellingham, WA | $105,920 | 180 |
| Springfield, MA | $105,200 | 420 |
| Austin, TX | $104,590 | 6,930 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | $104,150 | 160 |
| Chicago, IL | $103,490 | 14,660 |
| Peoria, IL | $103,440 | 770 |
| Bloomington, IL | $103,030 | 630 |
| Beaumont, TX | $101,900 | 140 |
| Buffalo, NY | $101,660 | 1,170 |
| Amherst Town, MA | $101,480 | 120 |
| San Antonio, TX | $100,840 | 2,930 |
| Longview, TX | $98,750 | 140 |
| Kiryas Joel, NY | $98,290 | 310 |
| Tyler, TX | $97,880 | 250 |
| Rochester, NY | $97,240 | 910 |
| Utica, NY | $97,100 | 280 |
| Rockford, IL | $95,430 | 210 |
| Champaign, IL | $86,690 | 320 |
Sources
How this page was made
- Wage data
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 release. Public domain.
- Employment
- 519,530 employed in this occupation nationally (BLS estimate; excludes the self-employed).
- Occupation
- SOC 15-1211, Computer Systems Analysts. Mapped to our taxonomy as computer-systems-analysts.
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