15 Series · SOC 15-1212
Information Security 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).
- $129,180
- Median / year
- +3.4%
- 2024→2025
- $199,850
- Top 10% earn
- +28.5%
- Growth '24–'34
- 190,650
- Estimated US jobs
Information Security Analysts earn a median of $129,180 per year.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $129,180, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $75,090 (10th percentile) to $199,850 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 190,650 estimated jobs in covered establishments. The highest published state median in this ranking is Washington ($154,940).
The pay verdict
Information Security Analysts earn a median of $129,180, putting them among the better-paid US occupations and higher than 92% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Computer and Mathematical, it ranks #6 of 21 by median pay. Employment is projected to grow 28.5% by 2034.
- $129,180
- Median annual wage
- Top 8%
- of 825 US occupations with published wages
- #6 of 21
- in Computer and Mathematical
- 2.7×
- 90th-to-10th pay spread
Highest-paying state: Washington at $154,940. Typical entry-level education: Bachelor's degree.
Observed pay change
What changed, BLS OEWS 2019–2025
- The published national median for Information Security Analysts moved from $99,730 in May 2019 to $129,180 in May 2025 (+29.5%).
- Across the 749 occupations priced in both releases under SOC-2018, the median occupation changed +24.5%.
- Information Security Analysts sits +5.1 pp ahead of that median, nominal dollars, no price deflator applied.
Information Security Analysts (SOC 15-1212) has a national median of $129,180 per year in the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics May 2025 release. The published 10th-to-90th-percentile boundaries run from $75,090 to $199,850, and the published mean is $132,510. Those summary statistics describe the estimated distribution; their difference alone does not identify its cause. OEWS estimates 190,650 jobs in covered establishments nationally. WageDex has published rows for 49 state or territory areas and 309 metropolitan or nonmetropolitan wage areas. The published national median moved from $124,910 in the May 2024 OEWS release to $129,180 in May 2025, a rise of $4,270 (+3.4%). This is a change between two BLS survey estimates, not an inflation-adjusted same-worker pay raise.
BLS Employment Projections forecast a +28.5% 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 16,000 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 less than 5 years 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 Computer and Mathematical Occupations SOC-group context and is not an occupation-level measurement or ranking.
Geographic variation matters as much as the headline median. Washington pays the highest state median at $154,940, which is +20% above the national figure. The highest published metropolitan-area median in this ranking is San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA at $176,120. 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.
Median Salary
$129,180
per year
Median Hourly
$62.11/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$132,510
average
Employment
190,650
jobs nationwide
How does this pay compare nationally?
Where Information Security Analysts pay sits nationally
Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median
$129,180 Top 8% higher than 92% 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.
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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 (this entry) | 32 US occupations | 4% |
| $140,000–$160,000 | 14 US occupations | 2% |
| $160,000–$180,000 | 9 US occupations | 1% |
| $180,000 and above | 25 US occupations | 3% |
$129,180 · 92nd 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 15-series occupation, placed by projected 2024–2034 growth and median pay. The highlighted dot is Information Security Analysts; the upper-right quadrant is the sweet spot (high pay + fast growth).
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- Software Developers: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 15.8%, Median annual wage $135980
- Computer User Suppor…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -3.7%, Median annual wage $61860
- Computer Systems Ana…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 8.7%, Median annual wage $105850
- Computer Occupations…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 8.2%, Median annual wage $116580
- Network and Computer…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -4.2%, Median annual wage $99130
- Data Scientists: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 33.5%, Median annual wage $120230
- Information Security…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 28.5%, Median annual wage $129180
- Software Quality Ass…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 10%, Median annual wage $104300
- Computer Network Arc…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 11.9%, Median annual wage $134050
- Computer Network Sup…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 1.8%, Median annual wage $76220
- Web and Digital Inte…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 7%, Median annual wage $104000
- Operations Research …: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 21.5%, Median annual wage $88940
- Computer Programmers: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -6%, Median annual wage $100390
- Web Developers: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 7.5%, Median annual wage $92650
- Database Administrat…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -0.7%, Median annual wage $104620
- Database Architects: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 8.7%, Median annual wage $139500
- Computer and Informa…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 19.7%, Median annual wage $140300
- Statisticians: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 8.5%, Median annual wage $105650
- Actuaries: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 21.8%, Median annual wage $130000
- Mathematical Science…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 4%, Median annual wage $81490
- Mathematicians: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -0.7%, Median annual wage $126710
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).
