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

How much do Computer Systems Analysts make in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Computer Systems Analysts in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is $121,560. The 10th percentile is $76,430 and the 90th percentile is $165,620. Employment is 16,900.

Median annual wage

$121,560

10th percentile
$76,430
25th percentile
$100,960
Median
$121,560
75th percentile
$140,460
90th percentile
$165,620
Mean
$122,800

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Computer Systems Analysts, the published 10th percentile is $76,430 and the 90th percentile is $165,620. The difference is $89,190, which is 73.4% 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 $100,960 to the 75th at $140,460, covers $39,500.

The mean annual wage is $122,800, which sits above the median of $121,560. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA median is 14.8% higher than the national median of $105,850 for Computer Systems Analysts. In 2024 national prices the local median is $107,039, which is 1.1% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 4.8% lower than the California median of $127,720.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is 113.566, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $121,560 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Computer Systems Analysts at $107,039 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

9 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Computer Systems Analysts. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ranks 2nd of 10 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).).

  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA is 57 miles away, with a median of $119,970 and employment of 760. That median is 1.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $108,537, against $107,039 here.
  • Bakersfield-Delano, CA is 91 miles away, with a median of $100,400 and employment of 490. That median is 17.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $99,518, against $107,039 here.
  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA is 110 miles away, with a median of $120,680 and employment of 720. That median is 0.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $110,921, against $107,039 here.

Employment share

Computer Systems Analysts accounts for 0.27% of wage-and-salary employment in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA (16,900 of 6,271,560). Nationally the occupation is 0.33% of employment (519,530 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.81 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.

Highest-paying jobs in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA · Computer Systems Analysts by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Computer Systems Analysts make in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Computer Systems Analysts in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is $121,560. The 10th percentile is $76,430 and the 90th percentile is $165,620. Employment is 16,900.

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

The local median is 14.8% higher than the national median of $105,850.

What is Computer Systems Analysts pay in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is 113.566, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $121,560 is $107,039. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA compare with nearby metros for Computer Systems Analysts?

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 57 miles away, at $119,970. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ranks 2nd of 10 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.