15 Series · SOC 15-1211
Computer Systems Analysts Salary
National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).
- $105,850
- Median / year
- $167,710
- Top 10% earn
- +8.7%
- Growth '23–'33
- 519,530
- US workers
Computer Systems Analysts earn a median of $105,850 per year.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $105,850, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $67,340 (10th percentile) to $167,710 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 519,530 US workers. Rhode Island pays the most ($134,630), since pay varies by state and metro area.
The pay verdict
Computer Systems Analysts earn a median of $105,850, putting them among the better-paid US occupations and higher than 87% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Computer and Mathematical, it ranks #10 of 21 by median pay. Employment is projected to grow 8.7% by 2033.
- $105,850
- Median annual wage
- Top 13%
- of 825 US occupations with published wages
- #10 of 21
- in Computer and Mathematical
- 2.5×
- 90th-to-10th pay spread
Highest-paying state: Rhode Island at $134,630. Typical entry-level education: Bachelor's degree.
Computer Systems Analysts (SOC 15-1211) pays a national median of $105,850 per year according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey released in May 2025. Full-range compensation stretches from $67,340 at the 10th percentile to $167,710 at the 90th, with a mean of $114,610 indicating a right-skew where top earners pull the average above the midpoint. An estimated 519,530 Americans work in this occupation across 53 reporting states and 482 metro areas.
BLS Employment Projections forecast a +8.7% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which the agency classifies as much faster than average relative to the 5% all-occupations baseline. About 34,200 openings are projected per year, combining new positions with replacement needs from retirements and occupation-switchers. Typical entry-level preparation is Bachelor's degree. The BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) and Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII) produce a workplace-safety grade of A for this role, with a fatality rate of 0.1 per 100,000 and injury rate of 0.1 per 100.
Geographic variation matters as much as the headline median. Rhode Island pays the highest state median at $134,630, which is +27% above the national figure. The top metro is San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA at $157,140 - metro premiums typically reflect higher cost of living, industry concentration, or specialized employer demand. When using this page for negotiation or career planning, pair the national median with the state and metro rows below, remember that BLS wages exclude benefits, bonuses, and overtime, and revisit after each May OEWS release since percentiles shift with cost-of-living cycles and industry demand. See our methodology for exactly how these figures are sourced, computed, and verified.
BLS OEWS May 2025 519,530 jobs Median $105,850/yr
Median Salary
$105,850
per year
Median Hourly
$50.89/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$114,610
average
Employment
519,530
jobs nationwide
How does this pay compare nationally?
Where Computer Systems Analysts pay sits nationally
Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median
$105,850 Top 13% higher than 87% of 825 US occupations
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.
Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · May 2025
Does this job pay well and grow?
Each dot is a 15-series occupation, placed by projected 2024–2034 growth and median pay. The highlighted dot is Computer Systems Analysts; the upper-right quadrant is the sweet spot (high pay + fast growth).
Among 21 15-series occupations with growth data, Computer Systems Analysts sits on the faster-growing side at +8.7% growth and $105,850 median pay.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).
Job Outlook (2024–2034)
Projected Growth
+8.7%
Much faster than average
Annual Openings
34,200
per year (projected)
Typical Education
Bachelor's degree
Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034
Workplace Safety
All safety ratings → A
Very Safe
Safety Grade (BLS 2023)
Fatality Rate
0.1/100K
Injury Rate
0.1/100
Danger Index
0.5/100
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 Systems Analysts roles, ranked by importance. Source: O*NET.
Top Skills
Reading Comprehension 4.4
Complex Problem Solving 4.1
Active Listening 4.0
Writing 4.0
Speaking 4.0
Critical Thinking 4.0
Judgment and Decision Making 3.9
Active Learning 3.8
Learning Strategies 3.8
Systems Analysis 3.8
Knowledge Areas
Computers and Electronics 4.2
English Language 4.0
Medicine and Dentistry 3.7
Education and Training 3.7
Customer and Personal Service 3.5
Administration and Management 3.5
Mathematics 3.2
Design 3.2
Psychology 3.1
Administrative 3.1
Key Tasks
- ▸ Translate nursing practice information between nurses and systems engineers, analysts, or designers, using object-oriented models or other techniques.
- ▸ Use informatics science to design or implement health information technology applications for resolution of clinical or health care administrative problems.
- ▸ Develop or implement policies or practices to ensure the privacy, confidentiality, or security of patient information.
- ▸ Analyze and interpret patient, nursing, or information systems data to improve nursing services.
- ▸ Troubleshoot program and system malfunctions to restore normal functioning.
- ▸ Identify, collect, record, or analyze data relevant to the nursing care of patients.
- ▸ Apply knowledge of computer science, information science, nursing, and informatics theory to nursing practice, education, administration, or research, in collaboration with other health informatics specialists.
