Computer Occupations, All Other · SOC 15-1299

Highest-Paying Metro Areas for Computer Occupations, All Others

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

Metro areas ranked by published median annual wage for computer occupations, all other. Areas where BLS suppressed the median are not ranked (6 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 342 metro areas

Computer Occupations, All Other: 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	$184,430	16,680	14.7
2	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$161,700	16,930	7.1
3	Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$160,520	7,850	4.9
4	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$156,640	Not published	Not published
5	Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	$148,700	350	3.3
6	Boulder, CO	$147,590	1,120	5.8
7	Lexington Park, MD	$144,680	1,000	14.1
8	Charlottesville, VA	$144,580	220	1.9
9	Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$140,750	800	2.0
10	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$136,120	10,710	5.1
11	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$135,600	9,010	6.6
12	Salinas, CA	$131,730	500	2.7
13	Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$131,600	1,590	4.0
14	Columbus, OH	$129,940	2,410	2.2
15	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$129,470	10,100	7.8
16	Jackson, MI	$128,570	110	2.0
17	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$128,390	670	3.3
18	Albuquerque, NM	$127,820	870	2.2
19	San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$127,600	7,340	4.8
20	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$127,360	19,540	4.8
21	Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	$127,190	40	0.6
22	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$126,910	16,230	1.7
23	Waterbury-Shelton, CT	$126,330	270	1.7
24	Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$126,300	2,090	6.1
25	York-Hanover, PA	$125,050	550	3.0

Full state and metro tables, the national distribution, and the pay map are on the Computer Occupations, All Other 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.