How much do Computer Systems Analysts make in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA?

Percentile spread

For Computer Systems Analysts, the published 10th percentile is $91,480 and the 90th percentile is $209,150. The difference is $117,670, which is 87.5% 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 $104,460 to the 75th at $170,700, covers $66,240.

The mean annual wage is $145,400, which sits above the median of $134,460. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA median is 27% higher than the national median of $105,850 for Computer Systems Analysts. In 2024 national prices the local median is $116,302, which is 9.9% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 5.3% higher than the California median of $127,720.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA is 115.613, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $134,460 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Computer Systems Analysts at $116,302 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

15 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Computer Systems Analysts. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA ranks 2nd of 16 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).).

• Vallejo, CA is 39 miles away, with a median of $111,350 and employment of 210. That median is 17.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $102,647, against $116,302 here.
• Napa, CA is 51 miles away, with a median of $124,790 and employment of 80. That median is 7.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $110,871, against $116,302 here.
• Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA is 55 miles away, with a median of $124,450 and employment of 490. That median is 7.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $113,243, against $116,302 here.

Employment share

Computer Systems Analysts accounts for 0.47% of wage-and-salary employment in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA (11,180 of 2,373,920). Nationally the occupation is 0.33% of employment (519,530 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.41 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.