- ▸ Develop, implement, or evaluate health information technology applications, tools, processes, or structures to assist nurses with data management.
- ▸ Design, develop, select, test, implement, and evaluate new or modified informatics solutions, data structures, and decision-support mechanisms to support patients, health care professionals, and their information management and human-computer and human-technology interactions within health care contexts.
- ▸ Provide staff and users with assistance solving computer-related problems, such as malfunctions and program problems.
Source: O*NET Online, National Center for O*NET Development. Data represents typical importance ratings for this occupation.
Salary Range
Annual Salary Distribution
Hourly Rate Distribution
10th Percentile
$67,340
25th Percentile
$82,860
Median
$105,850
75th Percentile
$134,110
90th Percentile
$167,710
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rhode Island | $134,630 | +27% above national |
| 2 | Washington | $129,410 | +22% above national |
| 3 | Massachusetts | $128,240 | +21% above national |
| 4 | Colorado | $127,750 | +21% above national |
| 5 | California | $127,720 | +21% above national |
| 6 | New Jersey | $122,890 | +16% above national |
| 7 | Oregon | $121,620 | +15% above national |
| 8 | Virginia | $120,840 | +14% above national |
| 9 | District of Columbia | $116,820 | +10% above national |
| 10 | Maryland | $113,610 | +7% above national |
| 11 | Delaware | $110,560 | +4% above national |
| 12 | Wyoming | $109,780 | +4% above national |
| 13 | New York | $109,610 | +4% above national |
| 14 | Connecticut | $109,600 | +4% above national |
| 15 | New Hampshire | $107,670 | +2% above national |
| 16 | Texas | $107,390 | +1% above national |
| 17 | North Carolina | $106,850 | +1% above national |
| 18 | Minnesota | $106,350 | same as national |
| 19 | Georgia | $106,240 | same as national |
| 20 | North Dakota | $105,470 | same as national |
| 21 | Nevada | $104,060 | 2% below national |
| 22 | Arizona | $103,530 | 2% below national |
| 23 | Michigan | $103,410 | 2% below national |
| 24 | Ohio | $102,320 | 3% below national |
| 25 | Florida | $101,900 | 4% below national |
| 26 | Alabama | $101,770 | 4% below national |
| 27 | Illinois | $101,570 | 4% below national |
| 28 | Kansas | $100,770 | 5% below national |
| 29 | Wisconsin | $100,440 | 5% below national |
| 30 | South Dakota | $99,790 | 6% below national |
| 31 | Vermont | $99,610 | 6% below national |
| 32 | Indiana | $98,810 | 7% below national |
| 33 | Utah | $98,770 | 7% below national |
| 34 | Pennsylvania | $98,550 | 7% below national |
| 35 | South Carolina | $98,280 | 7% below national |
| 36 | New Mexico | $98,220 | 7% below national |
| 37 | Oklahoma | $95,930 | 9% below national |
| 38 | Iowa | $95,920 | 9% below national |
| 39 | Maine | $95,820 | 9% below national |
| 40 | Louisiana | $95,660 | 10% below national |
| 41 | Tennessee | $95,630 | 10% below national |
| 42 | Kentucky | $95,090 | 10% below national |
| 43 | Missouri | $92,060 | 13% below national |
| 44 | Nebraska | $91,810 | 13% below national |
| 45 | Montana | $91,310 | 14% below national |
| 46 | Hawaii | $88,640 | 16% below national |
| 47 | Alaska | $88,520 | 16% below national |
| 48 | Mississippi | $86,280 | 18% below national |
| 49 | Arkansas | $81,760 | 23% below national |
| 50 | Idaho | $75,310 | 29% below national |
| 51 | Puerto Rico | $63,730 | 40% below national |
| 52 | Guam | $59,900 | 43% below national |
| 53 | Virgin Islands | $59,430 | 44% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $157,140 | +48% above national |
| 2 | Pueblo, CO | $139,870 | +32% above national |
| 3 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $134,460 | +27% above national |
| 4 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $133,690 | +26% above national |
| 5 | Boulder, CO | $132,750 | +25% above national |
| 6 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $129,180 | +22% above national |
| 7 | Colorado Springs, CO | $128,740 | +22% above national |
| 8 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $128,580 | +21% above national |
| 9 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $128,340 | +21% above national |
| 10 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $127,880 | +21% above national |
| 11 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $127,360 | +20% above national |
| 12 | Kennewick-Richland, WA | $127,100 | +20% above national |
| 13 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $127,040 | +20% above national |
| 14 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $126,880 | +20% above national |
| 15 | Napa, CA | $124,790 | +18% above national |
| 16 | Midland, TX | $124,540 | +18% above national |
| 17 | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $124,450 | +18% above national |
| 18 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $122,520 | +16% above national |
| 19 | Longview-Kelso, WA | $122,380 | +16% above national |
| 20 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $122,330 | +16% above national |
| 21 | Hanford-Corcoran, CA | $122,320 | +16% above national |
| 22 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $121,700 | +15% above national |
| 23 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $121,560 | +15% above national |
| 24 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $120,680 | +14% above national |
| 25 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $119,970 | +13% above national |
| 26 | Pittsfield, MA | $119,640 | +13% above national |
| 27 | Worcester, MA | $119,260 | +13% above national |
| 28 | Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $119,220 | +13% above national |
| 29 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $119,090 | +13% above national |
