11 Series · SOC 11-3021

Computer and Information Systems Managers Salary

National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).

$175,140
Median / year
+2.3%
2024→2025
$297,510
Top 10% earn
+15.2%
Growth '24–'34
670,570
Estimated US jobs

Computer and Information Systems Managers earn a median of $175,140 per year.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $175,140, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $107,550 (10th percentile) to $297,510 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 670,570 estimated jobs in covered establishments. The highest published state median in this ranking is California ($218,290).

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The pay verdict

Computer and Information Systems Managers earn a median of $175,140, putting them among the better-paid US occupations and higher than 97% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Management, it ranks #2 of 37 by median pay. Employment is projected to grow 15.2% by 2034.

$175,140
Median annual wage
Top 3%
of 825 US occupations with published wages
#2 of 37
in Management
2.8×
90th-to-10th pay spread

Highest-paying state: California at $218,290. Typical entry-level education: Bachelor's degree.

Observed pay change

What changed, BLS OEWS 2019–2025

May 2019 → May 2025
  • The published national median for Computer and Information Systems Managers moved from $146,360 in May 2019 to $175,140 in May 2025 (+19.7%).
  • Across the 749 occupations priced in both releases under SOC-2018, the median occupation changed +24.5%.
  • Computer and Information Systems Managers sits -4.8 pp near that median, nominal dollars, no price deflator applied.

Computer and Information Systems Managers (SOC 11-3021) has a national median of $175,140 per year in the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics May 2025 release. The published 10th-to-90th-percentile boundaries run from $107,550 to $297,510, and the published mean is $192,160. Those summary statistics describe the estimated distribution; their difference alone does not identify its cause. OEWS estimates 670,570 jobs in covered establishments nationally. WageDex has published rows for 54 state or territory areas and 512 metropolitan or nonmetropolitan wage areas. The published national median moved from $171,200 in the May 2024 OEWS release to $175,140 in May 2025, a rise of $3,940 (+2.3%). This is a change between two BLS survey estimates, not an inflation-adjusted same-worker pay raise.

BLS Employment Projections forecast a +15.2% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which we classify as much faster than average relative to the all-occupations baseline of 3.1%. About 55,600 openings are projected per year from growth, occupational transfers, and labor-force exits. BLS assigns Bachelor's degree as typical education needed for entry and 5 years or more as the typical related-work-experience category. BLS does not publish a separate occupation-specific fatality and injury rate for this role in the current release. The safety panel below shows its broad Management Occupations SOC-group context and is not an occupation-level measurement or ranking.

Geographic variation matters as much as the headline median. California pays the highest state median at $218,290, which is +25% above the national figure. The highest published metropolitan-area median in this ranking is San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA at $291,660. The observed difference does not identify its cause. Pair the national median with the state and metropolitan-area rows below while keeping the geography and statistic consistent. OEWS includes tips, commissions, incentive pay, and production bonuses, but not employer benefits, overtime premiums, stock compensation, or nonproduction bonuses. See our methodology for the sourcing and calculation details.

BLS OEWS May 2025 670,570 jobs Median $175,140/yr

Median Salary

$175,140

per year

Median Hourly

$84.20/hr

per hour

Mean Salary

$192,160

average

Employment

670,570

jobs nationwide

How does this pay compare nationally?

Where Computer and Information Systems Managers pay sits nationally

Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median

$175,140 Top 3% higher than 97% of 825 US occupations

$0–$20,000: 0 US occupations (0%). Below this entry. $20,000–$40,000: 98 US occupations (12%). Below this entry. $40,000–$60,000: 298 US occupations (36%). Below this entry. $60,000–$80,000: 209 US occupations (25%). Below this entry. $80,000–$100,000: 82 US occupations (10%). Below this entry. $100,000–$120,000: 58 US occupations (7%). Below this entry. $120,000–$140,000: 32 US occupations (4%). Below this entry. $140,000–$160,000: 14 US occupations (2%). Below this entry. $160,000–$180,000: 9 US occupations (1%). This entry sits in this band. $180,000 and above: 25 US occupations (3%). Above this entry. This job $0 $180,000+ every BLS occupation, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US occupations. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

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Band Count Share
$0–$20,000 0 US occupations 0%
$20,000–$40,000 98 US occupations 12%
$40,000–$60,000 298 US occupations 36%
$60,000–$80,000 209 US occupations 25%
$80,000–$100,000 82 US occupations 10%
$100,000–$120,000 58 US occupations 7%
$120,000–$140,000 32 US occupations 4%
$140,000–$160,000 14 US occupations 2%
$160,000–$180,000 (this entry) 9 US occupations 1%
$180,000 and above 25 US occupations 3%

$175,140 · 97th percentile of 825 US occupations

Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · May 2025

Does this job pay well and grow?

