SOC 11-3021 · Management Occupations · May 2025

How much do Computer and Information Systems Managers make in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Computer and Information Systems Managers in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC is $176,840. The 10th percentile is $119,750 and the 90th percentile is $305,560. Employment is 8,120.

Median annual wage

$176,840

10th percentile
$119,750
25th percentile
$145,120
Median
$176,840
75th percentile
$223,040
90th percentile
$305,560
Mean
$194,550

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Cooks in a Washington state kitchen, 1930. Seattle Municipal Archives. Photograph by Seattle Municipal Archives. Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0

Percentile spread

For Computer and Information Systems Managers, the published 10th percentile is $119,750 and the 90th percentile is $305,560. The difference is $185,810, which is 105.1% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $145,120 to the 75th at $223,040, covers $77,920.

The mean annual wage is $194,550, which sits above the median of $176,840. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC median is 1% higher than the national median of $175,140 for Computer and Information Systems Managers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $181,658, which is 3.7% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.3% higher than the North Carolina median of $172,860.

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC covers more than one state. The state comparison uses North Carolina, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC is 97.348, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $176,840 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Computer and Information Systems Managers at $181,658 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

33 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Computer and Information Systems Managers. Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC ranks 1st of 34 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

  • Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC is 58 miles away, with a median of $163,010 and employment of 220. That median is 7.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $184,221, against $181,658 here.
  • Spartanburg, SC is 63 miles away, with a median of $158,660 and employment of 250. That median is 10.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $174,254, against $181,658 here.
  • Winston-Salem, NC is 68 miles away, with a median of $160,900 and employment of 700. That median is 9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $174,810, against $181,658 here.

Employment share

Computer and Information Systems Managers accounts for 0.60% of wage-and-salary employment in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC (8,120 of 1,358,370). Nationally the occupation is 0.43% of employment (670,570 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.39 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

Highest-paying jobs in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC · Computer and Information Systems Managers by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Computer and Information Systems Managers make in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Computer and Information Systems Managers in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC is $176,840. The 10th percentile is $119,750 and the 90th percentile is $305,560. Employment is 8,120.

How does that compare with the national median for Computer and Information Systems Managers?

The local median is 1% higher than the national median of $175,140.

What is Computer and Information Systems Managers pay in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC is 97.348, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $176,840 is $181,658. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC compare with nearby metros for Computer and Information Systems Managers?

Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 58 miles away, at $163,010. Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC ranks 1st of 34 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.