Job Outlook (2024–2034)
Projected Growth
+28.5%
Much faster than average
Annual Openings
16,000
per year (projected)
Employment Change
+52,100
182,800 (2024) → 234,900 (2034)
Typical Education
Bachelor's degree
Work Experience
Less than 5 years
Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034
Workplace Safety
All safety ratings →Computer and Mathematical Occupations context
Broad SOC context, not an occupation grade
Fatality Rate
0.3/100K
Injury Rate
0.2/100
Danger Index
1/100
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 Information Security Analysts roles, ranked by importance. Source: O*NET.
Top Skills
Knowledge Areas
Key Tasks
- ▸ Develop plans to safeguard computer files against accidental or unauthorized modification, destruction, or disclosure and to meet emergency data processing needs.
- ▸ Monitor current reports of computer viruses to determine when to update virus protection systems.
- ▸ Encrypt data transmissions and erect firewalls to conceal confidential information as it is being transmitted and to keep out tainted digital transfers.
- ▸ Perform risk assessments and execute tests of data processing system to ensure functioning of data processing activities and security measures.
- ▸ Modify computer security files to incorporate new software, correct errors, or change individual access status.
- ▸ Review violations of computer security procedures and discuss procedures with violators to ensure violations are not repeated.
- ▸ Document computer security and emergency measures policies, procedures, and tests.
- ▸ Confer with users to discuss issues such as computer data access needs, security violations, and programming changes.
- ▸ Monitor use of data files and regulate access to safeguard information in computer files.
- ▸ Coordinate implementation of computer system plan with establishment personnel and outside vendors.
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
Information Security Analysts pay history, 2019–2025
Published national median across 7 BLS OEWS releases. Nominal dollars, not inflation-adjusted.
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| Period | National median |
|---|---|
| 2019 | $99,730 |
| 2020 | $103,590 |
| 2021 | $102,600 |
| 2022 | $112,000 |
| 2023 | $120,360 |
| 2024 | $124,910 |
| 2025 | $129,180 |
2019 median
$99,730
2025 median
$129,180
2019–2025 change
+$29,450 (+29.5%)
Avg/year
+4.4%
| Release | Median | Change | Estimated jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2019 | $99,730 | First banked release | 125,570 |
| May 2020 | $103,590 | +3.9% | 138,000 |
| May 2021 | $102,600 | -1.0% | 157,220 |
| May 2022 | $112,000 | +9.2% | 163,690 |
| May 2023 | $120,360 | +7.5% | 175,350 |
| May 2024 | $124,910 | +3.8% | 179,430 |
| May 2025 | $129,180 | +3.4% | 190,650 |
Across the 7 releases WageDex holds for this occupation, the published national median went from $99,730 in May 2019 to $129,180 in May 2025. Within the SOC-2018 classification (2019–2025), the like-for-like change averages +4.4% per year in nominal terms. Within the same SOC classification, estimated employment went from 125,570 in May 2019 to 190,650 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.