Each dot is a 11-series occupation, placed by projected 2024–2034 growth and median pay. The highlighted dot is Computer and Information Systems Managers; the upper-right quadrant is the sweet spot (high pay + fast growth).

Among 24 11-series occupations with growth data, Computer and Information Systems Managers sits on the faster-growing side at +15.2% growth and $175,140 median pay. Scatter plot of 24 data points. $50000$100000$150000$200000$250000 -10%0%10%20%30% Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) Median annual wage General and Operatio… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 4.4% · Median annual wage: $105770Financial Managers - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 14.8% · Median annual wage: $166570Computer and Informa… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 15.2% · Median annual wage: $175140Sales Managers - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 4.7% · Median annual wage: $148270Managers, All Other - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 4.5% · Median annual wage: $141900Medical and Health S… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 23.2% · Median annual wage: $123860Marketing Managers - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 6.6% · Median annual wage: $166790Construction Managers - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 8.7% · Median annual wage: $114990Education Administra… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): -1.5% · Median annual wage: $105870Property, Real Estat… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 3.6% · Median annual wage: $69990Administrative Servi… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 4.6% · Median annual wage: $114130Industrial Productio… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 1.9% · Median annual wage: $126060Food Service Managers - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 6.4% · Median annual wage: $69390Transportation, Stor… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 6.1% · Median annual wage: $107230Human Resources Mana… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 5% · Median annual wage: $149280Architectural and En… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 3.8% · Median annual wage: $171270Social and Community… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 6.4% · Median annual wage: $80390Chief Executives - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 4.3% · Median annual wage: $213990Education Administra… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 1.7% · Median annual wage: $104590Facilities Managers - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 3.8% · Median annual wage: $106660Natural Sciences Man… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 3.7% · Median annual wage: $167220Purchasing Managers - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 3.1% · Median annual wage: $148080Public Relations Man… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 5% · Median annual wage: $146910Education and Childc… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): -2.5% · Median annual wage: $59300
Among 24 11-series occupations with growth data, Computer and Information Systems Managers sits on the faster-growing side at +15.2% growth and $175,140 median pay.
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  • General and Operatio…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 4.4%, Median annual wage $105770
  • Financial Managers: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 14.8%, Median annual wage $166570
  • Computer and Informa…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 15.2%, Median annual wage $175140
  • Sales Managers: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 4.7%, Median annual wage $148270
  • Managers, All Other: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 4.5%, Median annual wage $141900
  • Medical and Health S…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 23.2%, Median annual wage $123860
  • Marketing Managers: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 6.6%, Median annual wage $166790
  • Construction Managers: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 8.7%, Median annual wage $114990
  • Education Administra…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -1.5%, Median annual wage $105870
  • Property, Real Estat…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3.6%, Median annual wage $69990
  • Administrative Servi…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 4.6%, Median annual wage $114130
  • Industrial Productio…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 1.9%, Median annual wage $126060
  • Food Service Managers: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 6.4%, Median annual wage $69390
  • Transportation, Stor…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 6.1%, Median annual wage $107230
  • Human Resources Mana…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 5%, Median annual wage $149280
  • Architectural and En…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3.8%, Median annual wage $171270
  • Social and Community…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 6.4%, Median annual wage $80390
  • Chief Executives: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 4.3%, Median annual wage $213990
  • Education Administra…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 1.7%, Median annual wage $104590
  • Facilities Managers: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3.8%, Median annual wage $106660
  • Natural Sciences Man…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3.7%, Median annual wage $167220
  • Purchasing Managers: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3.1%, Median annual wage $148080
  • Public Relations Man…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 5%, Median annual wage $146910
  • Education and Childc…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -2.5%, Median annual wage $59300

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).

Job Outlook (2024–2034)

Projected Growth

+15.2%

Much faster than average

Annual Openings

55,600

per year (projected)

Employment Change

+101,600

667,100 (2024) → 768,700 (2034)

Typical Education

Bachelor's degree

Work Experience

5 years or more

Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034

Workplace Safety

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Group

Management Occupations context

Broad SOC context, not an occupation grade

Fatality Rate

2.8/100K

Injury Rate

0.8/100

Danger Index

4.6/100

Source: BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) & Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII), 2023

Career Intelligence

Skills, knowledge, and tasks most important for Computer and Information Systems Managers roles, ranked by importance. Source: O*NET.

