How much do Computer Systems Analysts make in Iowa City, IA?

Percentile spread

For Computer Systems Analysts, the published 10th percentile is $63,450 and the 90th percentile is $120,180. The difference is $56,730, which is 69.1% 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 $75,230 to the 75th at $100,510, covers $25,280.

The mean annual wage is $89,750, which sits above the median of $82,040. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Iowa City, IA median is 22.5% lower than the national median of $105,850 for Computer Systems Analysts. In 2024 national prices the local median is $89,652, which is 15.3% 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 Iowa median of $95,920.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Iowa City, IA is 91.509, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $82,040 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Computer Systems Analysts at $89,652 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

18 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Computer Systems Analysts. Iowa City, IA ranks 14th of 19 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).).

• Cedar Rapids, IA is 39 miles away, with a median of $81,510 and employment of 440. That median is 0.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $91,622, against $89,652 here.
• Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL is 62 miles away, with a median of $89,500 and employment of 310. That median is 9.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $100,473, against $89,652 here.
• Dubuque, IA is 76 miles away, with a median of $85,310 and employment of 100. That median is 4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $97,689, against $89,652 here.

Employment share

Computer Systems Analysts accounts for 0.19% of wage-and-salary employment in Iowa City, IA (180 of 93,760). Nationally the occupation is 0.33% of employment (519,530 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.57 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.