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington | $154,940 | +20% above national |
| 2 | Maryland | $139,640 | +8% above national |
| 3 | California | $138,570 | +7% above national |
| 4 | Delaware | $137,030 | +6% above national |
| 5 | Massachusetts | $136,550 | +6% above national |
| 6 | Colorado | $135,220 | +5% above national |
| 7 | District of Columbia | $135,090 | +5% above national |
| 8 | Virginia | $134,900 | +4% above national |
| 9 | New Jersey | $134,820 | +4% above national |
| 10 | New York | $134,660 | +4% above national |
| 11 | North Carolina | $131,540 | +2% above national |
| 12 | Minnesota | $130,710 | +1% above national |
| 13 | Connecticut | $130,570 | +1% above national |
| 14 | New Mexico | $130,070 | +1% above national |
| 15 | Texas | $129,890 | +1% above national |
| 16 | Georgia | $128,970 | same as national |
| 17 | Hawaii | $126,250 | 2% below national |
| 18 | Arizona | $125,260 | 3% below national |
| 19 | Florida | $124,860 | 3% below national |
| 20 | Illinois | $124,180 | 4% below national |
| 21 | New Hampshire | $124,000 | 4% below national |
| 22 | Alabama | $122,730 | 5% below national |
| 23 | Iowa | $119,710 | 7% below national |
| 24 | Pennsylvania | $117,770 | 9% below national |
| 25 | South Dakota | $116,640 | 10% below national |
| 26 | Tennessee | $115,430 | 11% below national |
| 27 | Alaska | $114,990 | 11% below national |
| 28 | Ohio | $110,480 | 14% below national |
| 29 | Vermont | $109,750 | 15% below national |
| 30 | Rhode Island | $109,420 | 15% below national |
| 31 | North Dakota | $107,540 | 17% below national |
| 32 | Michigan | $106,230 | 18% below national |
| 33 | Nevada | $106,200 | 18% below national |
| 34 | South Carolina | $105,800 | 18% below national |
| 35 | Kentucky | $103,630 | 20% below national |
| 36 | Arkansas | $103,490 | 20% below national |
| 37 | Missouri | $103,440 | 20% below national |
| 38 | Maine | $101,730 | 21% below national |
| 39 | Wisconsin | $101,550 | 21% below national |
| 40 | Indiana | $101,420 | 21% below national |
| 41 | Kansas | $100,620 | 22% below national |
| 42 | Utah | $99,690 | 23% below national |
| 43 | Wyoming | $98,710 | 24% below national |
| 44 | Oklahoma | $94,000 | 27% below national |
| 45 | Louisiana | $92,990 | 28% below national |
| 46 | Nebraska | $92,550 | 28% below national |
| 47 | Mississippi | $87,690 | 32% below national |
| 48 | Montana | $81,950 | 37% below national |
| 49 | Puerto Rico | $63,740 | 51% 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 | $176,120 | +36% above national |
| 2 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $162,310 | +26% above national |
| 3 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $161,780 | +25% above national |
| 4 | Boulder, CO | $154,990 | +20% above national |
| 5 | Asheville, NC | $149,350 | +16% above national |
| 6 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $148,950 | +15% above national |
| 7 | Wilmington, NC | $145,170 | +12% above national |
| 8 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $143,640 | +11% above national |
| 9 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $140,470 | +9% above national |
| 10 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $138,170 | +7% above national |
| 11 | Vallejo, CA | $137,160 | +6% above national |
| 12 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $136,670 | +6% above national |
| 13 | New Haven, CT | $136,590 | +6% above national |
| 14 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $136,550 | +6% above national |
| 15 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $134,100 | +4% above national |
| 16 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $133,850 | +4% above national |
| 17 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $133,610 | +3% above national |
| 18 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $133,570 | +3% above national |
| 19 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $133,100 | +3% above national |
| 20 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $132,560 | +3% above national |
| 21 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $132,120 | +2% above national |
| 22 | Peoria, IL | $132,090 | +2% above national |
| 23 | Kahului-Wailuku, HI | $131,640 | +2% above national |
| 24 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $131,500 | +2% above national |
| 25 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $131,490 | +2% above national |
| 26 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $131,440 | +2% above national |
| 27 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $131,410 | +2% above national |
| 28 | Colorado Springs, CO | $130,880 | +1% above national |
| 29 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $130,770 | +1% above national |
| 30 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $130,710 | +1% above national |
| 31 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $130,440 | +1% above national |
| 32 | Decatur, AL | $130,400 | +1% above national |
| 33 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $130,360 | +1% above national |
| 34 | Huntsville, AL | $130,330 | +1% above national |
