occupation · 15-0000 · major
Computer and Mathematical Occupations — wages and employment
Computer and Mathematical Occupations earned a median annual wage of $105,850 in the United States in May 2024, with 5,192,890 people employed, according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics.
What stands out
Computer and Mathematical Occupations earned a median annual wage of $105,850 in the United States in May 2024, with 5,192,890 people employed, according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. The lowest-paid tenth earned $54,100 or less, the best-paid tenth $180,110 or more. Since May 2023 the median moved from $104,200 to $105,850, +1.6 %. The best-paying state is Washington at $137,230; the lowest Puerto Rico at $45,420. Among metropolitan areas, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA pays the highest median, $176,780. Wages are as published by BLS for May of each year; '≥ $239,200' is BLS's top code. Every value links to its fact record.
United States, year by year
Annual wages at the median, mean and four percentiles; employment is the May estimate.
| Reference | Employment | Median | Mean | 10th | 25th | 75th | 90th | Median hourly | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2024 | 5,192,890 | $105,850 | $116,810 | $54,100 | $76,350 | $146,650 | $180,110 | $50.89 | evidence → |
| May 2023 | 5,177,400 | $104,200 | $113,140 | $51,850 | $73,900 | $141,040 | $176,760 | $50.10 | evidence → |
By state
Median annual wage, May 2024, highest first. Each state has its own record with the full series.
| State | Median annual | Employment |
|---|---|---|
| Washington | $137,230 | 213,200 |
| California | $136,030 | 739,540 |
| District of Columbia | $129,090 | 47,610 |
| Virginia | $126,830 | 238,320 |
| Massachusetts | $126,240 | 156,680 |
| Maryland | $126,180 | 139,570 |
| Colorado | $122,620 | 136,040 |
| New York | $119,460 | 299,980 |
| New Jersey | $118,830 | 164,420 |
| Delaware | $107,890 | 16,470 |
| Oregon | $106,920 | 62,070 |
| North Carolina | $106,290 | 187,550 |
| Rhode Island | $104,990 | 18,420 |
| Connecticut | $104,000 | 49,530 |
| Texas | $103,990 | 496,000 |
| New Hampshire | $103,280 | 22,730 |
| Minnesota | $102,590 | 97,460 |
| Georgia | $101,770 | 166,280 |
| Utah | $101,540 | 72,060 |
| Arizona | $100,980 | 107,800 |
| Illinois | $100,250 | 178,480 |
| Florida | $99,190 | 290,770 |
| Alabama | $98,000 | 57,260 |
| Ohio | $96,730 | 147,960 |
| Pennsylvania | $96,100 | 174,510 |
| New Mexico | $95,360 | 23,780 |
| Hawaii | $95,260 | 13,570 |
| Michigan | $94,110 | 125,570 |
| Kansas | $93,240 | 39,400 |
| Nebraska | $91,910 | 32,410 |
| Vermont | $91,500 | 8,110 |
| Nevada | $89,040 | 27,400 |
| Iowa | $87,640 | 39,180 |
| Wisconsin | $87,250 | 82,440 |
| South Carolina | $86,810 | 54,010 |
| Idaho | $86,680 | 18,770 |
| Alaska | $86,430 | 5,140 |
| Maine | $86,230 | 14,450 |
| West Virginia | $86,170 | 13,430 |
| Tennessee | $84,440 | 81,590 |
| North Dakota | $81,430 | 7,640 |
| Indiana | $81,290 | 68,390 |
| Missouri | $81,070 | 85,230 |
| Oklahoma | $80,540 | 38,800 |
| Kentucky | $80,520 | 38,670 |
| Arkansas | $80,450 | 26,340 |
| South Dakota | $79,390 | 9,660 |
| Montana | $79,100 | 9,640 |
| Louisiana | $76,650 | 25,200 |
| Wyoming | $75,920 | 4,070 |
| Mississippi | $68,140 | 16,520 |
| Virgin Islands | $65,960 | 340 |
| Guam | $47,020 | 810 |
| Puerto Rico | $45,420 | 14,110 |
Highest-paying metropolitan areas
Top 20 by median annual wage.
| Metro area | Median annual | Employment |
|---|---|---|
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $176,780 | 156,290 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $165,760 | 173,380 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $147,300 | 161,820 |
| Boulder, CO | $135,250 | 17,270 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $131,890 | 234,060 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $128,980 | 327,390 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $128,390 | 132,320 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $127,510 | 64,060 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $126,160 | 58,430 |
| Lexington Park, MD | $125,270 | 5,520 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $124,230 | 85,130 |
| Rochester, MN | $122,980 | 4,090 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $122,870 | 6,380 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $122,850 | 24,400 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $121,480 | 178,860 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $118,660 | 46,640 |
| Manchester-Nashua, NH | $117,690 | 8,410 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $116,380 | 6,020 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $116,020 | 60,550 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $114,330 | 17,170 |
Occupations in this group
21 detailed occupations, largest first.
- Software Developers 15-1252 · median $133,080 · 1,654,440 jobs
- Computer User Support Specialists 15-1232 · median $60,340 · 697,210 jobs
- Computer Systems Analysts 15-1211 · median $103,790 · 497,800 jobs
- Computer Occupations, All Other 15-1299 · median $108,970 · 439,380 jobs
- Network and Computer Systems Administrators 15-1244 · median $96,800 · 318,570 jobs
- Data Scientists 15-2051 · median $112,590 · 233,440 jobs
- Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 15-1253 · median $102,610 · 199,800 jobs
- Information Security Analysts 15-1212 · median $124,910 · 179,430 jobs
- Computer Network Architects 15-1241 · median $130,390 · 177,010 jobs
- Computer Network Support Specialists 15-1231 · median $73,340 · 146,450 jobs
- Web and Digital Interface Designers 15-1255 · median $98,090 · 111,400 jobs
- Computer Programmers 15-1251 · median $98,670 · 109,870 jobs
- Operations Research Analysts 15-2031 · median $91,290 · 107,760 jobs
- Web Developers 15-1254 · median $90,930 · 78,860 jobs
- Database Administrators 15-1242 · median $104,620 · 73,180 jobs
- Database Architects 15-1243 · median $135,980 · 64,770 jobs
- Computer and Information Research Scientists 15-1221 · median $140,910 · 38,480 jobs
- Statisticians 15-2041 · median $103,300 · 29,800 jobs
- Actuaries 15-2011 · median $125,770 · 28,340 jobs
- Mathematical Science Occupations, All Other 15-2099 · median $71,490 · 4,660 jobs
- Mathematicians 15-2021 · median $121,680 · 2,220 jobs
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