Top Skills

Critical Thinking 4.1
Reading Comprehension 4.0
Active Listening 4.0
Speaking 3.9
Monitoring 3.9
Judgment and Decision Making 3.9
Writing 3.8
Coordination 3.8
Complex Problem Solving 3.8
Social Perceptiveness 3.6

Knowledge Areas

Computers and Electronics 4.8
Customer and Personal Service 4.0
Administration and Management 3.7
Engineering and Technology 3.5
English Language 3.5
Personnel and Human Resources 3.4
Mathematics 3.2
Education and Training 3.0
Telecommunications 2.6
Design 2.6

Key Tasks

  • Manage backup, security and user help systems.
  • Direct daily operations of department, analyzing workflow, establishing priorities, developing standards and setting deadlines.
  • Meet with department heads, managers, supervisors, vendors, and others, to solicit cooperation and resolve problems.
  • Review project plans to plan and coordinate project activity.
  • Assign and review the work of systems analysts, programmers, and other computer-related workers.
  • Provide users with technical support for computer problems.
  • Develop computer information resources, providing for data security and control, strategic computing, and disaster recovery.
  • Recruit, hire, train and supervise staff, or participate in staffing decisions.
  • Stay abreast of advances in technology.
  • Consult with users, management, vendors, and technicians to assess computing needs and system requirements.

Source: O*NET Online, National Center for O*NET Development. Data represents typical importance ratings for this occupation.

Salary Range

Annual Salary Distribution

10th$107,550
25th$138,060
Median$175,140
75th$220,730
90th$297,510

Hourly Rate Distribution

10th$51.71
25th$66.38
Median$84.20
75th$106.12
90th$143.03

Computer and Information Systems Managers pay history, 2015–2025

Published national median across 11 BLS OEWS releases. Nominal dollars, not inflation-adjusted.

$120,000$130,000$140,000$150,000$160,000$170,000$180,000 20152016201720182019202020212022202320242025 National median - 2015: $131,600National median - 2016: $135,800National median - 2017: $139,220National median - 2018: $142,530National median - 2019: $146,360National median - 2020: $151,150National median - 2021: $159,010National median - 2022: $164,070National median - 2023: $169,510National median - 2024: $171,200National median - 2025: $175,140$175,140
National median annual wage for Computer and Information Systems Managers, May 2015 to May 2025 OEWS releases
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Period National median
2015 $131,600
2016 $135,800
2017 $139,220
2018 $142,530
2019 $146,360
2020 $151,150
2021 $159,010
2022 $164,070
2023 $169,510
2024 $171,200
2025 $175,140

2015 median

$131,600

2025 median

$175,140

2019–2025 change (same SOC)

+$28,780 (+19.7%)

Avg/year (same SOC)

+3%

Published national median annual wage and estimated employment for Computer and Information Systems Managers by OEWS release year
Release Median Change Estimated jobs
May 2015 $131,600 First banked release 341,250
May 2016 $135,800 +3.2% 352,510
May 2017 $139,220 +2.5% 365,690
May 2018 $142,530 +2.4% 391,430
May 2019 $146,360 Classification break 433,960
May 2020 $151,150 +3.3% 457,290
May 2021 $159,010 +5.2% 485,190
May 2022 $164,070 +3.2% 533,220
May 2023 $169,510 +3.3% 592,600
May 2024 $171,200 +1.0% 645,970
May 2025 $175,140 +2.3% 670,570

Across the 11 releases WageDex holds for this occupation, the published national median went from $131,600 in May 2015 to $175,140 in May 2025. Within the SOC-2018 classification (2019–2025), the like-for-like change averages +3% per year in nominal terms. Within the same SOC classification, estimated employment went from 433,960 in May 2019 to 670,570 in May 2025.

Each figure is a separate BLS survey estimate, so a change between releases reflects the estimated occupation-wide median in each year. It is not the raise any individual worker received, and it is not adjusted for inflation. Years where BLS did not publish an annual median for this occupation are omitted rather than filled in. This span also crosses a classification change: releases before May 2019 use the 2010 Standard Occupational Classification and later releases use the 2018 SOC, so figures either side of that boundary are not strictly like-for-like. Headline change rates on this page use only the same-classification subset.