| 35 | Jackson, MI | $130,010 | +1% above national |
| 36 | Winston-Salem, NC | $129,980 | +1% above national |
| 37 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $129,670 | same as national |
| 38 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $129,630 | same as national |
| 39 | Albuquerque, NM | $129,560 | same as national |
| 40 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $129,540 | same as national |
| 41 | Midland, TX | $129,530 | same as national |
| 42 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $129,440 | same as national |
| 43 | Springfield, MA | $128,910 | same as national |
| 44 | Worcester, MA | $128,630 | same as national |
| 45 | Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | $127,860 | 1% below national |
| 46 | Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $126,850 | 2% below national |
| 47 | Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $126,810 | 2% below national |
| 48 | Salem, OR | $126,680 | 2% below national |
| 49 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $126,370 | 2% below national |
| 50 | Charlottesville, VA | $126,340 | 2% below national |
| 51 | Richmond, VA | $126,230 | 2% below national |
| 52 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $126,030 | 2% below national |
| 53 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $125,310 | 3% below national |
| 54 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $125,310 | 3% below national |
| 55 | Bloomington, IL | $125,110 | 3% below national |
| 56 | Logan, UT-ID | $124,310 | 4% below national |
| 57 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $123,740 | 4% below national |
| 58 | Amarillo, TX | $123,550 | 4% below national |
| 59 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $123,180 | 5% below national |
| 60 | Columbus, OH | $122,600 | 5% below national |
| 61 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $122,560 | 5% below national |
| 62 | Roanoke, VA | $122,380 | 5% below national |
| 63 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | $122,340 | 5% below national |
| 64 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $122,120 | 5% below national |
| 65 | Mobile, AL | $121,810 | 6% below national |
| 66 | Anchorage, AK | $121,710 | 6% below national |
| 67 | Lexington Park, MD | $121,470 | 6% below national |
| 68 | Lynchburg, VA | $121,340 | 6% below national |
| 69 | Auburn-Opelika, AL | $120,950 | 6% below national |
| 70 | Greeley, CO | $120,780 | 7% below national |
| 71 | Iowa City, IA | $120,370 | 7% below national |
| 72 | Winchester, VA-WV | $119,680 | 7% below national |
| 73 | Rockford, IL | $119,400 | 8% below national |
| 74 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $118,970 | 8% below national |
| 75 | Fresno, CA | $118,420 | 8% below national |
| 76 | Bend, OR | $116,990 | 9% below national |
| 77 | Clarksville, TN-KY | $116,940 | 9% below national |
| 78 | Bismarck, ND | $116,920 | 9% below national |
| 79 | Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $116,880 | 10% below national |
| 80 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $116,290 | 10% below national |
| 81 | Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $115,980 | 10% below national |
| 82 | Birmingham, AL | $115,520 | 11% below national |
| 83 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $115,250 | 11% below national |
| 84 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $115,160 | 11% below national |
| 85 | Fairbanks-College, AK | $114,990 | 11% below national |
| 86 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $114,970 | 11% below national |
| 87 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $114,300 | 12% below national |
| 88 | Las Cruces, NM | $113,550 | 12% below national |
| 89 | Montgomery, AL | $113,270 | 12% below national |
| 90 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $113,080 | 12% below national |
| 91 | Warner Robins, GA | $113,040 | 12% below national |
| 92 | Wheeling, WV-OH | $112,570 | 13% below national |
| 93 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $111,430 | 14% below national |
| 94 | Jacksonville, FL | $111,290 | 14% below national |
| 95 | Port St. Lucie, FL | $110,340 | 15% below national |
| 96 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $110,340 | 15% below national |
| 97 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $110,310 | 15% below national |
| 98 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $109,940 | 15% below national |
| 99 | Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $109,500 | 15% below national |
| 100 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $109,290 | 15% below national |
| 101 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $109,110 | 16% below national |
| 102 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $108,990 | 16% below national |
| 103 | Binghamton, NY | $108,630 | 16% below national |
| 104 | Medford, OR | $108,620 | 16% below national |
| 105 | Greenville, NC | $108,590 | 16% below national |
| 106 | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $108,420 | 16% below national |