| 30 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $119,090 | +13% above national |
| 31 | Burlington, NC | $118,590 | +12% above national |
| 32 | Springfield, IL | $117,590 | +11% above national |
| 33 | Gainesville, GA | $113,740 | +7% above national |
| 34 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $113,520 | +7% above national |
| 35 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $113,440 | +7% above national |
| 36 | Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | $113,070 | +7% above national |
| 37 | Albany, OR | $112,700 | +6% above national |
| 38 | Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $112,470 | +6% above national |
| 39 | West Montana nonmetropolitan area | $112,340 | +6% above national |
| 40 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $112,270 | +6% above national |
| 41 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $112,090 | +6% above national |
| 42 | Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $111,660 | +5% above national |
| 43 | East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area | $111,400 | +5% above national |
| 44 | Vallejo, CA | $111,350 | +5% above national |
| 45 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $110,790 | +5% above national |
| 46 | Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area | $110,790 | +5% above national |
| 47 | Charlottesville, VA | $110,290 | +4% above national |
| 48 | Salem, OR | $109,970 | +4% above national |
| 49 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | $109,430 | +3% above national |
| 50 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $108,980 | +3% above national |
| 51 | Salinas, CA | $108,900 | +3% above national |
| 52 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $108,480 | +2% above national |
| 53 | Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $108,430 | +2% above national |
| 54 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $108,190 | +2% above national |
| 55 | High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area | $107,920 | +2% above national |
| 56 | Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | $107,850 | +2% above national |
| 57 | Bloomington, IN | $107,370 | +1% above national |
| 58 | Huntsville, AL | $107,350 | +1% above national |
| 59 | Fond du Lac, WI | $107,300 | +1% above national |
| 60 | Bend, OR | $107,240 | +1% above national |
| 61 | Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $107,240 | +1% above national |
| 62 | Columbus, OH | $107,230 | +1% above national |
| 63 | Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $107,180 | +1% above national |
| 64 | Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $107,140 | +1% above national |
| 65 | Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $106,920 | +1% above national |
| 66 | Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | $106,750 | +1% above national |
| 67 | Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area | $106,710 | +1% above national |
| 68 | Bismarck, ND | $106,700 | +1% above national |
| 69 | Reno, NV | $106,690 | +1% above national |
| 70 | New Haven, CT | $106,580 | +1% above national |
| 71 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $106,410 | +1% above national |
| 72 | West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $106,390 | +1% above national |
| 73 | Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $106,360 | same as national |
| 74 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | $106,310 | same as national |
| 75 | Binghamton, NY | $106,060 | same as national |
| 76 | Grants Pass, OR | $106,040 | same as national |
| 77 | Bellingham, WA | $105,920 | same as national |
| 78 | Roanoke, VA | $105,430 | same as national |
| 79 | Springfield, MA | $105,200 | 1% below national |
| 80 | Richmond, VA | $105,190 | 1% below national |
| 81 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $105,080 | 1% below national |
| 82 | Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $105,080 | 1% below national |
| 83 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $105,050 | 1% below national |
| 84 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $105,030 | 1% below national |
| 85 | Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | $105,000 | 1% below national |
| 86 | Yuba City, CA | $104,710 | 1% below national |
| 87 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $104,590 | 1% below national |
| 88 | Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area | $104,590 | 1% below national |
| 89 | Ann Arbor, MI | $104,550 | 1% below national |
| 90 | Monroe, MI | $104,500 | 1% below national |
| 91 | Rapid City, SD | $104,350 | 1% below national |
| 92 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $104,260 | 2% below national |
| 93 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $104,180 | 2% below national |
| 94 | Barnstable Town, MA | $104,150 | 2% below national |
| 95 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $104,050 | 2% below national |
| 96 | Ogden, UT | $104,050 | 2% below national |
| 97 | Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $104,010 | 2% below national |
| 98 | Columbus, IN | $103,800 | 2% below national |
| 99 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $103,770 | 2% below national |
| 100 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $103,760 | 2% below national |
| 101 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $103,760 | 2% below national |
| 102 | Terre Haute, IN | $103,720 | 2% below national |
| 103 | Naples-Marco Island, FL | $103,680 | 2% below national |
| 104 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $103,670 | 2% below national |
| 105 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $103,650 | 2% below national |