Salary by State

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# State Median Salary vs National
1 California $218,290 +25% above national
2 Massachusetts $214,960 +23% above national
3 New York $214,300 +22% above national
4 Washington $209,370 +20% above national
5 New Jersey $203,460 +16% above national
6 Virginia $201,490 +15% above national
7 Colorado $199,420 +14% above national
8 District of Columbia $195,190 +11% above national
9 New Hampshire $176,540 +1% above national
10 Minnesota $176,380 +1% above national
11 Oregon $175,270 same as national
12 Georgia $173,940 1% below national
13 North Carolina $172,860 1% below national
14 Connecticut $171,750 2% below national
15 Illinois $171,730 2% below national
16 Texas $171,530 2% below national
17 Maryland $171,490 2% below national
18 Delaware $168,500 4% below national
19 Florida $168,470 4% below national
20 Rhode Island $167,270 4% below national
21 Arizona $166,430 5% below national
22 Nevada $165,000 6% below national
23 Kansas $164,830 6% below national
24 Pennsylvania $163,910 6% below national
25 Michigan $163,760 6% below national
26 Ohio $163,640 7% below national
27 Utah $163,610 7% below national
28 Idaho $162,240 7% below national
29 South Dakota $162,240 7% below national
30 South Carolina $160,860 8% below national
31 Maine $160,260 8% below national
32 Wisconsin $160,140 9% below national
33 Missouri $159,460 9% below national
34 Tennessee $158,700 9% below national
35 North Dakota $149,130 15% below national
36 Iowa $143,780 18% below national
37 Indiana $142,040 19% below national
38 Hawaii $141,640 19% below national
39 Kentucky $140,360 20% below national
40 West Virginia $139,820 20% below national
41 Alabama $138,670 21% below national
42 Vermont $138,460 21% below national
43 New Mexico $137,730 21% below national
44 Oklahoma $137,280 22% below national
45 Nebraska $135,780 22% below national
46 Alaska $133,490 24% below national
47 Montana $132,860 24% below national
48 Louisiana $127,500 27% below national
49 Arkansas $127,220 27% below national
50 Mississippi $124,280 29% below national
51 Wyoming $120,850 31% below national
52 Puerto Rico $99,780 43% below national
53 Guam $92,560 47% below national
54 Virgin Islands $87,900 50% below national

