The median annual wage for computer systems analysts was $85,800 in May 2015.
The median wage is the wage at which half the workers in an occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $51,910, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $135,450.
In May 2015, the median annual wages for computer systems analysts in the top industries in which they worked were as follows:
Computer systems design and related services
$88,130
Management of companies and enterprises
87,360
Information
86,980
Finance and insurance
86,820
State and local government, excluding education and hospitals
75,210
Most systems analysts work full time. About 1 in 5 worked more than 40 hours per week in 2014.
Computer Systems Analysts
Median annual wages, May 2015
Computer systems analysts
$85,800
Computer occupations
$81,430
Total, all occupations
$36,200
Note: All Occupations includes all occupations in the U.S. Economy. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics