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

How much do Computer Systems Analysts make in Modesto, CA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Computer Systems Analysts in Modesto, CA is $99,760. The 10th percentile is $72,330 and the 90th percentile is $136,490. Employment is 140.

Median annual wage

$99,760

10th percentile
$72,330
25th percentile
$82,590
Median
$99,760
75th percentile
$124,640
90th percentile
$136,490
Mean
$103,610

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Computer Systems Analysts, the published 10th percentile is $72,330 and the 90th percentile is $136,490. The difference is $64,160, which is 64.3% 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 $82,590 to the 75th at $124,640, covers $42,050.

The mean annual wage is $103,610, which sits above the median of $99,760. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Modesto, CA median is 5.8% lower than the national median of $105,850 for Computer Systems Analysts. In 2024 national prices the local median is $95,824, which is 9.5% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 21.9% lower than the California median of $127,720.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Modesto, CA is 104.108, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $99,760 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Computer Systems Analysts at $95,824 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

17 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Computer Systems Analysts. Modesto, CA ranks 15th of 18 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).).

  • Stockton-Lodi, CA is 30 miles away, with a median of $106,310 and employment of 500. That median is 6.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $101,162, against $95,824 here.
  • Merced, CA is 30 miles away, with a median of $95,390 and employment of 110. That median is 4.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $97,064, against $95,824 here.
  • San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA is 50 miles away, with a median of $157,140 and employment of 7,260. That median is 57.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $142,307, against $95,824 here.

Employment share

Computer Systems Analysts accounts for 0.07% of wage-and-salary employment in Modesto, CA (140 of 195,230). Nationally the occupation is 0.33% of employment (519,530 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.21 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 Modesto, 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 Modesto, CA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Computer Systems Analysts in Modesto, CA is $99,760. The 10th percentile is $72,330 and the 90th percentile is $136,490. Employment is 140.

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

The local median is 5.8% lower than the national median of $105,850.

What is Computer Systems Analysts pay in Modesto, CA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Modesto, CA is 104.108, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $99,760 is $95,824. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Modesto, CA compare with nearby metros for Computer Systems Analysts?

Stockton-Lodi, CA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 30 miles away, at $106,310. Modesto, CA ranks 15th of 18 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.