Information Security Analysts
Median $129,180
Occupation · SOC 15-1211
Computer Systems Analysts: pay and where the jobs are
What computer systems analysts earn in the U.S., how pay varies across workers and states, and tools to plan around it.
National pay, May 2025
$105,850 median annual wage
- Mean (average) annual wage
- $114,610
- Median hourly wage
- $50.89
- Mean hourly wage
- $55.10
- Employment
- 519,530
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025 (released 2026-05-15), SOC 15-1211.
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How much do computer systems analysts make?
The median annual wage for computer systems analysts was $105,850 in May 2025, so half of workers earned more and half earned less. The lowest-paid 10% earned less than $67,340 and the highest-paid 10% more than $167,710. As an hourly rate, the median is $50.89. About 519,530 people work in this occupation nationwide. The highest state medians are in Rhode Island ($134,630), Washington ($129,410) and Massachusetts ($128,240). Rhode Island also comes out on top after taxes and local prices.
Pay ladder
What each step of the pay range for computer systems analysts looks like per month. Take-home here includes federal tax, Social Security and Medicare for a single filer; add your state in the paycheck calculator.
| Step | Annual | Hourly | Monthly gross | Monthly after federal tax & FICA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $67,340 | $32.37 | $5,612 | $4,684 |
| 25th percentile | $82,860 | $39.84 | $6,905 | $5,594 |
| Median | $105,850 | $50.89 | $8,821 | $6,941 |
| 75th percentile | $134,110 | $64.48 | $11,176 | $8,578 |
| 90th percentile | $167,710 | $80.63 | $13,976 | $10,491 |
Computer Systems Analysts: pay by state
53 states and territories have a published median, sorted from highest to lowest. The last two columns are our estimates: the median after 2026 federal and state taxes, and that take-home restated in national-average prices.
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$95,222 take-home in national prices
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$92,846 take-home in national prices
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$92,437 take-home in national prices
Where a median computer systems analyst paycheck goes furthest after 2026 taxes and BEA price levels.
| State | Employment | Median | 10th pct. | 90th pct. | Median after tax* | In national prices† |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhode Island | 1,850 | $134,630 | $79,610 | $168,480 | $97,393 | $95,222 |
| Washington | 24,120 | $129,410 | $74,470 | $197,600 | $97,923 | $91,505 |
| Massachusetts | 22,160 | $128,240 | $80,000 | $171,650 | $92,136 | $87,121 |
| Colorado | 6,230 | $127,750 | $80,050 | $209,090 | $93,108 | $90,351 |
| California | 59,060 | $127,720 | $79,110 | $181,770 | $89,269 | $80,626 |
| New Jersey | 16,520 | $122,890 | $73,520 | $176,430 | $88,917 | $81,721 |
| Oregon | 5,640 | $121,620 | $79,530 | $168,380 | $84,357 | $81,614 |
| Virginia | 23,190 | $120,840 | $73,160 | $179,920 | $87,707 | $86,749 |
| District of Columbia | 2,480 | $116,820 | $89,190 | $168,270 | $84,052 | $76,479 |
| Maryland | 15,340 | $113,610 | $69,610 | $171,400 | $83,627 | $79,676 |
| Delaware | 2,140 | $110,560 | $72,470 | $163,060 | $80,211 | $80,365 |
| Wyoming | 310 | $109,780 | $66,960 | $132,390 | $86,060 | $92,846 |
