Highest-paying Cities for Computer Systems Analysts

The top 100 highest paying cities for computer systems analysts (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 systems analysts in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $118,860, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is the highest paying city for computer systems analysts. It is followed by San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California (average annual salary $117,920). 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 systems analysts in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Computer Systems Analysts

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$118,860	$72,490	12,350
2	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$117,920	$78,480	11,450
3	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$115,900	$79,720	14,750
4	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$106,000	$65,370	42,740
5	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California	$102,670	$64,790	550
6	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$102,050	$60,290	27,810
7	Colorado Springs, Colorado	$101,970	$62,760	970
8	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$101,870	$63,150	1,450
9	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia	$101,580	$58,420	24,000
10	Taunton-Norton-Raynham, Massachusetts	$100,910	$68,610	50
11	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$100,260	$57,530	600
12	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$99,220	$62,680	12,420
13	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$99,040	$68,260	13,580
14	Los Alamos County, New Mexico	$98,990	$50,710	80
15	Danbury, Connecticut	$98,920	$68,270	210
16	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$98,910	$58,840	14,370
17	California-Lexington Park, Maryland	$98,750	$61,080	1,150
18	Jackson, Michigan	$97,560	$72,860	480
19	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California	$97,390	$63,190	5,230
20	Richmond, Virginia	$96,970	$58,700	4,100
21	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$96,840	$66,280	1,840
22	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$96,760	$63,850	12,840
23	Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area, New Mexico	$96,700	$33,710	100
24	Charlottesville, Virginia	$96,540	$60,930	530
25	Edison-New Brunswick, New Jersey	$96,470	$65,870	4,500
26	Peabody, Massachusetts	$96,080	$52,690	260
27	Wilmington, New Jersey	$95,840	$65,400	2,800
28	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	$95,590	$57,340	2,830
29	Monroe, Michigan	$95,410	$58,800	40
30	Newark-Union, Pennsylvania	$95,300	$59,990	4,560
31	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$94,970	$55,720	24,740
32	New Bedford, Massachusetts	$94,730	$63,410	70
33	Bremerton-Silverdale, Washington	$94,420	$54,860	160
34	Boulder, Colorado	$94,390	$64,980	650
35	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$93,960	$54,770	19,080
36	Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey	$93,690	$57,750	1,180
37	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$93,670	$59,570	6,250
38	Northeastern Virginia nonmetropolitan area, Virginia	$93,550	$57,000	220
39	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$93,540	$65,600	3,870
40	Greensboro-High Point, North Carolina	$93,510	$54,770	1,430
41	Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas	$93,410	$46,120	200
42	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$93,130	$60,950	5,540
43	Gainesville, Georgia	$92,990	$61,620	80
44	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California	$92,980	$59,730	170
45	Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas	$92,650	$57,710	19,950
46	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$92,500	$60,790	13,590
47	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$92,330	$55,400	9,050
48	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$92,170	$52,790	14,450
49	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina	$92,140	$57,930	11,030
50	Napa, California	$92,040	$64,200	70
51	York-Hanover, Pennsylvania	$91,970	$60,470	350
52	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, Iowa	$91,960	$59,940	1,120
53	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$91,870	$58,180	16,730
54	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$91,720	$56,560	18,980
55	Sherman-Denison, Texas	$91,600	$65,660	60
56	North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area, West Virginia	$91,520	$59,580	120
57	Huntsville, Alabama	$91,510	$58,250	1,540
58	St Marys County, Maryland	$91,510	$53,270	610
59	Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$91,140	$68,890	40
60	Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina	$91,010	$56,740	7,070
61	Framingham, Massachusetts	$90,930	$58,070	1,210
62	Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, New Hampshire	$90,870	$66,240	990
63	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California	$90,820	$52,550	16,360
64	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$90,790	$56,450	4,900
65	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California	$90,710	$48,440	280
66	Greeley, Colorado	$90,700	$55,320	180
67	Reading, Pennsylvania	$90,650	$55,410	480
68	Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$90,370	$50,300	2,800
69	Grand Forks, North Dakota	$90,150	$58,540	70
70	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$90,150	$58,380	10,210
71	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington	$90,040	$59,710	340
72	Sheboygan, Wisconsin	$89,980	$63,100	330
73	Dover, Delaware	$89,960	$66,750	160
74	Norwich-New London, Rhode Island	$89,940	$54,390	200
75	St Louis, Missouri	$89,890	$53,030	7,320
76	Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California	$89,700	$48,760	4,700
77	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia	$89,660	$56,250	15,740
78	Sierra Vista-Douglas, Arizona	$89,640	$56,510	290
79	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois	$89,600	$54,670	17,990
80	Columbus, Ohio	$89,500	$58,950	8,970
81	Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach, Florida	$89,380	$49,230	130
82	Springfield, Illinois	$89,130	$56,310	990
83	Camden, New Jersey	$89,030	$57,720	840
84	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$88,980	$55,660	9,650
85	Lake County-Kenosha County, Wisconsin	$88,940	$56,630	1,960
86	Sussex County, Delaware	$88,910	$65,530	40
87	Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado	$88,720	$62,620	220
88	Portsmouth, New Hampshire	$88,500	$63,650	500
89	Nashua, New Hampshire	$88,410	$65,920	300
90	Salem, Oregon	$88,350	$59,040	490
91	Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania	$88,320	$50,090	2,040
92	Decatur, Alabama	$88,280	$47,250	40
93	Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire	$88,210	$69,440	90
94	Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, New Jersey	$88,200	$60,430	40
95	Winston-Salem, North Carolina	$88,190	$55,710	1,070
96	Vallejo-Fairfield, California	$88,190	$60,910	380
97	Salinas, California	$88,180	$54,610	290
98	Bakersfield-Delano, California	$88,140	$59,810	370
99	Corpus Christi, Texas	$88,100	$45,190	200
100	Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina	$87,820	$55,760	3,210

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