| 106 | Corvallis, OR | $103,610 | 2% below national |
| 107 | Western Washington nonmetropolitan area | $103,530 | 2% below national |
| 108 | Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $103,520 | 2% below national |
| 109 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $103,490 | 2% below national |
| 110 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $103,450 | 2% below national |
| 111 | Peoria, IL | $103,440 | 2% below national |
| 112 | Columbus, GA-AL | $103,410 | 2% below national |
| 113 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $103,300 | 2% below national |
| 114 | Duluth, MN-WI | $103,250 | 2% below national |
| 115 | Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $103,110 | 3% below national |
| 116 | Bloomington, IL | $103,030 | 3% below national |
| 117 | Santa Fe, NM | $102,900 | 3% below national |
| 118 | Midland, MI | $102,840 | 3% below national |
| 119 | Sheboygan, WI | $102,630 | 3% below national |
| 120 | Lafayette, LA | $102,390 | 3% below national |
| 121 | Jacksonville, FL | $102,230 | 3% below national |
| 122 | Visalia, CA | $102,170 | 3% below national |
| 123 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $102,120 | 4% below national |
| 124 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $102,070 | 4% below national |
| 125 | Greenville, NC | $102,050 | 4% below national |
| 126 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $101,940 | 4% below national |
| 127 | Yakima, WA | $101,930 | 4% below national |
| 128 | Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $101,900 | 4% below national |
| 129 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $101,890 | 4% below national |
| 130 | Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $101,870 | 4% below national |
| 131 | Punta Gorda, FL | $101,830 | 4% below national |
| 132 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $101,770 | 4% below national |
| 133 | Kingston, NY | $101,700 | 4% below national |
| 134 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $101,660 | 4% below national |
| 135 | Lexington Park, MD | $101,630 | 4% below national |
| 136 | Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $101,580 | 4% below national |
| 137 | Cleveland, OH | $101,540 | 4% below national |
| 138 | Medford, OR | $101,520 | 4% below national |
| 139 | Greeley, CO | $101,500 | 4% below national |
| 140 | Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $101,480 | 4% below national |
| 141 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $101,470 | 4% below national |
| 142 | Tulsa, OK | $101,460 | 4% below national |
| 143 | Appleton, WI | $101,360 | 4% below national |
| 144 | La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $101,360 | 4% below national |
| 145 | Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $101,360 | 4% below national |
| 146 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $101,340 | 4% below national |
| 147 | Winston-Salem, NC | $101,320 | 4% below national |
| 148 | Dover, DE | $101,270 | 4% below national |
| 149 | Anchorage, AK | $101,260 | 4% below national |
| 150 | Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $101,060 | 5% below national |
| 151 | Akron, OH | $101,040 | 5% below national |
| 152 | Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area | $100,930 | 5% below national |
| 153 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $100,840 | 5% below national |
| 154 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $100,780 | 5% below national |
| 155 | Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $100,760 | 5% below national |
| 156 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $100,640 | 5% below national |
| 157 | Canton-Massillon, OH | $100,630 | 5% below national |
| 158 | Madison, WI | $100,550 | 5% below national |
| 159 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $100,400 | 5% below national |
| 160 | Walla Walla, WA | $100,370 | 5% below national |
| 161 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $100,360 | 5% below national |
| 162 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $100,360 | 5% below national |
| 163 | Green Bay, WI | $100,290 | 5% below national |
| 164 | Glens Falls, NY | $100,230 | 5% below national |
| 165 | Jackson, MI | $100,100 | 5% below national |
| 166 | Salisbury, MD | $100,100 | 5% below national |
| 167 | Reading, PA | $99,980 | 6% below national |
| 168 | Janesville-Beloit, WI | $99,950 | 6% below national |
| 169 | Bozeman, MT | $99,890 | 6% below national |
| 170 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $99,830 | 6% below national |
| 171 | Fargo, ND-MN | $99,800 | 6% below national |
| 172 | Modesto, CA | $99,760 | 6% below national |
| 173 | Decatur, AL | $99,740 | 6% below national |
| 174 | Savannah, GA | $99,710 | 6% below national |
| 175 | Maryland nonmetropolitan area | $99,530 | 6% below national |
| 176 | Birmingham, AL | $99,470 | 6% below national |
| 177 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $99,270 | 6% below national |
| 178 | Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | $99,170 | 6% below national |
| 179 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $99,140 | 6% below national |
| 180 | Albany, GA | $99,040 | 6% below national |
| 181 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $98,970 | 6% below national |
| 182 | Gainesville, FL | $98,930 | 7% below national |
| 183 | Fresno, CA | $98,900 | 7% below national |
| 184 | Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $98,760 | 7% below national |
| 185 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $98,750 | 7% below national |
| 186 | Longview, TX | $98,750 | 7% below national |
| 187 | Vineland, NJ | $98,700 | 7% below national |
| 188 | Pittsburgh, PA | $98,550 | 7% below national |