| 107 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $108,280 | 16% below national |
| 108 | Syracuse, NY | $108,270 | 16% below national |
| 109 | Cheyenne, WY | $108,260 | 16% below national |
| 110 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $108,050 | 16% below national |
| 111 | Rapid City, SD | $108,030 | 16% below national |
| 112 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $108,020 | 16% below national |
| 113 | Saginaw, MI | $107,970 | 16% below national |
| 114 | Ames, IA | $107,520 | 17% below national |
| 115 | Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | $107,520 | 17% below national |
| 116 | Baton Rouge, LA | $107,380 | 17% below national |
| 117 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $107,300 | 17% below national |
| 118 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $107,050 | 17% below national |
| 119 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $106,760 | 17% below national |
| 120 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $106,740 | 17% below national |
| 121 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $106,420 | 18% below national |
| 122 | Ithaca, NY | $106,360 | 18% below national |
| 123 | Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $106,350 | 18% below national |
| 124 | Macon-Bibb County, GA | $106,340 | 18% below national |
| 125 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $106,200 | 18% below national |
| 126 | La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $106,190 | 18% below national |
| 127 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $106,190 | 18% below national |
| 128 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $106,110 | 18% below national |
| 129 | Boise City, ID | $106,020 | 18% below national |
| 130 | Cleveland, OH | $105,890 | 18% below national |
| 131 | Rochester, NY | $105,860 | 18% below national |
| 132 | Idaho Falls, ID | $105,840 | 18% below national |
| 133 | Midland, MI | $105,830 | 18% below national |
| 134 | El Paso, TX | $105,770 | 18% below national |
| 135 | Bellingham, WA | $105,470 | 18% below national |
| 136 | Spartanburg, SC | $105,260 | 19% below national |
| 137 | Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $105,140 | 19% below national |
| 138 | Ann Arbor, MI | $105,010 | 19% below national |
| 139 | Akron, OH | $104,530 | 19% below national |
| 140 | Madison, WI | $104,110 | 19% below national |
| 141 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $104,010 | 19% below national |
| 142 | Gainesville, FL | $104,000 | 19% below national |
| 143 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $103,960 | 20% below national |
| 144 | Harrisonburg, VA | $103,920 | 20% below national |
| 145 | Fargo, ND-MN | $103,910 | 20% below national |
| 146 | Salisbury, MD | $103,910 | 20% below national |
| 147 | Barnstable Town, MA | $103,900 | 20% below national |
| 148 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $103,890 | 20% below national |
| 149 | Toledo, OH | $103,720 | 20% below national |
| 150 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $103,670 | 20% below national |
| 151 | Pittsburgh, PA | $103,630 | 20% below national |
| 152 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $103,440 | 20% below national |
| 153 | Burlington, NC | $103,140 | 20% below national |
| 154 | Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $103,000 | 20% below national |
| 155 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $102,830 | 20% below national |
| 156 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $102,750 | 20% below national |
| 157 | Savannah, GA | $102,630 | 21% below national |
| 158 | Reading, PA | $102,480 | 21% below national |
| 159 | Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $102,450 | 21% below national |
| 160 | Tucson, AZ | $102,260 | 21% below national |
| 161 | Columbus, GA-AL | $102,240 | 21% below national |
| 162 | Knoxville, TN | $102,210 | 21% below national |
| 163 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $102,190 | 21% below national |
| 164 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $102,160 | 21% below national |
| 165 | College Station-Bryan, TX | $101,890 | 21% below national |
| 166 | Gainesville, GA | $101,860 | 21% below national |
| 167 | Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $101,860 | 21% below national |
| 168 | Tulsa, OK | $101,790 | 21% below national |
| 169 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $101,550 | 21% below national |
| 170 | Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $101,520 | 21% below national |
| 171 | Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $101,390 | 22% below national |
| 172 | Columbia, SC | $101,330 | 22% below national |
| 173 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | $101,320 | 22% below national |
| 174 | Killeen-Temple, TX | $101,100 | 22% below national |
| 175 | Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $101,010 | 22% below national |
| 176 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $100,780 | 22% below national |
| 177 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $100,470 | 22% below national |
