The highest-paying states 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 states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $104,990, District of Columbia is the highest paying state for computer systems analysts. It is followed by New Jersey (average annual salary $103,340). 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 state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | $104,990 |
$66,420 | 3,630 |
| 2 | New Jersey | $103,340 |
$63,130 | 13,710 |
| 3 | California | $99,590 |
$62,470 | 67,950 |
| 4 | Virginia | $98,290 |
$57,790 | 26,800 |
| 5 | Rhode Island | $97,180 |
$66,880 | 1,810 |
| 6 | New York | $96,810 |
$59,730 | 44,030 |
| 7 | Maryland | $94,130 |
$55,850 | 18,340 |
| 8 | Washington | $93,850 |
$65,080 | 17,970 |
| 9 | Delaware | $93,640 |
$61,690 | 2,530 |
| 10 | Colorado | $93,600 |
$59,550 | 8,680 |
| 11 | Connecticut | $93,410 |
$62,380 | 6,860 |
| 12 | Pennsylvania | $91,560 |
$55,320 | 21,910 |
| 13 | Massachusetts | $91,510 |
$59,730 | 14,790 |
| 14 | North Carolina | $90,230 |
$56,130 | 26,110 |
| 15 | Minnesota | $90,030 |
$56,670 | 18,710 |
| 16 | Texas | $89,860 |
$55,270 | 51,710 |
| 17 | New Hampshire | $88,670 |
$60,960 | 2,510 |
| 18 | Oregon | $88,630 |
$54,170 | 5,660 |
| 19 | Arizona | $87,610 |
$55,240 | 11,570 |
| 20 | Georgia | $87,500 |
$54,150 | 19,160 |
| 21 | Illinois | $86,680 |
$52,270 | 28,130 |
| 22 | Ohio | $84,100 |
$55,170 | 29,010 |
| 23 | Iowa | $82,400 |
$52,850 | 7,330 |
| 24 | Missouri | $81,660 |
$47,140 | 12,570 |
| 25 | Alabama | $81,160 |
$53,870 | 3,910 |
| 26 | Michigan | $80,250 |
$52,540 | 15,420 |
| 27 | Nevada | $79,910 |
$49,540 | 1,750 |
| 28 | Florida | $79,200 |
$48,200 | 24,970 |
| 29 | New Mexico | $78,980 |
$45,050 | 1,670 |
| 30 | Oklahoma | $78,140 |
$41,840 | 3,280 |
| 31 | Utah | $78,040 |
$48,490 | 3,850 |
| 32 | Wisconsin | $77,930 |
$50,530 | 15,150 |
| 33 | Idaho | $77,490 |
$46,950 | 1,500 |
| 34 | Hawaii | $76,580 |
$52,140 | 1,500 |
| 35 | Vermont | $76,380 |
$54,220 | 520 |
| 36 | South Carolina | $76,370 |
$43,210 | 7,140 |
| 37 | Nebraska | $76,340 |
$47,030 | 3,800 |
| 38 | Indiana | $75,060 |
$50,080 | 9,760 |
| 39 | Wyoming | $74,750 |
$54,010 | 180 |
| 40 | Maine | $74,610 |
$49,880 | 1,950 |
| 41 | Tennessee | $73,480 |
$42,750 | 9,520 |
| 42 | South Dakota | $73,260 |
$51,560 | 760 |
| 43 | Kansas | $73,190 |
$46,230 | 4,810 |
| 44 | North Dakota | $72,830 |
$34,130 | 720 |
| 45 | West Virginia | $72,680 |
$40,660 | 1,120 |
| 46 | Montana | $71,650 |
$47,300 | 640 |
| 47 | Alaska | $69,080 |
$35,140 | 670 |
| 48 | Arkansas | $68,700 |
$42,580 | 3,500 |
| 49 | Louisiana | $68,540 |
$42,510 | 2,060 |
| 50 | Kentucky | $68,450 |
$40,810 | 4,310 |
| 51 | Mississippi | $62,000 |
$41,790 | 2,010 |
| 52 | Guam | $50,090 |
$37,000 | 60 |
| 53 | Virgin Islands | $49,940 |
$37,930 | 40 |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | $44,090 |
$19,280 | 1,280 |