The highest-paying states 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 states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $173,780, New York is the highest paying state for computer and information systems managers. It is followed by California (average annual salary $173,180). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2020 [1]. For more salary information of computer and information systems managers in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York | $173,780 |
$106,850 | 28,960 |
| 2 | California | $173,180 |
$107,130 | 75,700 |
| 3 | New Jersey | $166,470 |
$111,700 | 15,570 |
| 4 | District of Columbia | $164,200 |
$121,490 | 3,880 |
| 5 | Virginia | $163,180 |
$107,470 | 14,680 |
| 6 | Colorado | $158,980 |
$101,950 | 7,920 |
| 7 | Washington | $153,620 |
$99,410 | 12,650 |
| 8 | Delaware | $152,420 |
$93,550 | 1,370 |
| 9 | Maryland | $151,370 |
$97,210 | 11,730 |
| 10 | Massachusetts | $149,280 |
$92,210 | 19,750 |
| 11 | Texas | $148,390 |
$91,610 | 26,980 |
| 12 | Rhode Island | $146,960 |
$100,330 | 1,390 |
| 13 | Illinois | $142,390 |
$87,080 | 20,370 |
| 14 | Minnesota | $142,390 |
$95,750 | 10,300 |
| 15 | Georgia | $141,260 |
$88,980 | 14,950 |
| 16 | New Hampshire | $140,610 |
$88,610 | 2,730 |
| 17 | Pennsylvania | $137,910 |
$89,570 | 15,040 |
| 18 | Connecticut | $136,220 |
$89,950 | 9,360 |
| 19 | South Dakota | $136,120 |
$105,130 | 200 |
| 20 | Arizona | $135,910 |
$77,760 | 8,790 |
| 21 | North Carolina | $135,360 |
$84,570 | 14,010 |
| 22 | Utah | $131,560 |
$77,170 | 5,160 |
| 23 | Missouri | $128,940 |
$78,750 | 5,410 |
| 24 | Florida | $128,650 |
$73,040 | 20,090 |
| 25 | Ohio | $128,230 |
$82,290 | 12,900 |
| 26 | Oregon | $126,480 |
$80,000 | 5,630 |
| 27 | Nevada | $125,730 |
$85,600 | 2,140 |
| 28 | Michigan | $123,350 |
$78,110 | 10,220 |
| 29 | Wisconsin | $123,210 |
$84,950 | 5,850 |
| 30 | Kansas | $122,110 |
$71,200 | 3,150 |
| 31 | South Carolina | $121,580 |
$70,780 | 3,460 |
| 32 | Hawaii | $121,420 |
$78,120 | 990 |
| 33 | Alabama | $121,320 |
$77,190 | 3,650 |
| 34 | West Virginia | $121,280 |
$69,460 | 850 |
| 35 | Iowa | $119,490 |
$76,710 | 3,560 |
| 36 | Nebraska | $119,140 |
$74,540 | 2,680 |
| 37 | Maine | $118,540 |
$77,290 | 1,250 |
| 38 | Indiana | $117,910 |
$71,490 | 5,080 |
| 39 | Kentucky | $115,780 |
$65,440 | 2,920 |
| 40 | Tennessee | $113,240 |
$66,970 | 6,790 |
| 41 | Oklahoma | $112,390 |
$66,460 | 3,630 |
| 42 | North Dakota | $112,330 |
$73,870 | 480 |
| 43 | Vermont | $111,630 |
$72,640 | 750 |
| 44 | Alaska | $109,010 |
$76,710 | 500 |
| 45 | New Mexico | $104,460 |
$69,900 | 1,070 |
| 46 | Louisiana | $104,040 |
$68,040 | 1,980 |
| 47 | Arkansas | $102,080 |
$60,180 | 2,410 |
| 48 | Idaho | $102,010 |
$60,240 | 1,440 |
| 49 | Montana | $100,260 |
$58,070 | 700 |
| 50 | Wyoming | $97,900 |
$70,830 | 200 |
| 51 | Mississippi | $94,900 |
$58,370 | 1,090 |
| 52 | Guam | $79,310 |
$47,610 | 60 |
| 53 | Puerto Rico | $71,750 |
$41,120 | 1,420 |
| 54 | Virgin Islands | $67,430 |
$48,240 | 50 |