SOC 15-1211 · Computer and Mathematical Occupations · May 2025

How much do Computer Systems Analysts make in Asheville, NC?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Computer Systems Analysts in Asheville, NC is $89,400. The 10th percentile is $65,280 and the 90th percentile is $150,730. Employment is 300.

Median annual wage

$89,400

10th percentile
$65,280
25th percentile
$76,870
Median
$89,400
75th percentile
$125,180
90th percentile
$150,730
Mean
$100,290

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Computer Systems Analysts, the published 10th percentile is $65,280 and the 90th percentile is $150,730. The difference is $85,450, which is 95.6% 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 $76,870 to the 75th at $125,180, covers $48,310.

The mean annual wage is $100,290, which sits above the median of $89,400. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Asheville, NC median is 15.5% lower than the national median of $105,850 for Computer Systems Analysts. In 2024 national prices the local median is $92,637, which is 12.5% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 16.3% lower than the North Carolina median of $106,850.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Asheville, NC is 96.506, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $89,400 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Computer Systems Analysts at $92,637 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

27 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Computer Systems Analysts. Asheville, NC ranks 20th of 28 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).).

  • Johnson City, TN is 47 miles away, with a median of $72,000 and employment of 120. That median is 19.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $81,885, against $92,637 here.
  • Morristown, TN is 57 miles away, with a median of $89,660 and employment of 50. That median is 0.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $103,816, against $92,637 here.
  • Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC is 64 miles away, with a median of $93,970 and employment of 190. That median is 5.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $106,198, against $92,637 here.

Employment share

Computer Systems Analysts accounts for 0.17% of wage-and-salary employment in Asheville, NC (300 of 180,620). Nationally the occupation is 0.33% of employment (519,530 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.50 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.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Computer Systems Analysts make in Asheville, NC?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Computer Systems Analysts in Asheville, NC is $89,400. The 10th percentile is $65,280 and the 90th percentile is $150,730. Employment is 300.

How does that compare with the national median for Computer Systems Analysts?

The local median is 15.5% lower than the national median of $105,850.

What is Computer Systems Analysts pay in Asheville, NC after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Asheville, NC is 96.506, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $89,400 is $92,637. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Asheville, NC compare with nearby metros for Computer Systems Analysts?

Johnson City, TN is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 47 miles away, at $72,000. Asheville, NC ranks 20th of 28 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.