Highest-paying Cities for Computer and Information Systems Managers

The top 100 highest paying cities for computer and information systems managers (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of computer and information systems managers in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $222,340, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is the highest paying city for computer and information systems managers. It is followed by San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California (average annual salary $212,600). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of computer and information systems managers in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Computer and Information Systems Managers

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$222,340	$156,530	20,080
2	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$212,600	$129,710	25,700
3	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$208,040	$131,740	42,790
4	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$186,760	$129,800	8,760
5	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$181,310	$132,230	12,310
6	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$176,280	$124,160	18,280
7	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California	$174,420	$108,180	780
8	Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey	$173,480	$130,090	1,760
9	Boulder, Colorado	$173,090	$128,330	1,250
10	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$172,470	$103,160	940
11	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$171,450	$95,620	24,630
12	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$171,410	$101,900	2,910
13	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$171,340	$109,200	7,370
14	Taunton-Norton-Raynham, Massachusetts	$170,270	$103,990	70
15	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$170,160	$121,110	7,690
16	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$168,810	$110,610	19,670
17	Salisbury, Maryland	$167,860	$86,600	260
18	Newark-Union, Pennsylvania	$167,290	$117,060	5,030
19	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia	$166,080	$103,230	11,250
20	Cumberland, West Virginia	$166,060	$95,490	90
21	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$165,900	$106,090	10,890
22	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California	$165,890	$101,240	220
23	Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Florida	$165,740	$97,830	750
24	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas	$165,290	$101,750	9,030
25	North Georgia nonmetropolitan area, Georgia	$165,220	$81,290	220
26	Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado	$164,710	$112,490	380
27	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina	$164,570	$102,940	6,000
28	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$164,520	$99,600	18,960
29	Midland, Texas	$164,040	$89,580	230
30	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$163,690	$103,850	7,520
31	Portsmouth, New Hampshire	$163,550	$105,050	460
32	Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area, New Mexico	$163,440	$78,120	120
33	Richmond, Virginia	$163,340	$103,540	1,790
34	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$163,320	$99,950	5,890
35	Dover-Durham, New Hampshire	$163,140	$104,220	320
36	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$162,900	$97,890	21,260
37	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$162,260	$98,190	2,310
38	Midland, Michigan	$162,150	$88,490	130
39	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California	$162,000	$97,090	260
40	Colorado Springs, Colorado	$161,980	$111,750	1,080
41	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia	$161,900	$116,580	14,920
42	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California	$161,340	$92,990	390
43	Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$161,060	$95,090	1,130
44	Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina	$160,820	$101,070	4,610
45	Binghamton, New York	$160,290	$93,910	210
46	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$160,220	$94,330	10,390
47	Sioux Falls, South Dakota	$160,210	$117,390	130
48	Pittsfield, Massachusetts	$160,130	$77,670	90
49	Napa, California	$159,830	$101,060	100
50	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California	$159,740	$96,430	4,130
51	Greeley, Colorado	$159,370	$102,980	160
52	Modesto, California	$159,230	$102,590	180
53	Bloomington, Illinois	$159,100	$125,880	820
54	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$158,890	$97,190	9,400
55	Salinas, California	$158,700	$99,790	200
56	Stockton, California	$158,640	$95,060	300
57	Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina	$158,350	$103,970	3,070
58	West Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$158,310	$95,460	90
59	Dalton, Georgia	$158,240	$86,800	110
60	Worcester, Massachusetts	$158,080	$96,830	1,010
61	California-Lexington Park, Maryland	$158,050	$84,020	170
62	Vallejo-Fairfield, California	$157,760	$102,570	180
63	Bakersfield-Delano, California	$157,610	$90,290	390
64	Northeastern Virginia nonmetropolitan area, Virginia	$157,390	$78,730	80
65	Syracuse, New York	$157,200	$96,600	610
66	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$156,930	$97,830	20,950
67	Ithaca, New York	$156,570	$98,620	110
68	Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury, New Hampshire	$156,270	$78,040	70
69	Rochester, New York	$155,740	$99,110	1,300
70	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington	$155,530	$106,120	130
71	East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania	$155,500	$96,930	60
72	Framingham, Massachusetts	$155,460	$100,720	1,080
73	Columbus, Georgia	$155,000	$99,920	340
74	Chambersburg-Waynesboro, Pennsylvania	$154,940	$94,710	90
75	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$154,690	$104,480	1,010
76	Nassau-Suffolk, New York	$154,330	$108,420	2,500
77	Naples-Marco Island, Florida	$154,110	$91,140	150
78	Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio	$153,680	$96,260	2,620
79	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$153,530	$97,600	10,340
80	Wilmington, North Carolina	$153,400	$97,830	340
81	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$153,070	$101,570	4,970
82	Elmira, New York	$152,180	$80,270	40
83	Spokane, Washington	$151,850	$98,810	460
84	Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas	$151,780	$95,220	6,510
85	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida	$151,620	$98,210	3,550
86	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$151,550	$100,220	10,340
87	Los Alamos County, New Mexico	$150,790	$95,180	130
88	Kingston, New York	$150,770	$105,040	60
89	Wilmington, New Jersey	$150,590	$98,870	1,050
90	Sheboygan, Wisconsin	$150,460	$99,750	120
91	Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida	$150,370	$97,730	4,100
92	Atlantic City-Hammonton, New Jersey	$150,160	$111,020	640
93	Provo-Orem, Utah	$150,010	$90,470	1,670
94	Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, New Hampshire	$149,140	$92,870	1,150
95	Charlottesville, Virginia	$149,110	$98,700	300
96	Nashua, New Hampshire	$148,800	$101,270	640
97	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$148,300	$111,250	3,510
98	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	$148,160	$96,510	2,090
99	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$148,130	$94,520	11,400
100	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$146,290	$100,660	3,680

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