Computer and Information Systems Managers · SOC 11-3021

Highest-Paying Metro Areas for Computer and Information Systems Managerss

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025U.S. metropolitan areas

Metro areas ranked by published median annual wage for computer and information systems managers. Areas where BLS suppressed the median are not ranked (1 such areas are excluded here). Higher medians often track higher living costs — this is a pay comparison, not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

Top 25 of 381 metro areas

Computer and Information Systems Managers: metro areas with the highest published median annual wages, May 2025
#	Metro area	Median annual	Employment	Per 1,000 jobs
1	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$291,660	19,070	16.8
2	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$232,890	23,830	10.0
3	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$215,300	62,430	6.6
4	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$214,960	20,530	7.6
5	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$214,680	13,170	6.3
6	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$207,760	700	3.5
7	San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$206,740	7,250	4.7
8	Boulder, CO	$206,260	1,220	6.3
9	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$204,370	23,180	3.7
10	Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$203,340	7,730	4.8
11	Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$201,440	2,900	7.2
12	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	$198,770	260	2.6
13	Trenton-Princeton, NJ	$197,420	2,000	8.3
14	Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	$195,190	490	2.9
15	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$195,190	20,800	6.6
16	Worcester, MA	$193,890	1,150	3.3
17	Colorado Springs, CO	$192,400	1,050	3.3
18	Napa, CA	$191,490	110	1.4
19	Hanford-Corcoran, CA	$186,340	50	1.1
20	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$183,720	5,680	4.7
21	Richmond, VA	$180,640	1,900	2.9
22	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$178,080	8,780	4.5
23	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$177,970	14,430	5.0
24	Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	$177,960	170	1.8
25	Pittsfield, MA	$177,960	120	2.0

Full state and metro tables, the national distribution, and the pay map are on the Computer and Information Systems Managers overview.

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.