| 189 | Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $98,500 | 7% below national |
| 190 | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $98,410 | 7% below national |
| 191 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $98,400 | 7% below national |
| 192 | Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $98,400 | 7% below national |
| 193 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $98,350 | 7% below national |
| 194 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $98,290 | 7% below national |
| 195 | Albuquerque, NM | $98,220 | 7% below national |
| 196 | Lynchburg, VA | $98,170 | 7% below national |
| 197 | Jacksonville, NC | $98,100 | 7% below national |
| 198 | Tucson, AZ | $98,100 | 7% below national |
| 199 | Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | $98,090 | 7% below national |
| 200 | Kenosha, WI | $98,050 | 7% below national |
| 201 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $97,970 | 7% below national |
| 202 | Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $97,930 | 7% below national |
| 203 | Tyler, TX | $97,880 | 8% below national |
| 204 | Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $97,770 | 8% below national |
| 205 | Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $97,770 | 8% below national |
| 206 | Evansville, IN | $97,690 | 8% below national |
| 207 | Amarillo, TX | $97,620 | 8% below national |
| 208 | South Florida nonmetropolitan area | $97,360 | 8% below national |
| 209 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $97,310 | 8% below national |
| 210 | West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $97,290 | 8% below national |
| 211 | South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $97,290 | 8% below national |
| 212 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $97,240 | 8% below national |
| 213 | Rochester, NY | $97,240 | 8% below national |
| 214 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $97,210 | 8% below national |
| 215 | Victoria, TX | $97,170 | 8% below national |
| 216 | Battle Creek, MI | $97,110 | 8% below national |
| 217 | Niles, MI | $97,100 | 8% below national |
| 218 | Utica-Rome, NY | $97,100 | 8% below national |
| 219 | Redding, CA | $96,980 | 8% below national |
| 220 | Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $96,970 | 8% below national |
| 221 | Ames, IA | $96,920 | 8% below national |
| 222 | Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $96,830 | 9% below national |
| 223 | Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $96,690 | 9% below national |
| 224 | Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $96,680 | 9% below national |
| 225 | York-Hanover, PA | $96,600 | 9% below national |
| 226 | Killeen-Temple, TX | $96,510 | 9% below national |
| 227 | Traverse City, MI | $96,510 | 9% below national |
| 228 | Spartanburg, SC | $96,470 | 9% below national |
| 229 | Omaha, NE-IA | $96,310 | 9% below national |
| 230 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $96,290 | 9% below national |
| 231 | Lawton, OK | $96,250 | 9% below national |
| 232 | Mankato, MN | $96,250 | 9% below national |
| 233 | Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $96,180 | 9% below national |
| 234 | Yuma, AZ | $95,890 | 9% below national |
| 235 | Sumter, SC | $95,870 | 9% below national |
| 236 | Grand Junction, CO | $95,810 | 9% below national |
| 237 | West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $95,790 | 10% below national |
| 238 | Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $95,780 | 10% below national |
| 239 | Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $95,770 | 10% below national |
| 240 | Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $95,750 | 10% below national |
| 241 | Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $95,620 | 10% below national |
| 242 | Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | $95,520 | 10% below national |
| 243 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $95,500 | 10% below national |
| 244 | Waco, TX | $95,470 | 10% below national |
| 245 | Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $95,460 | 10% below national |
| 246 | Rockford, IL | $95,430 | 10% below national |
| 247 | East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $95,420 | 10% below national |
| 248 | Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $95,400 | 10% below national |
| 249 | Merced, CA | $95,390 | 10% below national |
| 250 | Syracuse, NY | $95,380 | 10% below national |
| 251 | Las Cruces, NM | $95,350 | 10% below national |
| 252 | South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $95,260 | 10% below national |
| 253 | Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $95,160 | 10% below national |
| 254 | Auburn-Opelika, AL | $94,900 | 10% below national |
| 255 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $94,860 | 10% below national |
| 256 | Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $94,840 | 10% below national |
| 257 | Bay City, MI | $94,820 | 10% below national |
| 258 | Wichita, KS | $94,790 | 10% below national |
| 259 | Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $94,750 | 10% below national |
| 260 | Billings, MT | $94,730 | 11% below national |
| 261 | Wildwood-The Villages, FL | $94,650 | 11% below national |
| 262 | Dalton, GA | $94,640 | 11% below national |
| 263 | Oklahoma City, OK | $94,630 | 11% below national |
| 264 | Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $94,630 | 11% below national |
| 265 | El Paso, TX | $94,610 | 11% below national |
| 266 | Paducah, KY-IL | $94,550 | 11% below national |
| 267 | Montgomery, AL | $94,540 | 11% below national |
| 268 | Williamsport, PA | $94,360 | 11% below national |
| 269 | Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $94,360 | 11% below national |
