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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2020

11-3021 Computer and Information Systems Managers

Plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as electronic data processing, information systems, systems analysis, and computer programming. Excludes "Computer Occupations" (15-1211 through 15-1299).


National estimates for Computer and Information Systems Managers
Industry profile for Computer and Information Systems Managers
Geographic profile for Computer and Information Systems Managers

National estimates for Computer and Information Systems Managers:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Computer and Information Systems Managers:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
457,290 0.7 % $ 77.76 $ 161,730 0.3 %

Percentile wage estimates for Computer and Information Systems Managers:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 43.48 $ 56.25 $ 72.67 $ 92.05 (5)
Annual Wage (2) $ 90,430 $ 116,990 $ 151,150 $ 191,470 (5)


Industry profile for Computer and Information Systems Managers:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Computer and Information Systems Managers are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Computer and Information Systems Managers, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Computer and Information Systems Managers:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Computer Systems Design and Related Services 104,710 4.76 $ 81.77 $ 170,080
Management of Companies and Enterprises 44,040 1.82 $ 77.45 $ 161,110
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services 22,020 1.45 $ 81.17 $ 168,830
Software Publishers 19,380 3.97 $ 86.76 $ 180,470
Insurance Carriers 16,490 1.37 $ 76.80 $ 159,750

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Computer and Information Systems Managers:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Computer Systems Design and Related Services 104,710 4.76 $ 81.77 $ 170,080
Software Publishers 19,380 3.97 $ 86.76 $ 180,470
Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services 14,150 3.94 $ 81.65 $ 169,840
Monetary Authorities-Central Bank 660 3.37 $ 78.26 $ 162,780
Other Information Services 9,160 2.64 $ 98.80 $ 205,510

Top paying industries for Computer and Information Systems Managers:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Other Information Services 9,160 2.64 $ 98.80 $ 205,510
Other Investment Pools and Funds 60 0.56 $ 96.10 $ 199,900
Scientific Research and Development Services 10,890 1.45 $ 92.73 $ 192,870
Manufacturing and Reproducing Magnetic and Optical Media 120 1.09 $ 92.16 $ 191,700
Cable and Other Subscription Programming 1,290 2.57 $ 91.68 $ 190,690


Geographic profile for Computer and Information Systems Managers:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Computer and Information Systems Managers are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Computer and Information Systems Managers, see the Create Customized Tables function.





States with the highest employment level in Computer and Information Systems Managers:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 81,760 4.98 1.51 $ 95.30 $ 198,210
Texas 29,970 2.48 0.75 $ 75.97 $ 158,010
New York 29,050 3.34 1.02 $ 92.87 $ 193,180
Illinois 21,690 3.85 1.17 $ 73.99 $ 153,900
Massachusetts 20,320 6.07 1.85 $ 79.67 $ 165,710




States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Computer and Information Systems Managers:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Connecticut 9,670 6.28 1.91 $ 71.61 $ 148,940
Massachusetts 20,320 6.07 1.85 $ 79.67 $ 165,710
District of Columbia 4,110 5.99 1.82 $ 82.79 $ 172,210
California 81,760 4.98 1.51 $ 95.30 $ 198,210
New Hampshire 2,970 4.79 1.46 $ 71.77 $ 149,290




Top paying states for Computer and Information Systems Managers:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 81,760 4.98 1.51 $ 95.30 $ 198,210
New York 29,050 3.34 1.02 $ 92.87 $ 193,180
New Jersey 17,160 4.54 1.38 $ 91.88 $ 191,120
Virginia 14,900 4.03 1.22 $ 84.78 $ 176,350
Colorado 8,080 3.14 0.95 $ 83.68 $ 174,060





Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Computer and Information Systems Managers:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 37,080 4.20 1.28 $ 96.79 $ 201,320
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 23,830 10.22 3.11 $ 102.15 $ 212,480
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 22,790 3.91 1.19 $ 88.54 $ 184,170
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 19,320 7.43 2.26 $ 80.53 $ 167,500
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 19,130 6.33 1.93 $ 85.50 $ 177,840
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 17,820 4.08 1.24 $ 75.46 $ 156,960
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 16,530 14.99 4.56 $ 113.00 $ 235,040
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 12,560 4.77 1.45 $ 73.11 $ 152,060
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 12,440 3.47 1.05 $ 77.97 $ 162,180
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 10,370 3.85 1.17 $ 77.54 $ 161,290




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Computer and Information Systems Managers:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 16,530 14.99 4.56 $ 113.00 $ 235,040
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 23,830 10.22 3.11 $ 102.15 $ 212,480
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT 4,540 8.25 2.51 $ 69.74 $ 145,070
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 19,320 7.43 2.26 $ 80.53 $ 167,500
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC 2,270 7.31 2.22 $ 68.31 $ 142,080
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 2,460 6.53 1.99 $ 84.11 $ 174,950
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 19,130 6.33 1.93 $ 85.50 $ 177,840
Huntsville, AL 1,310 5.68 1.73 $ 68.58 $ 142,640
Portsmouth, NH-ME 480 5.37 1.63 $ 78.33 $ 162,920
Dover-Durham, NH-ME 250 5.20 1.58 $ 73.37 $ 152,610




Top paying metropolitan areas for Computer and Information Systems Managers:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 16,530 14.99 4.56 $ 113.00 $ 235,040
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 23,830 10.22 3.11 $ 102.15 $ 212,480
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 37,080 4.20 1.28 $ 96.79 $ 201,320
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA 600 3.27 0.99 $ 90.20 $ 187,620
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 22,790 3.91 1.19 $ 88.54 $ 184,170
Boulder, CO 920 5.09 1.55 $ 87.36 $ 181,710
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA (8) (8) (8) $ 86.63 $ 180,200
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO 5,770 3.96 1.20 $ 85.63 $ 178,110
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 19,130 6.33 1.93 $ 85.50 $ 177,840
Trenton, NJ 1,180 5.11 1.55 $ 85.29 $ 177,410

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Computer and Information Systems Managers:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area 350 2.57 0.78 $ 50.00 $ 103,990
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area 340 3.43 1.04 $ 65.27 $ 135,770
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 290 0.76 0.23 $ 49.01 $ 101,930
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area 270 1.85 0.56 $ 57.11 $ 118,790
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area 270 1.29 0.39 $ 55.72 $ 115,910

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Computer and Information Systems Managers:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area 340 3.43 1.04 $ 65.27 $ 135,770
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area 170 2.62 0.80 $ 50.61 $ 105,280
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area 350 2.57 0.78 $ 50.00 $ 103,990
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area 180 2.37 0.72 (8) (8)
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area 210 2.27 0.69 $ 53.43 $ 111,140

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Computer and Information Systems Managers:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area 110 0.71 0.22 $ 77.19 $ 160,560
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area 50 1.42 0.43 $ 70.84 $ 147,340
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area 90 0.69 0.21 $ 68.29 $ 142,050
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area 50 0.84 0.26 $ 67.53 $ 140,460
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area 70 0.58 0.18 $ 66.23 $ 137,750


About May 2020 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(5) This wage is equal to or greater than $100.00 per hour or $208,000 per year.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OEWS estimates and related information:

May 2020 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2020 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2020 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2020 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2020 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: March 31, 2021