Salary by Metro Area

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# Metro Area Median Salary vs National
1 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $291,660 +67% above national
2 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA $232,890 +33% above national
3 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ $215,300 +23% above national
4 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH $214,960 +23% above national
5 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA $214,680 +23% above national
6 Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $207,760 +19% above national
7 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA $206,740 +18% above national
8 Boulder, CO $206,260 +18% above national
9 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $204,370 +17% above national
10 Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO $203,340 +16% above national
11 Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT $201,440 +15% above national
12 Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $198,770 +13% above national
13 Trenton-Princeton, NJ $197,420 +13% above national
14 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO $195,190 +11% above national
15 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV $195,190 +11% above national
16 Worcester, MA $193,890 +11% above national
17 Colorado Springs, CO $192,400 +10% above national
18 Napa, CA $191,490 +9% above national
19 Hanford-Corcoran, CA $186,340 +6% above national
20 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $183,720 +5% above national
21 Richmond, VA $180,640 +3% above national
22 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $178,080 +2% above national
23 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $177,970 +2% above national
24 Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA $177,960 +2% above national
25 Pittsfield, MA $177,960 +2% above national
26 Rochester, MN $177,620 +1% above national
27 Barnstable Town, MA $177,300 +1% above national
28 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX $176,990 +1% above national
29 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $176,840 +1% above national
30 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $176,320 +1% above national
31 Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $176,190 +1% above national
32 Kennewick-Richland, WA $175,970 same as national
33 Manchester-Nashua, NH $175,530 same as national
34 Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY $175,170 same as national
35 Greeley, CO $174,850 same as national
36 Binghamton, NY $174,740 same as national
37 Midland, TX $174,040 1% below national
38 Raleigh-Cary, NC $173,960 1% below national
39 Peoria, IL $173,870 1% below national
40 Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA $173,840 1% below national
41 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $173,810 1% below national
42 Vallejo, CA $173,790 1% below national
43 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN $173,760 1% below national
44 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $173,470 1% below national
45 Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA $172,900 1% below national
46 Kenosha, WI $172,660 1% below national
47 Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY $172,650 1% below national
48 Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA $172,520 1% below national
49 Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA $172,460 2% below national
50 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX $172,160 2% below national
51 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $172,020 2% below national
52 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $171,350 2% below national
53 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA $171,220 2% below national
54 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $171,210 2% below national
55 Ann Arbor, MI $171,200 2% below national
56 Longview-Kelso, WA $171,190 2% below national
57 Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC $170,560 3% below national
58 Jackson, MI $170,400 3% below national
59 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $170,040 3% below national
60 Rochester, NY $170,000 3% below national
61 Syracuse, NY $169,760 3% below national
62 Waterbury-Shelton, CT $169,760 3% below national
63 Bloomington, IL $169,720 3% below national
64 New Haven, CT $169,720 3% below national
65 Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ $169,720 3% below national
66 Bellingham, WA $169,640 3% below national
67 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $169,600 3% below national
68 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $169,530 3% below national
69 Dover, DE $169,420 3% below national
70 Jacksonville, FL $169,010 4% below national
71 Madison, WI $168,900 4% below national
72 Grand Junction, CO $168,850 4% below national
73 Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT $168,730 4% below national
74 Punta Gorda, FL $168,730 4% below national
75 Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD $168,520 4% below national
76 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $168,470 4% below national
77 Ithaca, NY $168,410 4% below national
78 Kansas City, MO-KS $168,050 4% below national
79 San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA $167,910 4% below national
80 Reno, NV $167,900 4% below national
81 Grants Pass, OR $167,860 4% below national
82 Columbus, OH $167,630 4% below national
83 Salinas, CA $167,160 5% below national
84 Merced, CA $167,150 5% below national
85 St. Louis, MO-IL $167,130 5% below national
86 Portland-South Portland, ME $167,100 5% below national
87 Charleston-North Charleston, SC $167,000 5% below national
88 Lynchburg, VA $166,840 5% below national
89 Winchester, VA-WV $166,770 5% below national
90 Columbus, GA-AL $166,750 5% below national
91 Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ $166,660 5% below national
92 Bend, OR $166,310 5% below national
93 Idaho Falls, ID $166,110 5% below national
94 Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV $166,090 5% below national
95 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $165,970 5% below national
96 Bloomington, IN $165,680 5% below national
97 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ $165,660 5% below national
98 Burlington, NC $165,490 6% below national
99 Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA $165,270 6% below national
100 Stockton-Lodi, CA $165,260 6% below national
101 Roanoke, VA $164,910 6% below national
102 Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $164,840 6% below national
103 Glens Falls, NY $164,530 6% below national
104 Bakersfield-Delano, CA $164,470 6% below national
105 Lexington Park, MD $164,330 6% below national
106 Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT $164,170 6% below national
107 Huntsville, AL $164,060 6% below national
108 Springfield, MA $164,030 6% below national
109 Rapid City, SD $163,860 6% below national
110 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $163,490 7% below national
111 Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $163,480 7% below national
112 Asheville, NC $163,290 7% below national
113 Charlottesville, VA $163,230 7% below national