| 270 | Mobile, AL | $94,350 | 11% below national |
| 271 | Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | $94,340 | 11% below national |
| 272 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $94,290 | 11% below national |
| 273 | Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $94,250 | 11% below national |
| 274 | East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $94,150 | 11% below national |
| 275 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $93,970 | 11% below national |
| 276 | Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $93,950 | 11% below national |
| 277 | Wilmington, NC | $93,830 | 11% below national |
| 278 | Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $93,760 | 11% below national |
| 279 | Ithaca, NY | $93,740 | 11% below national |
| 280 | Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $93,740 | 11% below national |
| 281 | Chico, CA | $93,720 | 11% below national |
| 282 | Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $93,620 | 12% below national |
| 283 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $93,350 | 12% below national |
| 284 | Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $93,310 | 12% below national |
| 285 | Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $92,970 | 12% below national |
| 286 | Altoona, PA | $92,880 | 12% below national |
| 287 | Macon-Bibb County, GA | $92,780 | 12% below national |
| 288 | Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | $92,580 | 13% below national |
| 289 | Gettysburg, PA | $92,490 | 13% below national |
| 290 | Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $92,430 | 13% below national |
| 291 | Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | $92,370 | 13% below national |
| 292 | Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $92,350 | 13% below national |
| 293 | Winchester, VA-WV | $92,090 | 13% below national |
| 294 | Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $92,080 | 13% below national |
| 295 | Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $92,060 | 13% below national |
| 296 | Toledo, OH | $91,950 | 13% below national |
| 297 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $91,900 | 13% below national |
| 298 | Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $91,790 | 13% below national |
| 299 | Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $91,630 | 13% below national |
| 300 | Sandusky, OH | $91,440 | 14% below national |
| 301 | Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | $91,380 | 14% below national |
| 302 | Lake Charles, LA | $91,210 | 14% below national |
| 303 | Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $91,200 | 14% below national |
| 304 | Harrisonburg, VA | $91,020 | 14% below national |
| 305 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $90,980 | 14% below national |
| 306 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $90,860 | 14% below national |
| 307 | Columbia, SC | $90,760 | 14% below national |
| 308 | Texarkana, TX-AR | $90,640 | 14% below national |
| 309 | Homosassa Springs, FL | $90,450 | 15% below national |
| 310 | Fort Wayne, IN | $90,300 | 15% below national |
| 311 | Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $90,140 | 15% below national |
| 312 | Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | $89,970 | 15% below national |
| 313 | Monroe, LA | $89,740 | 15% below national |
| 314 | Morristown, TN | $89,660 | 15% below national |
| 315 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $89,500 | 15% below national |
| 316 | Cheyenne, WY | $89,480 | 15% below national |
| 317 | Hammond, LA | $89,440 | 16% below national |
| 318 | North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $89,440 | 16% below national |
| 319 | Asheville, NC | $89,400 | 16% below national |
| 320 | Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $89,290 | 16% below national |
| 321 | Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $89,240 | 16% below national |
| 322 | Flagstaff, AZ | $89,130 | 16% below national |
| 323 | Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $88,990 | 16% below national |
| 324 | Corpus Christi, TX | $88,890 | 16% below national |
| 325 | North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $88,820 | 16% below national |
| 326 | South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $88,790 | 16% below national |
| 327 | North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) | $88,710 | 16% below national |
| 328 | Fayetteville, NC | $88,690 | 16% below national |
| 329 | Flint, MI | $88,500 | 16% below national |
| 330 | Baton Rouge, LA | $88,160 | 17% below national |
| 331 | Ocala, FL | $88,020 | 17% below national |
| 332 | Clarksville, TN-KY | $87,920 | 17% below national |
| 333 | Lima, OH | $87,920 | 17% below national |
| 334 | Kahului-Wailuku, HI | $87,830 | 17% below national |
| 335 | Alexandria, LA | $87,760 | 17% below national |
| 336 | Port St. Lucie, FL | $87,720 | 17% below national |
| 337 | Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $87,700 | 17% below national |
| 338 | Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $87,660 | 17% below national |
| 339 | Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $87,640 | 17% below national |
| 340 | Chambersburg, PA | $87,580 | 17% below national |
| 341 | Lincoln, NE | $87,500 | 17% below national |
| 342 | West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $87,450 | 17% below national |
| 343 | Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $87,320 | 18% below national |
| 344 | Warner Robins, GA | $87,220 | 18% below national |
| 345 | Tuscaloosa, AL | $87,140 | 18% below national |
| 346 | St. Cloud, MN | $87,090 | 18% below national |
| 347 | Youngstown-Warren, OH | $87,050 | 18% below national |
