How much do Computer and Information Systems Managers make in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA?

Percentile spread

For Computer and Information Systems Managers, the published 10th percentile is $164,400 and the 90th percentile is $377,060. The difference is $212,660, which is 72.9% 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 $219,860 to the 75th at $319,540, covers $99,680.

The mean annual wage is $319,670, which sits above the median of $291,660. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA median is 66.5% higher than the national median of $175,140 for Computer and Information Systems Managers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $264,130, which is 50.8% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 33.6% higher than the California median of $218,290.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA is 110.423, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $291,660 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Computer and Information Systems Managers at $264,130 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

19 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Computer and Information Systems Managers. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ranks 1st of 20 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).).

• Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA is 36 miles away, with a median of $198,770 and employment of 260. That median is 31.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $180,871, against $264,130 here.
• Merced, CA is 41 miles away, with a median of $167,150 and employment of 80. That median is 42.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $170,084, against $264,130 here.
• Salinas, CA is 46 miles away, with a median of $167,160 and employment of 200. That median is 42.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $153,299, against $264,130 here.

Employment share

Computer and Information Systems Managers accounts for 1.7% of wage-and-salary employment in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA (19,070 of 1,134,970). Nationally the occupation is 0.43% of employment (670,570 of 155,495,730). The local share is 3.90 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.