114 Greensboro-High Point, NC $163,180 7% below national
115 Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $163,010 7% below national
116 Ogden, UT $162,710 7% below national
117 Bozeman, MT $162,680 7% below national
118 Niles, MI $162,310 7% below national
119 Sioux Falls, SD-MN $162,240 7% below national
120 Redding, CA $162,220 7% below national
121 Burlington-South Burlington, VT $162,070 7% below national
122 Boise City, ID $161,990 8% below national
123 Wildwood-The Villages, FL $161,820 8% below national
124 Memphis, TN-MS-AR $161,790 8% below national
125 Sheboygan, WI $161,360 8% below national
126 Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI $161,220 8% below national
127 Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC $161,180 8% below national
128 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $161,180 8% below national
129 Naples-Marco Island, FL $161,170 8% below national
130 Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $161,140 8% below national
131 Dalton, GA $161,140 8% below national
132 Wilmington, NC $160,980 8% below national
133 Winston-Salem, NC $160,900 8% below national
134 Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $160,860 8% below national
135 Salt Lake City-Murray, UT $160,810 8% below national
136 Visalia, CA $160,790 8% below national
137 Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA $160,610 8% below national
138 Vineland, NJ $160,400 8% below national
139 Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH $160,040 9% below national
140 Utica-Rome, NY $160,000 9% below national
141 Bay City, MI $159,850 9% below national
142 Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL $159,820 9% below national
143 Modesto, CA $159,720 9% below national
144 Savannah, GA $159,660 9% below national
145 Homosassa Springs, FL $159,640 9% below national
146 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $159,590 9% below national
147 Yakima, WA $159,120 9% below national
148 Pittsburgh, PA $159,090 9% below national
149 Albany, GA $158,730 9% below national
150 Spartanburg, SC $158,660 9% below national
151 Salem, OR $158,390 10% below national
152 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY $158,250 10% below national
153 Greenville, NC $158,250 10% below national
154 Chambersburg, PA $157,710 10% below national
155 Warner Robins, GA $157,380 10% below national
156 Janesville-Beloit, WI $157,340 10% below national
157 Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA $157,250 10% below national
158 Eugene-Springfield, OR $157,200 10% below national
159 Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $156,890 10% below national
160 Gainesville, GA $156,450 11% below national
161 Cleveland, OH $156,410 11% below national
162 Brunswick-St. Simons, GA $156,230 11% below national
163 Wichita, KS $156,130 11% below national
164 Amherst Town-Northampton, MA $156,040 11% below national
165 Eau Claire, WI $155,460 11% below national
166 Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN $155,230 11% below national
167 Flint, MI $154,870 12% below national
168 Kingston, NY $154,270 12% below national
169 Logan, UT-ID $154,230 12% below national
170 Springfield, IL $154,230 12% below national
171 Killeen-Temple, TX $154,180 12% below national
172 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $154,070 12% below national
173 Akron, OH $154,010 12% below national
174 Corpus Christi, TX $153,870 12% below national
175 Corvallis, OR $153,730 12% below national
176 Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $153,240 13% below national
177 Monroe, MI $153,080 13% below national
178 Fargo, ND-MN $152,990 13% below national
179 Chattanooga, TN-GA $152,980 13% below national
180 Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $152,860 13% below national
181 El Paso, TX $152,840 13% below national
182 El Centro, CA $152,360 13% below national
183 Walla Walla, WA $152,090 13% below national
184 Yuba City, CA $151,750 13% below national
185 Tucson, AZ $151,520 13% below national
186 Fayetteville, NC $151,490 14% below national
187 Pueblo, CO $151,330 14% below national
188 Albany, OR $151,310 14% below national
189 Bismarck, ND $151,020 14% below national
190 Kahului-Wailuku, HI $150,900 14% below national
191 Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $150,710 14% below national
192 Macon-Bibb County, GA $150,710 14% below national
193 Tulsa, OK $150,680 14% below national
194 Harrisonburg, VA $150,560 14% below national
195 Tyler, TX $150,510 14% below national
196 Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $150,160 14% below national
197 Amarillo, TX $149,990 14% below national
198 Duluth, MN-WI $149,710 15% below national
199 Appleton, WI $149,070 15% below national
200 Green Bay, WI $148,760 15% below national
201 Fresno, CA $148,650 15% below national
202 York-Hanover, PA $148,580 15% below national
203 Reading, PA $148,550 15% below national
204 Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $148,540 15% below national
205 Jacksonville, NC $148,330 15% below national
206 Salisbury, MD $147,250 16% below national
207 Odessa, TX $146,830 16% below national
208 Rockford, IL $146,600 16% below national
209 Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $146,300 16% below national
210 Canton-Massillon, OH $146,140 17% below national
211 Gainesville, FL $146,090 17% below national
212 Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $145,790 17% below national
213 Omaha, NE-IA $145,500 17% below national
214 Toledo, OH $145,080 17% below national
215 Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC $144,990 17% below national
216 Lexington-Fayette, KY $144,160 18% below national
217 Saginaw, MI $143,910 18% below national
218 Knoxville, TN $143,650 18% below national
219 Longview, TX $143,620 18% below national
220 Topeka, KS $143,320 18% below national
221 Fond du Lac, WI $142,940 18% below national
222 Battle Creek, MI $142,770 18% below national
223 Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI $142,700 19% below national
224 North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL $142,620 19% below national
225 St. Cloud, MN $142,510 19% below national
226 Port St. Lucie, FL $142,500 19% below national
227 Lancaster, PA $142,460 19% below national
228 Mankato, MN $142,390 19% below national
229 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR $141,940 19% below national
230 Waco, TX $141,810 19% below national
231 Elmira, NY $141,700 19% below national
232 Columbia, SC $141,570 19% below national
233 Urban Honolulu, HI $141,510 19% below national
234 Traverse City, MI $141,450 19% below national
235 Grand Forks, ND-MN $141,440 19% below national
236 La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $141,100 19% below national
237 Sherman-Denison, TX $140,900 20% below national
238 Champaign-Urbana, IL $140,480 20% below national
239 Evansville, IN $140,260 20% below national
240 Birmingham, AL $140,230 20% below national
241 Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC $140,200 20% below national
242 Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA $140,160 20% below national
243 Lima, OH $140,030 20% below national
244 Lewiston, ID-WA $139,990 20% below national
245 Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $139,700 20% below national