| 348 | North Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $86,920 | 18% below national |
| 349 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $86,890 | 18% below national |
| 350 | Saginaw, MI | $86,870 | 18% below national |
| 351 | San Angelo, TX | $86,850 | 18% below national |
| 352 | Lancaster, PA | $86,830 | 18% below national |
| 353 | Champaign-Urbana, IL | $86,690 | 18% below national |
| 354 | Owensboro, KY | $86,470 | 18% below national |
| 355 | West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $86,450 | 18% below national |
| 356 | North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $86,420 | 18% below national |
| 357 | Jackson, MS | $86,280 | 18% below national |
| 358 | Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $86,280 | 18% below national |
| 359 | Arizona nonmetropolitan area | $86,180 | 19% below national |
| 360 | South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $85,880 | 19% below national |
| 361 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $85,820 | 19% below national |
| 362 | Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $85,800 | 19% below national |
| 363 | Knoxville, TN | $85,730 | 19% below national |
| 364 | Lubbock, TX | $85,660 | 19% below national |
| 365 | Dubuque, IA | $85,310 | 19% below national |
| 366 | Wichita Falls, TX | $85,250 | 19% below national |
| 367 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $85,180 | 20% below national |
| 368 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $84,870 | 20% below national |
| 369 | Manhattan, KS | $84,820 | 20% below national |
| 370 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $84,820 | 20% below national |
| 371 | Lewiston, ID-WA | $84,660 | 20% below national |
| 372 | El Centro, CA | $84,610 | 20% below national |
| 373 | Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $84,580 | 20% below national |
| 374 | Odessa, TX | $84,510 | 20% below national |
| 375 | State College, PA | $84,330 | 20% below national |
| 376 | Rocky Mount, NC | $84,310 | 20% below national |
| 377 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $84,230 | 20% below national |
| 378 | Topeka, KS | $84,130 | 21% below national |
| 379 | Farmington, NM | $84,000 | 21% below national |
| 380 | Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area | $83,930 | 21% below national |
| 381 | Laredo, TX | $83,910 | 21% below national |
| 382 | Missoula, MT | $83,800 | 21% below national |
| 383 | Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $83,760 | 21% below national |
| 384 | Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $83,730 | 21% below national |
| 385 | West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $83,710 | 21% below national |
| 386 | Florence, SC | $83,600 | 21% below national |
| 387 | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $83,530 | 21% below national |
| 388 | Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $83,280 | 21% below national |
| 389 | Bangor, ME | $83,240 | 21% below national |
| 390 | East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $82,990 | 22% below national |
| 391 | Lewiston-Auburn, ME | $82,890 | 22% below national |
| 392 | Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $82,810 | 22% below national |
| 393 | Springfield, OH | $82,730 | 22% below national |
| 394 | Wausau, WI | $82,720 | 22% below national |
| 395 | Lebanon, PA | $82,660 | 22% below national |
| 396 | Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | $82,620 | 22% below national |
| 397 | Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | $82,430 | 22% below national |
| 398 | Lawrence, KS | $82,360 | 22% below national |
| 399 | Bowling Green, KY | $82,290 | 22% below national |
| 400 | Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $82,290 | 22% below national |
| 401 | Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $82,250 | 22% below national |
| 402 | Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $82,240 | 22% below national |
| 403 | Dothan, AL | $82,230 | 22% below national |
| 404 | Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $82,180 | 22% below national |
| 405 | Central East New York nonmetropolitan area | $82,160 | 22% below national |
| 406 | Iowa City, IA | $82,040 | 22% below national |
| 407 | North Florida nonmetropolitan area | $81,820 | 23% below national |
| 408 | Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $81,760 | 23% below national |
| 409 | Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $81,750 | 23% below national |
| 410 | Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $81,730 | 23% below national |
| 411 | College Station-Bryan, TX | $81,580 | 23% below national |
| 412 | Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area | $81,560 | 23% below national |
| 413 | Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $81,540 | 23% below national |
| 414 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $81,510 | 23% below national |
| 415 | Eau Claire, WI | $81,420 | 23% below national |
| 416 | Boise City, ID | $81,280 | 23% below national |
| 417 | Alaska nonmetropolitan area | $81,080 | 23% below national |
| 418 | Abilene, TX | $80,960 | 24% below national |
| 419 | Johnstown, PA | $80,890 | 24% below national |
| 420 | Idaho Falls, ID | $80,760 | 24% below national |
| 421 | Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $80,720 | 24% below national |
| 422 | St. Joseph, MO-KS | $80,670 | 24% below national |
| 423 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $80,620 | 24% below national |
| 424 | Fairbanks-College, AK | $80,530 | 24% below national |
| 425 | Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $80,520 | 24% below national |
| 426 | Erie, PA | $80,500 | 24% below national |
| 427 | Michigan City-La Porte, IN | $80,500 | 24% below national |
