Computer Systems Analysts
The national median wage for computer systems analysts is $103,800 across 538K jobs. After cost of living, San Francisco goes furthest at $127,177, and 42 of 78 metros beat the national median once prices are counted.
What the job pays, metro to metro
Each line runs from the lowest metro to the highest. The mark is the national median.
BLS OES, latest release
78 metro areas tracked
Best value: top metros by cost-adjusted wage
Wages adjusted for local cost of living. A longer blue bar means the salary goes further there.
All metro areas
Sorted by cost-adjusted wage. Tap a column head to re-sort; metro names link to the city page where we track one.
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| 1 | San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA | CA | $143,710 | $127,177 | 4,723 | 10.5 |
| 2 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | VA | $127,647 | $126,383 | 7,828 | 13.1 |
| 3 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA | NY | $131,883 | $122,114 | 15,635 | 12.5 |
| 4 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT | CT | $123,747 | $118,988 | 980 | 13.1 |
| 5 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI | IL | $117,302 | $118,487 | 8,908 | 11.1 |
| 6 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | PA | $115,673 | $118,034 | 5,964 | 10.8 |
| 7 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | MN | $115,147 | $117,497 | 3,369 | 9.6 |
| 8 | Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO | CO | $116,308 | $115,156 | 2,589 | 8.6 |
| 9 | Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX | TX | $111,136 | $114,573 | 2,568 | 10.3 |
| 10 | Anchorage, AK | AK | $116,588 | $114,302 | 437 | 8.7 |
| 11 | Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ | DE | $113,099 | $114,241 | 613 | 12.3 |
| 12 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | WA | $124,406 | $114,134 | 4,333 | 10.8 |
| 13 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | MI | $106,956 | $113,783 | 3,890 | 9.7 |
| 14 | Hartford-East Hartford-Middletown, CT | CT | $117,620 | $113,096 | 1,085 | 10.8 |
| 15 | Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX | TX | $109,624 | $113,014 | 6,214 | 9.6 |
| 16 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | NC | $106,091 | $112,863 | 1,666 | 11.1 |
| 17 | Madison, WI | WI | $104,695 | $112,575 | 678 | 9.0 |
| 18 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | NC | $105,760 | $112,511 | 2,024 | 8.1 |
| 19 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA | GA | $108,759 | $112,123 | 5,996 | 10.9 |
| 20 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | WI | $104,254 | $112,101 | 1,897 | 12.7 |
| 21 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | TX | $108,064 | $111,406 | 8,115 | 11.6 |
| 22 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | KY | $100,032 | $111,147 | 1,752 | 11.7 |
| 23 | Salt Lake City, UT | UT | $105,419 | $110,967 | 1,246 | 8.3 |
| 24 | St. Louis, MO-IL | MO | $101,545 | $110,375 | 3,008 | 12.0 |
| 25 | Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH | MA | $118,793 | $109,994 | 5,849 | 11.7 |
| 26 | Kansas City, MO-KS | MO | $101,153 | $109,949 | 2,277 | 11.4 |
| 27 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN | IN | $101,044 | $109,830 | 2,532 | 12.7 |
| 28 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | OH | $100,505 | $109,245 | 1,584 | 7.9 |
| 29 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | CA | $122,682 | $108,568 | 12,534 | 12.5 |
| 30 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | IA | $95,834 | $107,679 | 846 | 11.3 |
| 31 | Columbus, OH | OH | $98,947 | $107,551 | 2,697 | 13.5 |
| 32 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL | FL | $110,421 | $107,205 | 5,835 | 10.6 |
| 33 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | OR | $112,276 | $106,930 | 2,473 | 9.9 |
| 34 | Oklahoma City, OK | OK | $93,948 | $106,759 | 1,456 | 9.7 |
| 35 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | MD | $110,919 | $106,653 | 3,028 | 12.1 |
| 36 | Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Franklin, TN | TN | $98,922 | $106,368 | 1,857 | 9.3 |
| 37 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | LA | $92,628 | $105,259 | 758 | 7.6 |