246 Albuquerque, NM $139,530 20% below national
247 Columbus, IN $139,430 20% below national
248 Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI $139,360 20% below national
249 Medford, OR $139,320 20% below national
250 Lubbock, TX $139,250 20% below national
251 Manhattan, KS $139,180 21% below national
252 Rome, GA $138,900 21% below national
253 Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL $138,670 21% below national
254 Ocala, FL $138,580 21% below national
255 Owensboro, KY $138,480 21% below national
256 Fort Wayne, IN $138,350 21% below national
257 Minot, ND $138,290 21% below national
258 Florence, SC $138,120 21% below national
259 Elkhart-Goshen, IN $138,060 21% below national
260 Lewiston-Auburn, ME $138,050 21% below national
261 Anchorage, AK $137,990 21% below national
262 Oklahoma City, OK $137,940 21% below national
263 Chico, CA $137,890 21% below national
264 Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $137,880 21% below national
265 Sumter, SC $137,690 21% below national
266 Mobile, AL $137,650 21% below national
267 Athens-Clarke County, GA $137,570 21% below national
268 Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC $137,460 22% below national
269 Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $137,390 22% below national
270 Rocky Mount, NC $137,120 22% below national
271 Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL $136,970 22% below national
272 Bangor, ME $136,680 22% below national
273 Dubuque, IA $136,670 22% below national
274 Wheeling, WV-OH $136,520 22% below national
275 Twin Falls, ID $136,250 22% below national
276 Santa Fe, NM $136,130 22% below national
277 Victoria, TX $135,990 22% below national
278 Fairbanks-College, AK $135,980 22% below national
279 Sandusky, OH $135,940 22% below national
280 Lawrence, KS $135,920 22% below national
281 Decatur, AL $135,870 22% below national
282 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA $135,700 23% below national
283 Abilene, TX $135,670 23% below national
284 Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $135,570 23% below national
285 College Station-Bryan, TX $135,540 23% below national
286 Lebanon, PA $135,270 23% below national
287 Springfield, MO $135,140 23% below national
288 Montgomery, AL $134,810 23% below national
289 Flagstaff, AZ $134,700 23% below national
290 Morgantown, WV $134,630 23% below national
291 San Angelo, TX $134,500 23% below national
292 Lansing-East Lansing, MI $134,440 23% below national
293 Iowa City, IA $134,210 23% below national
294 Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $133,980 24% below national
295 Pocatello, ID $133,800 24% below national
296 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $133,750 24% below national
297 Great Falls, MT $133,670 24% below national
298 Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $133,270 24% below national
299 Kankakee, IL $133,150 24% below national
300 Missoula, MT $133,020 24% below national
301 Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA $133,020 24% below national
302 Lafayette, LA $132,790 24% below national
303 Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ $132,350 24% below national
304 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $132,210 25% below national
305 Tallahassee, FL $131,640 25% below national
306 Erie, PA $131,610 25% below national
307 New Orleans-Metairie, LA $131,570 25% below national
308 Ames, IA $131,340 25% below national
309 Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA $130,830 25% below national
310 St. George, UT $130,510 25% below national
311 Lincoln, NE $130,340 26% below national
312 Paducah, KY-IL $130,300 26% below national
313 Jackson, TN $130,280 26% below national
314 Helena, MT $130,230 26% below national
315 St. Joseph, MO-KS $130,170 26% below national
316 Cedar Rapids, IA $129,910 26% below national
317 Joplin, MO-KS $129,810 26% below national
318 Columbia, MO $129,700 26% below national
319 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $129,700 26% below national
320 Wausau, WI $129,620 26% below national
321 Carson City, NV $129,600 26% below national
322 Auburn-Opelika, AL $129,590 26% below national
323 Billings, MT $129,280 26% below national
324 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $128,940 26% below national
325 Jackson, MS $128,800 26% below national
326 Texarkana, TX-AR $128,650 27% below national
327 Cheyenne, WY $128,610 27% below national
328 Johnson City, TN $128,530 27% below national
329 State College, PA $128,410 27% below national
330 Altoona, PA $128,380 27% below national
331 Decatur, IL $128,370 27% below national
332 Gettysburg, PA $128,370 27% below national
333 Las Cruces, NM $128,360 27% below national
334 Cape Girardeau, MO-IL $128,230 27% below national
335 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $128,020 27% below national
336 Muncie, IN $127,880 27% below national
337 Laredo, TX $127,870 27% below national
338 Gulfport-Biloxi, MS $127,460 27% below national
339 Jefferson City, MO $127,330 27% below national
340 Bowling Green, KY $126,940 28% below national
341 South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $126,810 28% below national
342 Mansfield, OH $126,410 28% below national
343 Tuscaloosa, AL $126,270 28% below national
344 Clarksville, TN-KY $125,790 28% below national
345 Youngstown-Warren, OH $125,760 28% below national
346 Beckley, WV $125,600 28% below national
347 Terre Haute, IN $125,570 28% below national
348 Springfield, OH $125,460 28% below national
349 Cleveland, TN $125,380 28% below national
350 Elizabethtown, KY $125,260 28% below national
351 Dothan, AL $125,160 29% below national
352 Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI $124,960 29% below national
353 Coeur d'Alene, ID $124,900 29% below national
354 Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $124,650 29% below national
355 Wichita Falls, TX $124,540 29% below national
356 Goldsboro, NC $124,290 29% below national
357 Johnstown, PA $123,750 29% below national
358 Jonesboro, AR $123,630 29% below national
359 Yuma, AZ $123,620 29% below national
360 Grand Island, NE $123,040 30% below national
361 Farmington, NM $122,400 30% below national
362 Aguadilla, PR $122,090 30% below national
363 Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA $121,970 30% below national
364 Williamsport, PA $121,760 30% below national
365 Alexandria, LA $121,750 30% below national
366 Michigan City-La Porte, IN $121,750 30% below national
367 Baton Rouge, LA $120,210 31% below national
368 Morristown, TN $120,190 31% below national
369 Hammond, LA $119,580 32% below national
370 Valdosta, GA $117,400 33% below national
371 Fort Smith, AR-OK $114,760 34% below national
372 Lake Charles, LA $112,460 36% below national
373 Anniston-Oxford, AL $111,170 37% below national
374 Monroe, LA $110,510 37% below national
375 Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $109,970 37% below national
376 Hattiesburg, MS $105,200 40% below national
377 Lawton, OK $104,990 40% below national
378 Hot Springs, AR $102,950 41% below national
379 Charleston, WV $101,560 42% below national
380 San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR $99,780 43% below national
381 Ponce, PR $98,070 44% below national

