May 2025 OEWS estimate
Computer Occupations, All Other Salary in the United States
The national median annual salary is $116,580. This page compares official BLS estimates across 44 major metro areas with publishable data.
Wage overview
Official BLS estimates; hourly values are shown only when BLS publishes them.
Median annual salary
$116,580
Mean annual salary
$122,230
Employment estimate
435,370
Annual salary percentiles
BLS wage thresholds from the 10th to the 90th percentile. Values are annual, the scale starts at $0, and P50 is the median.
| Percentile | Annual salary |
|---|---|
| P10 — 10th percentile | $55,940 |
| P25 — lower quartile | $79,370 |
| P50 — median | $116,580 |
| P75 — upper quartile | $157,500 |
| P90 — 90th percentile | $188,470 |
Median hourly wage
$56.05/hr
Mean hourly wage
$58.77/hr
Employment estimate
435,370
Hourly wage percentiles
BLS hourly wage thresholds from the 10th to the 90th percentile. The scale starts at $0; P50 is the median.
| Percentile | Hourly wage |
|---|---|
| P10 — 10th percentile | $26.89/hr |
| P25 — lower quartile | $38.16/hr |
| P50 — median | $56.05/hr |
| P75 — upper quartile | $75.72/hr |
| P90 — 90th percentile | $90.61/hr |
Median salary distribution across covered metros
These values summarize the 44 metros published on this site, not every U.S. metro.
- Lowest covered median
- $74,940
- Middle covered median
- $106,945
- Highest covered median
- $184,430
Highest-paying metros in this dataset
Ranked by annual median salary on a zero-based scale. This is not a cost-of-living or quality-of-life ranking.
| Rank | Metro or occupation | Annual median |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | San Jose, CA | $184,430 |
| #2 | San Francisco, CA | $161,700 |
| #3 | Denver, CO | $160,520 |
| #4 | Washington, DC | $156,640 |
| #5 | Seattle, WA | $136,120 |
| #6 | Baltimore, MD | $135,600 |
| #7 | Columbus, OH | $129,940 |
| #8 | Austin, TX | $129,470 |
| #9 | Dallas, TX | $127,360 |
| #10 | New York, NY | $126,910 |
Largest employment markets
BLS employment estimates for the covered metros where employment is published.
| Rank | Employment market | Estimated employment |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Los Angeles, CA | 20,060 |
| #2 | Dallas, TX | 19,540 |
| #3 | San Francisco, CA | 16,930 |
| #4 | San Jose, CA | 16,680 |
| #5 | New York, NY | 16,230 |
| #6 | Atlanta, GA | 13,750 |
| #7 | Houston, TX | 11,460 |
| #8 | Seattle, WA | 10,710 |
| #9 | Austin, TX | 10,100 |
| #10 | Baltimore, MD | 9,010 |