| 38 | Tulsa, OK | OK | $92,475 | $105,085 | 837 | 8.4 |
| 39 | Pittsburgh, PA | PA | $102,868 | $104,967 | 2,675 | 13.4 |
| 40 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | VT | $101,288 | $104,421 | 297 | 11.9 |
| 41 | Birmingham-Hoover, AL | AL | $93,859 | $104,288 | 860 | 8.6 |
| 42 | Honolulu, HI | HI | $113,389 | $104,027 | 839 | 11.2 |
| 43 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | AZ | $104,510 | $103,475 | 5,623 | 12.5 |
| 44 | Grand Rapids-Kentwood, MI | MI | $97,253 | $103,461 | 1,277 | 12.8 |
| 45 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | TN | $95,862 | $103,077 | 917 | 9.2 |
| 46 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | SC | $95,785 | $102,995 | 722 | 9.6 |
| 47 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | RI | $103,426 | $102,402 | 1,446 | 9.6 |
| 48 | Cleveland-Elyria, OH | OH | $94,189 | $102,379 | 2,033 | 13.6 |
| 49 | Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA | NE | $90,982 | $101,091 | 1,089 | 10.9 |
| 50 | Albuquerque, NM | NM | $90,689 | $100,766 | 839 | 8.4 |
| 51 | Boise City, ID | ID | $91,120 | $100,132 | 952 | 12.7 |
| 52 | Baton Rouge, LA | LA | $87,805 | $99,778 | 709 | 9.4 |
| 53 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | NH | $104,482 | $99,507 | 545 | 10.9 |
| 54 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | CA | $111,156 | $98,368 | 2,348 | 7.8 |
| 55 | Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC | VA | $99,200 | $98,218 | 2,048 | 13.7 |
| 56 | Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV | NV | $94,409 | $97,329 | 2,614 | 13.1 |
| 57 | Columbia, SC | SC | $90,395 | $97,199 | 577 | 7.7 |
| 58 | Fargo, ND-MN | ND | $86,438 | $97,121 | 361 | 9.0 |
| 59 | Jacksonville, FL | FL | $99,497 | $96,599 | 1,828 | 12.2 |
| 60 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | FL | $99,386 | $96,491 | 3,165 | 10.6 |
| 61 | Portland-South Portland, ME | ME | $93,508 | $96,400 | 478 | 11.9 |
| 62 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | CA | $108,721 | $96,213 | 2,477 | 12.4 |
| 63 | Richmond, VA | VA | $96,911 | $95,951 | 1,194 | 8.0 |
| 64 | Cheyenne, WY | WY | $86,531 | $95,089 | 117 | 7.8 |
| 65 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | TX | $91,623 | $94,457 | 3,110 | 12.4 |
| 66 | Tucson, AZ | AZ | $95,344 | $94,400 | 1,015 | 10.2 |
| 67 | Wichita, KS | KS | $84,606 | $94,007 | 523 | 10.5 |
| 68 | Sioux Falls, SD | SD | $81,878 | $93,043 | 389 | 9.7 |
| 69 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | AR | $80,878 | $92,963 | 637 | 8.5 |
| 70 | Billings, MT | MT | $83,603 | $92,892 | 277 | 11.1 |
| 71 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | FL | $93,498 | $90,775 | 2,403 | 9.6 |
| 72 | Knoxville, TN | TN | $84,305 | $90,651 | 964 | 9.6 |
| 73 | Jackson, MS | MS | $78,749 | $90,516 | 429 | 8.6 |
| 74 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | NY | $97,229 | $90,027 | 1,189 | 11.9 |
| 75 | Charleston, WV | WV | $79,469 | $88,299 | 278 | 11.1 |
| 76 | El Paso, TX | TX | $85,095 | $87,727 | 972 | 13.0 |
| 77 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | CA | $98,706 | $87,350 | 4,546 | 11.4 |
| 78 | Rochester, NY | NY | $91,669 | $84,879 | 1,109 | 11.1 |
Frequently asked questions
What is the median salary for Computer Systems Analysts?
The national median annual wage for computer systems analysts is $103,800, based on Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OES) data.
Where do computer systems analysts earn the most after adjusting for cost of living?
After adjusting for local cost of living, the top-paying metro areas for computer systems analysts are San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA ($127,177), Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($126,383), New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($122,114).
How many metro areas have data for computer systems analysts?
We show wage and employment estimates for computer systems analysts across 78 metro areas in the United States. The national median wage is the latest BLS OES figure; individual metro values are modeled from it using local cost of living and regional labor-market patterns rather than taken from the published metro-level OES tables.