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Computer and Information Systems Managers make?
The median annual salary for Computer and Information Systems Managers is $175,140 ($84.20/hour). The salary range spans from $107,550 at the 10th percentile to $297,510 at the 90th percentile.
Where does Computer and Information Systems Managers pay rank nationally?
At a published national median of $175,140, Computer and Information Systems Managers pay is higher than 97% of the 825 detailed occupations with a published BLS annual median in the May 2025 OEWS release. This compares occupation-level medians, not individual workers, job offers, or this occupation's own worker pay-percentile range.
What state pays Computer and Information Systems Managers the most?
California pays the highest median salary for Computer and Information Systems Managers at $218,290/year, which is +25% above the national median.
What education do Computer and Information Systems Managers need?
BLS assigns Computer and Information Systems Managers to Bachelor's degree for typical education needed for entry. Its typical related-work-experience assignment is 5 years or more.
Does BLS publish a safety rate for Computer and Information Systems Managers?
BLS does not publish a separate occupation-specific fatality and injury rate for Computer and Information Systems Managers in this release. WageDex shows the Management Occupations SOC-group rate only as broad context and does not rank it as this occupation's measured rate.
Is Computer and Information Systems Managers a good career?
Employment for Computer and Information Systems Managers is projected to grow 15.2% from 2024 to 2034, which is much faster than average. About 55,600 openings are projected each year.
How does Computer and Information Systems Managers pay vary by state?
Computer and Information Systems Managers salaries vary significantly by state. The highest-paying state is California at $218,290/year, while Virgin Islands pays the least at $87,900/year. BLS data covers 54 states and territories.
Which metro areas pay the most for Computer and Information Systems Managers?
The highest published metropolitan-area median in this ranking is San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA at $291,660/year. BLS reports a median for 381 metropolitan areas for this occupation. The ranking does not establish why values differ.

What to do with this data

How to use Computer and Information Systems Managers pay figures in a real decision

  • The 75th-percentile wage is about $220,730/year. Treat it as the upper-quartile market boundary, not an automatic target for experience alone; role scope, location, industry, credentials, performance, and employer context still need separate evidence. Salary calculator
  • Location moves pay significantly: California leads at $218,290/year for this role. Weigh state pay against local cost of living before relocating or negotiating remote. Pay by state
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These are BLS survey estimates for the occupation, not a salary offer or a prediction for any individual. Your pay depends on experience, employer, exact role, and location.

Data as of May 2025. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).

Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 annual release. Employment projections from BLS Employment Projections program, 2024–2034. Data reflects cross-industry estimates for all ownership types.

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