| New York | 24,100 | $109,610 | $67,220 | $171,360 | $80,071 | $74,194 |
| Connecticut | 4,800 | $109,600 | $74,750 | $162,600 | $80,060 | $77,270 |
| New Hampshire | 2,090 | $107,670 | $70,470 | $163,010 | $84,576 | $81,194 |
| Texas | 47,990 | $107,390 | $72,530 | $168,140 | $84,379 | $86,937 |
| North Carolina | 20,910 | $106,850 | $73,190 | $166,660 | $80,244 | $85,071 |
| Minnesota | 11,330 | $106,350 | $78,700 | $148,230 | $77,471 | $78,554 |
| Georgia | 11,640 | $106,240 | $65,440 | $166,580 | $79,017 | $82,059 |
| North Dakota | 280 | $105,470 | $77,770 | $130,730 | $82,231 | $92,437 |
| Nevada | 2,540 | $104,060 | $61,170 | $148,960 | $82,036 | $82,053 |
| Arizona | 11,330 | $103,530 | $58,920 | $182,310 | $79,469 | $78,934 |
| Michigan | 14,070 | $103,410 | $66,360 | $155,670 | $77,435 | $80,479 |
| Ohio | 19,190 | $102,320 | $64,480 | $156,820 | $78,435 | $84,544 |
| Florida | 35,270 | $101,900 | $63,030 | $161,720 | $80,517 | $77,859 |
| Alabama | 6,560 | $101,770 | $64,880 | $163,110 | $76,255 | $85,850 |
| Illinois | 20,610 | $101,570 | $60,770 | $144,790 | $75,402 | $75,433 |
| Kansas | 3,740 | $100,770 | $64,000 | $163,760 | $74,898 | $83,158 |
| Wisconsin | 8,340 | $100,440 | $66,700 | $132,270 | $75,036 | $79,745 |
| South Dakota | 1,110 | $99,790 | $66,710 | $156,170 | $79,032 | $89,215 |
| Vermont | 590 | $99,610 | $75,090 | $129,280 | $74,835 | $76,395 |
| Indiana | 9,660 | $98,810 | $61,890 | $153,030 | $75,457 | $80,851 |
| Utah | 2,950 | $98,770 | $62,130 | $133,450 | $73,919 | $74,769 |
| Pennsylvania | 19,450 | $98,550 | $63,910 | $133,670 | $75,065 | $76,933 |
| South Carolina | 7,700 | $98,280 | $58,000 | $148,660 | $73,816 | $78,737 |
| New Mexico | 2,290 | $98,220 | $63,060 | $146,670 | $74,446 | $80,733 |
| Oklahoma | 3,710 | $95,930 | $62,940 | $136,180 | $72,545 | $82,585 |
| Iowa | 4,760 | $95,920 | $63,540 | $130,720 | $73,317 | $83,540 |
| Maine | 2,480 | $95,820 | $68,040 | $133,280 | $70,930 | $73,086 |
| Louisiana | 2,980 | $95,660 | $60,960 | $141,840 | $73,643 | $83,489 |
| Tennessee | 10,220 | $95,630 | $61,240 | $138,830 | $76,106 | $82,841 |
| Kentucky | 5,930 | $95,090 | $57,560 | $173,550 | $72,515 | $80,430 |
| Missouri | 7,730 | $92,060 | $59,600 | $145,590 | $70,205 | $77,304 |
| Nebraska | 2,440 | $91,810 | $62,780 | $139,990 | $70,121 | $77,823 |
| Montana | 850 | $91,310 | $65,220 | $127,190 | $69,268 | $73,188 |
| Hawaii | 1,670 | $88,640 | $62,200 | $128,720 | $65,865 | $59,904 |
| Alaska | 420 | $88,520 | $63,440 | $124,600 | $70,833 | $69,200 |
| Mississippi | 1,990 | $86,280 | $52,030 | $181,440 | $66,809 | $76,833 |
| Arkansas | 4,100 | $81,760 | $29,750 | $136,270 | $63,811 | $73,399 |
| Idaho | 1,650 | $75,310 | $57,250 | $128,140 | $58,927 | $61,708 |
| Puerto Rico | 1,280 | $63,730 | $37,720 | $101,920 | — | — |
| Guam | 60 | $59,900 | $44,570 | $82,350 | — | — |
| Virgin Islands | 40 | $59,430 | $50,670 | $96,390 | — | — |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025 (released 2026-05-15), SOC 15-1211. *Our estimate for a single filer paid biweekly with no pre-tax deductions or local tax, 2026 federal and state rules. †Take-home ÷ BEA Regional Price Parity × 100 (2024 price levels).
Sources
- OEWS May 2025 (oesm25nat.zip) — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Accessed 2026-10-09.
- OEWS May 2025 (oesm25st.zip) — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Accessed 2026-10-09.