How much do Computer Systems Analysts make in Cape Girardeau, MO-IL?

Percentile spread

For Computer Systems Analysts, the published 10th percentile is $63,730 and the 90th percentile is $122,810. The difference is $59,080, which is 75.1% 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 $63,730 to the 75th at $100,190, covers $36,460.

The mean annual wage is $86,290, which sits above the median of $78,720. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Cape Girardeau, MO-IL median is 25.6% lower than the national median of $105,850 for Computer Systems Analysts. In 2024 national prices the local median is $91,452, which is 13.6% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 14.5% lower than the Missouri median of $92,060.

Cape Girardeau, MO-IL covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Missouri, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Cape Girardeau, MO-IL is 86.078, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $78,720 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Computer Systems Analysts at $91,452 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

16 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Computer Systems Analysts. Cape Girardeau, MO-IL ranks 13th of 17 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).).

• Paducah, KY-IL is 60 miles away, with a median of $94,550 and employment of 80. That median is 20.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $109,835, against $91,452 here.
• St. Louis, MO-IL is 103 miles away, with a median of $96,290 and employment of 3,920. That median is 22.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $101,264, against $91,452 here.
• Jackson, TN is 119 miles away, with a median of $77,790 and employment of 170. That median is 1.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $90,959, against $91,452 here.

Employment share

Computer Systems Analysts accounts for 0.27% of wage-and-salary employment in Cape Girardeau, MO-IL (120 of 44,680). Nationally the occupation is 0.33% of employment (519,530 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.80 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.