The highest-paying states for other computer occupations (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 other computer occupations in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $118,800, District of Columbia is the highest paying state for other computer occupations. It is followed by Maryland (average annual salary $116,360). 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 other computer occupations in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | $118,800 |
$66,950 | 18,040 |
| 2 | Maryland | $116,360 |
$81,660 | 13,720 |
| 3 | New Hampshire | $113,770 |
$63,930 | 1,010 |
| 4 | Virginia | $104,840 |
$68,030 | 14,580 |
| 5 | Colorado | $99,840 |
$58,180 | 16,440 |
| 6 | Connecticut | $99,730 |
$55,120 | 1,700 |
| 7 | New Jersey | $99,500 |
$42,930 | 9,770 |
| 8 | California | $98,010 |
$48,560 | 74,690 |
| 9 | Alaska | $94,900 |
$68,500 | 630 |
| 10 | Hawaii | $93,430 |
$56,940 | 1,490 |
| 11 | South Carolina | $93,240 |
$59,040 | 1,510 |
| 12 | New York | $90,430 |
$52,460 | 3,370 |
| 13 | Illinois | $89,880 |
$49,730 | 16,590 |
| 14 | Massachusetts | $88,660 |
$46,960 | 11,190 |
| 15 | Texas | $88,460 |
$51,410 | 25,620 |
| 16 | Alabama | $87,980 |
$49,970 | 1,920 |
| 17 | Washington | $87,760 |
$46,110 | 13,100 |
| 18 | North Carolina | $86,770 |
$48,320 | 5,940 |
| 19 | Nebraska | $85,600 |
$48,930 | 2,980 |
| 20 | Georgia | $85,280 |
$47,370 | 21,500 |
| 21 | Pennsylvania | $84,660 |
$47,050 | 19,010 |
| 22 | Missouri | $83,720 |
$44,160 | 7,010 |
| 23 | West Virginia | $83,160 |
$41,810 | 2,380 |
| 24 | Ohio | $82,640 |
$40,610 | 12,160 |
| 25 | Guam | $81,940 |
$41,670 | 110 |
| 26 | Indiana | $81,290 |
$46,770 | 2,610 |
| 27 | Arizona | $80,790 |
$41,680 | 9,150 |
| 28 | South Dakota | $80,720 |
$60,810 | 190 |
| 29 | Rhode Island | $79,840 |
$42,280 | 1,410 |
| 30 | Mississippi | $78,970 |
$57,030 | 670 |
| 31 | Kentucky | $78,830 |
$47,090 | 2,500 |
| 32 | Oklahoma | $78,630 |
$41,290 | 2,580 |
| 33 | Idaho | $78,090 |
$45,250 | 790 |
| 34 | Maine | $77,640 |
$46,780 | 890 |
| 35 | Minnesota | $77,560 |
$45,100 | 6,200 |
| 36 | Oregon | $77,540 |
$40,980 | 6,000 |
| 37 | New Mexico | $76,890 |
$43,000 | 1,250 |
| 38 | Delaware | $76,580 |
$49,720 | 180 |
| 39 | Kansas | $76,510 |
$57,710 | 1,340 |
| 40 | Florida | $76,500 |
$35,550 | 11,060 |
| 41 | Iowa | $74,810 |
$44,540 | 2,350 |
| 42 | Arkansas | $74,130 |
$39,990 | 700 |
| 43 | Michigan | $73,650 |
$38,330 | 10,900 |
| 44 | Utah | $73,370 |
$36,090 | 6,470 |
| 45 | Wyoming | $73,050 |
$53,310 | 150 |
| 46 | Tennessee | $72,100 |
$33,040 | 4,510 |
| 47 | Vermont | $71,490 |
$38,340 | 480 |
| 48 | Nevada | $71,210 |
$40,990 | 2,600 |
| 49 | Wisconsin | $71,050 |
$44,300 | 3,700 |
| 50 | North Dakota | $68,870 |
$40,560 | 930 |
| 51 | Montana | $66,510 |
$43,630 | 700 |
| 52 | Louisiana | $62,800 |
$28,200 | 4,050 |
| 53 | Puerto Rico | $62,800 |
$20,050 | 300 |
| 54 | Virgin Islands | $43,130 |
$21,060 | 0 |