| 178 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $100,210 | 22% below national |
| 179 | Topeka, KS | $100,150 | 22% below national |
| 180 | Tuscaloosa, AL | $99,460 | 23% below national |
| 181 | Fayetteville, NC | $99,030 | 23% below national |
| 182 | Naples-Marco Island, FL | $99,000 | 23% below national |
| 183 | Canton-Massillon, OH | $98,900 | 23% below national |
| 184 | Longview, TX | $98,560 | 24% below national |
| 185 | Lubbock, TX | $98,480 | 24% below national |
| 186 | Evansville, IN | $98,400 | 24% below national |
| 187 | Utica-Rome, NY | $98,280 | 24% below national |
| 188 | Reno, NV | $98,260 | 24% below national |
| 189 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $98,060 | 24% below national |
| 190 | Columbia, MO | $97,600 | 24% below national |
| 191 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $97,540 | 24% below national |
| 192 | Manhattan, KS | $97,490 | 25% below national |
| 193 | Corpus Christi, TX | $97,440 | 25% below national |
| 194 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $97,430 | 25% below national |
| 195 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $97,370 | 25% below national |
| 196 | Yuma, AZ | $97,320 | 25% below national |
| 197 | Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $97,210 | 25% below national |
| 198 | Fort Wayne, IN | $97,000 | 25% below national |
| 199 | Eau Claire, WI | $96,870 | 25% below national |
| 200 | Lancaster, PA | $96,540 | 25% below national |
| 201 | Springfield, IL | $96,230 | 26% below national |
| 202 | Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $95,960 | 26% below national |
| 203 | Omaha, NE-IA | $95,700 | 26% below national |
| 204 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $95,660 | 26% below national |
| 205 | St. Cloud, MN | $95,450 | 26% below national |
| 206 | Champaign-Urbana, IL | $95,220 | 26% below national |
| 207 | Columbus, IN | $94,770 | 27% below national |
| 208 | Elizabethtown, KY | $94,560 | 27% below national |
| 209 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $94,070 | 27% below national |
| 210 | Pocatello, ID | $93,970 | 27% below national |
| 211 | Erie, PA | $92,660 | 28% below national |
| 212 | Dover, DE | $92,100 | 29% below national |
| 213 | York-Hanover, PA | $91,790 | 29% below national |
| 214 | Wichita, KS | $91,670 | 29% below national |
| 215 | Fort Smith, AR-OK | $91,020 | 30% below national |
| 216 | Jackson, MS | $90,460 | 30% below national |
| 217 | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $89,840 | 30% below national |
| 218 | Ogden, UT | $87,960 | 32% below national |
| 219 | Kenosha, WI | $87,660 | 32% below national |
| 220 | Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $87,240 | 32% below national |
| 221 | Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | $87,060 | 33% below national |
| 222 | Billings, MT | $86,010 | 33% below national |
| 223 | Youngstown-Warren, OH | $85,490 | 34% below national |
| 224 | Jefferson City, MO | $85,260 | 34% below national |
| 225 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $85,070 | 34% below national |
| 226 | Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $85,030 | 34% below national |
| 227 | Springfield, MO | $84,690 | 34% below national |
| 228 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $84,330 | 35% below national |
| 229 | Lafayette, LA | $83,030 | 36% below national |
| 230 | Oklahoma City, OK | $82,490 | 36% below national |
| 231 | Helena, MT | $81,950 | 37% below national |
| 232 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $80,660 | 38% below national |
| 233 | Bangor, ME | $78,520 | 39% below national |
| 234 | Green Bay, WI | $78,330 | 39% below national |
| 235 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $78,200 | 39% below national |
| 236 | Lincoln, NE | $78,190 | 39% below national |
| 237 | San Angelo, TX | $77,940 | 40% below national |
| 238 | Flint, MI | $77,590 | 40% below national |
| 239 | Missoula, MT | $76,360 | 41% below national |
| 240 | Tallahassee, FL | $75,090 | 42% below national |
| 241 | Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $73,490 | 43% below national |
| 242 | Bozeman, MT | $68,160 | 47% below national |
| 243 | Lawrence, KS | $67,010 | 48% below national |
| 244 | Charleston, WV | $64,840 | 50% below national |
| 245 | Jonesboro, AR | $64,030 | 50% below national |
| 246 | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $62,490 | 52% below national |
Same SOC major group
Other detailed occupations in SOC major group 15 (Computer and Mathematical Occupations) - category peers, not a pay match.
Actuaries
SOC 15-2011
Computer Network Architects
SOC 15-1241
Computer Network Support Specialists
SOC 15-1231
Computer Occupations, All Other
SOC 15-1299
Computer Programmers
SOC 15-1251
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Two OEWS peer sets outside this SOC major group (Computer and Mathematical Occupations). Same-category cards above stay inside the group; these neighborhoods are cross-group nearest neighbors on national median pay ($129,180 here) and reported employment (190,650 jobs here).
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