How much do Computer and Information Systems Managers make in Chico, CA?

Percentile spread

For Computer and Information Systems Managers, the published 10th percentile is $101,030 and the 90th percentile is $216,550. The difference is $115,520, which is 83.8% 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 $120,400 to the 75th at $174,930, covers $54,530.

The mean annual wage is $154,100, which sits above the median of $137,890. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Chico, CA median is 21.3% lower than the national median of $175,140 for Computer and Information Systems Managers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $136,259, which is 22.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 36.8% lower than the California median of $218,290.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Chico, CA is 101.197, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $137,890 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Computer and Information Systems Managers at $136,259 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

15 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Computer and Information Systems Managers. Chico, CA ranks 15th of 16 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).).

• Yuba City, CA is 35 miles away, with a median of $151,750 and employment of 60. That median is 10.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $145,587, against $136,259 here.
• Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA is 68 miles away, with a median of $165,270 and employment of 4,070. That median is 19.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $154,936, against $136,259 here.
• Redding, CA is 79 miles away, with a median of $162,220 and employment of 110. That median is 17.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $161,118, against $136,259 here.

Employment share

Computer and Information Systems Managers accounts for 0.15% of wage-and-salary employment in Chico, CA (120 of 78,220). Nationally the occupation is 0.43% of employment (670,570 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.36 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.