| 428 | Decatur, IL | $80,410 | 24% below national |
| 429 | Jonesboro, AR | $80,330 | 24% below national |
| 430 | Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $80,290 | 24% below national |
| 431 | Kankakee, IL | $80,190 | 24% below national |
| 432 | Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $80,140 | 24% below national |
| 433 | Kansas nonmetropolitan area | $80,050 | 24% below national |
| 434 | Logan, UT-ID | $79,960 | 24% below national |
| 435 | Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | $79,840 | 25% below national |
| 436 | Helena, MT | $79,700 | 25% below national |
| 437 | West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $79,680 | 25% below national |
| 438 | Muncie, IN | $79,390 | 25% below national |
| 439 | Twin Falls, ID | $79,190 | 25% below national |
| 440 | Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $79,190 | 25% below national |
| 441 | Elizabethtown, KY | $79,040 | 25% below national |
| 442 | Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | $78,720 | 26% below national |
| 443 | North Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $78,700 | 26% below national |
| 444 | Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | $78,630 | 26% below national |
| 445 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $78,560 | 26% below national |
| 446 | North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $78,340 | 26% below national |
| 447 | Great Falls, MT | $78,330 | 26% below national |
| 448 | Springfield, MO | $78,200 | 26% below national |
| 449 | Cleveland, TN | $78,190 | 26% below national |
| 450 | Joplin, MO-KS | $78,160 | 26% below national |
| 451 | South Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $77,980 | 26% below national |
| 452 | Jackson, TN | $77,790 | 27% below national |
| 453 | Columbia, MO | $77,760 | 27% below national |
| 454 | Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $77,580 | 27% below national |
| 455 | Jefferson City, MO | $77,490 | 27% below national |
| 456 | Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $77,380 | 27% below national |
| 457 | South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $77,360 | 27% below national |
| 458 | North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $76,900 | 27% below national |
| 459 | Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $76,850 | 27% below national |
| 460 | Coeur d'Alene, ID | $76,430 | 28% below national |
| 461 | Rome, GA | $76,150 | 28% below national |
| 462 | Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $75,850 | 28% below national |
| 463 | Goldsboro, NC | $74,990 | 29% below national |
| 464 | West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $74,570 | 30% below national |
| 465 | Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $73,940 | 30% below national |
| 466 | Aguadilla, PR | $72,900 | 31% below national |
| 467 | Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $72,820 | 31% below national |
| 468 | Tallahassee, FL | $72,510 | 31% below national |
| 469 | Pocatello, ID | $72,260 | 32% below national |
| 470 | Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $72,230 | 32% below national |
| 471 | Johnson City, TN | $72,000 | 32% below national |
| 472 | Hot Springs, AR | $69,670 | 34% below national |
| 473 | Connecticut nonmetropolitan area | $68,990 | 35% below national |
| 474 | South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $68,630 | 35% below national |
| 475 | East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $66,500 | 37% below national |
| 476 | Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $65,890 | 38% below national |
| 477 | Athens-Clarke County, GA | $65,410 | 38% below national |
| 478 | Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $64,650 | 39% below national |
| 479 | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $63,730 | 40% below national |
| 480 | East Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $60,880 | 42% below national |
| 481 | Hattiesburg, MS | $59,880 | 43% below national |
| 482 | Fort Smith, AR-OK | $38,020 | 64% below national |
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Frequently Asked Questions
How much does a Computer Systems Analysts make? ▼
The median annual salary for Computer Systems Analysts is $105,850 ($50.89/hour). The salary range spans from $67,340 at the 10th percentile to $167,710 at the 90th percentile.
What state pays Computer Systems Analysts the most? ▼
Rhode Island pays the highest median salary for Computer Systems Analysts at $134,630/year, which is +27% above the national median.
What education do you need to become a Computer Systems Analysts? ▼
The typical entry-level education for Computer Systems Analysts is Bachelor's degree.
How dangerous is being a Computer Systems Analysts? ▼
Computer Systems Analysts has a safety grade of A (Very Safe) based on BLS data. The fatality rate is 0.1 per 100,000 workers and the injury rate is 0.1 per 100 workers.
Is Computer Systems Analysts a good career? ▼
Employment for Computer Systems Analysts is projected to grow 8.7% from 2024 to 2034, which is much faster than average. About 34,200 openings are projected each year.
How does Computer Systems Analysts pay vary by state? ▼
Computer Systems Analysts salaries vary significantly by state. The highest-paying state is Rhode Island at $134,630/year, while Arkansas pays the least at $81,760/year. BLS data covers 53 states and territories.
Which metro areas pay the most for Computer Systems Analysts? ▼
The highest-paying metro area for Computer Systems Analysts is San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA at $157,140/year. BLS reports wage data for 482 metro areas for this occupation, with pay varying based on local demand and cost of living.
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